Kindergarten Parent Notes
(Homework and Curriculum Notes Follow)
Dear Parents,
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I wanted to thank you for being such a supportive and involved group of parents. I am so impressed and appreciative of the "helping hands" we have in our class. You make a difference!
The next couple of weeks will be very busy and fun. Here is some important information about upcoming dates and events.
Important Dates:
Dec. 4th& 5th: Christmas Play (1:00 Matinee on the 4th, 6:00 evening on the 5th). There will be a matinee at 1:00 on the 4th and an evening show at 6:00 on the 5th. Our class will perform in both shows,. Parents are invited to attend whichever time they prefer. Tickets will be on sale in the office. Since we have a 1:00 matinee on the 4th, I am extending our day to a full day that day. Dismissal time will be 2:25 on Dec. 4th. To avoid having to change clothes in the middle of the day, students need to wear navy blue uniform pants or navy blue tights with a jumper or skort and a long sleeve white shirt to school on the day of the matinee - no shorts or bare legs please. On the 5th, students will need to meet us in the school library by 6:00. We will open the library doors at 5:45. Students need to wear dark colored pants or dark tights with a dress and a long sleeve white shirt. Our angel cloaks cover everything except the bottom of the legs and arms. The show is about one hour and 15 minutes long.
Dec. 3: Christmas flowers on sale! I was given some of thes last Christmas and they are some of the most beautiful flowers I have ever seen!
Dec. 6: Santa's Workshop - A fun day for students to create gifts for their families
Dec. 19: Christmas Party, Prayer Service, 12:00 Dismissal
Dec. 20-Jan.4: Christmas Break. School resumes.,Mon., Jan. 5.
Upcoming Events:
Advent: Last Sunday marked the beginning of Advent. During Advent, we try to prepare for the coming of Baby Jesus through kind acts. Advent wreaths were sent home Friday. Be sure to "light" a candle on your child's wreath by adding a paper flame each Sunday until Christmas. Pray together as a family and ask your child to share his/her kind acts.
Christmas Around the World: : We will be learning about where some of the Christmas traditions we see in America came from Dec.8-18 If your family has a tradition from your country or origin you would like to share with us, please see me. We would love to have you come and share with us.
Big Buddies: We will have a gift exchange with our Big Buddies during the week of Dec. 15-19. The gift should be no more than $5.00. I will send a list of buddy names next week so the gift can be addressed to the big buddy.
Christmas Party: Our class Christmas party will be Dec. 19. A sign up sheet is posted for items needed. We will need all items (except the cookies) by Dec. 18. Please sign up to bring an item. Thank you!
Reminder:
Please remember to meet on the playground in the morning. The children need to line up with their class at 8:00. They should not be standing in the hallway or waiting with their parents for the line to come to them. This is important in teaching them independence. If your child is not staying for Enrichment, please pick up by 12:45, an have them check out and get needed items at this time. This helps the Enrichment time "pack up" run much more smoothly and lets us know the correct numbers for enrichment.
Needed items:
Our kindergarten vcr/dvd player recently went "missing." If anyone has one they are no longer usingand would like to donate, please let us know.
Kindergarten Homework:
Monday:
Your homework tonight is to find a sharing item to bring to class tomorrow. Your sharing needs to teach us about Advent or Christmas or begin with Catina Cat's "c". Remember to write three clues about your sharing.
Tuesday:
Play Snap!(Directions are attached). Practice writing #'s 1 - 5. Teach mom and dad our number rhymes!
Parent note: Please review reading and writing numbers with your child to keep this skill fresh in their minds. Math games using numbers, spinners, cards and dice are a great way to review as well as practice other important skills such as addition and subtraction.
Wednesday:
Talk about your Advent Calendar tonight. Tell mom and/or dad about a kind act you did today. How can you show kindness and love at home?
Don't forget to wear uniform pants or dark tights with your uniform and a long sleeve white shirt tomorrow so you will be ready for the play matinee!
Thursday:
Read the book we made in class tonight. Practice your word wall words: I, a, the, like, see, to, and, go, my. New word:
Pizza lunch day!
Christmas Play Matinee, 1:00.
Friday:
Christmas Play, 6:00. Meet in the school library. Wear dark pants or a dress with dark tights and a long sleeve white shirt.
Library Day!
Have a great weekend! Don't forget to add a candle on your
Advent Wreath on Sunday. Pray with your family and discuss
ways that you show you care for others.
Kindergarten Curriculum Notes
Updated: November 30, 2008
Language Arts:
Reading:
Sight words: I, like, a, see, my, to, go, no, and
Phonics: Continue practicing zoo phonics sounds and signals. Identify and match beginning and ending sounds in words
Writing: Continue to practice writing your name using the proper formation. Practice writing with a capital letter, followed by lower case. Review and practice correctly writing b, l, h,k, t, f, p, q, j, y, g, a, c
Journals: We are sounding out our words, learning to put spaces in between words and learning about punctuation.
Math:
We are working on numbers, the concepts of more, less and equal, pairs, counting by 5's and 10's, concrete addition and subtraction. We are practicing correctly writing #1-5.
Religion:
We have learned the "Our Father," "Hail Mary" and a morning blessing. I will send home all prayers so you can say them with your family at home. We are learning spontaneous prayer as well.
We are learning about Advent and the true meaning of Christmas.
Character Value: Faith and joy
Social Studies: We are learning about Christmas traditions that began in other countries
