December 9, 2013

A note from Mrs. Horn….

The holidays are coming and we have been busy in kindergarten getting ready.  We are learning so much about different holidays and traditions.  Chippy-our Elf on a Shelf came in last week and the children are working very hard to impress him. 

We will be participating in a school-wide holiday sing a long on Thursday, December 19^th.  The whole school will be wearing pajamas and singing festive songs.  Kindergarten is singing “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”.  The children decided they would like to wear reindeer antlers (we will make these in school). 

 

We will be having a class holiday party on Friday, December 20^th at 12:15. 

             Thank you again for maintaining structure and routines during this busy time of year.  The kids are bursting with excitement and energy.  We really appreciate you keeping good sleep and diet habits to support their learning and health. 

Reminders ….

-          Kindergarten is a time to learn independence. Please encourage your student to do things on their own at home!  Once you see them do something on their own, have them continue to do it on their own to build their confidence!

-          During the Holiday Season, please make sure you continue reading with your child every night.

Dates to Remember

- School Holiday Sing a long-Thursday, December 19^th at 8:00. 

 What are we learning?

Reading Workshop

We are beginning a new unit on story elements.  This week, we will discuss characters and setting.

 Writing Workshop

We are very busy writing our letters to Santa and learning what it means to persuade.  It’s time to begin our letters to Santa! 

Word Study

This week, we will explore the word families: -et, -en, -eg.  Ask your child about the phonics chants for all. If they seem like they don’t remember, here’s a refresher for –en.  We say, “En, en, ten men named Ben. Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben (ten times while counting on fingers).  We will also learn how to read and write these words that will be added to our Word Wall: me, see, from.  Have your child sing you the songs for these words.

 Math

What do the numbers in this story mean?  We will begin to learn about the addition and subtraction symbols through solving number stories.

 
Social Studies

We are learning so much about various holidays and traditions people celebrate during this time of year. 

Related Arts Schedule

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