February is upon us and we will soon wrap up our Ocean theme. We will change our focus this month to the topics of Valentine’s Day and Friendship. We will also continue to discuss “Healthy Habits” this month.
We have completed our study of letters Jj and Hh, and we will move on to learn about the names and sounds of Kk, Gg, Ff and Bb. I encourage you to review all letters studied at home with your child. Ask them often, “What letter is this?”, “What sound does it make?”. I will soon be testing them in this area for our second report card.
We will continue working with numbers 1-5 during this short month. Children are continuing to count, create sets, show a number in two parts (2 fingers on one hand and 3 fingers on another is a way of making 5, and so is 4 fingers on one hand and 1 finger on the other … you get the idea!), and recognize at a glance and name arrangements of 1-5 objects or dots. As well, practice counting to 50 with your child. Often children have trouble making the transition to the numbers 20, 30, 40 and 50. We will continue to practise printing numbers 1 - 5.
Children are beginning to receive their birthday certificate and telephone number certificate as a reward for memorizing this information. If your child does not soon bring this item home, it will be because he/she does not yet know this information and will need extra practise at home. Knowing this is also a part of our second term report card.
We are learning to tie shoe laces in our classroom. Each child who learns to tie his/her shoes before the end of June earns a shoe tying certificate and a trip to our classroom treasure box! If you could spend a little time at home practising this skill too, that would be great!!!
Early Dismissal
Early Dismissal this month is Thursday, February 10th at 12:10. This is not a Kindergarten day.
Valentines Party
Our Valentine’s party will take place on Friday, February 11th. Students may bring Valentine cards beginning Wednesday, February 9th to exchange with their classmates, if they wish. Party munchies will be provided and served in the morning for snack!
Winter Break
* * There will be no school for Kindergarten from Monday, February 21st to Friday, February 25th , inclusive. Our first day back after the break is Monday, February 28th, Day 3.
Have a great month and please feel welcome to contact me if you have any questions or concerns!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
January 2011 Newsletter
Happy New Year! I hope everyone has had an enjoyable Holiday season! The Kindergarten children and I are very excited to be back at school and to start off fresh in a new year!
Our main topics for the month of January will be The Ocean and Healthy Habits. We will be featuring books by Marcus Pfister and Leo Lionni. We will work on a number of crafts related to our Ocean theme which include making colourful jellyfish and crafty crabs. We will be learning to recognize a variety of ocean animals and recite interesting facts about them. Children will also be encouraged to try the variety of “fishy crafts” at our art center during our “invitations to learn” time! In addition to this, the children will learn about habits to keep them healthy; such as, washing hands frequently, getting enough sleep, and exercising regularly.
The following is a list of skills we will be working on during the month of January: reciting telephone number and birth date (please work with your child on these at home too), making predictions when listening to stories, recognizing and printing numerals 1-5, comparing two sets using one-to-one correspondence, counting and creating sets of numerals 1-5 to their respective quantities, printing last name, and learning the letters Hh, Jj, Ff, and Kk. We will continue drawing objects and learning to recognize their names in print. We have completed pup, pop, ox, ax, mom, top and pot. We will now add the words: stop, jar, star, and fox. Feel free to have your child print these words and draw their pictures for you (especially those words which we have already studied). You may be amazed at how well your child can “read”! I am also including a new “homework calendar” for you in this month’s newsletter to work on at home with your child if you so choose.
Notes and Reminders
* Library will continue to be each Day 1 of the school cycle.
*Early Dismissal this month is on Thursday, January 13th at 12:10, Day 1.
This is a Kindergarten day.
*Friday, January 28th is a Professional Development Day for teachers at our school. There will be no classes for students on this day. This is not a day on the school cycle and therefore Kindergarten children will not attend school again until Tuesday, February 1st, 2011. Watch your Kindergarten Calendar closely!
Be sure to check out the calendar at the bottom of the blog for upcoming dates! This may help with some of your future planning!!
Our main topics for the month of January will be The Ocean and Healthy Habits. We will be featuring books by Marcus Pfister and Leo Lionni. We will work on a number of crafts related to our Ocean theme which include making colourful jellyfish and crafty crabs. We will be learning to recognize a variety of ocean animals and recite interesting facts about them. Children will also be encouraged to try the variety of “fishy crafts” at our art center during our “invitations to learn” time! In addition to this, the children will learn about habits to keep them healthy; such as, washing hands frequently, getting enough sleep, and exercising regularly.
The following is a list of skills we will be working on during the month of January: reciting telephone number and birth date (please work with your child on these at home too), making predictions when listening to stories, recognizing and printing numerals 1-5, comparing two sets using one-to-one correspondence, counting and creating sets of numerals 1-5 to their respective quantities, printing last name, and learning the letters Hh, Jj, Ff, and Kk. We will continue drawing objects and learning to recognize their names in print. We have completed pup, pop, ox, ax, mom, top and pot. We will now add the words: stop, jar, star, and fox. Feel free to have your child print these words and draw their pictures for you (especially those words which we have already studied). You may be amazed at how well your child can “read”! I am also including a new “homework calendar” for you in this month’s newsletter to work on at home with your child if you so choose.
Notes and Reminders
* Library will continue to be each Day 1 of the school cycle.
*Early Dismissal this month is on Thursday, January 13th at 12:10, Day 1.
This is a Kindergarten day.
*Friday, January 28th is a Professional Development Day for teachers at our school. There will be no classes for students on this day. This is not a day on the school cycle and therefore Kindergarten children will not attend school again until Tuesday, February 1st, 2011. Watch your Kindergarten Calendar closely!
Be sure to check out the calendar at the bottom of the blog for upcoming dates! This may help with some of your future planning!!
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