We had a great week in Kindergarten this week. The kids LOVED getting their special writing notebooks and I LOVED seeing the excitment on their faces as they began diving into their writing. I can't wait to read and share all the wonderful things they will write this year. We have been building stamina all week in our reading and writing segments of Daily 5 and next week we will train the students in Word Work. During this segment, kids manipulate letters and practice putting sounds together to make words.
Next week also begins our formal letter introduction. Each week we will focus on a specific letter. On Monday we will introduce the letter M. Each child has been placed in a flexible letter introduction group, based on their academic needs.Your child will be bringing home letter of the week handwriting and homework pages. Like I mentioned on Curriculum Night, these homework pages are OPTIONAL. If students bring them to school, they will be given a sticker, but I will not be keeping track of them. If your student struggles with letter/sound identification though, you may want to sit down with them and complete some of the activities. At the end of the week your child will bring home their first 'popcorn' word. Please place this word in the popcorn box you were given at Curriculum Night and refer to the handout on how to practice these sight words at home.
As usual it will be a busy week in Kindergarten. We always have a lot going on!
