What a great time we had at the Halloween Parade and classroom party. The kids all looked so cute dressed up and they all enjoyed playing games and eating cupcakes. A special thank you goes out to Mrs. Elsbury and Mrs. Lowe for coming with so many fun things for the class to do. It was a great celebration! I hope everyone had a fun rest of the weekend too and took time to bask in the beautiful autumn weather.
Next week we will learn about the letter T. During the week we will read Mr. Tannen's Ties, The Teeny Tiny Woman, Sweet Tooth, some tall tales, and some non-fiction turtle books. The students will recall facts about turtles for a writing assignment as well as make a cool art project. In math we will be introduced to tally marks and compare things that are taller/tinier than us. We will review teen numbers. The teen numbers are often the most difficult numbers to learn, they don't follow the typical number patterns, so be sure to practice reading and writing them at home. Jolly Phonics will wrap up this week too. All of the sounds will have been introduced by Wednesday. We will spend a week or two reviewing and then hopefully we will all be able to use the program effectively (of course review and practice at home is a bonus!). Next week we will be starting Writing Workshop. Be sure to send back those writing idea sheets to help the children brainstorm writing topics. This time of year, we really start to see the children take off! It is exciting.
Conferences will be held on Tuesday during the day (no school for the kids) and Thursday evening, as well as next Wednesday evening. At conferences, I will share with you about your child's social and academic growth in Kindergarten so far. I will have some checklists and work samples to share with you. It is a very informative 20 minutes! I look forward to meeting with you and discussing your child. While in the school for conferences, be sure to visit the book fair in the LMC. You can purchase books for your child, and even donate one to our classroom. Each teacher has a "wish" list that you can choose from. Of course donating a book is volunarty...but always much appreciated!
As always we are busy busy busy in Kindergarten! I hope you are finding this blog to be helpful and informative. If there is anything you would like me to include, please let me know!
