Sunday, October 18, 2009

WEEK OF OCTOBER 19-23, 2009

KINDERGARTEN NEWS
THIS WEEK WE WILL BE LEARNING THE CONSONANT LETTER Pp AS IN PIG, PINK, AND PUMPKIN. TO CELEBRATE WE WILL HAVE A PAJAMA PARTY ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD (FROM 9-11:00 A.M.). STUDENTS ARE ASKED(AND ALLOWED) TO WEAR THEIR PAJAMAS TO SCHOOL. ROBES AND SLIPPERS ARE OPTIONAL, HOWEVER, WE ASK THAT STUDENTS WEAR SNEAKERS(WE HAVE GYM ON FRIDAY)TO SCHOOL AND CHANGE INTO SLIPPERS AFTER THEY ARRIVE(DUE TO OUTSIDE RECESS AND POSSIBLE INCLEMENT WEATHER). PLEASE CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE LETTERS WE HAVE COVERED AT HOME.
WE WILL BEGIN A NEW CHAPTER THIS WEEK IN MATH. CHAPTER 3 COVERS THE NUMBERS 0 - 5. WE WILL ALSO COMPARE TWO GROUPS OF OBJECTS AND USING WORDS LIKE MORE AND FEWER.
IN READING, WE WILL BEGIN A NEW STORY, "DIG, DIG, DIGGING." OUR FOCUS SKILLS FOR UNIT ONE ARE STORY SETTING, CHARACTERS, AND COMPARING AND CONTRASTING THE STORY ELEMENTS.
WE WILL BE WORKING ON OUR "KID-WRITING." EACH DAY WE WILL WORK IN SMALL GROUPS WRITING STORIES. ONCE WE COMPLETE SEVERAL PIECES I WILL SEND HOME YOUR CHILD'S WRITING FOR YOU TO KEEP AND ENJOY.
SCHOOL STORE BEGINS THIS WEEK! KINDERGARTEN SHOPS ON MONDAY MORNING.
PLEASE NOTE THAT MONDAY WILL BE DAY 3 OF OUR SIX DAY SCHEDULE.
THIS WEEK WE WILL HAVE TWO SPECIAL PROGRAMS. ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, WE HAVE A MORNING PROGRAM ON ANTHRACITE HISTORY. ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, WE WILL HAVE A PROGRAM ON FIRE PREVENTION. YOU'LL HAVE LOTS TO DISCUSS WITH YOUR CHILD THIS WEEK.

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