WEEK OF MARCH 22-25, 2010

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

****VERY IMPORTANT****SCHOOL STORE REOPENS MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 22ND AND KINDERGARTEN GETS TO SHOP FIRST. CHILDREN HAVE TO SHOP AS SOON AS THEY ENTER THE LOBBY OF OUR SCHOOL (BEFORE THEY COME TO OUR CLASSROOM).

MONDAY IS DAY 1-PLEASE REMEMBER TO DRESS FOR GYM CLASS!

PARENTS---WE WILL SOON BE TESTING FOR THE THIRD QUARTER REPORT CARDS. PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING WITH YOUR CHILD: LETTERS/SOUNDS LEARNED, NUMBERS TO 30, THE PENNY, NICKEL AND DIME. CHILDREN WILL NEED TO BLEND LETTERS TO READ WORDS.

THIS WEEK WE WILL BE LEARNING THE CONSONANT Jj AS IN JAR. WE WILL PRACTICE OUR LETTER IN PHONICS AND HANDWRITING. WE WILL NOT HAVE SHOW 'N TELL THIS WEEK. INSTEAD EACH CHILD WILL BE ASKED TO TELL THE CLASS A JOKE. PLEASE HAVE THEM PRACTICE AT HOME AND BE PREPARED TO TELL THEIR JOKE ON FRIDAY.

WE WILL ALSO TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE "JELLY BELLY" FACTORY O OUR SMARTBOARD. THEN YOUR CHILD WILL GET TO SAMPLE SOME UNUSUAL JELLY BEAN FLAVORS. BE SURE TO ASK THEM WHICH WERE THEIR FAVORITES. SINCE IT IS SO CLOSE TO EASTER, WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE SOME TRADITIONAL FLAVORS TOO.

IN MATH WE WILL CONTINUE MEASURING OBJECTS. WE WILL MEASURE WITH CUBES, PAPER CLIPS, AS WELL AS RULERS AND YARD STICKS. WE WILL COMPARE VOLUMES AND WEIGHTS, AS WELL AS TEMPERATURES.

THE BOOK OF THE WEEK IS A SCIENCE BOOK (FICTION), "HIDE CLYDE!" ABOUT A CHAMELEON. WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW CHAMELEONS CHANGE. WE WILL ALSO DISCUSS WHERE ANIMALS HIDE AND WHERE YOUR CHILD LIKES TO HIDE AT HOME. AGAIN, WE WILL REVIEW THE SHORT O SOUND AND DISCUSS THE MAIN IDEA OF THE STORY.

LAST WEDNESDAY (3-17-10) ALL OF THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS RECEIVED ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON THE NEW READING SERIES. THE TRAINER WANTED TO DO A SAMPLE LESSON IN ONE OF THE CLASSROOMS AND SHE DECIDED TO TEACH OUR CLASS. THE CHILDREN WERE EXCEPTIONALLY COOPERATIVE AND WELL-BEHAVED. I WANTED TO PASS ALONG THAT GOOD NEWS. YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD-I KNOW I AM!