WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20-24, 2010

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

• THIS WEEK IN PHONICS WE WILL LEARN THE LETTER Gg AS IN GOAT AND GORILLA. TO DATE WE HAVE LEARNED Ll AND Oo. SO THIS WEEK WILL BE ABLE TO BLEND THOSE SOUNDS TO MAKE A WORD (LOG). SHOW 'N TELL WILL BE ON FRIDAY AND BAGS WILL COME HOME MONDAY NIGHT IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER.
• IN MATH WE WILL BE WORKING WITH GRAPHS, POSITIONAL WORDS AND PHRASES, AND CREATING AND COVERING PATTERNS WITH COLOR AND PATTERN BLOCKS.
• WE WILL SKY-WRITE ALL OF THE NUMBERS 0-9; THEN, START TRACING AND WRITING THE NUMBER ONE. WE WILL ALSO PRACTICE THE CAPITAL AND LOWER-CASE Gg. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WILL PRACTICE WRITING OUR FIRST NAME.
• IN READING WE WILL READ A NEW BOOK, "FIX-IT DUCK." IT IS AN ANIMAL FANTASY AND WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE SETTING OF THIS STORY AND OTHERS WE HAVE READ THIS YEAR. WE WILL REVIEW THE LETTERS A THROUGH E AND INTRODUCE F THROUGH N. WE WILL HAVE NEW AMAZING WORDS AND WILL CONTINUE USING THE HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS (I, AM). LOOK FOR YOUR NEW COPY OF "FAMILY TIMES" TO COME HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER.
• WE WILL PHOTOGRAPH OUR TREE AND TALK ABOUT ALL OF THE PARTS OF DIFFERENT TREES.

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WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 20TH AT 2:00 IN THE NSE CAFETERIA. THIS IS AN ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING FOR THE KINDERGARTEN FALL FESTIVAL. ANY PARENT OR FAMILY MEMBER WHO HAS HIS/HER CLEARANCES CAN ATTEND AND FIND OUT HOW TO HELP OUT AT THE FALL FESTIVAL. IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND, PLEASE SAY A PRAYER THAT WE HAVE GOOD WEATHER THIS YEAR FOR THE FESTIVAL. IT WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14TH (RAIN DATE IS OCTOBER 15TH).