Dear Parents,
We can safely say that we had a wonderful second week in Kindergarten! The children are learning to listen to and follow directions. They are learning to use materials and put them away. The children walk in a safe and caring line and are learning one another’s names as we greet one another at meeting time.
The students have begun their first of many innovations. This one is following the predictable words of Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr. The children have also taken part in interactive writing with our daily news and announcements. They have also learned poems, participated in shared reading, and have listened to many stories. They are doing a great job rotating around to their daily work centers and have been enjoying all the painting, gluing, and clay!
In math, the children are practicing counting, representing, and writing numbers 1-5. I hope the math papers that are coming home are helpful for you to see what they are doing in math. I would encourage you to practice writing the numbers 1-5 during the next couple of weeks to make sure your child is getting lots of practice with them. Feel free to get creative with it...they can write the numbers in sand, salt, or shaving cream! During calendar time, the students follow patterns and practice counting and have been working on learning the days of the week.
Our first field trip will be Tuesday, September 29th. We are going apple picking at Parlee Farms. Another notice will go home with more details right before the trip. Payment is due soon, though. Please make checks payable to Francis Wyman Kindergarten or send $14 in cash as soon as possible. Please also let us know if you are interested in chaperoning for the trip.
We are looking forward to seeing you all at our Open House this coming Tuesday night, September 22nd. The evening will start in the auditorium with our principal, Mrs. McDonald, and then you will be invited to our classroom for a presentation to learn more about our curriculum and to view student artwork. The Open House is for parents only and isn’t a time to conference with us on how your child is doing. We will be more than happy to answer general questions about the curriculum and daily schedule, though. We also have a special project we would like you to complete! Mrs. McDonald will end the evening with a Confidentiality Meeting, which is one of the requirements for volunteering in the classroom and on field trips. We hope you can make it!
Have a great weekend!
Melanie Duncan
Please label your child’s jackets, sweatshirts, hats, etc. with his/her name. It will be much easier to find out what belongs to everybody that way!
PS… The online password for the Scholastic Let’s Find Out Weekly Readers is Duncan2015. Enjoy!
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