The Kindergarten Core

Mrs. George’s Class News

September 17-21

Core Curriculum

Word Wall: 

*We practice the sight word “a”.

Alphabet:

We will practice letters D and E. We will write the upper and lowercase letters and practice their sounds.

Math: 

*We will practice calendaring skills, counting to 10 by ones and tens, one to one correspondence, graphing, shapes, patterning, and colors.

*We will practice counting and writing numbers to 10. We will work on 3 and 4. We will practice counting, writing and manipulating these numbers. 

Literacy

*We will continue the Harcourt and Fontas and Pinnel literacy programs.

*We will discuss beginning, middle, and ending of stories. 

*We will predict and summarize.

*We will work on sequencing events in a story.

*We will practice asking questions. 

*We will work on syllables.

*We will work on rhyming. 

*We will learn color words.

*We will learn about parts of a sentence.

*We will discuss book orientation and fiction and nonfiction.

*We will work with environmental print. 

Books: Brown Bear Brown Bear, Mrs. Bindergarten Gets Ready For Kindergarten, Curious George At School, Look Out Kindergarten Here I Come!, Mouse Paint, Little Blue and Little Yellow, Chrysanthemum, Moo Moo Brown Cow, 

Writing: 

*We will continue Writer’s Workshop and continue drawing and writing in our Kindergarten Journals. 

*We will practice handwriting skills and proper pencil grip. 

Event Picking

* Reading Folders are Due Monday Sept. 17. Please work on filling out your reading record, so your child can receive two new books. Prizes will be given weekly and monthly for students who complete their reading!

*Our first Dibels literacy assessment has been rescheduled to this week! I will be sending these scores home along with your child’s beginning Kindergarten Assessment as soon as all the scores are compiled. 

*Please check the class blog! Go to the school web page and click on faculty. Click on my name below my picture and you will see our blog!

*Please work on skill sheet #1 with your child, sign the paper, and return the sheet at the end of the month. I will send home a skill sheet each month until the end of the year! Thank you! I have now received three skill sheets! Keep up the good work!

*Please practice Sight Word List 1 with your child. When he/she is ready to pass off the list, return it with the signed slip! Students need to be able to read each word fluently to pass off the list. One student has already passed off list 1!

*We will have a vision screening on Tuesday Sept. 18. 

*Our first Flag Ceremony will be Friday Sept. 28. 

*We have ANOTHER change of plans for our library day. The library will be used ALL week to do Dibels testing, so we will NOT be going to the library again until Monday, September 24.  We were able to go once last week on Tues. Sept. 11, but we did NOT check out any books yet.

*P.E. and Music day is every Thursday! Wear appropriate shoes for PE.

Early Out Wed. Times: AM class – 8:55-10:55. Please be on time to avoid tardies and classroom distraction.

*Remember that if your child is going to be missing a day of school to call the office and excuse them. In addition, if you are going to be picking up your child early, please make sure you check them out in the office before picking them up from class. 

Apple Of My Eye!

*Birthdays: None

(You may bring a class treat on the day we celebrate your birthday. Please bring treats for 27 students.) Optional

Leader: Easton (You may bring a class treat on the Friday that your child is the leader. Please being treats for 27 students.) Optional

I just want to express how AMAZING I think these kids are! They are growing and learning new things each day, and becoming better and better at classroom routines and procedures! AWESOME!

Questions or Concerns: 

sarah.george@ironmail.org

Home Phone: 586-2493

Call or come in if you have any questions

Homework: We will have homework on Monday and Wednesday this week! Please remember to have your child do the homework neatly in pencil and sign your name under theirs, so I know you have looked at it! Homework needs to be done NEATLY WITH BEST HANDWRITING! I will NOT accept sloppy homework.