Week of September 6th-10th

This week the kindergarten class started their literacy centers and group names have an under the sea theme of jellyfish, seahorse, turtle, and crab. As I mentioned last week during the Back-to-School night, members in groups will change as I constantly assess student's reading levels so that the group is a good fit for your kid! These centers include a listening center/independent work, writing, parent volunteer, and guided reading.

In the classroom, we are working on using positive talk and outlook so that all days are good days. Please work with me on helping kids know that they should always do their best, and that we never want to use the word "can't" because all kids "can!"

In Fundations, we introduced the letter "b" and children practiced writing this letter all week long in addition to more practice with the letter "t." We used dry erase boards and socks as erasers so that all kids could practice writing these letters again and again. The handwriting of names has improved greatly! All kids must have worked hard on the homework last weekend. Please keep having them practice their names at home so that it gets easier and won't be a struggle for them in the classroom.

In math, we explored the concept of zero by singing Five Little Monkeys and eating pretzels! I believe all the kids really enjoyed this surprise treat. Next week, we will look closer at numbers and where we see them in our everyday lives to improve number sense.

In reading and writing, we worked with the alphabet and started building that groundwork for reading with letter sounds. Next week, we will continue to look at letter sounds and the words for colors. Kids are currently working on descriptive writing with topics so far of apple, dog, and ball.