Week of Jan. 17-21

This week in the classroom, kids worked on the letters "x" and "y." This completes all the letters in the alphabet so we will review how to write all the letters in the weeks to come, as well as start building words using letter sounds in Fundations. In writing we continue to write narratives and our topics this week were to tell about their weekends and to tell about what the kids like to do in the Winter. Kindergarteners created snowmen faces that will be put into the hallway next week, and they will also create a Winter writing piece that will also go into the hallway. So if you have time next Friday or the week after, please come visit after class to see your child's work!

In math, we learned how to use two dice to play Roll and Record. Kids took turns rolling two dice, adding the dots, and recording the number on a paper to make a graph. Next week we will make a classroom graph with these results. Kids also explored Geometry by making shapes with their bodies and string.

To help with your kid's phonemic awareness, have them really listen to sounds they hear in words. Next week I'm sending a list home of words that you can say and your child can tell you all the sounds they hear. For example, you would say "Sam" and your child would respond, "/s/ /a/ /m/." This takes practice and we need to train their ears to hear all those sounds in order to become better readers!

February Parent/Teacher Conferences are by appointment only! Next week I will have conference times posted outside of my door. If you want to meet with me for a conference, please stop by our door and sign up!