Week #2 of School

 

We had a great week!  Kids are getting used to routines, expectations, and rules.  Speaking of rules…we have now learned all 5 Rules for our classroom.

Rule 1:  Focus your Attention (eyes on, ears on, mouth closed)

Rule 2:  Follow Directions Quickly (this one is still tricky!)

Rule 3:  Raise your Hand to Talk (getting really good at this)

Rule 4:  Use Kind Hands, Mouth and Hearts 

Rule 5:  Make Smart Choices (that makes our school a happy/safe place be)

We will continue to work on these rules on a daily basis.  We even started to use the clip chart as a class on Friday to “show” the kids when they were making smart choices.  We are using a “CLASS” clip right now.  I will start individual clips soon.   You will know when individual clips are being used as a monthly calendar will be in their folder.

We read LOTS of stories together this week….I was not able to put all the titles on the newsletter.  Here are the books we read.

Please, Mr. Panda – teaches us to ask when we would like something…not tell

The Pout, Pout Fish and The Pout, Pout Fish in the Big, Big Dark – teaches us to have a positive I CAN attitude which helps us make smart choices (Rule 5)

What Does it Mean to be Kind? – went along with rule number 4

Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom – teaches us how to read a book looking at the pictures and we can read it by naming the letters or by making their sounds…that way we become letter experts!

 LETTER BOOTCAMP

 

We have letter centers (capital letter focus this week) that help us practice letters/sounds.  These are our centers:

Write the Room – letters hidden around room kids find and color on paper

Spin the Letter – kids use a spinner with capital letters and color the matching letter on a paper

Letter Puzzles – match the capital to the lower case letter

Find the Sound – read the picture clue, listen to the sound, color the letter that makes that sound

Sound Clippers – read the picture, use a clothespin to clip the letter that makes that sound

Magnet Letters – put the missing capital letter in the correct spot (ex.  M, __, O)

Please remember to send 2 snack each day.  Our little brains do a lot of thinking and need to be fueled.  Please make sure snack are healthy.  No candy please! (and thank you!)  Please make sure to pack your child’s snack in a special pocket of their backpack…NOT in their lunchbox. 

Shoes can be distracting for kindergartners and their teacher.  PLEASE send your child to school in shoes he/she can do independently.  If they do not know how to tie, please send him/her in slip-on shoes or velcro shoes.  Kids are tripping over laces or eating the laces (yuck).  So for safety sake and to help your child follow Rule #1…please send other shoes.  If your child can tie shoes, independently…he/she may certainly wear them to school.

Save the Date:  Wednesday, September 13

Please remember to return the envelope from Geskus that was sent home with your child on Friday.  All envelopes need to be returned whether you are purchasing pictures or not.   Please do not send it in until Wednesday, September 13.  That way envelopes will not get lost in our classroom.  Thanks for your help and understanding!

Here is a link to this week’s newletter as well:  K News 9:7:17-2952rr4

Have a super weekend!  Home football game tonight!  Go Eagles!

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