Ms. Moore’s Wild Things!
August 28, 2009
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Yeah, we have just completed our first full week of
school. What an amazing class we have! Thank you for all your
support in making your child’s transition into Kindergarten
such a huge success!
Literacy
Handwriting
We have been learning about book handling
skills. For example:
 We have been learning about how to make
 What is a title and where can it be
various types of lines focusing on their
found?
fine motor skills.
 Print is read from left to right and top
 Please encourage your child to hold their
to bottom.
pencil correctly.
 Distinguishing between a letter and a
 We have also been practicing how to write
word.
our names using a capital letter for the
.* Memorable Stories:
first letter and lowercase letters for the
The Gingerbread Man,
rest.
The Kissing hand
The Rainbow Fish
*Ask your child about these lovely books!
Math
CORE
 We have been comparing lengths using This weeks focus: Seasons and Weather
the terms bigger, smaller, longer,
 We are studying the four seasons
shorter, same, and different.
 How trees look in each season
 Exploring pattern blocks: triangle,
 What clothes we would wear in each
square, rhombus, trapezoid, and
season
hexagon
 Different types of weather: sunny,
 Counting objects, sounds, and taps out
cloudy, rainy, snowy, foggy, and windy.
loud
 Count backwards by ones
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Important Dates:
Tonight, August 28th- Ice Cream Social from 5:30-7:30pm
Thursday, September 3rd- Back to School Night
(5-6pm and 6-7pm will be identical presentations. They will run for approximately 30 min which
will allow you ample time for questions and wandering out to specials and tables up front. Choose
which works best with your schedule! We ask that you do not bring your child if at all possible. )
Monday, September 7th- No School
Notices:
This folder is your child’s Friday Folder. It will be sent home every Friday with news about important
upcoming school events. Your folder will also contain a newsletter which will be sent out every other week.
My newsletter will inform you about upcoming events and what we are currently learning in school. Make
sure these folders and emptied and sent back to school on Mondays.
We have PE on Tuesdays and Wednesdays please make sure your child wears or brings proper shoes.
After school if you are in the pick up lane please remember to always move forward into the red drop off
lane and have your child get in on the passenger side.