Kindergarten Newsletter
October 19, 2015
Mrs. Dowdell and Mrs. Copani
Ed Smith Vision Statement :
To be the most improved school in the district where every child learns and grows.
Classroom News
We had another busy week in
kindergarten! We are reading and talking
about rules, sharing and getting along in our
classroom community. We are learning about
the Three Rs which are being Responsible,
Respectful and Ready to learn each day we
come to school.
We have started learning sounds for
letters m,a,t,d. We are sending these
letters home so that you can practice with
your child. Please show your child these
letters and ask them what sound the letter
makes. We are also learning to write those
letters as well as hear beginning and ending
sounds in words.
In math we are working on counting
things, recognizing numbers and writing
numbers to at least 10. We are also
working on adding numbers together through
oral math stories. Last week we sent home
some number flash cards for your child to
practice number recognition and number
fluency. Even if he or she knows the numbers
they should practice putting them in order
and find a missing number in a series of 4
numbers to help build fluency (ex. 3,___5,6).
Thank you for practicing these skills
at home, it essential in supporting your child
in making great progress in kindergarten!
Our class will have Picture Day on
Friday, October 20th first thing in the
morning. If you are interested in getting
pictures, please send in the envelope that
was sent home last week.
Parent – teacher conferences are
coming up in November. If you haven’t signed
up for one yet, please see Mrs. Dowdell or
Mrs. Copani to sign up for a time.
Reminders
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Picture Day for Room #1 is October 23rd.
New letters this week are m, t, a, d.
Please practice these letters with your child
each night at home.
Please practice number recognition and
number order with the flash cards that were
sent home last week.
Our weekly specials schedule
Monday – music
Tuesday – library
Wednesday – gym
Thursday – art
Friday – music
*Please remember to have you child wear sneakers on gym days.
Common Core Standards that we are working
on this week are:
Common Core Standards that we are working
on this week are:
Language Arts:
*students will be able to retell a story including main
characters and setting.
*students will recognize and produce sounds for
m,t,a,d.
*students will hear beginning and ending sounds in
words
*students will be able to tell when words rhyme and
generate more words that rhyme with a given word
Math:
*students will be able to compare two numbers
between 1 and 10 and tell which one is “greater than”,
“less than” or equal to” the other one.
*students will be able to count at least 10 objects
whether they are in a straight line or scattered
*students will be able to write numbers from 0 to 10
*students will be able to tell “how many” when you add
one more.