We can safely say that we had a wonderful second week in Kindergarten! The children are learning to listen to and follow directions. They are learning to use materials and put them away. The children walk in a safe and caring line and are learning one another’s names as we greet one another at meeting time.
The students have begun their first of many innovations. This one is following the predictable words of Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr. They have also learned poems, participated in shared reading, and have listened to many stories. They are doing a great job rotating around to their daily work centers and have been enjoying all the painting, gluing, and coloring!
We have started making letter/alphabet books. We are going in the order that the letters are presented in Fundations. The students have completed the T and B books and will start their F books next week. I would encourage you to put these books and other books that your child makes in a shoebox or on a special shelf so that they can find them and read them often.
In math, the children are practicing counting, representing, and writing numbers 1-5. I hope the math papers that are coming home are helpful for you to see what they are doing in math. The homework sheet is optional but would be a great tool for you to use with your child for further practice. I would encourage you to practice writing the numbers 1-5 with your child during the next couple of weeks to make sure your child is getting lots of practice with them. Feel free to get creative with it...they can write the numbers in sand, salt, or even shaving cream! During calendar time, the students follow patterns and practice counting and have been working on learning the days of the week.
Our first field trip will be Thursday, October 12th. We are going to the Franklin Park Zoo! The cost of the trip is $5. Checks need to be made payable to Francis Wyman Kindergarten and should be in by Thursday, October 5th. I ended up pulling names for chaperones. Mrs. Tedesco, Mrs. Rawding, and Mrs. Miminos have been selected. If you were interested in going but didn’t get selected for this trip, I will put you on a waiting list in case a spot becomes available. I wish I could bring everyone!
The students completed their first class book. Similar to the face project many of you completed at the Open House, the children drew and colored their faces for their friends to guess who they were. All the pages got put into a class book that has started circulating around to homes. Please read and enjoy the book with your child when it is his/her turn and send it back into school on the next school day so another student may borrow it. You will know it is a class book because it has our class list on the back and is full of work completed by all of the students.
I’ve included pictures of all the artwork we have done so far. The students are hard workers and are off to a great start!
Have a great weekend!
Melanie Duncan
PS… School Photos will be this Wednesday, September 27th. The order forms were sent home today. Please be sure to return them with the payment by Wednesday if you would like to order pictures.
Also… We will be going to the library this Wednesday. Students should return their books from our last visit so they can borrow another one.
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