The Kindergarten Times - Twinsburg



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|Mrs. Lowe Room 131 |August 31, 2015 |

Marvelous Me

Language Arts:

This week our main literature selection will be I Like Me. The students will celebrate the uniqueness of their classmates and friends. We will have fun making paper dolls that look like ourselves.

We will also continue to reinforce our classroom rules as we enjoy reading several stories about this subject. Please review the rule page in the homework bag and have your child sign his/her name. Then return it to our classroom.

Fundations:

Tt and Bb.

Students will practice printing these letters correctly while paying attention to the sky line, the airplane line, and the ground line on their papers and in their writing workbooks.

Daily 5/Reading:

In our Daily 5/Reading lessons, students will learn 3 ways to read a book (read the pictures, read the words, and retell the story) and begin practicing the READ TO SELF component. Students will work to increase their reading stamina. We will read Dex: The Heart of a Hero.

Writing Workshop:

The students will begin to write in their journals. They will begin by drawing and labeling pictures.

Name writing:

We have been practicing how to write our names the kindergarten way; uppercase first letter, lower case for every other letter. Please help your child to do the name homework carefully and correctly.

Math:

We will begin our formal lessons in the new Go Math series. Students will learn how to model, count and write numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. These numbers may seem easy for many, but we are building the routines and foundations students will be using for the rest of the year.

Math Sight Words: 0 – zero 1 - one

2 - two 3 - three

4 – four 5 - five

Homework:

Math – pgs. 3-12 (Ch. 1.1-1.5)

(tear out pages in the math homework workbook)

It is important to read the directions at the bottom of each math homework page.

#1 – one page

Coming Events:

Wilcox Open House

Thursday, Sept. 10

6:00-7:00

Interim Reports

Friday, Sept. 11

(available on-line)

Wilcox PTA Meeting

Tuesday, Sept. 1 – 6:30

(Wilcox cafeteria)

(babysitting provided)

MAPS Testing

This week on Wednesday, our class will take their first computerized MAPS Reading test in the Computer Lab. Next Wednesday we will take the MAPS Math component. These tests will determine where extra help is needed for students in the areas of Reading and Math.

Snap Words:

This year students will be expected to learn 55 high frequency words. I call these “SNAP” words since they are words that your child should know in a snap!

red I

blue me

Student of the Week

Under

Construction

(coming next

week)

A word about our star student:

No School on Friday

This Friday is a meeting day for teachers. There is no school for students on that day.

Specials:

Mon. – Music/Library

Tues. – Gym

Wed. –Art/

Computer Lab

Thurs. – Music

Fri. – none

Birthdays:

Alexis Achele – 8/19

Charley Shortridge - 9/23

Important Info:

Bus Tags

Please continue to have your child wear his/her bus tag for the next few weeks. Also, please help the students to remember their folders each day. Thank you!

Poetry Binders

Each Friday the students will bring home their poetry binders to practice reading the poems to a lucky listener. One or two poems will be added each week. Encourage your child to point to each word as you help him/her to read the poems. Please send back the binders on Monday.

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