Hello Kindergarten Families!
Happy 4th week of kindergarten! I am looking forward to another terrific week!
Please note the following change in entrance procedure:
ALL parents will bring ALL kindergarten students to the outdoor line up on the black top behind the school by 8:30. We will greet your children outside as we meet them at 8:30. Please remember, we are trying to help your child become independent at school. We have amazing adults outside to help your child. When you bring your child to school, please remain in the cafeteria and say your goodbyes there. Thank you so much for your support and help with this!
We would like to remind you of a few things. Please remember, your child needs to bring a healthy snack to school EVERYDAY! They also need to bring their folder and reading bags to school everyday. Check your child’s folder each day and remove the papers that do not need to come back to school. The reading bag contains homework items for your child. Please work with these items for 20 minutes each day. All children need to wear gym shoes to school everyday. Thank you for your teamwork in helping your child with these responsibilities!
Spelling: Please help your child practice writing the following letter this week: Rr, Tt. In addition, please help your child practice writing his/her first name. *The test will be on Friday!
- R
- r
- T
- t
- Your child’s first name. Please be sure there are no backwards letters and that only the first letter is uppercase. The rest of the name should be lowercase. Recognizing and writing names are very important and will be practiced every day!
Ex. Ryan not…RYAN or ryan.
Reading: This week we will practice identifying the characters in stories. This is a comprehension strategy to help your child remember what was begin read. We will also practice identifying beginning sounds of words. So far, we have introduced 2 of the 5 Daily Choices. The children are now independently doing Work on Writing and Read to Self. We are still encouraging the children to practice the 3 Ways to Read a Book. (1. Read the pictures 2. Read the words 3. Re-tell the story) Please practice the following sight words: (These are words your child needs to recognize and read by sight.)
Review: I like my NEW words this week will be: is a see
Math: We will continue to introduce various math tools to the students this week. In addition, we will work on counting to 100 and recognizing numbers and their quantities 1 to10. We will practice writing ways to show the numbers 0-10.
Science: We will continue learning about the 5 senses. These are see, hear, smell, taste, touch. We will conduct our first science investigation this week!
Social Studies: We will continue a unit called “How to Get Along with Others”. This week we will continue talk about what it means to be fair and responsible.
Writing: We will write to tell a personal story. This is called a personal narrative. The children will write using detailed drawings as well as their ability to tell us about their story. Children will also be encouraged to write with “words”. Please encourage your child to “write” at home.
Tuesday, Sept. 27th- Gleaners will be delivering food at Miller School. Please feel free to come by and get food for your family.
Wednesday, Sept. 28th- We are so excited to have Operation School Bell come to Miller School! If you signed and returned the completed form for your child, they will participate in getting new clothes, a coat, and hygiene kit from this amazing organization.
Thursday, Sept. 29th- Parent Meeting at 9AM for all Miller parents! This will take place in the Miller multi-purpose room.
Have a super week!
Thank you for all you do!
Mrs. Mehrhof