We are starting our first day of full-day Kindergarten!!

This week in Kindergarten, we are in our second week of our literacy unit: Start Smart.

In…..

Reading: We will read stories called Hands Can, I can measure my self, My family, The Gingerbread Boy and Kindergarten Kids. We will discuss what we could do with our hands and other body parts. For example: I can clap with my hands, I can run/jump with my feet. etc

Sight words: Can, can- Also we will review the word I

Writing: We will write/draw using our new words I, can

Math: We will go over the calendar procedure, practice counting and one to one correspondence with numbers 1-9. We will write numbers and draw pictures to match the number. We will also create a birthday graph and sort objects based on their attributes.

Science: We will discuss what it means to be a scientist. We will discuss germs and ways to keep them away. We will practice bathroom procedures including hand washing, flushing etc.

Social Studies: We have created a set of “I can do it” rules to establish expectations in the classroom.  We will review these rules to continue the structure.

EVENTS THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK

• Tuesday, September 15th- Howard PTA picnic 4:30-7:00
• Thursday, September 17th- Open House 5:00-6:30
• Monday, September 21st- Picture Day
• No school-Eid Holiday- Wednesday-Friday, September 23-25
• Return to school Monday, September  28th

-Ms. Mohamed