Tonight’s Homework:
1. Handwriting Paper, letter sound Ss… please practice name on top! first and last!!! draw a picture that starts with Ss on the top of the page, such as sun, sock, snow, etc.
2. READING BAGS- like folders– these bags with be sent home EVERYDAY and need to be returned EVERYDAY. Practice sight word, I and letters and sounds on ABC chart. We added a BOOK for letter Ss today. They are VERY excited to show you how they can READ it all by themselves! 🙂
Remember you can play lots of “games” with this chart beside pointing at the letters while singing the ABC song. For example, try letters out of order (this is how they will be tested)… “where is the P.” “What starts with a P?” (pig) “Can you think of anything else that starts with a /p/ sound?” (pink, panda, etc.) We will continue to practice our letters and sounds with this song each day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvPo7aEQMxg. If link does not work, go to YouTube and type in: ABC Sound Clues with Who Let the Letters Out by Dr. Jean. I told them this song can even be played on most phones if they cannot do it on a computer. They are VERY excited to show you this song and the “movements” we learned with it!! If you reinforce this practice at home, it will help them in school!! Please take the time to help you child with this!!!! I took a video of them singing the song today and will post tomorrow!
Reminders:
1. THIS week, there with be a PTA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE! Each child is to register and send in $8 to join. No volunteering needed. Please support your PTA so we can buy much needed supplies for the children throughout the year.
2. Friday, September 12th is the 1st “Principals Corner” Parent Meeting @ 8:50 am & PTA News. ALL Parents are welcome to attend. Please meet in cafeteria at 8:50am. There will be a pizza sale at 3:30.
***Please continue to send in water bottles for students to keep on their desk so they can stay hydrated throughout the day. Please send in supplies if you have not done so already. Students will start using HEADPHONES soon so please make sure to send those in so they have them in their reading basket for computer and ipad use.
***If you are grocery shopping, PLEASE buy a class snack to send in with your child. We have a morning and afternoon snack together in kindergarten. This means all students are offered the class snack. Some ideas of healthy snacks to send are Graham crackers, goldfish, animal crackers, pretzels, apple slices, string cheese, etc. Please send enough for 30 students, so 2 boxes of crackers or 1 large bag of pretzels, etc. Students can bring their own snack from home if they do not like what we are having, but ALL students will be offered group snack so ALL families are asked to bring a class snack at least once a month. If you can send in a group snack twice a month, that will be help as we are having 2 snacks the first month or two of school.
**We did better with our morning routine. This will continue to get better if parents say their goodbyes BEFORE we end the school. Thanks for your help with this!
Thanks for your support at home! Thanks for encouraging your child to do homework and practice letters and sounds and READING every night!
Michelle Rawson