Apples!

I hope you all enjoyed a beautiful fall weekend. This is always my favorite time of they year. Below is a sneak peek at some of our kindergarten learning!

We are working hard as kindergarten readers and writers. So far we have learned about the letters Aa, Ss, Ff, and Dd. This week we will learn about the letters Mm and Bb. Be sure to check your child's folder to see if he/she is the newest letter expert! The children are doing a terrific job learning how to print the letters, identify the sounds, find objects beginning with the sounds, draw pictures, and label pictures. Be sure to practice these letter sounds at home too!

During reading we have been practicing the three ways to read a book. Readers can read the pictures, read the words, and retell a story. We are very excited to begin using our reading book bins this week! We will use our bins to store our reading materials each day. This week will begin working on what reading looks and sounds like in our classroom.

We have also begun working on our writing skills in our classroom. We are practicing drawing pictures, writing labels, writing words, adding colors, and adding details to our work. Part of our writing activities also includes sharing our work with our classmates and using our words to explain our writing. We are learning to love writing in our kindergarten classroom!

During math we are continuing to work on counting, number recognition, and printing numbers. We are practicing these skills through various activities each day. This week we are creating our own Counting Books for numbers 1 - 10. We are also using playdough to practice number formation while working on motor skills.

This week we will also wrap up our unit on apples. We are having a lot of fun learning about apples. We are using our hands to paint apples trees and we will be using real apples for a few more projects before moving onto our next fall unit.

The first Scholastic Book order forms were sent home today. You may order books online using our classroom code or by sending in the order form to me along with a check. I will send home an order form each month for anyone who wishes to order books. There are often great selections with some terrific deals.

One last item ~ Our school is collecting Box Tops! Please check your products at home and send in any Box Tops. The class with the most Box Tops will win a pizza party!

Thank you for your support and please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Eileen Browne