John C. Daniels

• If you were unable to make it to report card conferences last week please see us to set up an appointment to discuss your child's progress.

• No homework this week!

• We will celebrate Thanksgiving this Wednesday in our classrooms. If you would like to send in a treat for the class it would be greatly appreciated. :)

• This week we will learn about Thanksgiving and discuss what we are thankful for. We will also make thankful turkeys and learn some Thanksgiving Day songs. It's going to be a short, but fun week!

• We have also started the Daily 5 in the English classroom. Ask your child about it. We are concentrating on the first part of the Daily 5 which is read to self. Your child can practice at home by reading (the pictures, the words, or retelling the story) to his/her self to build his/her stamina. During read to self children are: sitting in one spot, reading quietly, reading the whole time and getting started right away. As the students are completing their read to self goals, Mrs. Mona and I are able to take small groups and work on phonics, oral language, and guided reading. So far both homerooms are able to read to self for 6 minutes! Our goal is 20 so we have a lot of work ahead of us, but they are doing an amazing job!

• REMINDER: Wednesday is a 1/2 day...dismissal is at 12:50.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Just a reminder...Tomorrow are our 1st report card conferences! They will be held on a first come, first serve basis from 3:30 to 7:00. We look forward to meeting with you and discussing your child's progress in Kindergarten!

Our Fall Celebration will be moved to Thursday! If you would like to send in a treat for the class it would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! See you on Thursday.

October 12

I am so sorry I am posting this so late, but here is what we learned last week!

Comprehension: We read: A Trip to the Fire Station.

We learned all about fire fighters and what they do. We also went to see a real fire engine and meet some fire fighters. Our trip to city hall was a great one! Some of our friends even made it in the paper! How exciting!

Vocabulary words: fire hydrant, turnout gear.

Phonics: We worked on letters

We also worked on identifying the first sound we hear in words. We also continue to play what word, you should try it at home. Break a word into two parts- the beginning sound and the end of the word- ask your child tell you what word you are saying. For example: You: p-ig…what word? Your child: Pig!

Writing: This week we continued to work on identifying and then writing the first sound we hear in each of our words in a sentence. Please encourage your child to practice this skill at home. Right now we are focusing on the sounds he/she hears. It doesn’t matter if the word is spelled right! I know that this can be hard for mom and dad but I promise it’s ok!J

Math: We worked on the number 6. We learned how to write the number 6 as well as adding two numbers to equal 6. We also continue to work on the concept of same and different.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Happy Birthday to Andrew who turned 5 on October 15!

REMINDERS:

Please make sure your child puts his/her name on his/her homework each night.

Please continue to practice letter, number and name writing at home.

Our field trip to Rose’s Orchard is on Monday, October 29. Please send in permission slips and money as soon as possible. Thank You!