Kindergarten September Newsletter
(scroll down for September Calendar) 

Reading

·        Focus on beginning sounds in words: Ss, Mm, and Tt

·        Prediction/inferring and summarizing

·        Sequencing events

·        Making predictions when hearing a story

·        High Frequency words: I, see

Concepts of Print

·        Capital letters

·        End punctuation:  periods, question marks, exclamation points

Writing and Oral Language

·        Describing words

·        Exact naming words

·        Singular and plural naming words

·        Writing simple sentences using I, see

·        Reading and writing color words

Math

·        Patterns: identifying pattern blocks, extending and creating patterns

·        Direction and movement:  left and right

·        Number identification and counting:  numbers 1-10

Social Studies

·        American Symbols:  American Flag, Bald Eagle, Statue of Liberty, White House, Pledge of Allegiance, National Anthem

Upcoming Events

·        September 15, 2011:  PTSA Meeting at 7pm

·         September 22, 2011:  Picture Day

September

*Please initial daily.  This calendar contains Homework assignments, daily behavior and school calendar events.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Week 1				1 Read your poem from your poetry folder.	2 Have a wonderful weekend.  Read!               Early Release-1:30
Week 2	5       No School- Labor Day!!	6 Gingerbread man- see note!	7 Color the wordless book “We Can Make It” and tell the story using the pictures.	8 Read your poem from your poetry folder.	9 Have a wonderful weekend.  Read!               Early Release-1:30
Week 3 Sight Words I	12 Read the book “A Day at School” with your family.  Use the pictures to help you with the words.	13 Write the capital S and the lowercase s five times each.  Draw something that begins with Ss.	14 Write your sight word 3 times.  Write a sentence using your sight word.	15 Read your poem from your poetry folder.	16 Have a wonderful weekend.  Read!               Early Release-1:30
Week 4 Sight Words see	19 Read the book “Going to School” with your family.  Use the pictures to help you with the words.	20 Write the capital M and the lowercase m five times each.  Draw something that begins with Mm.	21 Write your sight word 3 times.  Write a sentence using your sight word.	22 Read your poem from your poetry folder.             Picture Day!!! Smile!	23 Have a wonderful weekend.  Read!               Early Release-1:30
Week 5 Sight Words I see	26 Read the book “My Room” with your family.  Use the pictures to help you with the words.	27 Write the capital R and the lowercase r five times each.  Draw something that begins with Rr.	28 Write your sight words 3 times each.   Read them and spell them for someone in your family	29 Read your poem from your poetry folder.	30 Have a wonderful weekend.  Read!               Early Release-1:30

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