Mrs. Vaughn's Kindergarten

FRIDAY NOTE (9/22/17)

Math: We are learning to count, and write numbers 5-8. We are also learning about the hidden partners that make up these numbers (6 and 1 make 7).

Language Workshop:  Our theme this week was Colors. We read several color books such as, Rain, A Bad Case of the Stripes, Purplicious, and One Red Rooster.  We’ve been focusing on naming the parts of a book (front cover, back cover and title page).  We also have been learning to name the jobs of both the author (writes the words) and illustrator (draws the pictures. I will be assessing them on this next week.   

Writing Workshop:  We started labeling our picture in our reading log. Each day we had a different color word. The students drew a picture of something that color then labeled it with the sounds they heard.  We also practiced writing the letter for the day using correct formation.  

Word Study:  Our sight word for this week was “like”.  This week we learned about the letters Jj, Kk, Ll, and Mm.  We practiced finding the letters and learned the sounds they make.  We found pictures that begin with each sound.  Students were able to engage in various Smartboard games to reinforce letter recognition and the sound the letters make.   

Important Dates:

Sept. 26 - Hurricane Relief Fundraiser

Sept. 29 - Volunteer Training 9:00-9:30 Please call the office (743-4810) if you plan to attend.  This must be completed if you would like to volunteer at school.

Oct. 5 - School Picture Day (order forms will be sent home the week before)

Oct. 7- Fall Festival (see below)

Reading Journey

I hope you are finding time each day to read with your child.  Make this a special time for you and your child and have fun!  I love seeing all the pictures of the different places they are reading.  When reading with your children, please encourage them to point out our sight words and letters we have learned.

Next Week:

• Our theme will be Color Review.  We will focus on the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?.
• In math, we will be learning about 9 and 10.
• We will focus on the sight word “see”.
• Our letters will be “Nn, Oo, Pp, and Qq”.