Kindergarten Updates!

It was so nice seeing many of you at Parent Visitation this week.  I hope you enjoyed the time you spent in our classroom!

In Language Arts we are continuing to work on letters, sounds, and sight words.  We are also focusing on beginning, middle, and ending sounds.  For example, if I say "sat" your child should be able to tell me that the sounds in "sat" are /s/ /a/ /t/.  Also, you can say a word and ask them to tell you either the beginning, middle or ending sound of the word.

We are also working on our comprehension skills.  The students are practicing retelling a story.  They are also practicing identifying character, setting, and main idea.  Please read to your child each night.  Soon they will be able to help you read some words!

The students are doing a great job with kid writing.  Currently they are working on writing one complete sentence with the help of a teacher.  The next step is to encourage them to write independently.  When writing with your child at home please remind the to start with a capital letter, leave spaces between their words, and use punctuation at the end of the sentence.  Encourage them to draw a detailed picture that goes along with their sentence.

In Math we will work on numbers 0-5.  We will also continue working on graphing.  Please review the terms more and fewer.  Those terms can get confusing for some.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns!