Dear KA Families,
I hope that you had a nice weekend. This week we have our first 8th grade pizza lunch. This is a fundraiser for the 8th grade class and the Kindergartners love it! I highly encourage you to sign up for these lunches- even if your child doesn’t love pizza. They will love how the 8th graders deliver it to us and they like being included. Let me know if you have any questions on that.
It looks like the rain has come back. Please send a jacket with a hood each day. The red sweatshirts act more like a sponge and make the kids uncomfortable. And a quick note on homework. I understand how bus families are during the week, but I see a lot of value in 15 or so minutes of homework a couple of nights a week. It gives you an opportunity to connect to your child’s learning and it establishes the habit for later grades. So thank you for doing what you can to make time for math on Tuesdays and reading on Wednesdays. Have a great week!
Mrs. Clarke
Kindergarten Reminders:
- M/T PE
- M- library books
- Wednesday- mass (perfect uniform)
- Thursday: Return little reader in the bag
Curriculum:
Reading: This week we will focus on How can we get along with new friends. Skills taught include: alphabet letter recognition, identifying beginning/ ending sounds, rhyming, using captions and labels. New phonogram sounds: th, ee New Words: the
Math: We will begin chapter 2: working with numbers to 10.
Religion: More on the creation story
Science: weather identification and data collection
Second Step-Practice makes Better
Homework:15 minutes practice of previously introduced skills to establish routine for later and build skills
Tuesday: IXL
- Students should spend 15 minutes independently working, please only provide tech help and any needed motivation.
Wednesday: Leveled Reader
- Please have your child read the book to you multiple times to build fluency
- Return in plastic bag Thursday morning