Kindergarten News from Mrs. Yanoschak and Mrs. Harrell
Week of November 16 - November 20
Dear Parents,
We will begin assessing the children on the following skills for the
first semester report card: recognition of upper case/lower case letters,
letter sounds, blending sounds into words, rhyming words, color words, full
name, birth date, home address, telephone number as well as many other skills.
We will not be assessing the children on many of the math skills for first
semester since we are still learning these skills. The report cards will be
sent home the first week of January.
We will be celebrating Thanksgiving with our kinderbuddies on Monday,
November 23. We have invited our eight grade buddies to join us for a
Thanksgiving Feast in our classroom around 11:30AM. We would like to thank
Mrs. Castiller, Brianna's mother, for organizing the Thanksgiving Feast. We
would also like to thank everyone for volunteering to supply the food, serve,
and clean up for this exciting event. We cannot thank you enough for your
wonderful support and generosity.
On Tuesday, November 24, there will be a Thanksgiving Prayer Service at
2:00PM in the church. The Thanksgiving Break begins Wednesday, November 25 -
Sunday, November 29. School resumes Monday, November 30.
HASA is offering a Parents' Night Out/Lower School Movie & Pizza Party on
Friday, December 4. Please read the enclosed flier for more information.
Please reserve Tuesday, December 15 to watch your child perform in the
annual Kindergarten Christmas Program. It will be held in the Fallon Center
at 9:00AM. We are looking forward to it.
Reading Highlights:
"Dear June" and "Off We Go!"
- compare and contrast animals in the story
- introduce word families: -im, -in, -it
- review word families: -am, -ap, -at
- introduce letter/sound: Ii (short vowel)
- review letters/sounds: Ff, Gg, Dd, Nn, Cc, Pp, Mm, Rr, Ss, Tt
- review high-frequency words: on, to, go, we, I, like, a, my, the
Center Activities:
Art - color, cut, and paste pictures with the short vowel i sound
Writing - write in journal, "My home is..."
Science - classify items that will sink or float when placed in water
Blocks - build a log cabin with Lincoln Logs
Birthdays:
We will celebrate Samantha McKee's and Tony Sena's almost half birthday this
week. Samantha's real birthday is June 25 and Tony's real birthday is also
June 25. Happy Birthday to both of you.
When sending in a birthday snack, please remember the food allergies in our
classroom. (No peanuts)
Star Student:
Our Star Student this week will be Abbie Shannon. Please bring a picture of
yourself to school on Monday.
Kinder Book Club:
Our Kinder Book Club reader this week will be Caro Marie Sheaffer. Please
select a book to share with the class on Thursday.
Math:
The children will begin ordinal numbers sixth - tenth. We will also identify
number patterns.
Religion:
We will offer thanks to God for our blessings.
Thematic Unit:
We will begin to discuss Pilgrims and the First Thanksgiving.
Newsbrief:
- Please send a snack for your child EVERYDAY, Monday - Friday. The
children will also need a snack brought to school on early dismissal days.
- Please sign and return your child's Weekly Report each Monday.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Yanoschak and Mrs. Harrell
