We had a great first week of school! Here is some information about our first week of Kindergarten.
We are getting really good at our morning routine! There's a lot to do when we first come to school, like ordering breakfast and lunch, unpacking our backpacks and turning in our folders, and putting down our chairs. We also have a morning meeting every morning where we sing songs, dance, complete the calendar, and count how many days we have been in school!
In reading we read Curious George's First Day of School, The Monster Who Came to School, Chrysanthemum, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom ,Pete the Cat, The Kissing Hand and Chicka Chicka 123! After we read Chrysanthemum we counted the letters in our names and we made a puppet. We also practiced the letters in our names by hiding them in a coconut tree after reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! We learned all about our literacy centers and we will continue literacy center rotations next week!
In writing we drew a self portrait of ourselves on the first day of school. We will draw self portraits every month and display them in our classroom. At the end of the year we will get to see how much we have grown and changed! We also played “The Name Game". We see mixed up letters on the Promethean Board and have to figure out who's name it is! Then we reshuffle the letters and do the name cheer. We even practiced writing our friends names in our best handwriting. Our sight words of the week are I and am. You can practice reading and writing these words at home.
We sorted classroom behaviors into groups and decorated our own monster after we listened to the story The Monster Who Came to School. 
We talk about how to follow the rules in school every day, and we are getting better and better at raising our hands, walking in the classroom, listening to others when they are speaking, and following directions carefully. Everyone is loving earning Dojo points for showing the six pillars of character. When your child reaches 20 dojo points they will earn a reward and get a certificate, and then their points will reset and they will work towards a goal of 20 again.
This week we went to P.E. on Monday, Art on Tuesday, and Music on Thursday. Next week we will go to the library. On Fridays we don't usually have a special, so we have Starfish of the Week. This week it was me! I shared my poster, some photos of me as a baby, and the class got to interview me. I got to pick a story for read aloud and showed the class my favorite stuffed toy. Soon it will be your child's turn to be the star!!
This week in math we have been exploring math manipulatives like pattern blocks, linking cubes, teddy bear counters, dominoes, and links. Next week we will explore more math tools! We also got to know each other by collecting data and and making class graphs on the Promethean Board. We graphed how we came to school, how many letters are in our names, and our favorite pets! Then, we counted to see which choice was the most and least.
It really was a fun week and I feel so lucky to have such a wonderful class. Please stay in touch with me if you have any questions or comments about anything your child is learning this year. Enjoy the long weekend! Before I go, here are a few important reminders:
Please label your child's snack bag or container and do not place it in their lunchbox. If your child doesn't bring a snack or forgets one, I will offer them the class communal snack. Thank you for all of the snack donations! We can always use donations of bulk snack items,playdough, paper towels, and hand soap.
Please send in an extra pair of clothes for your child if you haven't already. It's helpful to place the items in a labeled bag.
Homework starts next week. It is due the following Tuesday.
Scholastic Book Orders will come home Tuesday and are due September 15th. You can order with the paper form or online if you'd like to build your home book library.
Please return any forms that were sent home this week in the folder. I know there were a lot! :)
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