Kindergram
November 15, 2012
Mr. Daugherty*
Mrs. Eggers*Mrs. Oetker
READING: We are Finishing
our transportation unit. We are learning
ways we can travel. We are also learning the different parts of a story like
the beginning, middle, and end of a story. We are also learning about
background, characters, and the setting of a story. We are learning the sounds of the letters,
and how to put letters together to make words. Ask your child about the beginning sounds of a
word and the different sounds the letters make in words.
MATH: We are finishing our numbers to 10 unit and
will be starting our unit on comparing numbers. Have your child practive
counting and writing their numbers to 10.
HANDWRITING: We need to keep practicing the upper case letters. We know how to make all the upper
caseletters.
SCIENCE: We are discussing the weather and seasons. We are learning
how to dress for the different types of weather we have in Iowa.
Parent Visitors: to ensure a minimum disruption to learning
please our visitor rules:
1. Always check in at
the office and get a visitors badge.
2. If it is the end of
the day please wait for your child at the appropriate outside exits.
3. Visitors should wait
by the office and your child will be brought down to you.
4. If you are bringing items for your student
please leave them in the office and they will be brought to us.
5. We are available for
conferences regarding your child’s progress before school, 8:00 to 8:25 a.m., and
after school, 3:20 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., by appointment on school days.
Birthday Invitations: Please do not send birthday party
invitations to school. Although it may
seem convenient to distribute invitations this way, it can result in hurt
feelings for those not invited.
Help Student
Success: We use the word Quality Work at school. When your child brings home a project
question them on their work. Ask them if
they did quality work and have them explain why it is or is not quality work.
Cold Weather:
With cold weather and snow soon on its way please remember to mark all snow
pants and coats. It is amazing how many
black size 6 snow pants show up during the winter. Keep practicing buttoning
and zipping with your child. We believe
that it is important for children to dress themselves. Our recess time is
limited to about 15 minutes, so practicing at home will help the children get
outside in time for recess.
Snacks: Please remember have a snack for
your child every Monday
and Wednesday. It is a long time from the start of school
and lunch. Please make sure that any
snack brought to school is NUT FREE. We
at Fisher are a NUT FREE Building.
Words we Know: We
are learning some kindergarten words this week and they include: I, a,
go, can, the, see, like, to, we.
By the end of the year we would like all students to know the 31
kindergarten sight words.
Important Dates to
Remember
Ø November
21 - 25 – Thanksgiving break
Ø December 20 - Winter
Parties
Ø December 21 - January 1
Winter Break
Things to Work on This Week
Ø
Letter names, both upper case and lower case
Ø
Zipping, snapping, and tying.
Ø
Recognizing Numbers to 15
Ø AB,
ABC, AAB, ABB Patterns
Please make
sure your child has gym shoes with them each gym day! Gym class has lots of running and sharp
movement type activities. If the
children are not wearing tennis shoes they run the risk of getting injured or
falling and injuring another student.
Pickup and Drop off Procedures
Goal: The safety of all students is a concern that we share. Our goal is to
create a safe pick up and drop off spot for all students and their families. By
being patient and following a few simple rules, we can accomplish that goal.
- All drop off and pick up by car will
occur on Pleasantview Road in the cutout area.
- After dropping off/picking up their
child, parents are to immediately move into traffic allowing other parents
to drop off their child. This is NOT a parking spot. Drivers must remain
in the car.
- Cars MUST be in the cutout area for
students to get into their car. Students will not be allowed to enter the
street to get into their parent’s car.
- Do NOT double park on Pleasantview.
- Above All: Be Patient, Be Patient, Be Patient!
Thank you for all that you do to make your
child’s kindergarten year a successful one.
Have a great weekend!
