9-30-19

Kindergarten News
September 30, 2019
This week’s content:
● Reading: Fall Weather
● Writing: Upper and lowercase letters. Fall book
● Math: Recognizing numbers to 30, greater than, less than and equal to
● Phonics: Ww, Qq
● Science: living and nonliving, habitats, animal/plant needs and adaptations
● Homework: Letters, Counting Goals, number identifications on Behavior Chart and Library Book
Notes:
● Counting goals and letter & number recognition have been updated on your child’s behavior
chart. Please work on these nightly.
● We will keep reading bags until after fall break! Tuesday readers, please return your bag
tomorrow!
● There is an order form for yearbooks in your child’s folder. Yearbooks are $20 and we will
collect orders until Friday . If your child would like to design a cover for the yearbook there is
information about that as well on the order form.
● We will be having fall festival on October 17. If you haven’t sent in a book for our silent auction
basket please do so by Friday.
● Habitats are due Wednesday!
● Thursday at 10:45 we will be having the wedding of Q and U.
This is a cute way for kids to remember that words that begin
with q are followed by u. Students may dress in wedding attire,
we will be learning wedding dances during PE. After the
wedding, guests are invited to eat lunch (this serves as our
reception) with their child.
● Friday we will be going to Murray State to see the Tale of Peter Rabbit.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
● October 2 - Habitat project due
● October 3 - Q and U wedding @ 10:45, guest are welcome to attend a brief ‘ceremony’ and then have lunch with
their child afterward.
● October 4 - Field trip to Murray State to see Peter Rabbit’s Tale (permission slip due before October 1st)
● October 7-11 Fall Break

9-23-19

Kindergarten News

September 23, 2019

This week’s content:

• Reading: Apples
• Writing: Practicing our numbers 1-30 with correct number formation, Letters Dd, Vv, Jj, Xx
• Math: Recognizing numbers to 30, Writing numbers 19-23, Counting and Drawing to 20
• Phonics: Dd, Vv, Jj, Xx
• Science: Apple life cycle

• Homework:  Number Train Paper, Letters, Counting Goals on Behavior Chart and Library Book

Notes: 

·         Students are working on recognizing numbers to 30 and ordering numbers. Please have them complete both the front and back of the number train homework. This should be done in pencil and returned tomorrow.

• If your child does not return their library book on their assigned day they will not receive a sticker for reading their book.  They will still take their AR comprehension quiz and get a new book when they do return the book.  It is very important that these are being returned on schedule so your child does not get behind.

• Counting goals and letter & number recognition have been updated on your child’s behavior chart. Please work on these nightly.  

• There is an order form for yearbooks in your child’s folder. Yearbooks are $20 and we will collect orders until October 4. If your child would like to design a cover for the yearbook there is information about that as well on the order form.
• We will be having fall festival on October 17.  We need volunteers to help work the games, and donations of candy and/or small prizes. There is a note in your child’s folder about this event.
• Book orders are coming home today. They will be due on Friday. 
• Class pictures (whole class) and remake photos (if your child did not get their photo made the first time) will be September 30th.

Please turn the page over for information about Fall Festival Silent Auction!

This year for our silent auction item I am working on a 'curl up with a good book' kid basket. If you can help out with this, Please send in a new book by Friday October 4th. I will also be adding some books that I have been purchasing all summer. Any book in the k-2nd age group would be great. Popular characters:

Pete the Cat

Llama llama

Clifford

Curious George

Splat the Cat

Arthur 

Cat in the Hat

Bernstein Bears

• We will also have a second silent auction item which I will share later

UPCOMING EVENTS:

·         September 30th- Class pictures (order forms will come home after the pictures are made)

• October 2 - Habitat project due (more information to come on Wednesday)
• October 3 -  Q and U wedding @ 10:45, guest are welcome to attend a brief ‘ceremony’ and then have lunch with their child afterward.
• October 4 - Field trip to Murray State to see Peter Rabbit’s Tale (permission slip due before October 1st)
• October 17- Fall festival

9-7-19

Kindergarten News
September 17, 2019
This week’s content:
● Reading: Alphabet, Partner Letters
● Writing: Practicing our numbers 1-10 with correct number
formation, Letters Zz, Cc, Ee, Yy
● Math: Recognizing numbers to 20, Writing numbers 15-18, Counting and Drawing to 20
● Phonics: Zz, Cc, Ee, Yy
● Social Studies: Community Helpers & Careers
● Homework: Letters on Behavior Chart, counting goals & Library Book
Notes:
● Your child brought home their new library book today. These will be due back next week on
your child’s assigned day (Please send the book back in the bag with the signed reading log).
If your child does not return their book on their assigned day they will not receive a sticker for
reading their book. They will still take their AR comprehension quiz and get a new book when
they do return the book. It is very important that these are being returned on schedule so your
child does not get behind.
● Counting goals and letter recognition have been updated on your child’s behavior chart.
Please work on these nightly.
● Grandparent’s breakfast will be tomorrow, September 18 from 7:45-8:15.
● We are studying careers this week. On Friday your child will dress up as the career that they
would like to have when they grow up. We do not expect you to go buy a new costume for
career day. Items you have at home are perfectly acceptable when creating your child’s
career costume. Please do not send any weapons if your child has selected to be a cop (i.e.
no toy guns, swords, etc.)
● Our Eagle football team will be facing Mayfield Friday night. Thursday and Friday we will be
celebrating spirit days. Thursday students are encouraged to wear their favorite team jersey
and Friday we are going to be wearing blue (this is also our career day so it may be hard to
find both).
UPCOMING EVENTS:
● Wednesday, September 18 Grandparent’s Day breakfast 7:45-8:15
● September 20th Career Day
● October 2nd Habitat project due (more information to come later)
● October 3rd at 10:45-Q and U wedding, guests are welcome to attend a brief ‘ceremony’ and then have lunch with
their child afterward.
● October 4th field trip to Murray State to see Peter Rabbit’s Tale (permission slip due on October 1st)

dates

Important Dates:

• September 16th No school, workday for teachers. 
• September 17th High Attendance Day and PTA meeting at 6:30
• September 18th Grandparent’s breakfast 7:45
• September 20th Career Day (students are asked to dress as what career they want or a community helper they like). This does not have to be elaborate. Something homemade is perfect.
• October 2nd Habitat project due 
• October 3rd at 10:45-Q and U wedding, guest are welcome to attend a brief ‘ceremony’ and then have lunch with their child afterward.
• October 4th field trip to Murray State to see Peter Rabbit’s Tale (permission slip due on October 1st)

*I will send notes about the activities or events above; I just wanted to give you a look at what was coming up before fall break!

9-9-19

Kindergarten News

September 9, 2019

This week’s content:

• Reading: Alphabet, Partner Letters, Rhyming Words  
• Writing: Practicing our numbers 1-10 with correct letter formation, Letters Rr, Kk, Bb, Uu
• Math: Recognizing numbers to 20, Writing numbers 10-14, Counting and Drawing to 20
• Phonics: Rr, Kk, Bb, Uu
• Social Studies: Symbols of the U.S., Pledge

• Homework:  Number handwriting

Notes: 

• Your child has a homework page in their folder.  They are to practice number handwriting. There is an example of each number.  I expect that your child is using a pencil to complete their handwriting. Please check their usage of the handwriting lines to ensure proper formation.  This is due back tomorrow morning.   

• Counting goals and letter recognition have been updated on your child’s behavior chart. Please work on these nightly.  

• New library books will be coming home today and tomorrow.  All of the books will be due back next Tuesday. Please make sure you are reading these several times as your child will have to answer questions when it is returned.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Muffins with Mom will be Friday, September 13 at 7 am
• No School Monday, September 16 for a teacher work day
• Tuesday, September 17th KY high attendance day!
• Wednesday, September 18 Grandparent’s Day breakfast 7:45-8:15

9-3-19

Kindergarten News
September 3, 2019
This week’s content:
● Reading: Alphabet
● Writing: Practicing our names with correct letter formation, Letters Mm, Ii, Ss, Ff
● Math: Recognizing numbers to 10, Writing numbers 6-10, Counting and Drawing to 10
● Phonics: Mm, Ii, Ss, Ff
● Social Studies: Families
● Homework: Library Book
Notes:
● On the back of your child’s behavior chart you will notice the letters that we have learned in
class last week. I have marked whether your child can identify the letter and sound on the
back of their behavior chart. Please review these nightly. We will be adding four new letters
each week.
● You will also notice that your child has a counting goal at the bottom of their behavior chart.
There is a note in your child’s folder explaining counting goals and my expectations for them.
● Your child brought home their first library book . You will find a note in their folder about how
our book baggies will be done currently. If you have any questions please let me know. Your
child’s baggie is marked to be returned on either Monday or Tuesday. The first time you will
return these will be next week.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
● Muffins with Mom will be Friday, September 13 at 7 am
● No School Monday, September 16 for a teacher work day
● Tuesday, September 17th KY high attendance day!
● Wednesday, September 18 Grandparent’s Day breakfast 7:45-8:15