This weekly newsletter provides a summary of the past week's lessons and activities in a kindergarten classroom. It also outlines what will be covered in the upcoming week. The newsletter informs parents about the skills their children are working on, including letter sounds, sight words, math concepts like addition and sorting, and science topics like relationships between people and animals. It reminds parents of upcoming events like cookies with Santa and asks for family Christmas trees to display in the school hall.

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Peek at the Week:
o This week in Reading students were introduced to the
consonant sound of /t/ and our new high frequency
words “we, at”.
o Also, in Reading, we identified and recalled story details,
discussed fantasy and reality and blended short /a/ and
/i/ words.
o In Math, we learned about addition and the + symbol.
Students also played Top It and used the shape
template.
o In Science, we explored relationships between people
and animals.
o Students practiced printing the uppercase and lowercase
letter Tt.
Coming Up:
o Next week in Reading students will be
introduced to the consonant sound of the
hard /c/ and our new high frequency
words “are, to”.
o Also, in Reading, we will identify opposites
and make predictions.
o In Math, we will learn about probability,
using the +/- signs and sorting by a rule.
o In Science, we will explore how animals and
plants get what they need in their
environment.
o Students will learn how to print the
uppercase and lowercase letter Cc.
o Students are working on writing using
sounds they hear, spacing between words
and writing complete sentences.
o Next week we will have cookies with Santa!
As we approach the middle of the second marking period, I
would like to share with you the skills your student is working
on and the goal for midyear. You can work with your child
through daily activities to reinforce what they are learning.
The following skills will be assessed at the end of the quarter:
 Knows birthday
 Knows telephone number
 Knows the days of the week
 Identifies upper and lowercase letters
 Can make a sound for each letter
 Can say a word that starts with each letter
 Counts to 100 by 1’s, 10’s and 5’s
 Prints first name correctly on line
 Recognizes high frequency words
 Sorts objects and tells how they sorted them
 Writes short sentences with spaces and words.
December 9th
, 2016
Reminders
o Please send in your family Christmas Tree
so we can share your stories and hang it in
the hall!
o Follow the December calendar and don’t
forget to participate in our themed days.
o We now have Gym, so wear or send
sneakers!
Monday, December 12th will be
Josh Gallagher Day #2.
Wear your Josh Gallagher t-shirts or
gear to show your support for Josh on
Monday as he prepares for the finals
of The Voice on Monday night.