This week we learned about the letter F and the sound it makes, like at the beginning of "fish". We learned the hand sign for F, which looks like the "ok" sign.We added another popcorn word, "can", to the two words we already know, "I" and "a". We also finally finished up our Fall round of NWEA testing. In math, we focused on sorting by size, shape, and color, and recognizing numbers between 1 and 25 in order to color our charts. We practiced reading using several easy readers Mrs. K. gave us to keep at school for a while. We will use these to practice reading our popcorn words.
Piqua City School has an online Parent Access feature that you can use to see your child's progress at any time. "Assignments" are posted regularly, and you are encouraged to view your child's results. In kindergarten, of course, we do not give assignments; however, the teachers this year have been asked to post results of our work in the classroom with your child. If you would like to log on and view your child's progress, please send me an email to request your login code.
This week also kicked off our annual Cookie Dough Fundraiser. This is a very important fundraiser for Nicklin, as it helps us have money for field trips, our Kindergarten Musical, and other activities. There are prizes for those students who sell the most cookie dough, and there is a pizza party for the class that sells the most. I think we can do it with your help!
Here's a look at some of our activities from this week:
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Using playdough to build letters as
well as hand strength |
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| Using the computer for fun instead of testing! |
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| Building letters with wood pieces |
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| More letter building with wood pieces |
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| Reading |
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| Reading |
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| Sorting by size, shape, and color |
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| More sorting |
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| More sorting |
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| Sorting letters into the matching space |
In math, we have been learning to recognize numbers by uncovering them on the smartboard and coloring the same number on our charts. You probably saw these come home in our Parent Packs this week.
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| Working on coloring the right number on our charts! |
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| Using the Smartboard to guide us |
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| Here's the finished product |
Finally, next week we will be learning about the
letter E, we will be doing more
number recognition and sorting, and we will be learning lots about
safety. We will focus on poison safety, fire safety, stranger danger, bus safety, playground safety, and crossing the street safely. Be sure to ask your child each day about the skits the teachers will put on to teach these concepts! There will also be a video, classroom discussion, and activities each day to practice each form of safety.
This is the perfect time to continue or begin to teach your child your address and phone number. You may think they can recite both, but many times they are not able to do so when in a different setting, such as school.
It is extremely important that your child know his/her home address, and at least one phone number to reach you in case of emergency. One thing I suggest is to have them tell you their address and phone number
every time you get into the car. This is a great way to remember to practice these, and will help your child associate these when you are not at home. Doing this once will not help them remember; it must be done repetetively, until they can produce it without your help, and even then, keep it up so they don't forget!
Have an awesome week!
