Kindergarten News
Mrs. Donahue & Mrs. Leone
November 9, 2009
THEME: Letter I – Mr. I arrived this week and he is covered with impossible
inches.
SONG & RHYME: The children will sing two songs: “Yes I Can” is a silly song
listing all the silly things we can do (like grow tomatoes in your dirty old
socks!). Our other song is the “Itsy Bitsy Spider” sung in many different
voices.
SHARED READING: We will read Cricket Rohman’s book, I Can Draw. This book
uses both the long and short I with words such as iguana, ink, ice cream and
igloo.
LANGUAGE ARTS: The children will practice writing I in both capital and
lowercase.
We will read Ice Cream by Joy Cowley, a book that lists fun places to eat ice
cream; for example, in the snow, on a hill, in a tree, or in the rain. The
children will practice building these phrases using plastic letters. They
will then make these phrases into sentences and create accompanying
illustrations. We will also talk about spacing between words.
We will also read Ira Sleeps Over and create an illustration and caption
about our own sleepover.
MATH: We will complete the first pages of our 1-10 number books. Children
will be given instruction on the mechanics of printing the numbers. They
will also demonstrate their understanding of one-to-one correspondence for
each number
BUSY HANDS: The parent volunteer will read a new version of the Itsy Bitsy
Spider. The children will create a spider using a paper plate, accordion-
pleated legs, and eyes. They will also complete a hidden picture.
THANK YOU to all the families who contributed goodies and supplies for our
Halloween celebration. Also, we send a big thank you to our room parent,
Diane Jean, for organizing all the contributions.
THANK YOU TO all the families who sent in tissues and hand sanitizer.
Kindergarten News
Mrs. Donahue & Mrs. Leone
October 26, 2009
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THEME - Letter H - Mr. H with his happy hair will be with us this week! In
addition to our Halloween festivities, we will make hilarious hats.
SONG: “If You’re Happy And You Know It”
SHARED READING: Our big book this week is entitled, Hats. The children will
select a paper hat to glue onto their paper body and write a sentence about
it. We are becoming aware of spaces in between words and discussing the two
jobs of the letter “A”; namely, a letter job and a word job.
LANGUAGE ARTS: During Switcheroo 3, We will practice printing the letters Hh,
and do our Listen & Write activity.
During Table Time, we will play a game placing ghosts with H pictures in a
haunted house. The children will complete an individual cut and paste
activity with H pictures.
We will also read In A Dark, Dark Wood, which is a traditional tale. The
children will create an illustration and caption after reading this book.
MATH: The children will create AB patterns with partners in small groups,
and create their own AB patterns with pictures. You can help your child
identify patterns in their environment. The more you become aware of their
presence, the more you will see!
BUSY HANDS: Our parent volunteers will read Inside a House That Is Haunted.
The children will create haunted house pictures by drawing scenes with
crayons and overlaying watercolors to create the night sky. They will also
hone their observation skills with a Hidden Picture Activity.
WEEKLY JOBS: Your child’s weekly job changes on Mondays. Ask them what they
are doing and what their job entails.
REMINDERS:
*Halloween parade is at 1:45 in the front of the building. Families are
invited to come and view the parade.
*Please send in a note each time your child has an after-school activity. It
ensures they get to the right place on the right day.
*HELP – We are in need of tissues and paper towels. If you can help, it
would be greatly appreciated.
WEB SITE: I have been having technical difficulties downloading photos, but
I will try again this week. In the meantime, please check the site for
important information.
DECEMBER 1st has been schedule as the retake day for school pictures.
