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Room 102 Kindergarten

Molly  Newton

 

 

 

 

Welcome to

Kindergarten

Room 102

 

Winter

 

Dear Families,

We’ve been so busy here in Room 102. 

Each week we learn a new letter.  So far we have learned /Aa/, /Bb/, /Dd/, /Ee/, /Ff/, /Hh/,/Ii/, /Jj/, /Kk/, /Mm/, /Nn/, /Pp/, /Rr/, /Ss/, and /Tt/.  We will add /Cc/, /Ll/, /Oo/, and /Gg/ before our mid winter break.  Besides knowing the names and sounds of the words, we are able to s-t-r-e-t-c-h out words during Writers’ Workshop to write down what we want to say!  We have learned so much!

Don't forget to keep practicing reading the word wall words with your Kindergarten student.  We have the following 19 words on our wall- a, and, at, can, did, go, had, in, it, is, I like, my, me, on, so, the, to, and up.  As high frequency words, the faster your child can recognize these words, the more fluent they will be as readers.  I appreciate your helping at home.

 

We are learning how to skip count by 2s, 5s, and 10s.  We practice counting forward and backward and we can even start at a number other than 1!  We’ve been reviewing shapes, probability, measurement, addition and subtraction, problem solving, sequencing, patterns, and graphing.  See…I told you we’ve been busy! J

 

In Science and Social Studies we’ve learned about bears, penguins, and Dr. Martin Luther King.  Upcoming units and themes include: dental health, friendship, Chinese New Year, Groundhog’s Day, and Presidents’ Day

 

Please continue to read to your kindergarten child each night and return books and folders to school the next day.  Remember that the single most important thing you can do to help your child become a better reader is to listen to your child practice reading! 

 

 

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

Molly Newton

Kindergarten Teacher

Highland Park Elementary School