Dear Mom and Dad of PM Kindergarten:
We had guest teachers today. Ask me
to tell you what I did with Mrs. Southworth and Mrs. Gates in our visual
journals.
We worked on our writing skills
today! Today I copied a sentence starter and tried to finish the sentence. I
wrote, “ I like ______”. I learned about what a “finger space” is. Ask me to
tell you. During writing I need to have a finger space between each word. At
this stage in kindergarten, some of us are working on telling a story through
our pictures, copying words, tracing letters, sounding out words to write or
labeling. We have been working hard on adding detail to our pictures. We
learned quickly that the words “I’m done” don’t exist in kindergarten! When the
classroom timer is set, I need to work the entire time. If I think that I am
done, I could go back and add more detail, color and or work on adding more
detail to my writing.
We continue to work on classroom
routines and expected behavior in kindergarten. Please have a conversation with
me of what I am expected to do when my teacher is talking and what the expectation
is when I am at the carpet area.
Mrs. Ly and Ms. Cvach shared their “ME
Bag” with us. We ran out of time so Mrs.
Dei Cont will share her ME bag on Monday. Ask me to tell what items they
brought and one thing I learned about them.
Each child will get a chance to
take the ME bag home. It comes with a letter to explain how it works. When I
have the ME bag, my job is to bring it home and find 2-3 items to share with
the class about me. My items will stay at school on a classroom-viewing shelf
for about 2 school days for others to view my items. If I bring the ME bag home
on Friday, I need to return it with my items on Monday. If I bring the ME bag
home on Monday, I need to return it with my items on Wednesday.
Question of the day: Your teacher
is reading a story while you are listening at the carpet and someone beside you
starts talking to you. WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Love,
Kindergarten
Housekeeping:
Friday books were sent home today, please read and complete the activity and return it to school on Monday
