Kindergarten News 9-6 to 9-9

Monday Labor Day No Classes	Tuesday Literacy: Letter: A-Introduce Alpha Friend Handwriting:  Capital Letter A Poetry Notebook:  “I Am Special” Math:  Lesson 1-7  Concept-  Sorting Independent Practice: Toy Box Sort
Wednesday Literacy: Phonemic Awareness:  Play “Rhyme Time” Read Now I’m Big Handwriting:  Lower Case a Activity:  Little/Big Foldable Math:  Lesson 1-8 Concept-  Sorting by more than 1 attribute Independent Practice:  Dog/Cat Sorting Activity	Thursday Literacy: Phonemic Awareness:  “Blowing Bubbles” (rhyming) Letter:  B-Introduce Alpha Friend Handwriting:  Capital Letter B Read Bubble, Bubble Activity:  Blow Bubbles and Brainstorm Characteristics Math:  Lesson 1-9 Concept-  Sorting Independent Practice:  Fish Sort
Friday Literacy: Phonemic Awareness: Rhyming Handwriting:  Lower Case b Read Simon and the Wind (review bubble characteristics) Independent Practice:  Bubble Exemplar Activity:  Picture/Name Memory Math:  Chapter 1 Assessment	Notes from the Teachers: Please continue to reinforce at home what is taught at school:  name writing, letter recognition (Aa, Bb), and sorting. Poetry notebooks should be returned by Thursday each week so the kindergarten teachers can get them ready for the following week. As the weather begins to cool down, you may want to send your child to school with a jacket or sweatshirt in his/her bag. Mrs. Jenison and Ms. Markwardt