Hello, Kindergarten Griffins!
Thank you for your support as our scholars work hard to improve their pencil grips, remember the Spalding clock for the direction their pencil moves, and learn to write letters with Spalding formations. Please be sure to carefully review the handwriting homework that is coming home in your child's take home folder this week. An adult should recite the letter formation. The student should say the phonogram sound(s) as they write. Please watch their writing to ensure they are working on pencil grip, starting and stopping at the correct spots, and finger spacing between formations. We do not erase in Spalding, so have your scholar do their best and try again 'next door' on the next formation. Thank you for your support!
This Week
Important Weekly News:
- Library started last week. It is a very exciting time for our Kinders, so please make sure your child brings their book back every week, so they are able to check out a new book each week.
- KA and KB will go every Tuesday.
- KC and KD will go every Wednesday.
Math Skills
- Number Sense (Handwriting of numbers 0 to 5)
- Count Numbers 0 to 5
- Counting Objects in Groups of 1 to 5
- Writing Numbers 0 to 5
- Making Connections Between Groups of Numbers and Written Numbers
Language Arts Skills
- Spalding Phonograms: b, e, h
- Identify letter names
- Isolating sounds in words
- Identify phonogram sound(s)
- Letter formation/pencil grip, writing phonograms on paper
- Distinguishing between upper and lower case letters
Literature
- Identifying characters, setting, problem/solution
- Sequencing events
- Retelling a story
- Plot/Theme
- Predictions
Core Saying
Poetry
History/Science
- The Five Senses
Homework Reminders
- Be sure to read daily for 20 minutes; 100 minutes this week. Reading Logs will be collected on Monday next week. Please record on the Reading Log page. If you miss a night, please record 0 minutes and initial rather than leaving it blank.
- Spalding handwriting practice. One phonogram is practiced (5x per line) each night and this week we are also practicing numbers (which they have practiced in Math).
- Memorize poem by Friday!
Upcoming Assessments
- Spalding Phonogram Assessment – Friday, Sept. 13th: Students will identify phonograms read aloud to them.
Upcoming Events
- Sept. 13 ~ Early Release
- Sept. 20 ~ Early Release
- Sept. 27 ~ Early Release; Spirit Day
Have a wonderful week!
Together for our children - The GHNO Kindergarten Teachers
- Sept. 13 ~ Early Release
- Sept. 20 ~ Early Release
- Sept. 27 ~ Early Release; Spirit Day
