Themes: Color Friends, All About Me, Family, Safety, Apples, , getting to know one another, building a class-

room community, writing our names, letter names, 1:1 correspondence, letter recognition, letter sounds p/b/
Counting, sorting, equivalent sets, identifying attributes, describing and comparing data,

High Frequency Words: Color words, I, am, a,

September, 2010
Schedule of Events Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

 WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN: We look forward to September as a month to build a “community of learners,” as the
students adjust to a new environment and to new friends. REMEM- 31 31 1 Math 2 3 4
BER TO 5-5:45 BBQ; Unit 1 Nursery Nursery
 MONDAY, SEPT. 6: No school due to Labor Day. Have a safe weekend. School will resume on
BRING 5:45-6:30 visit Who is in
classrooms Rhymes Rhymes
YOUR school to-
 Tuesday, September 7. A reminder that ALL children are encouraged to arrive for school at West Park and ride the 7:00 K- Jack Be Nim- Jack Be Nim-
shuttle from West Park to the classroom. An adult rides the bus with the students at all times. If you walk your child to the SCHOOL orientation
day? ble ble
1.1/1.2 1.3/1.4
classroom, please be aware of the following procedure:
SUPPLIES! 1.5
Arrival: Wait with your child at the shuttle bus drop off in the Admin. Parking lot. Your child will walk to the classroom
with the children when they arrive on the shuttle. This prevents children being left unattended outside the classroom. 5 6 No 7 Bring 8 9 10 11
Departure: Your child will be ready for pick up at the Admin. Park lot when the shuttle arrives. Please be prompt about
School your back- Color Friend Color Friend Color Friend
picking up your child at 11:00 a.m./2:50 p.m. or she/he will be put on the shuttle to be picked up at West Park. Labor pack to
Day— All school
 BACKPACKS: Please help your child develop the habit of bringing a backpack to school daily. It is a vital part of About Me Color Friend 2.3
one’s school supplies. It is a good way for your child to bring papers to and from school and to carry a light sweater and My Fam- 2.1 2.2
for when mornings are cool
ily 1.6

 SELF-HELP SKILLS: Please imagine getting twenty boys and girls ready to go outside when the weather is cold…...it
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literally can take ten to twenty minutes. Kindergarten teachers ask for YOUR help in preparing your child to dress for
cold weather independently. Please practice tying shoes, zipping zippers, snapping snaps, putting on and taking off Color Friend Color Friend Color Friend Buster
snow pants, gloves, mittens, hats, coats, etc. We expect that by the first cold—weather day, that your child will be able Safety
the Bus
to dress independently. Color Friend
Visits
 SAFE SHOES: This is a term that your child may begin to use often. In kindergarten we refer to sneakers and flat
sandals with an ankle strap as “safe shoes.” We play organized games on the grass and we play on the play structure.
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Flip flops, shoes with wedged heels, and slip on sandals with no ankle strap bring risk of injury as we run, skip, jump,
hop, and play. We ask that your child wear “safe shoes” to school on a daily basis. Girls, keep your fancy fashion
shoes for after school or for weekend attire. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
P/B Picture Nursery
 NAME WRITING: We will practice writing our names legibly each day. As children will have art work and other Apples Day Rhyme
papers, it is necessary that they are correctly identified with each child’s name. Soon we will practice writing our first
name in lower case D’Nelian, the penmanship program of the Moscow School District. Encourage the proper forma- Woman Lived
tion of letters and the use of a tripod grip on the pencil or crayon. Note that in kindergarten writing with a pencil is the in a Shoe
expectation. To develop stronger fine-motor skills, coloring with crayons is encouraged. Crayon provide resistance 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7
that allows the children to use the fine muscles of their fingers to apply the color to the paper.

 LETTER/NUMBER RECOGNITION: Research on reading tells us that children who master letter naming fluency
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are developing a skill necessary to become fluent readers. Please practice rapid recognition of both upper and lower Math Unit 2
cases letters with your child. When rapid letter naming is mastered, we will move to letter-sound fluency. Rhyme Counting/
recognition and production are other skills good readers develop. The same practice is good for number naming
Comparing
fluency of numbers 0-31.

 HOMEWORK NOTEBOOKS: .Your child should have brought home their first two homework notebooks. The number 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4/1.5 1.6
practice books stays home. There are several objectives behind the notebooks: [1] we know that children need practice and
repetition to acquire fluency and automaticity. [2] children are learning a habit that will support their education in higher
grades. [3] time that parents spend with children on academic practice imparts a message of the importance of education.
During this next month please encourage your child to use a pencil while writing, to write numbers and letters within the
boundaries of the lines, to leave one finger space between each letter, and to color neatly. Our motto in kindergarten is
“Doing our best is the BEST; not being the fastest or the first done.” Your child has the whole months to complete his/her
book………...about 10-20 minutes per night. Thank you for your support. Mrs. Schroeder
maurenes@uidaho.edu