Monday, November 27th-

Friday, December 1st

*Please send your child’s school iPad back to

• CKLA: Students reviewed the sixteen previously taught
school, fully charged next Monday morning.
letter sounds with practice activities and assessments. *Please continue to have your child practice
12 consonant sounds: m, t, d, c, g, n, h, s, f, v, z, p putting their coat on, zipping, buttoning, snapping,
4 short vowel sounds: a, o, i, e and tying their shoes at home to help them
Students learned about the “tricky” words: the and a. become more independent.
The practiced recognizing, reading, and spelling CVC words *Your child’s school library book is due next
and phrases. They also worked with the word and as well.
Friday.
• Reading: Students worked on identifying the main topic,
setting, and key details in stories. They practiced connecting
information and using words to help understand the text.
Students also learned more about the past and present,
continuing to discuss the concepts of “long ago & now.”
• Tuesday, December 5th: IT School Picture Retake Day
• Math: Students practiced connecting quantities represented
• Tuesday, December 5th: MAP Reading Test 9:00 a.m.
on five-frame cards and ten-frame cards with equations.
Students solved bicycle and tricycle story problems • Wednesday, December 6th: MAP Math Test 9:00 a.m.
involving adding and subtracting, as well as doubling • Thursday, December 14th: IT Family BINGO Night 6:30 p.m.
quantities. They also practiced figuring out the equations to
describe the situations they were modeling too. • Thursday, December 21st: Early Release 1:40 p.m.
• Friday, December 22rd - Friday, January 5th: NO SCHOOL/
WINTER BREAK

• Happy December!
• Thank you so much for attending your child's Kindergarten Fall Parent-Teacher Conference last
week. I was so pleased to talk with all of you to share good news of your child’s successes and their
learning in Kindergarten! I truly appreciate your time, help, and continued support!
• I hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing Thanksgiving break with your family and friends:)
• We had a great week back in kindergarten! The students were so happy to work and play together
cooperatively at school, earning lots of praise and Tiger Stripes. We earned a Stuffed Animal Day! :)
• We were very excited to meet our Buddies in Mr. Ponzetti’s 3rd grade class. We had fun doing some
“getting to know you” activities with them on Thursday afternoon.
• MAP Testing: The MAP Reading test will be next Tuesday, December 5th at 9:00 a.m. and the MAP
Math test will be next Wednesday, December 6th at 9:00 a.m. Please make sure your child gets
plenty of rest and eats a nutritious breakfast before coming to school.
• Please take care and enjoy a wonderful weekend with your family and friends!