October is filled with many activities about Saints, Guardian Angels, fire prevention, Columbus and Halloween. We have been learning many songs, so be on the lookout for the next installment of my kindergarten songbook!
In reading, we are focusing on letter recognition, syllables in words, rhyming words, story characters, setting and sequence. Thank you for encouraging your child to print using proper left-to-right and top-to-bottom progression and proper spacing between letters. I will be sending home high-frequency word cards for you to practice each day with your child.
In math, we are counting groups of objects to 10 and writing numerals 0 - 10. Thank you for supervising your child's homework to see that the directions have been followed correctly.
We will celebrate Halloween on Thursday, October 31st. A Halloween snack will be provided for the party. My room mother will contact you to send in any supplies or snacks. Due to food allergies, do not send any edible treats. Costumes should be worn to school. Please make sure that the costume is comfortable and easy for your child to use the bathroom unassisted. For safety's sake - no props!
Recently, we had a visitor to our room - while we were at lunch, a cute little house sparrow came in the window to check out kindergarten. After opening the windows wider and leaving the room, it was able to fly out to my feeders for a treat. Such excitement!
