Letter N

Letter B

Letter T

Letter R

Letter M

Letter S

Body Alphabet

We made letters our of our bodies. The pictures that are posted are the ones that were voted by the class to be the best ones. The letters we have covered are S, M, R, T, B, and N. I will also be sending home the kids own letters to help practice the letter shaping.

N Week

We had a visitor for N week.  A Nurse came into talk to the students about hand washing, what foods are better for them, and what she as a nurse does for a living. She checked all of there hands under a blacklight to see how well they were washing. All the kids passed.

Also a parent brought in a baggie with stuff for the kids. They all got Nacho chips, Nerds, Nutter Butters,a  Nail file, a Notebook, and Nuggets.  Thank you for making our N Week fun!

S-Week

We had a great presentation on community service from Jenna and her mom. She also made sashes for the kids to decorate.

We Are Learning How to Read

Kindergarten students are learning how to read every day whether they are reading familiar environmental print found from restaurant wrappers or new words and sounds they learn at school or home. Every child develops these skills at their own pace but they are more than capable to pick up on how to read in Kindergarten. Studies show that children who are read to at home have a higher likely hood to have a love of reading throughout the years.

DIBELS mid year benchmark will be given this month. It would be beneficial to practice with your child at home every day for a few minutes. Here are a list of suggestions:
*letter names and letter sounds
*dolch sight words on flashcards
*breaking words into sounds by listening.. IE: your word is cat ....then they say ......c-a-t
*reading consonant vowel constant words from paper IE: what are the sounds? = c-a-t
*Reading Swirl books from our classroom or checking out library books from the school library. AR suggestion is .5-.8 mid year kindergarten. Please see me for questions.
*non sense words
Note: Reading is comprised of many of these ideas put together, not just being able to do one area really well. I am always available before or after school to answer any questions on your child's reading development.

We are in need of these supplies:
*Classroom ABC games -either homemade or store bought
*Big Crayons
*Big Crayons
*Glue sticks

This is a great website I have found if you want free games or flashcards to practice at home:
http://www.kellyskindergarten.com/
There are so many good ideas to practice specific to the kindergarten level.

Thank you for your dedication to your child's academic success. :)

Mrs. Stokes

(Thanks to Mrs. Miller for the great post!)