Hello Kindergarten Families!

Here is what's going on in Kindergarten this week:

Art/Science/Theme: We will finish up our unit of apples with a fun lesson about Johnny Appleseed.  We will also begin our new theme: Pumpkins! Students will learn about pumpkins through a study of the pumpkin life cycle as we compare it to the apple life cycle. Keep an eye out for your child's Pumpkin Number Line and use this at home to help your child practice Number Recognition and Number Sense (ie: "Can you point to the number ___ on your number line?" or "What number comes before/after ___?")

Math: Students are learning about "5 frames" and "10 frames".  They are also learning the concept of subitizing, which is the ability to "see" a small amount of objects and quickly know how many there are without counting (such as the dots on a dice).

Word of the Week: "my"
Math Homework: Pages 5-6
Handwriting Focus Letters: G,g and D,d

RTI will begin on Monday, September 26th.  As Mrs. Dorney told you all at Back to School Night, RTI (Response to Instruction) is our school-wide leveled reading program.  This program is designed to meet the specific reading needs of each child.  All reading groups are fluid and students will move from group to group according to their ability, needs and growth.  We sent home a note in each student's folder letting you know who your child's RTI teacher will be during this time. There will likely be a few changes throughout the next few weeks as we really get to know your child's specific reading skills so we might move them to different groups accordingly and we will inform you of these changes as they come up.

Have a great week,
Catherine Werner