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Welcome back for week #8 in Kindergarten! We have such an exciting week in Kindergarten!

Literacy
We are continuing Unit 2! Our essential question is “What shapes do you see around you?” We are going to continue practicing the ABC chant each day. We will be learning letter Tt this week. Our high-frequency word this week is like. Our vocabulary words are: materials, nature, decoration, games, & world. Our grammar skill for the week is verbs.

***IMPORTANT: We will soon be tested on our 1st quarter high-frequency words. Please help your child write and spell the words can, we, see, I, the.

 Math
This week we will be continuing Unit 2 and learning more about using 5-groups. We will work on family math stories, 5-groups in numbers 6-10, and adding and subtracting.  Your child will be bringing home their math homework folder on Tuesday and Thursday this week. Please be sure to have your child complete their homework and return it the next day.

Writer’s Workshop…
We are going to continue learning all about our Writer’s Workshop routine! This week we will continue with pattern books. We are going to learn about back-and-forth pattern books, adding details to our pictures, and question-answer pattern books.

Integrated…
We are starting our Social Studies unit this week! We will be learning all about our country, symbols and important responsibilities. We will be going to Mrs. Lindberg’s room to learn all about it! This is going to be so exciting!

Star of the Week…
We loved learning all about Lynnley this past week! Lynnley’s favorite color is pink, and her favorite animal is a snow leopard. She wants to be a teacher when she grows up. We can’t wait to learn all about Dillon this week! Being Star of the Week is SO much fun! J

Don’t forget! Library day this week is Wednesday!
Don’t forget! R.E.D. folders are due on Friday!
Don’t forget! Inside View of Education with Mrs. Clark is on Tuesday, October 1st at either 8:30 or 1:45. Please plan to attend whichever time works best for you. We’d love to see you there!
Don’t forget! Conferences are coming up soon! They are October 8th and 10th. A reminder schedule is going home in Wednesday folders this week with your scheduled conference time.

We have so much to learn and look forward to this week! Thanks for partnering with us to make this a successful year in Kindergarten!

-Mrs. Sellenrick