November 20, 2020

Dear Kindergarten Families,

Last week was full of excitement in kindergarten. The children dressed like Wampanoag Natives and made their own clay beads.Then we made popcorn, just like the Native Americans did. Did you know Native Americans made popcorn 3 different ways? One way was just by throwing the kernels directly into the fire.Ask your child about other ways that they made popcorn. The children also did a fantastic job creating there own Wetu's and acting out what life was like as a Wampanoag Native. This upcoming week we will continue to learn about the story of the first thanksgiving. We will also be learning about what it means to be thankful. The kindergartners are so excited for our special Thanksgiving feast! Thank you to the class parents who helped make our feast possible! We are so grateful!

Love,

Mrs. Maraglio

-Your child will be coming home with a CLEAR FOLDER.  This is their Take-Home folder.  Please put all notes to school in here and send it in with your child each day.  
-HOMEWORK: Your child will be coming home with their  blue HOMEWORK FOLDER and their homework newsletter on Mondays.  This folder should be returned EVERY FRIDAY to be checked.  They will also have a reading log book mark  in their book bag buddy.  Book Bag Buddys should come back and forth to school everyday. This will help your child with comprehension. Students will be able to choose one book that can be read to them and one book that they can read independently. Children will also bring home a poem to read every Thursday in their poetry notebooks.
-CHANGES IN TRANSPORTATION MUST BE IN WRITING!
-Your child will need one (1) HEALTHY morning snack every day! Some examples are yogurt, fruit, granola bars, etc.  They will also need to bring their own water bottle each day.  The only thing they can drink at snack time is water. This should be in a bottle with a sports top or pop up straw (tops that screw off often make spills that we try to avoid!)
-Please refrain from sending your child to school with peanut butter as we have a few children with severe allergies.
- Remind your child about the importance of staying safe in our classroom.  This means we keep our hands on our own bodies and we raise our hand to leave our seats.
- Remind them to ALWAYS ask for help. 
-Remember to have fun while learning!

Story of the Week: Thanks for Thanksgiving

  Poem: I'm a Little Turkey
Letter of the Week: /w/ /v/   Sight Words: are, it,the, now, was
FUNdations: letter formation
 Writing: lowecase letter formation.  

 Module 4 Unit Continues

We will be learning how to classify and count objects by color, shape, and size, as well as how to classify, count, and sort by count. In this module, we will also be learning new Math vocabulary (big category classify size small sort)  Ask your child along the way to explain these concepts. Having your child explain or show how to solve a problem helps him/her make sense of the mathematics anddeepens their understanding. If they get stuck, go to the Family Resources and use digital resources to learn together.

Saint of the Week: Saint Pope John Paul 

A Thanksgiving Prayer

*Thinking like a scientist. 

We will be participating in a 5 senses  pie tasting and sorting and charting the results.