Kindergarten Newsletter: November 2023
Thank you for continuing to support your child at home!
Language Arts
What are we learning?
- I can use patterns in texts to predict
- I can understand and make connections to stories.
- I can increase my vocabulary by listening to stories, asking about words I don’t know, and talking about the meanings of words
- I can point ‘crisply’ to match my voice to printed words.
Home/School Connection
Questions to ask your student:
- Review alphabet names and sounds
Math
What are we learning?
- I can continue to develop my understanding of numbers by counting number ranges forward and backward
- I can identify, describe, extend, create and transfer repeating patterns
Home/School Connection
Questions to ask your student:
- What patterns do you notice?
- What is a pattern?
Science
What are we learning?
- I can investigate the difference between living and non-living things.
- I can investigate and understand basic needs and life cycles of animals- Squirrels
- I can investigate changes that occur over time
Home/School Connection
Questions to ask your student:
- What does a squirrel look like?
Social Studies
What are we learning?
- I can take turns and share
- I can take care of personal belongings and respect what belongs to others
- I can follow rules and understand consequences
- I can practice honesty, self-control, and kindness to others
- I know what a veteran is and why we celebrate Veterans day
- I know why we celebrate Thanksgiving
Home/School Connection
Questions to ask your student:
- What is Veterans Day?
- What is Thanksgiving?
Specials:
What are we learning? & Home/School Connections:
- Library: Kindergarteners will explore multicultural versions of traditional literature and develop their engineering skills through connected STEAM challenges.
- PE: The first quarter is almost to a close! Thank you to all families for being strong co-teachers with us. Regarding pacing, we have completed our “Rules/Routines” and “Throwing/Catching” units with all grade levels. Now, all students will move into their “Fitness Unit.” Learners will better understand how their bodies work, the components of fitness, and different ways to track activity/stay active. As always, Mr. Bergin ([email protected]) and Ms. Brod ([email protected]) are here for any questions or concerns.
- Music:
- Ms. Shaw’s Kindergartners: Kindergarten students have been working on form and patterns in Music, using Hap Palmers Haunted House song.
- Mr. Sawasky: All grades will be celebrating Native American Heritage Month in November by exploring some of our history as a nation and its original people and culture.
- Grades K-2 will be learning about melody and how patterns of notes that go up and down can create a catchy tune.
- Art:
- In the Forestdale art program, the primary goal is to create an environment in which every student feels confident, safe, and supported by Ms. Barrett and by the other students. The goal is that each student will reach a level of technical mastery and self-confidence that allows them to take risks with their own artwork and create work that they value.
- In November all students will be wrapping up their PAINTING units and doing planning drawings for the upcoming COLLAGE units!
- Kindergarteners created paintings of concentric circles and dots after watching the read-aloud of the book “The Dot” by Peter H. Reynolds. They learned about cool colors, warm colors, and color harmonies.
- All students’ paintings are delightful. They would look great in a frame, hanging on the wall – or at least on the refrigerator!
- As always, Ms. Barrett ([email protected]) is here for any questions or concerns regarding the art program.
ESOL- English for Speakers of Other Languages
During the month of November, we are highlighting the language of inquiring. Here are some questions you can ask your students to help them practice how to inquire.
- What are you wondering about?
- What questions do you have about that?
- I wonder why __________?
- Who __________?
- What __________?
- When __________?
- Where __________?
- Why __________?
- How __________?
