November 2022 Kindergarten Newsletter
Important Dates & Reminders
- November 8: Holiday- Election Day
- November 9: Family Market at Timber Lane ES
- November 11: November 11 - Student Holiday - Veterans Day (School Planning Day & Parent Conferences)
- November 23-25: November 23-25 - Thanksgiving Holiday
Language Arts
What We Learned This Past Month:
Reading:
- We learned to ask questions before, during and after reading
- We learned to make predictions about what might happen next in a story.
- We learned about breaking apart words.
Writing:
- We learned to match what we are writing to the story we tell.
- We learned to write stories about one idea or time.
What We Will Be Learning Next Month:
Reading
- We will learn how to use patterns to help us read books.
- We will learn to use our phonetic skills to read words.
- We will learn to point to words while we read.
Writing:
- We will write books that follow patterns.
Math
What We Learned This Past Month:
- We learned to follow number sense routines
- Students worked on counting forwards to 20 and backwards from 10
- Students worked on writing numerals 0-10
What We Will Be Learning Next Month:
- Students will learn to create patterns
- Students will learn to identify the core of a pattern
- Students will learn to extend a repeating pattern
Science & Social Studies (Content)
What We Learned This Past Month:
- We learned about community helpers
- We learned about maps
- We learned about rules in a community
- We learned about our 5 senses
What We Will Be Learning Next Month:
- We will be learning about community helpers
- We will learn about using our 5 senses
Community (Concept)
What We Learned This Past Month:
- We learned that communities have rules
- We learned that our families and our classroom are a community
- We learned that community members help each other
- We learned that everyone in a community matters
What We Will Be Learning Next Month:
- We will learn about plant life cycles
- We will learn about animal life cycles
- We will learn about patterns in nature
Concept - Patterns
What we learned this past month:
- We learned about community
- We learned communities have rules
- We learned our class and families are communities
- We learned community members help each other
- We learned about the places we go in a community
- We learned about how community helpers work in a community
What we will be learning next month:
- We will begin to learn about patterns
- We will learn that life cycles are patterns
- We will learn about patterns we follow in our days
Photo Gallery
Kindergarten Mathematicians are working on counting collections & are learning how to play games like roll & write to help build number writing & subitizing skills!
Ms. Collin’s taught Kindergarteners all about iPads! Kindergarteners are enjoying exploring ST Math, Lexia, Starfall, and Wixie!
Kindergarten students worked hard creating their own community book to share with friends, teachers and families at our community celebration!