Northview Elementary School Kindergarten Newsletter

October 23rd- November 3rd, 2017

Dates to Know Reading/Language Arts ● October 26th: Fall Literacy Night 6-7:30pm Essential Question: What can we learn ● October 30th: Professional Day-2hr. early dismissal when we try new things? Guiding Question: How can your senses Reminders/ Announcements ● October 30th-Nov.3rd: Red Ribbon Week Thank you to those who have paid help you learn? Meet the K teachers! Focus Reading Strategy: the K fee of $25. If you have not done so, please send the fee in as Ms. Turner o Ask and Answer Questions Focus Reading Skill: soon as possible. Hi! My name is Ms. Turner and I am very excited to join the Kindergarten Team at Northview Elementary. I am thrilled to be your teacher and I am o Key Details looking forward to a new year of learning, fun, and adventure. I have a Book Genre: Informational Be sure to place any money sent to Phonemic Awareness: school in an envelope or baggie Bachelor’s Degree in Education and I have taught Pre-K/Kindergarten for the last 8 years. This will be the first year that I am working in PGCPS. On o Phoneme Isolation, Phoneme marked with your child’s name, Blending teacher’s name, amount, and purpose. a personal note, my husband, my son, and my best friend take up most of my free time, and I am loving every minute of it. Phonics: Please include lunch pin number if o s /s/ sending in lunch money. There is so much that I'm looking forward to this year!. A few of my favorites: Grammar: Favorite Book: The Little Prince o Nouns Lunch Buyers: Please make sure to High-Frequency Words check your child’s account balance Favorite Hobby: Cooking and Watching Movies Favorite Season: Summer o see at www.myschoolbucks.com for Stories and Read Alouds: Wish List lunches. Lunch is $2.75 per day. o Senses at the Seashore, A feast of Please consider making a donation to your classroom of any of the the Senses, Sam can see, I can Please check your child’s backpack following items. Thanks so much for enhancing your child’s learning see and folder daily for notices and work. Writing: experiences. o How writers work Chalk, Disinfecting Wipes, Brown Lunch Bags, Baby Wipes Handwiting: ● Letter Ss Social Studies: Math Skills Science: Essential Question: How do people best o Count quantities up to 10 objects and tell how many How can we observe weather cooperate? o Number sequence and the one-to-one principle patterns? ● What are our country’s symbols? o Read and write numerals 0-10 How can we measure weather?” o Cardinality of a group of objects ● What are our country’s Contact us! monuments? o Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and Any questions or concerns, please contact your describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as child’s teacher at 301-218-1520 or feel free to above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to. email at: o Solve problems related to quantities of 0-10 involving counting Ms. Turner: [email protected] o Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, Ms. Gann: jessica. g [email protected] less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group. Ms. Shack: [email protected] o Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in Ms. Pierson: [email protected] each category and sort the categories by count. o Count to 50 by ones and tens