Dear Parents,
Last week
we had a lot of fun learning about facts of tigers and turtles. The kids
enjoyed learning that tigers are wild cats that love to swim and that turtles
use their flippers to dig holes to lay their eggs.
This week we will focus our study on the letter Pp.
We will learn about Polar Bears and Pigs. If you have any books, posters, or
videos that talk about these two animals, we would appreciate it if you would
let us borrow them. The vocabulary we will be learning for this letter is puzzle, parachute, pumpkin, perfume, pail, paintbrush,
pasta, paperclip, pyramid, pan, peach, pot, pineapple, pants, and puppets.
If you have any items at home that begin with this
letter, send them over with your child and we will be discussing them in class,
we will display them on a table and we will return them back on Friday. The
kids get excited to bring things from home.
Some of the stories that we will be reading are the
following:
Penny, Polly, and Peter Pig are planning the
perfect picnic! What will they pack? Make sure you ask your child about
it!
If you give a pig a pancake, she'll want some syrup
to go with it. You'll give her some of your favorite maple syrup, and she'll
probably get all sticky, so she'll want to take a bath. She'll ask you for some
bubbles. When you give her the bubbles... what would she ask for? The
vocabulary we will be discussing for this book is the following: pig,
pancake, syrup, bubbles, duck, suitcase, tap, piano, camera, envelope, glue, mailbox.
We will continue reviewing all the sight words
introduced so far: the, I, and, a, to, in, is, that, you, it. Please
take 5 minutes a day to practice these words at home. You can have them posted
on a magnetic board, on the refrigerator, or any other creative area you can
think of.
In our Phonemic Awareness area we will continue
clapping syllables. This is a hard concept for some children especially the
words that have only one syllable. You may want to play games around your house
that involves clapping the number of syllables they hear in words. to-ma-to,
doc-tor, map
In Math we will be doing all sort of activities
with numbers 6-10. These activities include sequencing numbers in their right
order, making sets, comparing numbers, concepts of more and less.
We would like to thank Henry Constantine and Ivanna
López for donating the ingredients for Kinder Kafe last week. The children
enjoyed making a train with crackers and whipped cream. Yummy!! This week we
will NOT have Kinder Kafe since Friday is a half day.
Last
week, you all received information about the Honduran typical breakfast that we
are going to have with the students this Friday, September 11th. You do not
need to send your child with a snack on this day since we will all be having
the breakfast. Children will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m. on this day. The
program will begin at 9:00 at the gym if you would like to come and join us.
Let us know if you have any problem with whatever you were assigned with. Thank
you in advance for your support with this celebration.
Read to your child daily.
Reading increases vocabulary. Read everything and everything
from books to the cereal box!
You may want to try this game with your child at home:
At some point in your life,
you’ve probably played the game “I Spy.” It’s perfect for boring waits at the
grocery store, or long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also
help kids practice a key Kindergarten concept…syllables. Here’s how to play:
What You Need:
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Hat
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Paper, ripped into small strips
What You Do:
1. Start
the game with a little refresher. Tell your child that just as music can
be divided into beats, words can be divided into syllables. Spend a few minutes
talking about a few multi-syllable words, clapping at each syllable to show
your child where the “breaks” are.
2. Let 'er
rip! With your child’s help, tear a piece of paper into a bunch of small
strips. On each piece of paper, write a number from 1-4. When you’re finished,
throw them all into the hat.
3. Time to
play! The first player picks a slip of paper from the hat. Just like in “I
Spy,” he must come up with an object for the other player to guess. But in this
version of the game, he must come up with an object with the number of
syllables on the slip. For example, if he picked the number 2, he might choose
“table” or “teaspoon” or “stapler.” With children this age, the number of
syllables itself probably isn’t enough of a hint to keep the game from getting
frustrating, so give clues that incorporate other hints as well, for example,
“I spy something black with two syllables” or “I spy something you eat on that
has two syllables.”
As your child gets the hang of
it, don’t be afraid to throw a bit more challenge into the hat. Or, hat aside,
just ask your child to think of a word with three syllables, or even four!
He’ll look at your refrigerator in a whole new light.
BRICKS4KIDZ – The first module for Bricks4kidz will begin on
Friday, September 18. Each module will have only 4 sessions, at a cost of
L1,000 per module. A Bricks4kidz representative will be in school on Friday,
September 11 for those of you who are interested in enrolling your child(ren).
For more information on Bricks4kidz please visit http://www.bricks4kidz.com/
CHANGES IN THE OCTOBER HOLIDAYS – We have received official word that a
decree was issued in Congress changing the October holidays to October 7, 8,
and 9 . We will be complying and
changing the holidays.
We understand that some families
may have purchased tickets for trips at the end of October, and we will be as
accommodating as possible in helping our students with missed work. If this is
the case, please contact the teachers and/or area coordinator to make the
arrangements for make up work and
content.
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Important Dates
Coming Up:
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Friday, Sept. 11 Independence Day Celebration
/ Early Dismissal 11:45 a.m.
Progress Reports sent home
Monday & Tuesday Honduran Independence Day Holiday
Sept 14 & 15
Tuesday, Sept 16 MAP Fall testing session
begins
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