Author: Rick

Kindergarten NEWS
November

Kindergarten teachers will be completing report card assessments during the month of November. Please make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and eats a healthy breakfast.
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If the homework requires writing, please allow your child to sound out the words on his/her own. Please do NOT write the sentence for them to copy. Once they have finished write their sentence underneath.
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When your child brings home his/her baggy book, do not read the whole book to them first and then have them read. Many times, the students will just memorize what you have read to them. You may read the first page, but then have your child continue reading on his/her own using picture clues and have them focus on the beginning sound in the word.
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PTO/Reading Night is November 15th. Come out and see how Reading Gives You Superpowers!
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Please DO NOT send in any Halloween candy for snack. This is a treat for home.
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Make sure your child counts each night. Try counting to 20. If they skip a number, they need to go back and start over.
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As the weather gets cooler, make sure your child has his/her jacket or coat daily. The students will go outside each day depending on the weather conditions. You may also want to check their change of clothes at school so that it is appropriate for the temperatures.
When practicing story concepts (setting, character, retelling events), it may be best to use students’ library books or books you have at home. The baggy books have less content and are better used for building students’ reading skills.
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When learning the kindergarten sight words, flash cards are helpful. However, students also need to be able to identify these words in context and write them. If you need a new sight word list please let your child’s teacher know.
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Go on a shape hunt and discuss all the different shapes you see around your house (square, rectangle, triangle, hexagon, circle). Draw them!

Mark Your Calendar

November 10– Half Day Dismissal at 12:00 noon
November 11-Veteran’s Day/No School
November 15-PTO Reading Night
November 23– Make Up Day; Full Day
November 24th-25th Thanksgiving Holiday

Language Arts Skills SkSkills

Sight Words: Is, be, in, out, and, it
Letters: Ff,Gg,Qq,Uu,Ww,Xx,Ii
Phonics: Rhyming, Beginning sounds, consonants and vowels, ending sounds, Blending sounds to form words, uppercase letters vs. lowercase letters
Reading Skills: Vocabulary, setting, characters, beginning, middle, end of a story
Parts of a Book: Punctuation, pointing to each word with your finger; first part of the sentence/last part of the sentence; recalling key details about the text; the job of the author/illustrator
Writing: Beginning a sentence with a capital letters, ending a sentence with a period, writing left to right, drawing illustrations to tell a story; writing the sounds we hear in words

October Students of the Month
Cooperation
Sanchez– Moo Hzer
Erwin– Zoe Marquez
Dean– John Merr
Branch– Antwan Scott Jr.
Dean

Math Skills

Counting to 50 ; Counting to 20 beginning with numbers other than 1
Identify, write, and count #’s 1-10
Compose larger shapes from simple shapes (i.e-What shapes can you put together to make a triangle?)
Compare 2D shapes (circle, rectangle, square, hexagon, triangle)
Positional words– up, down, above, under, below

Science and Social Studies Skills

(Properties) 5 Senses-Focusing on sense of taste and hearing
Exploring elements of culture (how people speak, dress, foods they eat, and adapt to weather changes)

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Kindergarten NEWS
November

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While your main goal of distributing a newsletter might be to sell your product or service, the key to a successful newsletter is making it useful to your readers.
A great way to add useful content to your newsletter is to develop and write your own articles, or include a calendar of upcoming events or a special offer that promotes a new product.
You can also research articles or find “filler” articles by accessing the World Wide Web. You can write about a variety of topics but try to keep your articles short.
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The subject matter that appears in newsletters is virtually endless. You can include stories that focus on current technologies or innovations in your field.
You may also want to note business or economic trends, or make predictions for your customers or clients.
If the newsletter is distributed internally, you might comment upon new procedures or improvements to the business. Sales figures or earnings will show how your business is growing.
Some newsletters include a column that is updated every issue, for instance, an advice column, a book review, a letter from the president, or an editorial. You can also profile new employees or top customers or vendors.

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Selecting pictures or graphics is an important part of adding content to your newsletter.
Think about your article and ask yourself if the picture supports or enhances the message you’re trying to convey. Avoid selecting images that appear to be out of context.
Microsoft Publisher includes thousands of clip art images from which you can choose and import into your newsletter. There are also several tools you can use to draw shapes and symbols.
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Inside Story Headline

This story can fit 150-200 words.
One benefit of using your newsletter as a promotional tool is that you can reuse content from other marketing materials, such as press releases, market studies, and reports.
While your main goal of distributing a newsletter might be to sell your product or service, the key to a successful newsletter is making it useful to your readers.
A great way to add useful content to your newsletter is to develop and write your own articles, or include a calendar of upcoming events or a special offer that promotes a new product.
You can also research articles or find “filler” articles by accessing the World Wide Web. You can write about a variety of topics but try to keep your articles short.
Much of the content you put in your newsletter can also be used for your Web site. Microsoft Publisher offers a simple way to convert your newsletter to a Web publication. So, when you’re finished writing your newsletter, convert it to a Web site and post it.

Caption describing picture or graphic.

Inside Story Headline

This story can fit 100-150 words.
The subject matter that appears in newsletters is virtually endless. You can include stories that focus on current technologies or innovations in your field.
You may also want to note business or economic trends, or make predictions for your customers or clients.
If the newsletter is distributed internally, you might comment upon new procedures or improvements to the business. Sales figures or earnings will show how your business is growing.
Some newsletters include a column that is updated every issue, for instance, an advice column, a book review, a letter from the president, or an editorial. You can also profile new employees or top customers or vendors.

“To catch the reader's attention, place an interesting sentence or quote from the story here.”

Inside Story Headline

This story can fit 75-125 words.
Selecting pictures or graphics is an important part of adding content to your newsletter.
Think about your article and ask yourself if the picture supports or enhances the message you’re trying to convey. Avoid selecting images that appear to be out of context.
Microsoft Publisher includes thousands of clip art images from which you can choose and import into your newsletter. There are also several tools you can use to draw shapes and symbols.
Once you have chosen an image, place it close to the article. Be sure to place the caption of the image near the image.

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Address Line 2
Address Line 3
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Phone: 555-555-5555
Fax: 555-555-5555
E-mail: someone@example.com

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If space is available, this is a good place to insert a clip art image or some other graphic.

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