Weekly Message: November 14

 Our learning from this week: 

We finished our work on sorting this week. We chose what rule we used to sort and glued items in our journals.  


In our Literacy Program UFLI (University of Florida Literacy Institute), we finished our "Getting Ready Lessons".  This involved creating a sound wall for all our letter sounds including all the consonant sounds and all of the vowel sounds.  We thought about how our mouth parts (teeth, tongue, lips etc.) make each sound and grouped them by the way the sound is formed.  We also worked on forming all of the Upper Case Letters.  We focused on the types of lines- vertical, horizontal, slanted and curved. We worked on mini white boards and focused on making the letters from TOP to BOTTOM and from LEFT to RIGHT. Next, we will start connecting letter graphemes (written letter) to their sounds using lower case letters. We are on our way to becoming readers and writers!  

We had a great time during our first "FAMILY FRIDAY". All the students in the school were assigned to new classrooms to multi-aged groups.  We will join in these groups regularly throughout the year to play games, do activities and build community.  Ask your child about their Family Friday experience... Who was their teacher?  What was it like being with lots of big kids?  What activities did you do? 





Reminders: 

  • Swimming starts on Monday!  
  • An email and paper copy of instructions for swimming was sent home. (or see the VERY bottom of this Blog)
  • Fees are on PowerSchool to pay for swimming and other school opportunities (contact the office if you require financial assistance.)
Have a great weekend and see you next week!
Warmly, 
Ms. Kinnear


Swimming Instructions: 

  • Please have your students ready with their swimsuit on under their clothes before school in the morning. 
  • We are meeting in front hallway. Come to front doors at 8:38 AM for attendance. Do not come to classroom or kindergarten doors. 
  • The bus will be leaving promptly when the bell rings at 8:43 AM, so please be on time/ early for every day this coming week (Nov. 17 – 21). If you are late, you will need to drive your child to the pool at Sir Winston Churchill.  
  • Remember to pack a plastic bag for wet swimwear and towels, and to pack dry underwear to change into after swimming. 
  • This week, we don't need message folders or extra items in backpacks. Backpacks will be going to the pool with us. Snacks are still needed. 

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