Dear Parents,
The best thing you can do for your child in regards to their literacy journey is to read to them everyday. Read the book then let your child retell the story to you. Have them read the pictures and try to read some of the words. These are all ways for them to read a book. It is important for them to have "Good Fit Books." Good fit books for kindergarten students are picture books, books with a few words to a few sentences on each page. I have asked the children if they have alphabet books at home and many have told me that they do not. I encourage you to have alphabet books available for your child at home to read.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
Information
Dear Parents,
We have had a great week building stamina in reading and writing during Daily 5. We are up to 17 minutes in reading and 15 minutes in writing. This means that as a whole group with children are working on these skills uninterrupted.WOW! I am really proud of the kids! I hope that you have had a chance to introduce your child to First In Math the online program that makes learning math fun and enjoyable. Your child's information was sent home last Friday in your child's red folder. Some of the kids told me that they have been working on it at home. That is awesome! September homework is due on Monday and we will be celebrating next week those who turned in their homework. October homework calendars and goals are in your child's Friday folder. The expectation is that you are working with your child at home on these activities and goals.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton
We have had a great week building stamina in reading and writing during Daily 5. We are up to 17 minutes in reading and 15 minutes in writing. This means that as a whole group with children are working on these skills uninterrupted.WOW! I am really proud of the kids! I hope that you have had a chance to introduce your child to First In Math the online program that makes learning math fun and enjoyable. Your child's information was sent home last Friday in your child's red folder. Some of the kids told me that they have been working on it at home. That is awesome! September homework is due on Monday and we will be celebrating next week those who turned in their homework. October homework calendars and goals are in your child's Friday folder. The expectation is that you are working with your child at home on these activities and goals.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton
Friday, September 21, 2012
Great Week
Dear Parents,
We had a great week in room 23. I am so pleased with how well the children are doing. Many important items are in your child's Friday folder so be sure to read it with them.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton
We had a great week in room 23. I am so pleased with how well the children are doing. Many important items are in your child's Friday folder so be sure to read it with them.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton
Great Week
Dear Parents,
We had a great week in kindergaten. I am so excited with how well we are doing.
Have a great weekend.
Mrs. Catton
We had a great week in kindergaten. I am so excited with how well we are doing.
Have a great weekend.
Mrs. Catton
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Items
A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Soultz and Mrs. Gillihan for sending in some items to put into our "store" so the kids can go shopping on Friday. They are going to be so excited to see some new items to choose from. We will be doing this activity all year long so feel free to send in items anytime that you are willing and able. Be sure to look through your child's Friday folder this week as Progress Reports are inside.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton
Monday, September 17, 2012
Great Morning!
I just had to tell you about our great morning. The kids are doing a great job with the morning routine and we are quickly moving on to Daily Five. We reached our Reading to Self goal of 11 minutes today and I was able to work individually with three children on letter recognition. I encourage each of you to have alphabet books for your children at home to read! We ran out of time during Writing because we had to go to lunch. When I rang the chimes to have the children put up their journals I heard "I'm not done yet." That was music to my ears so we will go back to writing after recess. Any prizes for our "store" on Friday is GREATLY appreciated.
Have a lovely day as we are here in room 23.
Mrs. Catton
Have a lovely day as we are here in room 23.
Mrs. Catton
Friday, September 14, 2012
Library Books
Dear Parents,
Please encourage your children to keep the library book that they checked out more than one day. Many books come back the next day and when I ask them who read them the book. They say no one has read it to them yet. Library is on Wednesday and the books do not have to be returned until the following Wednesday. I also encourage them to practice building stamina by reading the book at home. They chose the book so it is obviously something they wanted to read. If you read them the book they can retell the story, read the pictures, and read some of the words. You could look for sight words in print, read a sentence and have them repeat it, etc. We did this today with the big book Buttons Buttons and they were so excited to be reading! We are busy building stamina. We are up to 9 minutes in reading and 6 minutes in writing. I am so excited about their progress. We made a list of possible fish names for our new class pet (model writing) and Mrs. Parsons got to choose her favorite. Its name is Happy Feet. HELP!!!!!!!I am looking for donations of prizes for the children to "buy" at the end of the week if they earn 5 sticks (one for each day of the school week) for following classroom procedures. Some suggestions are toys from fast food kids meals, small toys from the dollar store or dollar sections, etc. I am really pleased with how this is working with this class. Many of them are earning 5 sticks and the ones who are not are quickly figuring out that they can if they choose to do the right thing. I would greatly appreciate your joining me as a friend on my blog so I know who is reading them. As of right now this is the only way to communicate in mass to my parents.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton
Please encourage your children to keep the library book that they checked out more than one day. Many books come back the next day and when I ask them who read them the book. They say no one has read it to them yet. Library is on Wednesday and the books do not have to be returned until the following Wednesday. I also encourage them to practice building stamina by reading the book at home. They chose the book so it is obviously something they wanted to read. If you read them the book they can retell the story, read the pictures, and read some of the words. You could look for sight words in print, read a sentence and have them repeat it, etc. We did this today with the big book Buttons Buttons and they were so excited to be reading! We are busy building stamina. We are up to 9 minutes in reading and 6 minutes in writing. I am so excited about their progress. We made a list of possible fish names for our new class pet (model writing) and Mrs. Parsons got to choose her favorite. Its name is Happy Feet. HELP!!!!!!!I am looking for donations of prizes for the children to "buy" at the end of the week if they earn 5 sticks (one for each day of the school week) for following classroom procedures. Some suggestions are toys from fast food kids meals, small toys from the dollar store or dollar sections, etc. I am really pleased with how this is working with this class. Many of them are earning 5 sticks and the ones who are not are quickly figuring out that they can if they choose to do the right thing. I would greatly appreciate your joining me as a friend on my blog so I know who is reading them. As of right now this is the only way to communicate in mass to my parents.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton
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