September 6th - September 10th, 2010

Mrs. Carolyn’s Peek of the week for September 6 – 10, 2010

Last Week
The first week of school was filled with new rules and new experiences.  All of the children did a great job meeting new friends and playing together.
Many of the children brought in objects from home that started with the letter S for our daily show and share time.  We talked about the sea, sand and seashells.  We made sandcastles inside and outside.  Some new words we added to our vocabulary were shore line (where the water meets the land) and bivalves (2 part shells like clams, scallops and mussels).

I have begun to assess the children. By doing so, I will be better able to set objectives for each of them.

We have also started writing in our Good Morning Journals each day.

Next Week
There is no school on Monday, September 6 due to the Labor Day holiday. Maybe it will be nice enough to go to the beach :)

The Summer Fun Family Activity papers are due back on Tuesday.  Your child should have brought home a paper with the instructions and a paper to bring back to school with the completed activity.

We will continue our unit, Down by the Seashore.  We have discussed ocean, sand, and sun.   We will talk about crabs and lobsters.  We will talk about the color Red.

Children are invited to wear red clothes this week.  They can bring in red objects or objects that begin with S.  Please have your child practice talking about the object.

Please have your child bring a 2 pocket folder to school each day to bring home their daily sheet, projects and school notices.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

August 30th - September 3rd, 2010

Mrs.Carolyn’s Kindergarten Peek of the Week August 30–Sept. 3, 2010 

Welcome to Kindergarten!!!  I am so excited to be getting back to school after the summer.  I had a great time sitting in the sun and swimming but last week’s cool weather has me checking the trees for changes in the leaves.  Our classroom area has been redesigned to meet the new Rhode Island Early Childhood Regulations. 

WHAT IS A PEEK OF THE WEEK?
A peek of the week is designed to give the parent an idea of what the teacher has planned for the week.  I usually use a letter theme the class will be working with for the week.  This will help you prepare your child to come to school with something to show and share with the class.  These objects give the child a hands-on concept to put with the letter sound we are working on.  
Try to help your child find an object that is 'not' a toy.  It can be a toy once in a while, but please not every day.  Your child will have a chance to describe the objects (color, size, material it is made from) and tell where and when they got it. 

THE LETTER S
Since we are still in the season of summer and the third day of School is in the month of September we will begin talking about the letter S.  We will work with sand in Science and Art.  We will work with sea shells in Math as we look at similarities and differences and group them accordingly.  We will talk about what we did this summer, so you might want to see if your child can remember any of the fun things you did together.

I look forward to working with your child to discover his/her strengths, weaknesses and interests.  I hope to develop your child’s passion for learning so each night they will have something new that they learned at the Little Village Schoolhouse, to share at the dinner table.   

Mrs. Carolyn