November

This month we are doing lots (and lots) of things with numbers. We have been practicing reading, writing, & ordering numbers 0 - 5 and will soon add numbers 6 - 10. This grading period we will be counting out loud to 30 as well as practicing visual recognition & writing numbers to 10. You can help at home by practicing/reviewing these skill areas.
Other skills to practice are: reciting the ABC's in sequence, identifying right & left, visually recognizing the upper & lower case letters covered so far this year, & practicing the word cards attached to your child's folder. These word cards should be practiced daily!!
Please continue to sign & return the little Reading take-home books each week. We read the book together several times in class. As a homework assignment, everyone is to read to "3" at home & get signatures of everyone they read to. An important part of the assignment is remembering to bring the signed take-home book back to school the next day. Please remind your child to put their "signed" book back into their folder. When the book returns home again (w/a sticker to show I've seen it), please continue to practice reading it throughout the weeks. It is very helpful to have your child place their pointer finger on each word as they read it.
Now that colder weather is heading our way, please practice with your child so they are able to zip, button, or snap their own coat. Practice makes perfect, so work at this until they are successful. One other reminder, please label all boots, hats, & mittens/gloves; often when I hold up lost items..................no one wants to claim them!!
Finally, I've been really busy helping the children understand how it is not Mom or Dad's fault when they forget to bring Library books, take-home Reading books, or etc. to school on the designated day........ maybe you've been hearing this story at home. You would be surprised how parents get blamed when their child forgets something!! I kindly remind them it is their folder, their backpack, or their Library book (not Mom or Dad's), so it is also their responsibility to put needed books & papers inside to be returned to school. Yes, they are only 5 or 6, but teaching responsibility is a necessary lesson & ultimately will help you!! Please support this important concept & reinforce it at home.