*Please practice cutting with scissors.  Remember - two fingers in the bottom hole, your thumb in the top hole, open and shut, and go chomp, chomp, chomp!
*We are learning about the letters Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, and Ll this week in our ABC Bootcamp.  What do these letter say?  What sound(s) do they make?  What are some words that start with these letters?  
*Please read your letter books to your parents.  Remember to point to the words as you read them.
*Please practice writing the letters Aa - Ll.  Remember, the more we practice writing these letters, the easier it becomes.
*Ii is for ice cream.  *What treat did we have to celebrate the letter Ii?  (ice cream cups)
*Where did we go with Coach P. for gym?  (across the street to the big field)
*What game did we play in gym?
*What letters did we learn about in Spanish with Senor D?  (A, B, C)


 

*We are learning about our first Superkid.  *What is her name?  (Cass)
*What does Cass like to do?  (cook lots of crazy concoctions in her kitchen with her cat Coconut)
*What are some of the tools that Cass uses to cook?  (cookbook, spoons, bowls, cups, colander,....)
*What is a colander?  (a bowl that has holes in it)  *What does Cass use her colander for?  (draining her pasta and washing her strawberries,....)
*This week in our ABC Bootcamp we learned about the letters Ee, Ff, Gg.  Please practice writing these letters.  Please read your letter books to your parents.
*F is for flag.  *What colors did you use to color your flag?  (red, white, and blue)  
*In math, we are learning about the numbers 1, 2, 3.  Can you write these numbers?  Can you show 3 of an item?  
*Have your child practice counting some items.  Take a handful of pennies, Legos, buttons,....  Encourage your child to use the strategy of touching the item as they count them.  Remind your child that the last number that they say is the number of items they have.  
*What game did we play with Coach P. in gym?  (peanut butter and jelly)  Please tell your parents the rules of the game and how we played it.
*Go on a circle hunt around your house.  Can you find some circles in your kitchen, living room, bathroom, and bedroom?  How many sides does a circle have?  
*Please practice drawing circles.  Begin at the two o'clock position and move in a counterclockwise direction.  Making a circle correctly, will help ensure correct letter formation when your child writes letters based on a circular shape.


 

*Happy birthday to Cason!  We celebrated Cason's birthday on Monday.  What special treat did Cason share with us?  (popsicles)
*We started our ABC bootcamp.  We began with the letter Aa and we will continue with one letter a day until we reach Zz.
*Can you think of some words that start with the letter Aa?  (ant, alligator, ax, Antonella, Alfred, Addison,  Annaies, alien, astronaut,....)
*Please practice writing the letter Aa.  Capital A - start at the top, big diagonal line down, jump back to the top, big diagonal line down, little line across the middle.  Lower case a - start at the middle line, make a circle around and make a little line down to the bottom line.  
*We made an A is for astronaut craft.  *What color A did you decorate?  (purple, white, black, blue)  *What did you use to decorate your A?  (space stickers, alien and astronaut stickers, and stars)
*Did you enjoy our music class with Mrs. Silvernale?
*We met our art teacher Ms. Lindsay and we started a new project.  
*Can you think of some words that start with the letter Bb?  (ball, bat, book, balloon, Brady, blaze, bike,...)
*Please practice writing the upper and lower case letter Bb.  Remember to start at the top.
*C is for chameleon.  Why do chameleon's change colors?  (so they can hide - camouflage)  
*Did you create a colorful chameleon?  What colors did you use to make your chameleon?
*Please practice writing the letter Cc.  
*Can you think of some words that start with the letter Cc?  (cat, cocconut, Cass, Cason, cake,...)
*On Friday we learned about the letter Dd.  Please practice writing Dd.
*Can you think of some words that start with Dd?  (dad, door, donut,....)
*We completed our first week of ABC bootcamp.  Please review the letters Aa, Bb, Cc, and Dd.
*Happy birthday to Stella!  We celebrated Stella's birthday on Friday.  What special treat did Stella share with us?  (popsicles)
 

*Happy birthday to William!  William celebrated his birthday on the first day of school.
*Who did you play with at school?  DId you meet some new friends?
*What are the names of your teachers?  (Mrs. Lavoie, Mrs. Soudier, and Mrs. Orzel)
*What language will Senor D. teach us this year?  (Spanish)  
*Did you have fun meeting Coach P and learning how to play a new game in gym class?
*What did you make with your play dough?  (letters, an animal that lives in water,....)
*We read the book, The Kissing Hand.  Why was Chester sad?  (because he missed his mom when he went to school)  
*What did Chester's mom share with him?  (a kiss in the palm of his hand to always remind Chester that his mom loves him)
*What kind of animal is Chester?  (a raccoon)
*Why did Chester go to school at night?  (because raccoons are nocturnal, they sleep during the day and hunt for food and play at night)
*Are you nocturnal?  (no, we go to sleep at night and we go to school and play during the day)
*What was your favorite part of our first week of school?
*****A huge thank you to our Kindergarten families for a wonderful drop off and pick up on the first two days of school.  Keep up the great work.  Also, thank you for the classroom supplies donations.  We appreciate your generosity.******