St. Albert the Great - Room 31 at 104 W. Dorothy Lane, Kettering, OH 45429 US

KINDERGARTEN
Newletter and Schedule

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Kindergarten News
Mrs. Virginia Seubert

November 2009 Letter Ss Edition
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*Star of Week: Grace Hayden
(You will receive a packet when your child is selected for star of week.)

* Thank you for the bunny litter (made from recycled paper)
                and the large and small paper plates.
* Thank you for taking time to meet with me during conferences.  This only strengthens the home-school connection.
* Your children are beginning to read! Keep reading the packets over and over that I am sending home, and look over your site words. Repetition and praise are the keys to helping them feel comfortable and confident.


Skills and Concepts Found in Beginning Book Ss:
Sound, shape, and name of S
Blending with /s/
Handwriting: Ss
Noting relationships
Auditory discrimination of initial and final /s/
Following oral directions
Concept of same and different
Categorizing odors and tastes
Picture interpretation of action words
Spelling a dictated word
Blending letter sounds into words
Differentiation of singular and plural
Identifying and cutting a spiral
Developing awareness of detail
Cut and paste activities to develop manual dexterity
Oral language experiences
Review of C, O, G, A, D

Religion
Religion is a very important part of the curriculum and will be woven into each subject daily. During the month of November,

*Students will continue to learn to make the Sign of the Cross correctly
*Students will pray The Glory Be.
*Students learn about more Saints.
FAITH FIRST Chapter 3, 4, 5: God Gives Us the Earth, Plants, Animals, and People
Students will learn why we need to be thankful for what we have.
Try this website: www.catholicmom.com
Math

Weekly Focus: Continue Chapter 4 Use Numbers to 10
Weekly Objectives:
The students will name, recognize, and count the numerals 6, 7,8,9, and 10 using concrete objects and illustrations.
The students will count, recognize, represent, and name numerals 6 through 10 using concrete objects and illustrations.
The students will use one-to-one correspondence and counting to compare sets and determine which has more than, less than, or whether the sets are the same/equal.
The students will order numbers from 1 to 10 in sequence using illustrations.
The students will use ordinal numbers to describe the position of an object in a row.

Each day, as a class, the children will continue to do the calendar, graph the weather, count the number of days in school on a chart and with money. Students will answer a daily question on a graph and we will discuss the results. Students will estimate and then try to count the number of items in a jar...Thank you for your help with this item. They will learn to recognize coins and their value using a song. They will talk about odd and even numbers, skip count by 2's, 5's and 10's. In centers, the children continue to explore using cubes, geo boards, patterns, puzzles, and tracing.

Science and Health

Science will be woven into many parts of our day that will include discussions on the weather, seasons, animals, senses and our body parts. God has given us so many wonderful things to discover and discuss. Each month we will have specific themes/units of study. This week we will learn about squirrels, seals, sloths, and snakes, storms, and the sun. We will also talk about our five senses.

Social Studies

In Social Studies we are continuing to work on school rules and good manners. Students are learning to be good listeners, to share, to raise their hand, say please and thank you, help others, take turns and put things away.

Students are learning The Pledge of Allegiance

Students are learning the days of the week
Students are learning the months of the year
The month of November is a great time to learn about Pilgrims, Indians and Thanksgiving.
We will continue to learn about living in the country and harvesting.
We will discuss where food comes from and how it gets to the grocery store.
We will continue to discuss and observe the change of the seasons.
We will discuss how animals and people get ready for winter.

Kindergarten Schedule

Monday:         Music 8:10
Tuesday:      Art 10:20
Wednesday: Church 8:30
                      Library 10:35
Thursday:      Gym 8:10
Recess:          M-F 10:00

Dates to Remember:
November 20     School spirit Day
November 23      Picture Re-take day....please return your proofs
November 25, 26, 27 No School Thanksgiving Break
November 28     PTO Christmas Tree Sale Begins
December 2 Second H1N1 mist/shot scheduled
December 21 Christmas Break....no class Monday
January 4 School Reopens (Monday)
January 18 MLK Day No class
January 22 End 2nd quarter

Remember your pop tabs and box tops

Communication
At this time I am unable to receive voice mail....email is best.

Any communication sent to school should be placed in your child's folder and put in my yellow basket by your child. I encourage responsibility. You can also contact me through the office or send me an email.

npsavseubert@mdeca.org
vseubert@embarqmail.com

God Bless,
Mrs. Seubert

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St. Albert the Great - Room 31 at 104 W. Dorothy Lane, Kettering, OH 45429 US - KINDERGARTEN Newletter and Schedule