October 19, 2009
Q:Think back to when you were a little child. Who was your first teacher?
A: Your parents!
Parents are a child's first teacher, and we know that parental involvement is the key to academic growth and learning. So with that in mind, we are beginning to put a variety of things your child's blue folder that encourage home learning. Last week, a supplemental packet of work came home. We will sometimes send these home with students just to provide some extra reinforcement of concepts we learned in class. This supplemental work is not for a grade, but if you could find the time to use them for home learning, they will greatly help your child.
Another packet you will see today is an article with fun activities that will help your child learn to read. Each Monday, another article from the series will come home. As we come across other interesting reads, we will share them with you as well.
We are also sending home a list of sight words that we are working on in class. You can create flash cards with the words and use them in fun games, such as Concentration, Bingo, Crazy Eights, or Go Fish. When your child masters all the words on the Kindergarten list, we'll send home a new list that you can work on.
Hot Links
Mrs. C and I have discovered a great website called Crawford the Cat. It has free videos, books and activities that teach about health. We watched the handwashing video in class as a health lesson. Check it out!
Have a great week!
Mrs. J & Mrs. C
A: Your parents!
Parents are a child's first teacher, and we know that parental involvement is the key to academic growth and learning. So with that in mind, we are beginning to put a variety of things your child's blue folder that encourage home learning. Last week, a supplemental packet of work came home. We will sometimes send these home with students just to provide some extra reinforcement of concepts we learned in class. This supplemental work is not for a grade, but if you could find the time to use them for home learning, they will greatly help your child.
Another packet you will see today is an article with fun activities that will help your child learn to read. Each Monday, another article from the series will come home. As we come across other interesting reads, we will share them with you as well.
We are also sending home a list of sight words that we are working on in class. You can create flash cards with the words and use them in fun games, such as Concentration, Bingo, Crazy Eights, or Go Fish. When your child masters all the words on the Kindergarten list, we'll send home a new list that you can work on.
Mrs. C and I have discovered a great website called Crawford the Cat. It has free videos, books and activities that teach about health. We watched the handwashing video in class as a health lesson. Check it out!
Have a great week!
Mrs. J & Mrs. C