Thursday, September 10, 2009

Kindergarten news

Welcome to St. Henry Kindergarten for 2009-2010! We have a full day of Kindergarten for the first time as well as a morning session. Look for many changes taking place, which should make for an exciting year!!!





Religion


Our first unit is entitled God's Love Creates the Universe. God created the sky, world, animals and people.





Reading


We have finished 3 stories in our series. Please watch for a booklet entitled FAMILY TIMES which outlines the week for you and gives activities to do with your child. PLEASE REVIEW THE ALPHABET AND PRACTICE THE WORDS TO READ!





Math


Activities include sorting, classifying and graphing. We do counting and number activities with the calendar daily. Chapter 2 will be about patterns.





We devote much attention to helping the children make a smooth transition into Kindergarten. WE WILL TALK EXTENSIVELY ABOUT RULES AND APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, AS A MEANS OF MAINTAINING A SAFE AND HAPPY CLASSROOM. WE WILL WORK ON SHARING, TAKING TURNS, AND BEING NICE TO EACH OTHER, COOPERATING, DOING WHAT THE TEACHERS TELL US AND CONCENTRATING. WOW-WE HAVE A LOT TO WORK ON!!!!!