Kindergarten

October 2024

Reminders & Important Dates

  • Thursday October 3, 2024 and Friday October 4, 2024: Schools are closed in observance of Rosh Hashanah
  • Monday October 14, 2024: Schools are closed for Indigenous People Day

HMH Literacy

Our HMH Literacy program covers both reading and writing, this month, we will be finishing up Module 1 and will begin Module 2. Module 2’s Essential Question is “What Makes Each of Us Special? Within the topic we will be exposing the children to a variety of genres and focusing on the problems, and solutions of the stories. In writing, we will focus on narrative writing, which will elaborate on characters and setting. You can support this at home by reading with your child every day. Ask them questions about the characters and setting. Ask them to retell you the story (the plot) in three parts, the beginning, middle, and end.

Phonics

This month in Phonics, students will continue working on Unit 1 of Fundations, our phonics program and Heggerty. We will be taking an in depth look at letters and letter sounds. We will be identifying individual letter sounds and beginning sounds in words. You can support this at home by working with your child on identifying letters, out of order, practicing their sounds, and practicing how to write each letter. Please also, make sure you look at the parent letters for Fundations on our Google Classrooms.

Math

This month in math we will be finishing up Unit 1 in our new math program, IL and will begin Unit 2: Numbers 1-10. Unit 1 was all about getting familiar with math tools, such as, pattern blocks, connecting cubes, counters, five frame, and geo blocks. Students also became familiar with some number routines and looked for number groups in books, and around the classroom. In Unit 2, students will answer “how many?” questions, count out, and compare groups within 10. Students will also write numbers to represent how many. You can support this at home by practicing counting objects with your child with 1:1 correspondence. Also, have your child practice writing their numbers from 1-10.

Social Studies

This month in Social Studies we will continue to learn about our school environment. We will be discussing who are the people in our school environment and what are their jobs. We will also be learning and discussing why rules are important in general and in our school community? You can support this at home by discussing rules you have at home and compare them to the rules we have in school. How are they the same and how are they different?

Science

In science, we are learning all about weather! What types of weather do we know about? How are they the same and how are they different? We will also be exploring and investigating how certain weather affects our playground. You can support this at home by helping your child take note of the weather each day and the effects of that weather outside.