September 8-12

We had a great first week of kindergarten! The students are doing so well adjusting to school life. Each month, Miss Pierce (our school counselor)will be coming around to our classrooms to talk about our core virtues. This month our virtue is Respect and Responsibility.

END OF DAY CHANGES 
Please inform the office of any changes to your normal end of the day routine. Always call or email Jana, in the main office, the day of changes.
Jana Moeller email:    jmoeller@cologneacademy.org     
main office phone: 952-466-2276

LITERATURE
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten
Boomer Goes to School

We will be focusing on identifying the title, front/back of book, author and illustrator, and making connections to the text through our class discussions and activities.
This week we will continue to work on our routines and expectations for our literacy block. Next week, we will dive into guided reading!

MATH
During the months of September and October students will work on the following skills:
·         numbers 0-10 (ordering, identifying, representing, and writing)
·         matching and sorting 
·         2-dimensional shapes
·         patterns 
Throughout the year students will explore math through open-ended- problem solving journals, math stations, ipads/ipods, IXL, rekenreks, and a variety of math manipulatives.

HANDWRITING
vertical lines, horizontal lines, backwards circles, slant lines & forward circles

Students will practice the basic handwriting strokes, pencil grip, and correct posture.

CORE KNOWLEDGE

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