It's nearly Thanksgiving!

It’s nearly Thanksgiving!

I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at the conferences next week. Thank you so much for responding so quickly. If you haven’t yet, please let Sam know if your time is okay for you to come in. I can’t wait to get an official time to sit and talk with you about how amazing your child is doing.

As we finish up our last school week in November kindergarten is working hard to finish our first individually written book. Our hope is to send them home in time for Thanksgiving. It is a book of shapes and we are so very excited to be both the author and illustrator (ask us what each means).

Speaking of books, our fifth grade reading buddies have a surprise handmade book to give to their kindergarten partner on Thursday. They’ve worked very hard to create and write a story for each student and are excitedly waiting to read it to us. I can’t wait either.

Also, I have a note about homework. As we have an extra long time between school days it’s important to be practicing our kindergarten skills everyday. If you finish the homework in a day there are a few things you can be practicing the other days. First, read every day for a minimum of ten minutes. It doesn’t matter if you read to your child or if they are reading to you. Reading and cultivating a joy of reading builds vocabulary, imagination, and a deeper understanding of our language. Read, read, read! Second, try to write everyday. It’s okay if your child hears an “o” in a word when we know it’s spelled with an “a.” As long as they are trying their best to practice hearing all the letter sounds in a word they are developing their confidence in writing. Their later forays in the educational world will be made all the more sturdy because of it. Third, you can always be talking about shapes, patterns, and estimating the amount of things in the world around you. Our minds are built to see these connections, and young minds absorb the practice like a sponge.

Finally, just get out and play! Let them tell you an unbelievable story from their head, be a robot for an hour, make a mask out of paper, or draw a fairy

 house. Enjoy your time with your family! Happy Thanksgiving!

Cheers,

Ms. Sipp