Welcome to October!
Mr. Mayweather’s Kindergarten Class
October 5, 2015
We’ve made it past our first full month of school.
Ourclasshascoveredalotofmaterialsinceschoolbegan.InLanguageArts,weread
classicssuchas“LittleBoyBlue”,“JackandJill”,“LittleMissMuffet”,“HumptyDumpty”,and
“Diddle,Diddle,Dumpling.”Webeganreadingthewords“I”,“am”,“a”,“the”,and“little.”
Throughouttheschoolyear,wewillcontinuetoreviewouralphabetletters,aswellasthe
HighFrequencyWords(HFW),whichwillappearontests.InSocialStudiesclass,we
discussedwhatneedsandwantsare.Wealsotalkedaboutourstate!Welearnedthat
“Texas”means“friend,”andwelearnedourstatebird(Mockingbird),tree(Pecan),Olower
(Bluebonnet),andothertrademarksofTexas(Cowboys!)
Please read with your children at least 20 minutes every day.Recipesarean
excellentchoicetoreadthismonth,becausewereviewedtheconceptofcapacityinScience
classandgreaterthan/lessthaninMathclass.Tounderstandcapacity,weweighedsandin
containers.Tounderstandgreaterthan/lessthan,webegandecomposingnumbers.A
YouTubevideotoexplaindecomposingnumbershasbeenpostedonourClasswebsiteat
ShutterOly.com–Ifyouhaven’tjoinedourclasswebsite,pleasecontactouractingRoom
Parent,ElizabethTuma,[email protected]
Ifyouhaveanyquestions,orneedtoscheduleaparent-teacherconference,thebestwayto
communicatewithMr.Mayweatherisinpersonbeforeorafterschool.Yournextbest
optionistocalltheschoolofOiceat713-867-5161.OurclassisalsolookingforaRoom
Parent!PleasecontactElizabethTumaattheabovelistedemailaddresstovolunteer.
Thank you for helping our school year be a fun and
successful experience!
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