Mill Creek Towne
Kindergarten News
It is important that you check your child’s green folder, complete any
information, and repack it in his or her backpack. Please remember to return
the homework journal on Thursday. Also, remember to bring your water bottles
everyday. Don’t forget to come to your parent conference.
Reading for
Literary Experience
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Foundational Skills
The students will be
Students will read
identifying words
literary text during
that begin with the
the weeks of 1-5.
same sound. We will
Students will be
continue to identify
able to identify
all upper and lower
characters and macase letters. We will
jor events in a story.
also continue to idenStudents will retell
tify the parts of a
stories using key
book, track words
details. Students
from left to right,
will describe the retop to bottom, with
lationships between
return sweep. We will
illustrations and the
continue to coorditext. Students will
nate one to one
discuss the roles of
matching of spoken
an author and an ilwords to printed
lustrator.
words.
We will also count
syllables.
November 13, 2015
Writer’s Workshop
During the month
of November the
students will continue to draw, dictate, and write in
order to narrate a
single event in their
lives. Students will
spell simple words
phonetically. Students will use their
knowledge about
beginning consonant
sounds to sound out
words. This will
help them to make
their work readable
to themselves and
to their audience of
adults and peers.
Math
During Quarter 2 we will build a strong foundation for numbers.
These concepts will be covered: counting, one to one correspondence, sets, equal/not equal sets. We will count starting
from different numbers.
We will continue to practice writing our numbers correctly.
Dates to Remember
10/30 End of Marking Period
11/2 No school
11/3 PTA meeting
11/6 Book Fair Kick off
6:30-8:30 p.m
11/9-11/13 Book Fair
11/11 1/2 day Parent
Conference
11/12 Early release day
Parent conference
11-25 Early release day
11-26 No schoolThanksgiving
11-27 No school–
Thanksgiving
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Mill Creek Towne Kindergarten News
Science and Social Studies
We have started our new Science unit. We are discussing seasons. We are going on walks and collecting
evidence of objects from our fall walks. We will also
learn about plants. Later on during the month of November we will discuss living things vs. non-living
things.
In Social Studies we will discuss maps and globes. We
will look at landforms. The students will identify
landforms such as mountains and hills and bodies of
water.
Parent Information
Thank you to everyone who
came to their scheduled
parent conference.
Remember that Kindergarten students will get their
first report card in January.
November 11, 12, and 25th
are early release days.
Please make sure that you
are at the bus stop or parent pick-up on time. School
ends at 12:55. Please make
sure that if your child is
going home a different way
you let your child’s teacher
know. Thank you!
Mill Creek Towne Elementary School
Vision and Mission statements
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The Mill Creek Towne Elementary School vision is to ensure the successful academic, social and personal development of all students. Our mission is for the staff, students, and community to:
Set high expectations based on the belief that all students can learn and succeed regardless of race, disability,
language, gender, ethnicity, and previous performance.
Foster a positive, risk-free, safe learning environment of mutual respect.
Promote open communication among stakeholders through PTA meetings, grade level newsletters, volunteer opportunities, the school website, and parent/teacher conferences.
Collaborate from all directions with all stakeholders is key to success.
Support differentiated instruction for various learning styles by using practices that engage and motivate students to learn.