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Kindergarten Connection
September 2014
Welcome to Kindergarten at Goshen! We are so excited to begin the
year and we look forward to working with you and your child! Each month,
you will also be able to view our newsletter on the Goshen Website to see
what is happening in Kindergarten.
It is important for the success of your kindergartener to work on
reading, writing, handwriting, and math skills at home. If you have any
questions about ways you can help your child, please feel free to contact
us at school.
Reading and Language Arts
Concepts we will been learning:
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Concepts of print (Asking questions like: Where is the
title? Where do I start reading? Which direction do I go?
What is a question mark? )
Making predictions about a book (looking at the cover and
the pictures in the book)
Learning and reviewing letters with the Name Game
Phonemic awareness (beginning and ending sounds)
Handwriting Practice
Words
We are learning how to correctly form the
following uppercase and lowercase letters:
Letter “Aa”
We will be reading and writing the following
kindergarten sight words. Please practice
reading, writing, and locating these words.
the
in
and
a
I
Letter “Ee”
Letter “Ii”
Letter “Oo”
Letter “Uu”
Letter “Ss”
Letter “Mm”
Math
During Math, we will learn many concepts including:
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Routines (math centers, clean up, working together)
Directional and Positional words (before, between, after, top,
middle, bottom, beside, above and below)
Counting and Numerals (1-20)
Comparing lengths using the terms shorter and longer
Sorting and describing the sorting rule used (color, shape, size)
Kindergarten
Teachers
Mrs. Collins
Miss DeBold
Mrs. Geraci
Mrs. Rydzewski
Mrs. Mattsen
Mrs. Meadows
Important Dates
September 1: No
school, Labor Day
September 2:
Volunteer Training
6:30 & PTA Meeting
7 PM
September 4: PTA
Back to School
Picnic5:00-7:00
September 24: Early
Release Day-1:00
September 25: No
School, Rosh
Hashanah
Poems &
Songs
 “Itsy Bitsy
Spider”
 “Who’s in the
School”
 “Rainbow
Song”
 “What is a
Symbol?”
 “You’re a
Grand Old Flag”
Science
We will be making daily weather
observations and making lists of
weather attributes.
Social Studies
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Roles of school staff
Classroom rights and
responsibilities
Symbols and practices associated
with the United States
Writing
During Writer’s Workshop,
we will be learning about:
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How to be a writer
Routines
Ideas
Development (pre writing & topic
choice)
Details (using more than 5 colors &
adding more to pictures)
Conventions (editing & peer
conferencing)
Positive Behavior Intervention and
Supports (PBIS) Policy
Our students are learning to be respectful,
responsible, and ready to go. Each evening
your child will come home with their behavior
calendar in their Goshen folder. It will indicate
how their day was using the PBIS color system.
Please note the side of the calendar for
descriptions of each color. Please review your
child’s calendar each evening and have them
reflect on their day.
Students will be earning paw prints for positive
behavior. These paw prints will be placed in a
drawing for prizes each Friday. We will also be
working together as a class to earn 1,000 paw
prints to earn a paw party! Ask your child about
how many paw prints they and their class are
earning!
Vocabulary
- prediction
- before
- after
- between
- above
- below
- top
- middle
- bottom
- sort
- length
- shorter
- details
- sunny
- cloudy
- stormy
- hot
- cold
- temperature
- thermometer
- symbol
- compare
- longer
Important Information and Reminders
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Don’t forget (if you haven’t already done so) to send in:
o Dismissal Sheet (pink)
o Student Emergency Information Sheet (white)
o Release of Student Sheet (yellow)
o Headphones for the computer lab or $4.00 to buy a pair from the PTA
We will soon be sending home a letter asking for $5.00 for our class parties ($2.50 for each party: Fall
Festival & Valentine’s party).
Thank you for helping us get off to such a wonderful start to the school year! Your support is so
valued and appreciated!
Get ready for a TERRIFIC year!