Dear Parents,
I have a couple of midweek updates for you!
The kindergarten teachers have placed a packet with your child’s name in the kindergarten bucket by the front entrance. Please come and pick up your child’s packet whenever you have a chance.
In your child’s packet, you will find several important items. At this time, these activities are optional, but we wanted to be sure that your children had resources if he/she would like more practice.
*There is a copy of the kindergarten and grade one progress report which will explain what the grades mean at the kindergarten and 1st grade level.
*There is a laminated copy of numbers and sight words to practice reading and writing with your child.
*There is a 100 Chart in which you can practice number identification, number order, and counting by 1s, 5s, and 10s with your child.
*There is a copy of a handwriting book in which your child can practice writing his/her numbers. Please have your child only use a pencil when writing in this book. If/When we do come back to school, we may need to erase mistakes and reteach some of the strokes of the letters.
*There is also a laminated copy of your child’s name written in the appropriate manner in which he/she may use a dry erases marker to practice name writing following the correct letter formation.
We have also received an update for Smarty Ants from the county. Please see the following announcement:
| Smarty Ants | |
| Good news! The Smarty Ants app has been pushed out to all PreK – K iPads. This means that students will no longer have to use the “Continue in Browser” option, but can select “Start App”. The App will automatically open for the students and they will not need to enter their username and passwords.
The technical support team from Smarty Ants recommends that we use the app on the iPads to eliminate some of the glitches students were experiencing. Here is a link to slides that explains how to use the app. It is family-friendly so you can share with your students. |
Happy Wednesday!