2017 is here and Kindergarten is back in session. As we return this week, we begin an almost 2 month review of letters and sounds by studying an animal that begins with each letter. Yesterday we learned about alligators and were able to touch a real alligator head while reviewing the sound for short A. Today we introduced LONG A - Each vowel of the alphabet (a,e,i,o and u) can make 2 distinct sounds. The LONG sound is when the vowel sounds like the letter name. Today we learned about Apes. With long vowels, we focus on "sneaky e" that sneaks onto the end of a word and makes the vowel say its name in the word. You will see those on tonight's homework, as well. Your student might mention sneaky, silent e when writing APE or cAke tonight! We will learn about the long vowel sound of each vowel as we come to it in the alphabet this time around.
Today we earned our last letter of RESPONSIBLE and tomorrow we will have a PAJAMA DAY! There is a pink note in folders about that tonight.
Report cards will be coming home on Friday (tomorrow). Please review the report card, keep the papers at home, sign the envelope next to 2nd Quarter and return the empty envelope to school next week. If you have any questions about your child's assessments, please do not hesitate to get in touch :).
We are officially halfway done with Kindergarten! So much to look forward to coming up. Stay tuned!
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