August Kindergarten News

Topics of the Month

In Math, our first unit will be counting. Students will be required to know how to count to 100 by 10s and 1s and will count to
answer the question How Many? Objects to be counted can be in any of the following arrangements: scattered, straight
line, circular, and rectangular. Find objects at home for students to count such as utensils, coins, etc. You can extend this by
counting by 2s and 5s and talking about odd and even numbers.

In social studies, we will start the year off by talking about how rules are made and why in our First IB unit (Please see IB
Corner). We will also discuss why rules need to be followed. You can have a conversation with your student about what rules
they follow at home, school, and in their community too. Here are some ideas for conversation starters: What rules do you
follow at home? School? Why do you need to wear a helmet while riding a bike? Why do you need to buckle your seat belt?
Before Labor Day, we will also discuss this holiday and why we celebrate it-to honor working men and women.

In Kindergarten, writing consists of using a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing. Students will participate in a mini-
lesson, have an independent writing time, and a sharing time. Students will begin by sounding out words phonetically and
using sight words. In our writing lessons, we will be learning to write about things we know and focusing on getting our ideas
on paper and adding details to words and pictures.

In reading, we will begin our new Units of Study curriculum in which students will have a mini lesson, independent reading
time and are able to share. This is very similar to writing. Students will begin reading emergent reader texts with understanding
while using grade level decoding skills. An important part of reading is comprehension and skills for this will also be taught.
Included in reading is phonics and a read-aloud and shared text that teachers will read every day. Students will be
answering comprehension questions about details from this text too.

Upcoming Important Dates

August 21st- Solar Eclipse
August 29th- College Pride Day
August 30th- Fall Pictures
August 31st- Curriculum Night
August Challenge:
To extend what we are learning at
school, visit the following websites and
do the following activities at home!
Visit the following website to listen to the story
What If Everyone Did That? about following
the rules.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVH5Xs
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Standards for the Month
Math
MGSEK.CC.1. Count to 100 by ones and by tens.
MGSEK.CC.2. Count forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence
(instead of having to begin at 1).
MGSEK.CC.3. Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written
numeral 0-20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).
MGSEK.CC.4 Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting
to cardinality.
a. When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object
with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object.
(one-to-one correspondence)
b. Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted
(cardinality). The number of objects is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in
which they were counted.
c. Understand that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger.
MGSEK.MD.3. Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each
category and sort the categories by count.
Reading
ELAGSEKRL1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions
about key details in a text.
ELACCKRF4 Read emergent-reader texts with understanding.

I Can Count to 100!
https://www.youtube.c
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Labor Day celebrates the workers in
America. Write a thank you letter to a worker
that might not get this holiday off (like a
police officer or firefighter) to say thanks for
their hard work! You can even make a sweet
red, white, and blue treat and take it to the
station!
Social Studies
SSKE1 The student will describe the work that people do (police officer, fire fighter, soldier, mail
carrier, baker, farmer, doctor, and teacher).
SSKCG1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of good citizenship.
a. Explain how rules are made and why.
b. Explain why rules should be followed.
SSKH1 The student identifies the purpose of national holidays and describes the people or
event celebrated. d) Describe Labor Day
Writing
ELAGSEKW3 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or
several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and
provide a reaction to what happened.