Welcome to Ms. Snyder's Kindergarten Class!

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READING

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In September, we will learn the letters Mm and Aa, and the sight words I, we, and the.

SCIENCE

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We're learning about our five senses Check out the video below!


Year at a Glance 
  Monthly Themes
2011-2012

September

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Start Smart
Unit 1 
Families
Hispanic Heritage Month
Constitution Day
Good Citizenship
Grandparent's Day


October

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Unit 1
Families (con't)
Unit 2
Friends
Polish/German Heritage Month
Fire Prevention 
Columbus Day
Fall Begins
Halloween

November

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Unit 2
Friends (con't)
Unit 3
Transportation
Native American Heritage Month
Election Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving

December

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Unit 4
Food
Christmas
Hanukkah
Kwanza
Ramadan
Winter Begins



Christmas Around the World

January

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Unit 5
Animals
Arab Heritage Month
New Year's Day
Birthdays:
Martin Luther King Ben Franklin

February

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Unit 6 
NEIGHBORHOODS 
African American Month
Dental Hygiene Month
Groundhog’s Day
Mardi Gras 
Valentine’s Day
President’s Day
100th Day of School
Chinese New Year


March

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Unit 7
WEATHER
Irish Heritage Month
St. Patrick’s Day
Spring Begins
Easter


April

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Unit 8
Plants
Russian American Month
Easter
Passover
Earth Day
Arbor Day


May

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Unit 9
AMAZING CREATURES (con't)
Unit 10
I KNOW A LOT
Asian Pacific Heritage Month
Cinco de Mayo
Mother’s Day
Memorial Day

June

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Kindergarten Graduation
Father's Day
Flag Day
Summer Begins

       All I really need to Know I learned in KINDERGARTEN!

*Share everything
*Play fair *Don't hit people
*Put things back where you found them
 *Clean up your own mess
 *Don't take things that aren't yours
 *Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody
 * Wash your hands before you eat
*Flush
*Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you
*Take a nap every afternoon *When you go out in the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together *Be aware of wonder *Look

Robert Fulghum 



MATH

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In September and October, we will learn how to read, count and write numbers 1-10. We will also learn about patterns: ABABABABABABABABAB
ABCABCABCABCABCABC



Social Studies

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We're learning about families.



Parents, please help your child complete his/her family tree!

               FIELD TRIP

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We are going to Wiard's Apple Orchard on October 12, 2011!
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September

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Start Smart
Unit 1 
Families










Start Smart:
Letter identification 
High Frequency Words: I and can
Unit 1 Families:
Letter and sound: /m/m and /a/a
High Frequency Words: we and the  

October

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Unit 1
Families (con't)
Unit 2
Friends




Letter and sound: /s/s /p/p and  /j/j
High Frequency Words: like, a, and my

November

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Unit 3
Transportation









Letter and sound: /t/t and /i/i
High Frequency Words: see and go

December

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Unit 4
Food







Letter and sound: /n/n and /c/c
High Frequency Words: to and have



January

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Unit 5
Animals












Letter and sound: /o/o, /f/f, and /qu/qu
High Frequency Words: is, play and with

February

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Unit 6
Neighborhoods
 









Letter and sound: /h/h, /d/d, and /r/r
High Frequency Words: are, for, and you


March

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Unit 7
Weather
 










Letter and sound: /e/e, /b/b, and /l/l
High Frequency Words: and, do, what, and this

April

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Unit  8
Plants













Letter and sound: /g/g, /w/w, /x/x, and /v/v
High Frequency Words: she, he, has, and look


May

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Unit 10
I Know A Lot
 











Letter and sound: /y/y and /z/z
High Frequency Words: where and me