Mrs.

Pounds
Newsletter
September 25, 2015
Important Dates
9/30 Red Day
1st day of Library!
10/2 Walk-a-Thon
Kindergarten class color for the
day will be BLUE!
10/5-10/9 Spirit Week
10/9 Homecoming Parade
*Note: There was a misprint in my
newsletter last week. I mixed up the
date of the Walk-a-Thon and
Homecoming Parade.
Our class will walk to the Parade.
Please email me if you are interested in
walking with us! We will leave school
around 1:30. You must have a Volunteer
Form on file with the office prior to that
day.

Red Day!
Students should wear
RED on Wednesday and
bring in a red food
(licorice, cherries, etc.) for
our class graph.

What Were Learning

This week, our class:
reviewed AB patterns.
sorted & graphed M&Ms.
practiced tracing and writing the number 0.
Zero number chant: At the top, around we
go- zero!
continued to work on writing our names.
worked on writing the letter Mm. Mm letter
chant: M says /m/ like m-m-mountain.
reviewing the letter Bb. Chant for letter Bb: B
says /b/ like b-b-bat and ball.
sorted items that begin with the letter Bb and
Mm.
read Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom and did
some fun name and letter activities to go along
with the book.
Sorted and graphed girls & boys in our class
and talked about the terms more and less.

* Thank you! I would like to thank all the families who have sent in extra snack! We can
always use extras in case a student forgets.
Shannon Pound

Email address: spound@tps.k12.mi.us

Tecumseh Acres
Facebook: Pounds Kindergarten Class
600 S. Adrian Street
517-423-9744 (ext. 5331)

Aa is for Apple!
Next week we will explore the
letter Aa. As part of our
exploration, we are going to be
doing some fun activities with
apples. I will need each student
to bring in one apple (color of
their choice) by Wednesday.
Thank you in advance!

What to Work On At Home

* Name Writing Can your child write his/her
name? Does he/she begin with an uppercase
letter with the rest of the letters being
lowercase?
Helpful tip: If your child is struggling with writing
his/her name, write it with a yellow marker and
have him/her trace over it in pencil. If your child
already can write his/her first name, move onto
the last name.
* Identifying Letters in Name Many children
can spell their name, but can your child identify
the letters in his/her name even when they are
out of order?

Student of the Week

Helpful tip: Write your childs name on a piece

of paper, and then cut the letters apart. Use the
letters as flashcards
and have him/her practice
naming the letters. Repeat the
activity a couple of times each
night throughout the week.

Next week we will begin Student

of the Week. I typically choose a
student who has shown some
leadership qualities in the
classroom (following class rules,
Lets Collect Some Coins!
helping othersetc.). Each
Next week we will collect coins each day. These
student will have a chance to be
coins, along with students Walk-a-Thon pledges,
Student of the Week over the
will go towards PTO sponsored activities, such as
course of this school year. A
paper for school and a poster for field trips and school supplies. If our class is able
class will be sent home with the to raise the MOST money in coins, we could win a
student on Friday and should be Pizza Party! Please send in whatever you can! On
Monday, we will collect pennies, Tuesday is
returned the following Monday.
nickels, Wednesday is dimes, Thursday is
Our first Student of the Week is
quarters, and Friday is any coin of your choice.
Tavian Campbell! Hooray!!
Thanks again for your continued support!

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