Calendar Folders

Starting Wednesday, September 1, each day the children will record calendar information in their personal calendar folders. They will record the day of school (September 1 will be day 10) along with the day of the month (both in numbers and tally marks.) They will also record the weather, who lost a tooth, and any birthdays.
The calendar folders will be accumulative, adding new sheets for each month as we move through the school year. The calendar folders will help create a greater awareness of both calendar and number concepts.
Every now and then, ask your child a calendar question, such as:
How many days have you been in school?
What month is it?
What day of the week is it?
What year is it?
What is the season?

We are enjoying making new friends and reconnecting with old ones during these early days of kindergarten. So that we will get to know each other better, we will begin today with the "Child of the Day." Each day a student's name will be drawn to select whose special day it is. We will all practice reading and spelling that student's name before it is added to Our Class Word Wall, where it will serve as a model whenever someone needs to write that name.
Next we will interview that day's special child to find out many things about them. Encourage your child to think of interesting questions to ask each other. Some examples could be:

Do you have any pets?
Do you have brothers and sisters?
Where do you like to go on vacation?
What is your favorite season?
What is your favorite sport?

Following the interview, everyone will draw a picture of that child and include one piece of information about them. These will all be assembled into a book about that child.
We will begin with me serving as a model. Tomorrow one of the students will be selected randomly. We will continue each day until everyone has had a turn. We are looking forward to learning lots about each of our classmates.