The Weekly Update #4

What an exciting first month it has been! Our kindergarteners have been busy learning, exploring, and getting to know their new school family. From practicing classroom routines and making new friends to learning new words and building important skills, our students have already accomplished so much!

We are so proud of how our little learners are growing more confident and independent each day. We can’t wait to see all the learning, laughter, and adventures the rest of the year will bring! 💛

• Kindergarten students must submit a comprehensive physical examination and dental report. If you have not submitted these forms yet, kindly do so at your earliest convenience.

• Should your child need emergency medication at school, please provide the school nurse with a Medication Administration Form to be signed by both the doctor and a parent/guardian. Ensure all medication is provided in its original container, clearly labeled by the pharmacy with your child's name.

Contact Info: If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Nurse Mary via email at mstiles@upperdarbysd.org

Smiles, excitement, and first-day memories! Ms. Leslie's kindergarten students were all smiles as they posed for their first day of school pictures! 📸✨

Our kindergarteners are building their fine motor skills through fun, hands-on activities! Students are practicing using their fingers and hands to cut, trace, draw, pinch, glue, and write. These activities help strengthen little hands and prepare students for everyday tasks and writing.

Students in Ms. Ghanayem's class practiced building and recognizing the letters in their names by creating them with Play-Doh! They also listened to Our Class Is a Family and talked about how they can learn, grow, and support one another as a classroom family.

Students in Mrs. McRae's class are using creative ways to introduce themselves to their classmates. Each hula hoop represents a word: *hop* My *hop* name *hop* is *hop* (insert student's name here)!

Our kindergarteners are becoming authors! Students are using their writing journals to draw pictures, practice letters and words, and share their ideas through writing.

Our students had fun playing I-Spy around the school! They practiced looking carefully, learning school vocabulary, and using words to describe what they saw.

Mrs. McRae's class learned what makes something a math tool! Students explored different classroom materials and learned that math tools are used to help us count, sort, measure, build, and solve math problems. They also learned that regular toys are for playing and are different from the tools they use for math.

Our kindergarteners are practicing counting and number recognition with a fun Roll & Count game! Students roll a die, count the dots, and color the matching number. This hands-on activity makes practicing numbers fun!

Students in Ms. Leslie's class and Mrs. McRae's class had fun practicing their names in different ways! From building letters with Play-Doh to writing with dry-erase markers, students explored hands-on ways to recognize and write their names.

Our kindergarteners showed off their Philadelphia Eagles pride! Students had fun celebrating our hometown team while sharing their school spirit and showing off their Eagles gear. 💚🏈🦅

Want to hear the story Our Class Is a Family? Click the link below to take a listen with your child! 📖❤️

Independent Skills Practice: Practice tying your shoes 👟

Name Practice: practice writing your name or build it out of playdoh ✍🏻

Reading Practice: Go on a letter hunt (look for different letters around your home) 🔤

Math Practice: Practice one-to-one counting; touching each object once

while you count out loud 🔢

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