Welcome to Mrs. Jitosho's Class! 

Welcome to the Kindergarten class at St. Leander Catholic School. My name is Beverly Jitosho. I am so glad that your child is in my classroom. I am looking forward to a wonderful and productive year!

                                             September Newsletter



Dear Parents,
Our class is working very hard at listening and following simple directions, learning to take turns and share ideas during our “Circle Time.”  We continue to encourage your child to make good choices and use their words to solve problems that may occur inside and outside of the classroom.
 
First, in Reading and Language Arts, we are learning more about letters and sounds with the use of our weekly Letter Books. The class has made great progress with identifying and recognizing our alphabet, letter-sound relationship as it is introduced in our daily language development.
 
Next, in Math, we are learning more about the concepts of Counting. Counting Objects, and Counting One to Five. We have applied the concepts of counting, sorting, classifying and patterning which were taught in our first chapter. Our class has used the website, http://www.abcya.com where the students enjoy playing various Math Games: Counting Fish, Counting and Dot to Dots and Number Match and Fuzz Bugs which help enrich the students’ skills and give them greater confidence with patterns and sorting and classifying objects. 
 
In the coming weeks, the class will learn how to Graph their Favorite kind of Apples by size, shape, and colors. With the use of a Circle Map we will collaborate and use descriptive words to tell about the many different colors, shapes, and sizes; how apples look, taste, feel and what they sound like as we munch and crunch our yummy apples.
As little Scientist, the Kindergarteners will participate in observing their apples in water and making predictions whether Apples will Sink or Float? We will also investigate and learn the many parts of an apple both inside and out.
 
 
In Social Studies, we are learning that there are Leaders at Home and at School. We’ve also discovered that our Community Helpers are also our Leaders in our Community, and they want to take care of us and keep us safe.
 
 
Lastly, in Religion, we are learning more about God’s love for us and God’s creation of the Earth, Skies, People, and Animals. The class is enjoying listening and discussing some of our favorite Bible stories during our Religion class time. We learned that God’s Love Can Lift Us Up!  The class knows that God created our Families to take care of us! We are also learning more about how our families should show love by caring, helping and sharing in their daily lives.
 
I would like to thank you, parents, for all of your daily support in making your child’s transition into Kindergarten smooth and successful. The class is still working very hard on listening and following all of their teacher’s oral directions, during our Computer, Art, Music and P.E. class time respectfully.
 

Sincerely,
Your Kindergarten Teachers