Shapes, Shapes, Shapes!

Team Spirit!!

Kaiden shows his team spirit!

Congratulations to Kaitlyn on doing a fabulous job at her Gymnastics meet!!

Gingerbread Traps

Before winter break we participated in a S.T.E.M activity where we worked in teams to create/build a trap for the Gingerbread Man.  I hope you enjoy the pictures of what the students made!!

Pictures to come!!

We have had some WONDERFUL things happening in our Kindergarten classroom!  Pictures are coming soon.  Sorry it has taken so long. 

December Homework

KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK CALENDAR

Here are some ideas for families to do at home.  Color or cross out the squares that you completed and return the work to your child’s teacher on the last day of the month.

December  2012

Reread one of your little books from reading group.  Make a list of all of the sight words that you find in your book.	Have an adult or older sibling read your library book to you.  Draw and write about the setting and the characters.	Have an adult or older sibling read your library book to you.  Draw and write about the problem and the solution.	Write 5 words each from the following word families: -at, -ig, -ug and -og
Draw and write about a holiday tradition in your family.	Draw a picture of your family.  Write a sentence about each person in your picture.	Reread one of your little books from reading group.  Make a list of all of the words that have only 3 letters in them.	Draw a picture of something you like to do in the winter.  Write at least two sentences about your picture.
Using your shoe, measure things in your house such as the length of the couch, the room, the rug.	Have your family members line up in order from shortest to tallest.  Draw of picture of them in this order and label it.	Grab two handfuls of coins or other small objects.  Count how many are in each hand.  Draw a picture of what you grabbed and write the numbers that match.	Draw a picture to show 2+3.
Take a walk with an adult in your house or outside.  Record the different shapes you see in the environment. (Triangle, square, circle, rectangle, hexagon)	Take a walk outside with an adult.  Count how many wreaths or other holiday decorations you see.  What did you find the most of?	Write a letter to a friend or family member telling them why they are special.	Look at a calendar.  What is today’s date?  Count how many days are left in the month of December.

November Homework Calendar

KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK CALENDAR

Here are some ideas for families to do at home.  Student and families can work on these projects together.  Pick 10 activities to do.  Color in the squares that you completed.    Keep all your hard work and give it to your teacher on the last day of each month.

November 2012

 

Practice writing your first and last names with only the first letter of each uppercase.	Find 3 things in your house that are longer than your pencil and 3 things that are shorter than your pencil.  Draw the objects in your journal.	Draw and write about what you are thankful for.	Think of a word that rhymes with   man rake bug Write your answers in your journal.
Find 5 things in your house that start with the letter N.  Draw pictures of 3 of them.  Label your pictures using letter sounds.	What is the weather like today?   Draw and write about the weather today.	Count all of the days in the month.  How many days are there?  Write that number.  What number comes before 30?  Write that number.	Read a story or have an adult read a story to you.    Retell the story to an adult.
What day of the week is it today?  What was yesterday?  What will tomorrow be?	Write and sentence and draw a picture showing how you feel today.	Read a story with an adult.  Find the punctuation mark at the end of a sentence.  What type of punctuation did the author use?	Find ten objects in your house (beans, teddy bears, pencils, etc.)  Use the objects to help you count backwards. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
Practice saying your street address and phone number.	Write down your family members names. Count how many letters are in each name.  Order the names from the least number or letters to the most.	Practice writing the numerals 0-20.	Think of a question you want to ask your teacher.  Write your question in your journal.

November News Letter

Kindergarten News Letter

November

November 2nd-End of Term 1 November 5th-Teacher Work Day, No School for Students November 6th-Election Day, No School November 21-25-Thanksgiving Break, School Closed

Welcome Tiffany Carpenter

Please welcome Tiffany Carpenter who is taking over for Mrs. Ramsburg while she is on maternity leave.

 

Report Cards

Report cards for Quarter 1 will be coming home mid-month.  The report card is a snapshot into your child’s progress for the first 9 weeks of school.  It provides feedback on their mastery of skills directly taught during the Quarter and is based on the Quarter 1 expectations.

 

Language Arts

Students are continuing to work on recognizing basic sight words, identifying letters and letter sounds, recognizing rhyming words, segmenting and blending syllables and compound words and using letter sounds in their writing.

Literature

This month we will focus on literary (fiction) text and understanding story elements such as character, setting, problem and solution.  Students will also work on their oral language skills by discussing books read aloud as a class and with a partner. 

Math

Throughout Quarter 2, students will be describing objects by measurable attributes such as length and weight.  They will be using vocabulary such as “more of/less of, taller/shorter,etc.” Students will also be learning postitional words such as “above, below, beside, in front of, behind and next.”   By the end of Quarter 2 in January, students will be expected to count to 20 by ones and to write numbers 0-20.

 

Intervention/Enrichment Block

Kindergarten students have just begun to switch classes Monday-Thursday for 30 minutes per day for our Intervention and Enrichment Block.  The students are in groups based on their current needs.  Some of the skills the groups are working on are: letter recognition and sounds, sight word practice, oral language skills, fine motor skills, social skills and enrichment reading and writing.  After 4 weeks, our groups will change and the focus will be on current math needs until we return to a language arts focus for the following 4 weeks.

 

Thursday Folder

Please be sure to review the papers and empty the folder.  The folder needs to be returned to school the next day.

Library books are due on the morning of your Students’ media lesson special.  Please try to help your child remember his/her book.  The children need to return their book before checking out a new book. Happy reading!

Notes and Reminders

 

¨       If there is a transportation change, please send a note to school with your child.  If there is an emergency change, please fax or email the request, followed by a phone call to the office prior to 2:00 p.m.

¨       If your child is absent, please send a note in explaining their absence.

¨      Please provide a change of clothes (including socks), marked with your child’s name, in their backpack. As the season changes, please make sure that the extra clothes you child has at home are appropriate for the weather.

¨       Please return the emergency transportation form to your child’s teacher as soon as possible

¨       Please read and return your students reading bag and sight word cards each day.  We use the little books during reading group each morning. 

¨       Please check your student’s take-home folder each night. 

¨       Please keep the monthly behavior chart in your students take home folder. This is how we communicate if your student received a warning, reflection, documentation or office referral. 

 

Happy Fall!!!