Week of August 24-28

Hi everyone!  Hope you enjoyed your weekend!  We made it through out first full week of distance learning!  I can't thank you enough for the time and effort you're investing and for your support as we navigate through these uncharted waters.  I'm looking forward to another full week with your kiddo!  I am going to try and keep the same routines in an effort to build independence.  


This Week:
Theme: Welcome to Kindergarten
Concepts of Print:  Distinguishing Letters and Numbers/Recognizing first and last names
Phonological Awareness:  Blending Syllables and Rhyming

Letter Names:  Gg-Jj

Math:  Chapter 1:  Numbers to 5

PE Enrichment:

The students will begin the week in PE Enrichment first thing Monday morning.  Instead of joining our classroom at 7:45, they will join Mr. Sinor's classroom.  To do this, please add his classroom:

Log into your child's google 

Click the "+" symbol up top

Type in this code:  yx2hnjd

Lexia:

We will begin incorporating 10 minutes of Lexia time into our daily routine.  This will happen after our morning routine.  Once our share time is  over, kids will log into Lexia and complete 10 minutes of Lexia.  I will give instruction on this beginning Tuesday.  

Assessments:

I will continue to ask a few kiddos to return back to our google classroom for a quick assessment.  I'm currently working through Letter/Sound ID, Colors, Shapes and Number ID for now.  Once I have completed this assessment, I will move onto another assessment and work my way through that.  Thanks for your support with this.  

Questions:

Please do not hesitate to message me on Aeries or directly email me if you have questions about anything.  

 

Week of August 17-21

Hello everyone! Overall, I was very pleased with our first few days of Distance Learning.  Thank you for taking the time to fill out my google survey!  Most everyone's concerns were somewhat the same regarding Distance Learning.  Many are concerned about screen time and I agree with you.  To help ease this, my plan is to teach/train the students to confidently and independently complete repetitive centers.  This will allow me to teach a math lesson to them, then ask them to complete 3-4 centers independently.  I will repeat the process for English/Language Arts.  I will teach the lesson, then have the kiddos complete 3-4 centers.  We will begin with English/Language Arts centers on Monday.  My centers will be very similar and repetitive to ensure that the kiddos are able to do them somewhat independently without too much supervision from you.  I want to build independent learners that are able to transition into a classroom setting successfully at some point.  With this in mind, many of the daily materials we use will be the same.  This will help build independence as well.  

This Week:
Theme: Welcome to Kindergarten
Concepts of Print:  Distinguishing Letters and Numbers
Phonological Awareness:  Blending Syllables and Rhyming

Letter Names:  Bb-Ff

Math:  Shapes and Patterns

PE Enrichment:

The students will begin PE Enrichment first thing Monday morning.  Instead of joining our classroom at 7:45, they will join Mr. Sinor's classroom.  To do this, please add his classroom:

Log into your child's google 

Click the "+" symbol up top

Type in this code:  yx2hnjd

Click on the assignment for kindergarten.  

I will be available in our classroom should you need any help.  

Book Boxes:

Our At Home Project is to decorate a shoebox size box to house all your child's sight word books.  It would be great if your kiddo could bring their decorated box on Monday after PE Enrichment, but I have no problem if they need more time.  It should be a fun and enjoyable project that sparks some creativity.  

Google Classroom Assignments:

I'm going to be showing the kiddos how to complete an assignment in our google classroom. This type of assignment will become a daily center job.  

 

Welcome to Kindergarten 2020-2021

Hello everyone!  Thank you for taking the time to come and check out our blog!  Here is where I will post our weekly newsletter.  Feel free to explore around the different tabs and see the resources available to you.  Although our year is off to a start like no other, I'm confident it will be a great year and I look forward to working as a team with you to help your child grow!  

Week of February 17th

This week:
Sight Words:  said, was, then
Theme: president
Story Element: 
Comprehension Strategy:  Connections
Math: Numbers to 100 
Writing: Sight Word Sentences
Phonics:  Ee

Important Dates

February 17:  No School  
February 21:  Minimum Day/pep rally

One School One Book:  
Hope everyone is enjoying The Chocolate Touch!  We will take a break from reading it this weekend and continue on Tuesday. 


Homework:
  Please click on the homework tab to see the share topic and our daily homework page will come home in red folders on Monday. 

Week of February 10th

This week:
Sight Words:  play, say, new
Theme: friendship
Story Element: sequence of events
Comprehension Strategy:  
Math: Numbers to 100 
Writing: Sight Word Sentences
Phonics:  Jj

Important Dates

February 10:  Dismissal for kindergarten will change to front of the school.  Please note the details on the letter that was sent home.    
February 12: School Spirit Day:  Dress like your favorite M&M color
February 14:  Valentine Centers
February 17:  No School  
February 21:  Minimum Day

One School One Book:  
Hope everyone is enjoying The Chocolate Touch!  We will take a break from reading it this weekend and continue on Monday with chapter 5!  

Valentines Day:
We will be celebrating Valentines Day in here on February 14th.  Cards, trinkets and candy are fine. Please do not address the Valentines to specific students, but instead just send 23 for your child to pass out.  It is too hard for them to read the names.  We have 23 students who celebrate Valentines Day and we will be passing them out in a systematic way.  Thanks for your help in making this day run smoothly.  If you'd like to help with centers that day, let me know.  I will need at least 5 volunteers from 9:30-11:15ish.  

Homework:
  Please click on the homework tab to see the share topic and our daily homework page will come home in red folders on Monday. 

Week of January 27th

This week:
Sight Words:  for, they, up
Theme: 100 Day
Story Element: 
Comprehension Strategy:  
Math: Numbers to 100 
Writing: Sight Word Sentences
Phonics:  Oo

Important Dates
January 28:  100th Day (let me know if you'd like to volunteer on this day)
February 3:  One School, One Book kick off.  Stay tuned for details!
February 10:  Dismissal for kindergarten will change to front of the school.  We will send specific information on this very soon.  
February 14:  Valentine Centers
February 17:  No School  

Homework:
  Please click on the homework tab to see the share topic and our daily homework page will come home in red folders on Monday. 

Week of January 20th

This week:
Sight Words:  go, here, soon
Theme: Penguins
Story Element: Key Details
Comprehension Strategy:  Infer
Math: Geometry  
Writing: Sight Word Sentences
Phonics:  Dd

Important Dates
January 20:  No School
January 15:  PJ Day
January 22:  Class Pictures
January 28:  100th Day (let me know if you'd like to volunteer on this day)  

Homework:
  Please click on the homework tab to see the share topic and our daily homework page will come home in red folders on Monday.