Week of October 26th

This Week:
Theme: Transporation
Phonological Awareness: Blending Phonemes

Letter: Pp

Math:  Chapter 3:  Order by size, length and weight

Sight Word: to

Grab & Go Bags:

I will be passing out Grab & Go Bags from 2:00-2:30 on Monday October 26th.  Then I will leave the bags in the office.  Please grab your student's bag as soon as possible.  

PE Enrichment:

Remember to start with PE first thing Monday morning and head to our meet at 8:35. Mr. Sinor would like the students to bring 2 small grocery bags for a catching/juggling lesson. 

 

Make Up PE:

Students will be having a make up pe day this Thursday from 7:45-8:35 in Mr. Sinors class.  Please have your child begin their day there.  

Sight Words

So far, we have learned the following sight words:

I

like

the 

and

see

we

a

to

It is important that your student is able to read these words.  Please use the flashcards to review both these words and the letter names and sounds.  You can be creative and play games with the sight words and letters.  Please reach out to me if you need some ideas as to how to help your student learn these.  

    

Extended Day

Just a reminder, we will no longer meet back for whole group instruction after lunch on Fridays. I may ask your child to be back to assess periodically.    

Red Ribbon Spirit Week:

Feel free to dress up this week.

Monday:  Pajama Day

Tuesday: Superhero Day

Wednesday:  Backwards Day

Thursday:  Crazy Hair or Hat Day

Friday:  Costume Day or Halloween Day    

Uploading Photos

Please watch the video under "Resources" to learn how to upload pictures of the kiddos paper/pencil work.  I am asking that each assignment be turned into google classroom either by submitting the slide presentation or by taking a picture and uploading it.  Also, if I notice your kiddo had difficulty with an assignment, I may return it to them to try again.  Let me know if you need some help with this.  2

Week of October 19-23

This Week:
Theme: Movement
Phonological Awareness: Beginning Sounds/Blending Onset and Rime

Letter: Cc

Math:  Chapter 3:  Order by size, length and weight

Sight Word: a

PE Enrichment:

Remember to start with PE first thing Monday morning and head to our meet at 8:35. Mr. Sinor would like the students to bring a hankercheif or some sort of fabric to toss in the air and catch.  

Sight Words

So far, we have learned the following sight words:

I

like

the 

and

see

we

a

It is important that your student is able to read these words.  Please use the flashcards to review both these words and the letter names and sounds.  You can be creative and play games with the sight words and letters.  Please reach out to me if you need some ideas as to how to help your student learn these.  

    

Extended Day

After collaborating with the other kindergarten teachers, we will no longer return at 11:30 on FRIDAYS for a lesson.  We will continue to do this Monday-Thursday.   This time is set aside for assessments.  I will be doing assessments on Fridays and I will let you know if I need your child to return to class and at what time.      

Uploading Photos

Please watch the video under "Resources" to learn how to upload pictures of the kiddos paper/pencil work.  I am asking that each assignment be turned into google classroom either by submitting the slide presentation or by taking a picture and uploading it.  Also, if I notice your kiddo had difficulty with an assignment, I may return it to them to try again.  Let me know if you need some help with this.  2

Week of October 12th

This Week:
Theme: Communication
Phonological Awareness: Beginning Sounds/Blending Onset and Rime

Letter: Tt

Math:  Numbers to 10

Sight Word: Review Week:  we

PE Enrichment:

Remember to start with PE first thing Monday morning and head to our meet at 8:35. Mr. Sinor would like the students to bring a hankercheif or some sort of fabric to toss in the air and catch.  

Sight Words

So far, we have learned the following sight words:

I

like

the 

and

see

we

It is important that your student is able to read these words.  Please use the flashcards to review both these words and the letter names and sounds.  You can be creative and play games with the sight words and letters.  Please reach out to me if you need some ideas as to how to help your student learn these.  

    

Extended Day

Thank you for your support here!  Everyone is doing a great job at being on time.  This makes things go much smoother.   

Dress up day

Wednesday is "Era Day".  Come to our meeting dressed up like anyone from any era.  Feel free to snap a picture and send it to Mrs. Martinez!  

Uploading Photos

Please watch the video under "Resources" to learn how to upload pictures of the kiddos paper/pencil work.  I am asking that each assignment be turned into google classroom either by submitting the slide presentation or by taking a picture and uploading it.  Also, if I notice your kiddo had difficulty with an assignment, I may return it to them to try again.  Let me know if you need some help with this.  

Week of October 5th

This Week:
Theme: 5 Senses
Phonological Awareness: Beginning Sounds/Blending Onset and Rime

Letter:  Aa (short sound)

Math:  Numbers to 10

Sight Word: Review Week:  see

PE Enrichment:

Remember to start with PE first thing Monday morning and head to our meet at 8:35. Mr. Sinor is asking the kids to bring a jumprope if possible.

Sight Words

So far, we have learned the following sight words:

I

like

the 

and

see

It is important that your student is able to read these words.  Please use the flashcards to review both these words and the letter names and sounds.  You can be creative and play games with the sight words and letters.  Please reach out to me if you need some ideas as to how to help your student learn these.  

    

Extended Day

Your students small group time is posted in google classroom.  Please be sure your student is on time.  I will be starting right away.  We will begin with 10-15 minutes of whole group instruction.  Then they will have an activity to complete and I will meet with the Tigers and Zebras Mondays and Wednesdays and the Bears and Lions Tuesdays and Thursdays.  If you forgot your meeting time, it is posted in our google classroom on the stream.  

 

Week of September 28th

This Week:
Theme: Working with tools
Phonological Awareness: Beginning Sounds

Letter:  Ss

Math:  Numbers to 10

Sight Word: Review Week:  I, like, the, and

PE Enrichment:

Remember to start with PE first thing Monday morning and head to our meet at 8:35. Mr. Sinor is asking the kids to bring some socks that can act as a ball or a bean bag like object of some kind along with a bowl or bucket to toss into.   

Sight Words

So far, we have learned the following sight words:

I

like

the 

and

It is important that your student is able to read these words.  Please use the flashcards to review both these words and the letter names and sounds.  You can be creative and play games with the sight words and letters.  Please reach out to me if you need some ideas as to how to help your student learn these.  

Parent/Teacher Google Meet

I will be hosting a short google meet at 11:00 on Friday of this week to go over our schedule change that will begin next week.  I will explain small group meet up times as well as what other students will work on during that 11:30-12:30 block of time.     

Google Classroom

I will now move all the week's assignments into a past topic so we can build this week's daily assignments.  If your student is absent one day and you need to find the assignments, you may need to look back into the past week in order to find the assignment.   

 

Dress up Day

Wednesday September 30th is character dress up day.  Come to google meet dressed as your favorite cartoon character.    

Additional Learning Opportunities

I will be adding a weekly learning mat to our google classroom.  This is for families who are looking for additional learning opportunities above and beyond the assigned work.  

Class Work

Work assigned in Google classroom must be completed and submitted.  For now, be sure your students is submitting google slide assignments.  We will move onto submitting pictures of other pieces of work in the near future.  

**I know some of you are working and the students may need some support from you.  I don't ever want Kindergarten to be an extra stress of yours or the students.  I can be flexible with turn in times and days. Most importantly, I want the students to learn. So if you need to structure some time later in the day or even on the weekend, I'm more than willing to support you.    

Here are a few of my thoughts on your student's independent work time:

We want to develop the best habits we can.  We will transfer to a full classroom setting at some point.  If your student develops the habit of not completing work when they are asked, we run the risk of a difficult home to classroom transition.  It is in the best interest of the students to know that they have work to complete at that time and they are welcome to have some play time when they finish.    

Extended Day

We will begin our extended day on October 5.  Beginning Monday, October 5, we will break for lunch from 11-11:30 and return to the google meet at 11:30 to 12:30 to finish class.  This part of our day will begin with a short meet up whole group.  Students will then hang up to complete their afternoon centers while I work with small groups in our google meet.  Your child will be meeting with me and their small group for 15 minutes, twice a week.  Friday's will be set aside for assessment time.  I will notify you and your student of your small group time with me.  This is an adjustment I know we can get used to as we transition into our full kindergarten distance learning program.  Thank you for your support!  

Grab and Go Bags

I will be handing out Grab and Go bags on Monday September 28th from 11:30-12:30 at Cram.  If you are unable to make this time, you will find your student's bag in the office.  Please swing by sometime during the week to grab that.  

Week of September 21-25

This Week:
Theme: Jobs
Phonological Awareness: Beginning Sounds

Letter:  Mm

Math:  Numbers to 10

Sight Word: and

PE Enrichment:

Remember to start with PE first thing Monday morning and head to our meet at 8:35.  

Sight Words

So far, we have learned the following sight words:

I

like

the 

and

It is important that your student is able to read these words.  Please use the flashcards to review both these words and the letter names and sounds.  You can be creative and play games with the sight words and letters.  Please reach out to me if you need some ideas as to how to help your student learn these.  

Google Classroom

You will see some changes in set up and organization in our Google Classroom in regards to daily assignments.  I will now be listing our assignments by daily topics.  If your child is absent, they can still complete the daily assignments by logging into google classroom.  Students have 5 days to complete the google classroom work if they are absent.  

 

Video Tutorials

I will be adding some video tutorials to our google classroom 'Resource' tab.  This will allow your student to share some of their work with me via photos and video.  

Additional Learning Opportunities

I am also going to provide some ideas for students who are looking for additional learning opportunities above and beyond what the district is requiring.  Keep in mind, these are optional and should only be worked on when the required assignments have been completed.  

Week of September 13-17

This Week:
Theme: Pets
Phonological Awareness: Words in Oral Sentences/Beginning Sounds

Letter Names:  Uu-Zz

Math:  Review Week

Sight Word: the

PE Enrichment:

Remember to start with PE first thing Monday morning and head to our meet at 8:35.  

Grab & Go

Here's a quick run down of what you will find in the new Grab & Go bag.

Art Books:

Eat An Apple 

Counting Shapes 1,2,3

Language Arts:

Phonics Notebook-Beginning Sounds

Flashcards-upper/lowercase letters (cut these apart and review letter names and sounds with them daily)

 Flashcards:  sight words (cut these apart and review letter names and sounds with them daily)

Letter Practice Worksheets 

Poems 

Sight Word Books

Handwriting White Board

International Dot Day

We will celebrate this day on Tuesday September 15th.  This is also our first dress up day.  Come to our Google Meet wearing anything that represents space.