Jan. 3-7
Curriculum
Word Wall:
*We will practice/review the capitol and lowercase letters.
*We have now completed every page in our ABC books, so students need to be recognizing, writing, and able to make the sound for each upper and lower case letter.
*We will practice the sight word “this”.
Math:
*We will practice calendaring skills, counting by 10s, 5s, 2s, graphing, and shapes.
*We will begin time to the hour, and learning about analog clocks and digital clocks.
*We will learn about numbers 11-20.
*We will practice patterning.
*We will practice one to one correspondence.
*We will work on fewer and more.
*We will continue estimation. I will soon start sending home estimation jars for the kids to begin working on. Please watch for these jars coming home. There will be a sheet explaining what to do with the jar when it is your turn to estimate.
*We will begin addition to 5.
Literacy
*We will continue the Harcourt and Fontas and Pinnel literacy programs.
*We will begin the Intensive Phonics program. Please watch for the new homework sheets that correspond with this program!
*We will be doing Power ½ hour every Monday and Friday! This is a small group activity focused on phonics, phonemic awareness and literacy skills.
*We will continue our Nursery Rhyme book.
*We will be learning about sentence structure.
*We will work on initial sounds and rhyming.
*We will discuss sounds we hear in words and segmenting sounds.
*We will continue nonsense words.
*We will continue our predecodable books.
*We will discuss Beginning, Middle, and Ending of stories.
*We will predict and summarize.
*We will work on sequencing events in a story.
*We will practice asking questions.
*We will discuss book orientation and fiction and nonfiction.
Books: Various winter, snow, and mitten books, Various alphabet books to celebrate our completion of the ABC book!
Writing:
*We will be working in our scribble journals and our Kindergarten Journals.
*We will practice handwriting skills.
*We will soon begin writing stories to share with the class!
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Announcements:
*READING FOLDERS are due Jan. 10! Please have the reading record filled out, so your child can receive two new books and a new reading record. The folders DO NOT go home over the holiday. If you have NOT been returning your reading folder on a regular basis, please return it. Lost books are $5 each.
*Please be working on the Jan. Skills sheet and sight word list.
*Please work on your GOLDEN SNEAKER! Make sure your child’s name is on their calendar!
*Christmas Break will be Dec. 20-31. We will return to school on Jan 3!! WOO! HOO!
*Second term will end Jan 14th. I will send progress reports soon!
*The next Dibels and Kindergarten Assessment will begin when we return from Christmas break! Make sure you are working on your practice sheets and the reading coupons! Students will receive prizes for completing this assignment!!
*We will continue our Book In A Bag program. Students will receive a book in a plastic zip lock bag each Tuesday. The book must be read that night and parents will initial on the slip provided in the bag. The book may be returned the next day or during the week. As long as it comes back before the next Tuesday, the child will receive a new book. These books are to be read by parent to students.
*Remember that computer day is Tuesday and Music and P.E. are on Thursday. Wear appropriate shoes for P.E.
*Library Day is Monday. Please return your books each Monday! I know the librarian is missing several books, so please return! Please do NOT keep overdue books during the Christmas break! We need ALL books returned!
*I will continue sending home the Bear Bag activity backpacks. If your child is chosen for a Bear Bag, please complete the activities and return the bag on the date indicated. Students may receive the bag if they are consistent with turning in homework, and their reading and homework folders.
*Our school is now collecting box tops. Please send any that you have collected in your child’s homework folder.
*Please check our class BLOG if you need to access the newsletter. To access the blog, go to the school web page and click on Faculty. Click on my name below my picture and you will see our blog! I intend to post the newsletter each week as well as class pictures and upcoming events as I become more confident with blogging! I think it will be a lot of fun1
*Classroom volunteers will continue this week! *Remember that if your child is going to be missing a day of school to call the office and excuse them. In addition, if you are going to be picking up your child early, please make sure you check them out in the office before picking them up from class.
*Remember EARLY OUT WEDNESDAY! A.M. schedule is 8:55 to 10:55. P.M. schedule is 11:30 to 1:30. THESE ARE NEW TIMES!!!
*Birthdays: Jaci 1/3
Damian’s ½ b-day 1/6
(You may bring a class treat on the day we celebrate your birthday. Please bring treats for 25 students.) Optional
Leader: Audrey and Lauren (You may bring a class treat on the Friday that your child is the leader. Please being treats for 25 students.) Optional
Progress Report
Academic: Areas of concern will be circled, and I
will add comments if needed.
Alphabet Writing
Literacy Math
Sight Words Homework
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Behavior:
Satisfactory Needs Improvement
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HOMEWORK: We will have homework on Monday and Wednesday. Please make sure you SIGN YOUR NAME under your child’s name on the homework. That way I know you have worked on it with your child. Please make sure you DO NOT have your child do homework with a pen, marker, or crayon. Pencil is best when handwriting.
Questions or Concerns:
sarah.george@ironmail.org
Home Phone: 586-2493
Call or come in if you have any questions
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! SEE YOU AFTER THE HOLIDAYS!!
