Curriculum
Alphabet: *We will practice the capitol and lowercase letters. We will introduce T and U and practice handwriting and sounding those letters in our ABC books!
Word Wall:
*We will practice the sight word “be”. Students need to be able to read 10 sight words on our next assessment! Practice! Practice!
Math:
*We will practice calendaring skills, counting to 10, counting by 10s, 5s, and 2s, one to one correspondence, graphing, patterning, phonemic awareness, and phonics.
*We will review numbers 0-10 and practice numbers 11-20.
*We will continue our morning work folders.
Literacy
*We will continue the Harcourt and Fontas and Pinnel literacy programs.
*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.
*We will practice writing sounds we hear in words (beginning, middle, and end).
*We will continue decodable books from Harcourt.
*We will continue our Power Half Hour literacy groups! These groups will be four days a week and involve intensive work toward literacy skills and reading!
*We will continue centers this week! Centers this week are Mon., Tues., and Wed., from 10-10:30.
Books: I have various fall and Thankful books, Too Many Pumpkins, A Tree For All Seasons, Pumpkin Pumpkin, There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves, etc.
Writing:
*We will continue writer’s workshop and be writing in our Kindergarten Journals and Scribble Journals.
*We will practice proper pencil grip and handwriting.
*We will practice handwriting upper and lowercase letters and numbers to 20.
*We will work on writing our last names.
Announcements:
*READING FOLDERS are due Nov. 14!
Please be filling out your reading record, so your child can receive two new books. Remember once your child has completed 210 minutes of reading he/she will receive a prize and a new reading record! Please remember to practice the alphabet using the chart in this folder also! It is GREAT practice since we use the same chart at school!
*Thanksgiving Break will be Nov. 23-25! NO School on these days!
*Please return your turkey projects ASAP!! If you need another copy, let me know I have extras!
*Please work on Sight Word List #3 and Skill Sheet #3 with your child! We are practicing these words and concepts in class! Return the skill sheet as soon as it is completed. Make sure to sign each area the child has mastered.
*Please review test items with your child, so you know what to work on for the next test!
*Blog! Blog! Blog! Please check out our class BLOG if you need to access the newsletter. To access the blog, go to the school web page and click on Teacher Websites. Click on my name below my picture and you will see our blog! I have been doing a lot of work on the blog! It is starting to look REALLY good! Jump on the web and check it out!
*Our class will be collecting box tops for education. If you have any of these, please send them in a baggie in your child’s homework folder! Thank you1
*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 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.
Early Out Wed. Times: AM class – 8:55-10:55. Please be on time to avoid tardies and classroom distraction.
*Birthdays Moises 11/18
(You may bring a class treat on the day we celebrate your birthday. Please bring treats for 27 students.) Optional
Leader: Jag George (You may bring a class treat on the Friday that your child is the leader. Please being treats for 26 students.) Optional
REMINDER: Please continue to remind your student to turn in their EAGLE FOLDER EVERY DAY! It would also be a good idea to remind your child on Monday to bring their blue READING FOLDER into the classroom to switch books! New books are always exciting!
HOMEWORK: We will have homework on Monday and Wednesday. Please sign your name under your child’s name on the homework sheets. 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.
Please make sure your name is on your homework!
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