The Kindergarten Core

Mrs. George’s Class News

March 25-26 and April 1-5

Core Curriculum

Word Wall:

*We will practice the sight word “from”.

Alphabet:

 We will write the upper and lowercase letters and practice their sounds. Students need to be able to recognize, and write each upper and lowercase letter as well as know each letter sound!

Math:

*We will practice calendaring skills, counting to 30 by ones and tens to 100, counting by 5s, counting by 2s, one to one correspondence, graphing, shapes, and patterning.

*We will continue our morning calendar books.

*We will practice counting and writing numbers to 30.

*We will practice simple addition and subtraction.

*We will tell time to the hour.

*We will work in our math journals during centers.

*We will continue estimation! I will be sending home ESTIMATION JARS for students to work on and bring to school! Please watch for this jar coming home soon!

Literacy

*We will continue Kindergarten Power ½ hour.  Students will be working in groups developing literacy and reading skills!

*We will continue the Harcourt and Fontas and Pinnel literacy programs.

*We will continue the new Intensive Phonics Program. Please watch for homework sheets that coordinate with this program! I have also put the link to the Discovery Intensive Phonics computer program on our class blog. You may access this program by clicking on the link, and typing your child’s first name with NO caps in the user name box to work on this program at home! The site is eastelementary.rhdiscovery.com.

*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 work on syllables.

*We will work on segmenting sounds in words. (Beginning, middle, end)

*We will review parts of a sentence. (capitol, spacing, punctuation)

*We will discuss book orientation and fiction and nonfiction.

*We will work in sight word poem books.

Books: Nonfiction books about oceans, whales, and weather, An Egg Is Quiet, There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Chick, Bunny Trouble, More Bunny Trouble, An Easter Egg, Plus Sign, Minus Sign, Swimmy, Fish Is Fish, 

Writing:

*We will continue Writer’s Workshop and continue drawing and writing in our Kindergarten Journals and Scribble Journals will full sentences. (Capitol, spacing, and punctuation)

*We will practice handwriting skills and proper pencil grip.

Class Themes: Seasons (Super Spring), Addition to 5, Subtraction from 5 America, Oceans, Fish, Whales, weather, Animals and habitats, Bugs and

Event Picking

*Reading Folders are Due Monday March 25. Please work on filling out your reading record, so your child can receive two new books. Prizes will be given weekly and monthly for students who complete their reading! I will NOT be sending home reading folders during Spring Break! We will begin again on April 1!

*Spring Break is March 27, 28, and 29! NO School on these days!

*We are planning an Easter Egg Hunt for Tuesday March 26 at Canyon Park! I would like each student to donate a bag of candy to use in the Easter Egg Hunt! Students also need to bring a sack lunch to eat at the park that day! Please bring your candy donation ASAP and return the permission form!

*The school Talent Show will be April 5 at 10:00!
*We are continuing to award students for passing off their alphabet, sight words, and numbers to 30. Students will receive an award for recognizing, writing, and telling the sound for each letter of the alphabet. They will receive an award for reading 25 Kindergarten Sight Words, and an award for writing and recognizing ALL numbers to 30! We call these awards the ABC Club, Sight Word Club, and Number Club!

*Please check the class blog! Go to the school web page and click on faculty. Click on my name below my picture and you will see our blog!

*Please work on skill sheet #7 with your child, sign the paper, and return the sheet at the end of the month. I have attached Skill Sheet #8!

 *Please practice Sight Word Bonus List #2 with your child. When he/she is ready to pass off the list, return it with the signed slip! Students need to be able to read each word fluently to pass off the list. I have attached Bonus List #3!

*We will have CENTERS on March 25, and April 1, 2, and 3! April 3 is our LAST day of centers for the year; however, parents are welcome to continue volunteering to help with class activities and portfolios! Volunteers, I will see you there! I rely HEAVILY on your support to make my centers a success! Please make sure you sign in! Thanks!

*We will visit the library on March 25 and April 1. Please return you library book, so your child can receive a new one!

*P.E. and Music day is every Thursday! Wear appropriate shoes for PE.

Early Out Wed. Times: AM class – 8:55-10:55. Please be on time to avoid tardies and classroom distraction.

*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.

Apple Of My Eye!

*Birthdays: Macy 3/30! We will celebrate on 4/1!

(You may bring a class treat on the day we celebrate your birthday. Please bring treats for 27 students.) Optional

Leader: Braxten Myers (You may bring a class treat on the Friday that your child is the leader. Please being treats for 27 students.) Optional

Questions or Concerns:

sarah.george@ironmail.org

Home Phone: 586-2493

Call or come in if you have any questions

Homework: We will NOT have homework on March 25 or 26! Homework will resume April 1 and 3! Please remember to have your child do the homework neatly in pencil and sign your name under theirs, so I know you have looked at it! Homework needs to be done NEATLY WITH BEST HANDWRITING!