Music! Music! Music!

Focus on Curriculum                 May 29, 2015  

Jolly Phonics: We have completed all our jolly phonics sounds. Now we know the sounds of the letters and letter combinations: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, oa, oa, ie, ee, or, oo, ch, sh, ng, th, ou, qu, ue, oi, er, ar, z, w, v, y, and z.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.  Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we have learned this year. It is for your reference so you can practice with your children each letter and the sound of that letter.

Word Family’s: This week we worked on our short u family ut.  We thought of words, as a class, which ends in ut. The students came up with (cut, nut, shut etc.)

Reading:  This week we read What Would You Do with a Tail like This?  We also learned the new vocabulary terms: pesky, warn, squirted, scoop, leap, and capture.  Our poetry binders will be coming home next week.

Writing: We started our animal projects.  There are teams of students working on projects about polar bears, alligators, sharks, and dolphins.  We continued our unit in writing where we are focusing on writing our very own multiple page stories.  In our journals we focus on using a capital letter to begin our sentences, proper punctuation, spacing between our words, and the neatness of our writing.  We also reread our writing to make sure it makes sense.  On each page of our writing journals we have a check list to double check our writing.

 Popcorn Words:   This week reviewed all of our popcorn words. We now have ninety five words and they are: I, a, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on, at, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and, yes, go, no, so, the, you, down, he, she, be, here, our, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one, two, three, four, nine, said, this, that, new, soon, went, come, do, all, there, who, what, where, they, say, play, away, eat, please, want, with, came, ate, make, ride, was, are, saw, well, pretty, funny, under, find, blue, yellow, red, pink, black, orange, white, brown . Our spirals are going home today.  We are going to keep our spirals in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  Please remind your child to bring their popcorn word spirals to school every day.  Please practice the popcorn words with your child at home. 

Math:  We revisited shapes.  Please continue practicing reading and writing numbers 1 through 20.  Please continue to practice addition facts that add up to ten, along with subtracting numbers up to ten. 

Congratulations to all my kindergarten students for doing such a great job at the concert tonight.  I am very proud of you.

Remember:

We are welcoming children’s songwriter Jim Gill to school on Monday to put on a private concert for the kindergarten class.

Field Trip to Brookfield Zoo Thursday June 4^th

Last Day of School is Tuesday June 9^th.

Read to your child every night!

Happy Memorial Day!

Focus on Curriculum                 May 22, 2015  

Jolly Phonics: We have completed all our jolly phonics sounds. Now we know the sounds of the letters and letter combinations: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, oa, oa, ie, ee, or, oo, ch, sh, ng, th, ou, qu, ue, oi, er, ar, z, w, v, y, and z.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.  Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we have learned this year. It is for your reference so you can practice with your children each letter and the sound of that letter.

Word Family’s: This week we worked on our short u family un.  We thought of words, as a class, which ends in un. The students came up with (sun, bun, fun, etc.)

Reading:  This week we read Giraffe’s Can’t Dance.  We also learned the new vocabulary terms: prance, bold, splendid, sneered, and crept.

Writing: We wrote about Gerald the Giraffe.  We continued our unit in writing where we are focusing on writing our very own multiple page stories.  In our journals we focus on using a capital letter to start sentences, proper punctuation, spacing between our words, and the neatness of our writing.  We also reread our writing to make sure it makes sense.  On each page of our writing journals we have a check list to double check our writing.

 Popcorn Words: This week we cut out the popcorn words black, orange, white, and brown and glued them in our spirals. We now have ninety six words and they are: I, a, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on, at, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and, yes, go, no, so, the, you, down, he, she, be, her, our, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one, two, three, four, nine, said, this, that, new, soon, went, come, do, all, there, who, what, where, they, say, play, away, eat, please, want, with, came, ate, make, ride, was, are, saw, well, pretty, funny, under, find, blue, yellow, red, pink, black, orange, white, brown . Our spirals are going home today.  We are going to keep our spirals in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  Please remind your child to bring their popcorn word spirals to school every day.  Please practice the popcorn words with your child at home.  The words are getting difficult.

Math:  We finished our unit on positions such as above, under, over, below, outside, inside, etc.  Please continue practicing reading and writing numbers 1 through 20.  Please continue to practice addition facts that add up to ten, along with subtracting numbers up to ten.  We took a mixed addition and subtraction one minute timed test.

Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on what animals do to stay cool in the hot summer weather.

Art:  In class we made a giraffe project with a poem on the back.  We are getting very excited about our upcoming zoo trip.

Music:  A Message from Miss. Wyse:

Hello Kindergarten Parents,

I am proud to announce that the kindergarten musical this year will be Baby Beluga! Please join us in the Lakeview gymnasium on Thursday, May 28th at 7 o'clock in the evening for a fun night filled with entertainment!

This week all kindergarten students listened to the music and are very excited to put on a show! Please use the following link to practice your music from home over Spring Break and up to our concert! 

http://goo.gl/hyvYZA

Remember:

No School Monday May 25^th- Memorial Day

Please sign and return your child’s permission slip for our field trip to the Brookfield Zoo!

Kindergarten Musical 7:00 P.M. Thursday May 28^th at Lakeview

Read to your child every night!

ABC Countdown!

Focus on Curriculum                 May 15, 2015  

Jolly Phonics: We have completed all our jolly phonics sounds. Now we know the sounds of the letters and letter combinations: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, oa, oa, ie, ee, or, oo, ch, sh, ng, th, ou, qu, ue, oi, er, ar, z, w, v, y, and z.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.  Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we have learned this year. It is for your reference so you can practice with your children each letter and the sound of that letter.

Word Family’s: This week we worked on our short u family um.  We thought of words, as a class, which ends in um. The students came up with (gum, glum, plum, etc.)

Reading:  This week we read Elmer and Elephants by National Geographic for Kids.  We labeled the parts of an elephant.  We also learned the new vocabulary terms: migration, herd, drought, instinct, and herbivore.

Writing: We wrote about what makes each of us special, just like Elmer the elephant.  We continued our unit in writing where we are focusing on writing our very own multiple page stories.  In our journals we focus on using a capital letter to start sentences, proper punctuation, spacing between our words, and the neatness of our writing.  We also reread our writing to make sure it makes sense.  On each page of our writing journals we have a check list to double check our writing.

 Popcorn Words: This week we cut out the popcorn words blue, yellow, red and pink and glued them in our spirals. We now have ninety two words and they are: I, a, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on, at, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and, yes, go, no, so, the you, down, he, she, be, her, our, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one, two, three, four, nine, said, this, that, new, soon, went, come, do, all, there, who, what, where, they, say, play, away, eat, please, want, with, came, ate, make, ride, was, are, saw, well, pretty, funny, under, find, blue, yellow, red, pink. Our spirals are going home today.  We are going to keep our spirals in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  Please remind your child to bring their popcorn word spirals to school every day.  Please practice the popcorn words with your child at home.  The words are getting difficult.

Math:  We continued our unit on positions such as above, under, over, below, outside, inside, etc.  Please continue practicing reading and writing numbers 1 through 20.  Please continue to practice addition facts that add up to ten, along with subtracting numbers up to ten.  We took a mixed addition and subtraction one minute timed test.

Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on fun in the sun from animals that like the sun, the sun helping flowers grows, and that when we are out in the sun we need to protect our skin.

Art:  We completed an Elmer the Elephant project.

Music:  A Message from Miss. Wyse:

Hello Kindergarten Parents,

I am proud to announce that the kindergarten musical this year will be Baby Beluga! Please join us in the Lakeview gymnasium on Thursday, May 28th at 7 o'clock in the evening for a fun night filled with entertainment!

This week all kindergarten students listened to the music and are very excited to put on a show! Please use the following link to practice your music from home over Spring Break and up to our concert! 

http://goo.gl/hyvYZA

Remember:

Our new field trip to the Morton Arboretum is Monday morning May 18^th.  Please dress accordingly for the weather.

Read to your child every night!

Do not forget to place your Scholastic book orders.

 

Bring Library Books on Mondays and Thursdays 

 

We have gym every day.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school! - The class with the most box tops wins a pizza party at the end of the year.

Happy Mother's Day!

Focus on Curriculum                 May 8, 2015    

Jolly Phonics: We have completed all our jolly phonics sounds. Now we know the sounds of the letters and letter combinations: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, oa, oa, ie, ee, or, oo, ch, sh, ng, th, ou, qu, ue, oi, er, ar, z, w, v, y, and z.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.  Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we have learned this year. It is for your reference so you can practice with your children each letter and the sound of that letter.

Word Family’s: This week we worked on our short o family og.  We thought of words as a class that ends in og. The students came up with (log, dog, jog etc.)

Reading:  This week we read Rainbow Fish and Sharks by National Geographic for Kids.  In Rainbow Fish we talked about how important sharing and giving are and how they are more rewarding than receiving.   We also completed a Venn diagram comparing sharks and fish.

Writing: We wrote about our Mom’s and made that into a special project for Mother’s Day.  We continued our unit in writing where we are focusing on writing our very own multiple page stories.  In our journals we focus on using a capital letter to start sentences, proper punctuation, spacing between our words, and the neatness of our writing.  We also reread our writing to make sure it makes sense.  On each page of our writing journals we have a check list to double check our writing.

 Popcorn Words: This week we cut out the popcorn words pretty, funny, under and find and glued them in our spirals. We now have eighty eight words and they are: I, a, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on, at, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too, ran, into, for, little, and, yes, go, no, so, the you, down, he, she, be, her, our, out, get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one, two, three, four, nine, said, this, that, new, soon, went, come, do, all, there, who, what, where, they, say, play, away, eat, please, want, with, came, ate, make, ride, was, are, saw, well, pretty, funny, under, find. Our spirals are going home today.  We are going to keep our spirals in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  Please remind your child to bring their popcorn word spirals to school every day.  Please practice the popcorn words with your child at home.  The words are getting difficult.

Math:  We completed our shapes unit and started our unit on positions such as above, under, over below, outside, inside etc.  Please continue practicing reading and writing numbers 1 through 20.  Please continue to practice addition facts that add up to ten, along with subtracting numbers up to ten.  We took a mixed addition and subtraction one minute timed test.

Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on coral reefs to go along with our study of fish this week.

Art:  We completed two Rainbow Fish projects that are on display in our hallway.  We made a few Mother’s Day projects that are going home on Friday.  Please keep an eye out for a project that we made in class with your child’s handprints.  The children were so excited to make each and every mom a special Mother’s Day project.        

Music:  A Message from Miss. Wyse:

Hello Kindergarten Parents,

I am proud to announce that the kindergarten musical this year will be Baby Beluga! Please join us in the Lakeview gymnasium on Thursday, May 28th at 7 o'clock in the evening for a fun night filled with entertainment!

This week all kindergarten students listened to the music and are very excited to put on a show! Please use the following link to practice your music from home over Spring Break and up to our concert! 

http://goo.gl/hyvYZA

  I would like to wish all the Mom's a Happy Mothers Day!                         

Remember:

Friday May 15^th is a half-day.  Dismissal is at 12 noon.  If you are picking up your child pick-up is at 12:15 P.M. after the buses leave.

 If you have not already done so please sign and return the permission slip for our new field trip to the Morton Arboretum on Monday morning May 18^th.

Read to your child every night!

Do not forget to place your Scholastic book orders.

 

Bring Library Books on Mondays and Thursdays 

 

We have gym every day.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school! - The class with the most box tops wins a pizza party at the end of the year.