ABC Fun!

Focus on Curriculum     

September 15, 2017

Jolly Phonics This week we learned the letters n, c, and k.  For the letter n we pretend we are flying a plane.  To make the sound of the letters c and k we pretend we are playing the castanets. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, n, c, k and I.  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 will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  We read the book Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  WE also read our very own small book called The Fall Basket.

Sight Words:  This week we learned the sight words in and see.  We worked on sight word make-a-match activities.  Please remember to bring your sight word pouch to school every day in the front sleeve of your green folder.

Math: We continued working with numbers 1 through 5.  We also worked with shapes focusing on categorizing in groups of shapes with curves and shapes with no curves.  We completed math activities using our new Ipads.

Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on friends.

Art:  We made a Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom tree in which we spelled our names on the top of a coconut tree.

 

Remember:

Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesdays

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

We are Learning!

Focus on Curriculum     

September 8, 2017

Jolly Phonics:  This week we learned the letters i and p.  We pretend we are Inky the Mouse and are itching our whiskers and saying the sound of short i.  To make the sound of the letter p we pretend we are puffing out birthday candles. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, i, and p.  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 will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  We read I Like Me.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We talked about how we are special, different, and unique.  We also read I’m Special, I’m Me!

Sight  Words:  This week we learned the words I and it.  Our rainbow words will be going home next week.  We are going to keep our words in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  We worked on a sight word Make-a-Match activity.

Math: We worked on counting 4 and 5 in different arrangements and reading and writing the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. We learned The Numeral Song by Dr.Jean.  We also focused on same and different. 

Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on school rules.

Art: We completed a mirror project to go along with our story I Like Me!

Thank you to all parents for coming out to our curriculum night!

Remember:

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesdays.

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Welcome Back!

Focus on Curriculum     

September 1, 2017

Jolly Phonics:  This week we learned the letters a and t.  We pretend ants are crawling up our arm for the letter a.  To make the sound of the letter t we pretend we are watching a tennis match. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, and t. We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them. 

Reading:  We read The Kissing Hand.  We did many activities that centered on the story. We also read Chester The Brave and Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully!

Popcorn Words:  This week we worked with our first sight Word a. We also worked on  Chester The Brave activities that focused on the word a in which we had to color according to a color code.  

Math: We started our first math unit.  We worked on the concept on same and different, small and large.  We also practiced writing our number 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Art:  We did a Chester the Raccoon project that you can see when you come to Curriculum Night this upcoming Tuesday night.

Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on choosing kindness!

Remember:

Curriculum Night- Tuesdau September 5^th from 6:30-7:30 P.M.

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesday

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Summer Fun!

Focus on Curriculum                 May 26, 2017  

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 ug.  We thought of words, as a class, which ends in ug. The students came up with (rug, tug, mug etc.)

Reading:  This week we read What Would You Do with a Tail like This?  We learned the new vocabulary terms: pesky, warn, squirted, scoop, leap, and capture.   We also read King of The Zoo and many other fun children’s books.   Our poetry binders will be coming home this week.

Writing: We wrote in our memory books which will be coming home next week. We continued writing in our new writing journals. 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.

 Sight Words:   This week reviewed all of our sight 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 .

Math:  We played many fun math games reviewing all the concepts we learned this year.  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.

We will welcome children’s songwriter Jim Gill to school on Tuesday who will put on a private concert for the kindergarten class.

Thank you to all the parents who helped out in our class throughout the year.  I was so happy to work with such a great group of students all year.  I hope everyone and his or her family has a very safe and happy summer!

Thank you to all for the great year!

Remember:

Thursday June 1st.  Fun activities will be planned for the children.  Please wear comfortable shoes and dress according to the weather because we will be outside weather permitting.

Last Day of School is Friday June 2^rd-Half Day!

Read to your child every night!

Almost Time For The Zoo!

Focus on Curriculum                 May 19, 2017  

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.  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 learned the sightwords black, orange, white, and brown.  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, 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 . Please practice the popcorn words with your child at home.  The words are getting difficult.

Math:  We continued to practice addition facts that add up to ten, along with subtracting numbers up to ten.  We also worked on counting by tens and grouping by tens. Please continue practicing reading and writing numbers 1 through 20. 

Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on summer safety.

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

Remember:

Kindergarten Musical 7:00 P.M. Thursday May 25^th at Lakeview

Read to your child every night!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother’s Day!

                    

Focus on Curriculum                 May 12, 2017  

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. 

 Sight Words: This week we learned the sight words blue, yellow, red and pink.  We now have ninety one 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. Please practice the sight words with your child at home.  The words are getting difficult.

Math:  We continued to practice addition facts that add up to ten, subtracting numbers up to ten and grouping by tens.  Please continue practicing reading and writing numbers 1 through 20.

Art:  We completed an Elmer the Elephant project, along with two Mother’s Day projects.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Remember:

Read to your child every night!

Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesdays 

 

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.