Update 12/18

I can't believe it is almost Winter Break!  Thank you to all of you for sharing your amazing kiddos with me.  

We will be doing our gingerbread houses with our 4th grade buddies on Wednesday morning.  Thank you so much to all of you that donated items to complete this project!  

Sight word review: do, you, to

Math: We are continuing to work on teen numbers this week!  

Specials: 
Monday: Enrichment
Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: Music

Homework:  No homework or iPads this week!  We will be bringing home our book bags this week.  These have all of the books that we have worked hard on reading during the first half of the year.  These are great review to have at home to have your child read independently and practice their sight words! 

I hope you all have a wonderful, restful and happy holiday!  

Warmest wishes,
Katee

Update 12/11

We are continuing our story elements study using the different versions of the Gingerbread Man stories.  We are comparing and contrasting characters, setting, problem & solution, while responding to the story and becoming authors as we rewrite who our gingerbread man will run from!  We are also creating our favorite story character from all of the versions.  
In writing, we are continuing to write How-To's, focusing on steps in sequence and sequencing words.  We are also going to write a how-to make a gingerbread house!
Sight word review: do, you

Math: We are working on teen numbers this week!  Our focus is solidifying the concept of teen numbers being a '10' plus some more!

Specials: 
Monday: Art
Tuesday: Art
Wednesday: Enrichment
Thursday: PE
Friday: PE

Homework:  iPads will be sent home on Monday only to charge. We will be taking a math test on Tuesday on our iPads.   Please send iPads back charged on Tuesday in the blue bag.  You can choose to keep the charger at home if you wish!

Hope you have a great week!

Update 12/4

Happy December!

Our essential question this week in reading is,  Who are your neighbors?  We will be reading about and discussing people and cultures in our community. We are working on making connections to stories!  

We will also be starting a story elements study using the different versions of the Gingerbread Man stories.  We will be comparing and contrasting characters, setting, problem & solution.  

Please continue to practice letters and sounds at home.  In phonics, we will continue to work on letter sounds, tapping out CVC words (ex: mop, mat, hug) and begin to work on creating word families (ex: mop, top, pop, stop).  Our first word family book will come home for reading homework on Monday. 

Sight Word: do

Writing:  I hope that you enjoyed the first bundle of writing that came home with your child on Friday!  What growth we have seen in writing!  We are starting a new unit on procedural, or "how-to" writing this week.  

Math: Our Unit 3 test went great!  All students showed great growth!  You will see these coming home in Friday Folders. We are moving on to Unit 4, which emphasizes teen numbers, addition & number partners, along with word problem solving.  

Specials: 
Monday: PE
Tuesday: Enrichment
Wednesday: Music
Thursday: Music
Friday: Enrichment

Homework:  iPads will be sent home again on Tech Tuesday.  You will find a new leveled book in your child's Wonders To Do list.  Please send iPads back charged on Wednesday in the blue bag.  You can choose to keep the charger at home if you wish!

Hope you have a great week!

Update 11/27

Welcome Back!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends! 

Our essential question this week in reading is,  What tools do people use to do their jobs?  We will be discussing different jobs that people have in our community. We will be reading stories about the tools and equipment workers use. 

We have learned all of our letters! Please continue to practice letters and sounds at home.  In phonics, we will continue to work on letter sounds, tapping out CVC words (ex: mop, mat, hug) and begin to work on creating word families (ex: mop, top, pop, stop).  

Sight Word: you

We will continue on 5 groups and addition in Math, as well as review of shapes and learning about hexagons.  We are quickly wrapping up our 2nd unit and will be having our unit test towards the end of the week.

Specials: 
11/27 Enrichment
11/28 Art
11/29 Art
11/30 Enrichment
12/1 PE

Homework:  iPads will be sent home again on Tech Tuesday.  You will find a new leveled book in your child's Wonders To Do list.  Please send iPads back charged on Wednesday in the blue bag.  You can choose to keep the charger at home if you wish!

Hope you have a great week!

Update Nov. 13

Hi Kindergarten Families,

Highlights for this week:

Sight words: go, to, the

Letter sounds: y,z,q

Writing numbers 9-10, adding 1, addition word problems

Past vs. Present

Places we go!

Specials schedule:

M – PE

T – PE

W – Enrichment

Th – Music

F –Music

Homework:

Tuesday iPad homework – Wonders To Do list: read leveled book 2 times

The book fair runs through this Friday!  See details sent to you on Seesaw!

No school next week!  Happy Thanksgiving Break!

Have a wonderful week, and a restful, happy Thanksgiving break.  I am so thankful for all of the amazing families and kiddos I get to work with this year! 

Update Nov. 5

Hi Kindergarten Families,

Highlights for this week:

Sight words: and, go, to

Letter sounds: v, w, x

What sounds do we hear around us?

numbers 6-10, addition and subtraction stories, word problems

Past vs. Present

Veterans Day

Specials schedule:

M – Music

T – Tech

W – Art

Th – Art

F –Tech

Homework:

Work on family homework to disguise your turkey!  This project is due Thursday.

Tuesday iPad homework – Wonders To Do list: read leveled book 2 times

Student council is collecting donations of Halloween candy to send to our troops!  Send in any donations by Friday!

Have a wonderful week!

Update 10/29

Hi Kindergarten Families,

Highlights for this week:

Sight words: go, to

Letter sounds: L, H, K

Making a goal for our writing

5 groups & numbers 6-10, addition and subtraction stories

What rules do we follow?

Specials schedule:

M - tech

T – PE

W – PE

Th – Tech

F – Music

Our fall parade will be on October 31st at 8:00am.  Students can come to school in costume.  Our fall party will follow the parade from 8:40-9:40am.  We will have a regular school day following the party.

Options for clothing for the rest of the day:

1. If comfortable, your child can stay in their costume

2. If you are attending the party, you can help your child change into regular clothes after

3. Your child can change into regular clothes after the party, but they must be able to put on these clothes independently.  (I will help tie shoes!)

Homework:

We will be sending home iPads on Monday!  Each student will have directions in their iPad bag about charging the iPad and how to connect to Wifi at home.  IPads will need to return to school the next day each time they are sent home. This is very important, as we use our iPads as a learning tool each day.

Monday iPad homework – connect to wifi at home & have your child show you their favorite app!

Thursday iPad homework – Wonders To Do list: read leveled book 2 times