Weekly Update

May 20, 2019

I cannot believe we are already in the last week of kindergarten. I have enjoyed having your kiddo in class so much. This has been a really fun group!

Here are the activities for the rest of the week:

Tuesday- Bubbles and Chalk Day (no need to bring anything!)

Wednesday- Popcorn/Movie Day and Field Day

• Please return movie permission by Wednesday morning. We have to have them back for your student to participate. 
• FIELD DAY! 1:30-2:30 - These plans may change depending on the weather. That will be updated by tomorrow so keep an eye out!

Thursday- Awards and Donut Day

• Each student will be receiving an award! Please come from 9:05-9:45 to see which award your student gets! Parking will be scary on this day. The school will be opening the side gates into the subdivision so that you can park there and walk. 

Friday- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! Early Release at 1:40

THERE ARE NO CENTERS THIS WEEK! THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PARENT VOLUNTEERS!!

May 20, 2019

I cannot believe we are already in the last week of kindergarten. I have enjoyed having your kiddo in class so much. This has been a really fun group!

Here are the activities for the rest of the week:

Tuesday- Bubbles and Chalk Day (no need to bring anything!)

Wednesday- Popcorn/Movie Day and Field Day

• Please return movie permission by Wednesday morning. We have to have them back for your student to participate. 
• FIELD DAY! 1:30-2:30 - These plans may change depending on the weather. That will be updated by tomorrow so keep an eye out!

Thursday- Awards and Donut Day

• Each student will be receiving an award! Please come from 9:05-9:45 to see which award your student gets! Parking will be scary on this day. The school will be opening the side gates into the subdivision so that you can park there and walk. 

Friday- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! Early Release at 1:40

THERE ARE NO CENTERS THIS WEEK! THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PARENT VOLUNTEERS!!

Weekly Update

May 13, 2019

I can hardly believe next week is the last week of school! It has gone so quickly this year!!

Homework:
There is no homework this week. :)

Spelling Words:
There are no new spelling words this week. :)

Math:
Tomorrow your student will be bringing home a Measurement and Data Pre-Test. This is actually their Post-Test. We embed these concepts all throughout the year because this time of year is always so crammed full of things. 

I will be giving retakes this week for past units that were not passed previously. :)

Science:
Butterfly projects are due tomorrow. Students will be presenting them to the class and then taking them home :).

Homework:
There will be no new homework this week. If your student is missing any, this is the time to get caught up on it and send it in. I will be accepting all late homework through this Friday the 17th. After that I WILL NOT be accepting it. This gives me time to get my grades in :).

Centers next week:
There will be NO centers next week. Thanks to all our parent volunteers! We can't do it without you!

Extra Activities Next Week:
Monday- Pajama and Read-In Day!

• Students are invited to wear pajamas, bring one blanket, bring one pillow, bring snacks for themselves, bring in some books (PLEASE WRITE YOUR STUDENT'S NAME IN THEM!

Tuesday- Bubbles and Chalk Day (no need to bring anything!)

Wednesday- Popcorn/Movie Day and Field Day

• Movie permission slips will be going home tomorrow in Home Folders. We have to have them back for your student to participate. 
• FIELD DAY! 1:30-2:30 - Parents are welcome to come, but please let us know if you planning on attending.

Thursday- Awards and Donut Day

• Each student will be receiving an award! Please come from 9:05-9:45 to see which award your student gets!

Friday- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! Early Release at 1:40

May 13, 2019

I can hardly believe next week is the last week of school! It has gone so quickly this year!!

Homework:
There is no homework this week. :)

Spelling Words:
There are no new spelling words this week. :)

Math:
Tomorrow your student will be bringing home a Measurement and Data Pre-Test. This is actually their Post-Test. We embed these concepts all throughout the year because this time of year is always so crammed full of things. 

I will be giving retakes this week for past units that were not passed previously. :)

Science:
Butterfly projects are due tomorrow. Students will be presenting them to the class and then taking them home :).

Homework:
There will be no new homework this week. If your student is missing any, this is the time to get caught up on it and send it in. I will be accepting all late homework through this Friday the 17th. After that I WILL NOT be accepting it. This gives me time to get my grades in :).

Centers next week:
There will be NO centers next week. Thanks to all our parent volunteers! We can't do it without you!

Extra Activities Next Week:
Monday- Pajama and Read-In Day!

• Students are invited to wear pajamas, bring one blanket, bring one pillow, bring snacks for themselves, bring in some books (PLEASE WRITE YOUR STUDENT'S NAME IN THEM!

Tuesday- Bubbles and Chalk Day (no need to bring anything!)

Wednesday- Popcorn/Movie Day and Field Day

• Movie permission slips will be going home tomorrow in Home Folders. We have to have them back for your student to participate. 
• FIELD DAY! 1:30-2:30 - Parents are welcome to come, but please let us know if you planning on attending.

Thursday- Awards and Donut Day

• Each student will be receiving an award! Please come from 9:05-9:45 to see which award your student gets!

Friday- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! Early Release at 1:40

Weekly Update

May 6, 2019

Week of May 6th

We are officially in the month of May and entering the 3rd to the last week of school! This year has gone by so fast and I am so excited about the growth these kids have made. I have loved being their teacher and watching them grow and learn!

Spelling Words:
We have a new list of spelling words this week. The first five are a review of kindergarten words we have already learned, the second five are new first grade words! This will be the last week of spelling for the year.
Our words this week are:

1. like
2. have
3. some
4. come
5. make
6. one
7. words
8. your
9. said
10. many

Fluency:
We will NOT have anymore fluency homework this year!

IRI:
Our IRI will be on Wednesday the 8th. Please make sure your student is going to bed early the next couple of nights so they are well rested for the test. If you would like to send in an extra snack with your student that day please feel free. Please just ensure that it is a healthy protein filled snack that they can eat quickly after specials before they take the test. This is the last time they will take the test and these are the scores reported to the state. I am so excited to see how much they have grown!

Math:
We are finishing up our unit on addition and subtraction word problems tomorrow and starting our next unit (Measurement and Data) on Thursday. This will be our last math unit this year :).

Science:
We will be releasing our butterflies soon. Our kids have been working hard on their journals! Hopefully you are enjoying working on their project at home! It's always fun to see them present and feel so proud of what they have learned :). Click the link below to hear a song they have been singing together.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/kvxLZeVUYiNSppeM6

Dates to Remember:

Fri, May 10, NO SCHOOL - inservice

Thur, May 16, 2nd - 5th grade Elementary Science Fair 5:30-6:30

Wed, May 22, Field Day 1:30-2:30

Thurs, May 23, End of the Year Awards 9:05-9:45 (all students will be receiving an award so please plan to attend!)

Fri, May 24, Last Day of School, Early release 1:40 pm

May 6, 2019

Week of May 6th

We are officially in the month of May and entering the 3rd to the last week of school! This year has gone by so fast and I am so excited about the growth these kids have made. I have loved being their teacher and watching them grow and learn!

Spelling Words:
We have a new list of spelling words this week. The first five are a review of kindergarten words we have already learned, the second five are new first grade words! This will be the last week of spelling for the year.
Our words this week are:

1. like
2. have
3. some
4. come
5. make
6. one
7. words
8. your
9. said
10. many

Fluency:
We will NOT have anymore fluency homework this year!

IRI:
Our IRI will be on Wednesday the 8th. Please make sure your student is going to bed early the next couple of nights so they are well rested for the test. If you would like to send in an extra snack with your student that day please feel free. Please just ensure that it is a healthy protein filled snack that they can eat quickly after specials before they take the test. This is the last time they will take the test and these are the scores reported to the state. I am so excited to see how much they have grown!

Math:
We are finishing up our unit on addition and subtraction word problems tomorrow and starting our next unit (Measurement and Data) on Thursday. This will be our last math unit this year :).

Science:
We will be releasing our butterflies soon. Our kids have been working hard on their journals! Hopefully you are enjoying working on their project at home! It's always fun to see them present and feel so proud of what they have learned :). Click the link below to hear a song they have been singing together.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/kvxLZeVUYiNSppeM6

Dates to Remember:

Fri, May 10, NO SCHOOL - inservice

Thur, May 16, 2nd - 5th grade Elementary Science Fair 5:30-6:30

Wed, May 22, Field Day 1:30-2:30

Thurs, May 23, End of the Year Awards 9:05-9:45 (all students will be receiving an award so please plan to attend!)

Fri, May 24, Last Day of School, Early release 1:40 pm

Weekly Update

April 29, 2019

Spelling:
We are continuing to work with the same ten words from last week. The spelling test will be this Friday the 3rd. The words are:

1. you
2. see
3. will
4. play
5. look
6. would
7. could
8. people
9. been
10. write

Math:
We are working on our addition word problems and moving towards solving them on the number line. 

Science:
We sent home the note for the butterfly projects. Although they will not be displayed at the science fair, we still feel it is valuable for them to complete a project. They will be presenting to the class, so it is important that they practice that at home. It is due on Tuesday, May 14th.

Progress Reports:
Progress reports will be coming home this week. Kinder is a little slower than the rest of the school because we have to test kiddos individually for a lot of it :). I will email you the day they come home!

April 29, 2019

Spelling:
We are continuing to work with the same ten words from last week. The spelling test will be this Friday the 3rd. The words are:

1. you
2. see
3. will
4. play
5. look
6. would
7. could
8. people
9. been
10. write

Math:
We are working on our addition word problems and moving towards solving them on the number line. 

Science:
We sent home the note for the butterfly projects. Although they will not be displayed at the science fair, we still feel it is valuable for them to complete a project. They will be presenting to the class, so it is important that they practice that at home. It is due on Tuesday, May 14th.

Progress Reports:
Progress reports will be coming home this week. Kinder is a little slower than the rest of the school because we have to test kiddos individually for a lot of it :). I will email you the day they come home!

Weekly Update

April 23, 2019

We are rapidly approaching the end of the year! I cannot believe how quickly this year has gone by. I hope that you all enjoyed your long weekend and are feeling rested up for the last few weeks of the year!

Spelling Words:
We have ten spelling words this week. The first five are kindergarten review words and the second five are first grade words. Because our words are so difficult, we won't be testing on them until next Friday, May 3rd.

1. you
2. see
3. will
4. play
5. look
6. would
7. could
8. people
9. been
10. write

Math: 

This week we will be finishing up our Geometry unit. 

Science:

Our butterfly larvae went into the pupa stage over the weekend! It's a very exciting time to watch them wiggle around a little even in their chrysalis. We are busy documenting all the changes that we see. 

Field Day:

Our field day will be on Wednesday, May 22nd from 1:30-2:30. We always love parent help in kindergarten so feel free to come!

Award Assembly:

We will be having an awards assembly on Thursday, May 23rd from 9:05-9:45. You are welcome to come and see your student receive an award! It's fun to celebrate together for a year of hard work!

April 23, 2019

We are rapidly approaching the end of the year! I cannot believe how quickly this year has gone by. I hope that you all enjoyed your long weekend and are feeling rested up for the last few weeks of the year!

Spelling Words:
We have ten spelling words this week. The first five are kindergarten review words and the second five are first grade words. Because our words are so difficult, we won't be testing on them until next Friday, May 3rd.

1. you
2. see
3. will
4. play
5. look
6. would
7. could
8. people
9. been
10. write

Math: 

This week we will be finishing up our Geometry unit. 

Science:

Our butterfly larvae went into the pupa stage over the weekend! It's a very exciting time to watch them wiggle around a little even in their chrysalis. We are busy documenting all the changes that we see. 

Field Day:

Our field day will be on Wednesday, May 22nd from 1:30-2:30. We always love parent help in kindergarten so feel free to come!

Award Assembly:

We will be having an awards assembly on Thursday, May 23rd from 9:05-9:45. You are welcome to come and see your student receive an award! It's fun to celebrate together for a year of hard work!

Weekly Update

April 15, 2019

Welcome back to another week of kindergarten. We are learning so much! We started learning about nouns and verbs last week and this week we started to learn how to identify them in simple sentences! They are picking it up really well!!

Spelling Words:
We have another list of ten words. Just a reminder, the first five are a review of our kindergarten words and the next five are introducing first grade words! Our spelling test will be on Thursday of this week.
Our words this week are:

1. him
2. big
3. and
4. not
5. got
6. first
7. water
8. made
9. more
10. time

Math:
This week we will finish up 3-D shapes. Next week we will be reviewing all we have learned about 2-D and 3-D shapes. We will be taking our test next Thursday. 

Science:
Our butterfly larva came in last week!! The kids are observing them every day and keeping a journal on the changes that are happening! Ask your student to share with you what is happening! They are learning so much!

Easter Weekend:
There will be NO SCHOOL for students this Friday the 19th and Monday the 22nd. Enjoy your Easter weekend with your family!

April 15, 2019

Welcome back to another week of kindergarten. We are learning so much! We started learning about nouns and verbs last week and this week we started to learn how to identify them in simple sentences! They are picking it up really well!!

Spelling Words:
We have another list of ten words. Just a reminder, the first five are a review of our kindergarten words and the next five are introducing first grade words! Our spelling test will be on Thursday of this week.
Our words this week are:

1. him
2. big
3. and
4. not
5. got
6. first
7. water
8. made
9. more
10. time

Math:
This week we will finish up 3-D shapes. Next week we will be reviewing all we have learned about 2-D and 3-D shapes. We will be taking our test next Thursday. 

Science:
Our butterfly larva came in last week!! The kids are observing them every day and keeping a journal on the changes that are happening! Ask your student to share with you what is happening! They are learning so much!

Easter Weekend:
There will be NO SCHOOL for students this Friday the 19th and Monday the 22nd. Enjoy your Easter weekend with your family!

Weekly Update

April 8, 2019

Welcome back to another full, fun week in kindergarten! This week is going to be fun!

Spelling Words:
We have five kindergarten review words and five new first grade words. My class is doing so well with them and I am so proud of their growth!
Our words this week are:

1. do
2. for
3. of
4. are
5. good
6. find
7. long
8. part
9. other
10. use

Math:
We are beginning our study of 3-dimensional shapes this week we are focusing on the attributes that make up those shapes which are faces, edges, and vertices. Students are learning the names of these shapes as well as their attributes.

Science:
This week begins my favorite kindergarten science unit, the life cycle of the butterfly! Our Painted Lady Butterfly larvae will be coming in this week and we will get to watch them grow and go through their metamorphosis. Students will be keeping an observation journal each day of what they see. It is really exciting!

Report Cards:
Report cards will be coming home tomorrow! Please take time to go over it with your student and praise them for all of their hard work! It is a good time to discuss goals with them that they would like to work on for the last quarter :). If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me!

April 8, 2019

Welcome back to another full, fun week in kindergarten! This week is going to be fun!

Spelling Words:
We have five kindergarten review words and five new first grade words. My class is doing so well with them and I am so proud of their growth!
Our words this week are:

1. do
2. for
3. of
4. are
5. good
6. find
7. long
8. part
9. other
10. use

Math:
We are beginning our study of 3-dimensional shapes this week we are focusing on the attributes that make up those shapes which are faces, edges, and vertices. Students are learning the names of these shapes as well as their attributes.

Science:
This week begins my favorite kindergarten science unit, the life cycle of the butterfly! Our Painted Lady Butterfly larvae will be coming in this week and we will get to watch them grow and go through their metamorphosis. Students will be keeping an observation journal each day of what they see. It is really exciting!

Report Cards:
Report cards will be coming home tomorrow! Please take time to go over it with your student and praise them for all of their hard work! It is a good time to discuss goals with them that they would like to work on for the last quarter :). If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me!

Weekly Update

April 1, 2019

Welcome back from Spring Break! I hope you all had a restful, fun time with family! I really enjoyed my time with my kids :).

Spelling Words:
We have ten new spelling words this week. Remember, the first five words are kindergarten review words and the last five are introducing first grade words.

1. did
2. get
3. yes
4. can
5. had
6. each
7. which
8. out
9. about
10. day

Math:

We are finishing up our 2-dimensional shape study this week and will begin studying 3-dimensional shapes by the end of the week. We are hoping to finish up this unit by the end of next week. 

Science:

This week our class will begin studying all about trees. They will learn the main parts of the trees as well as the life cycle of a tree.

Intent to Return Letters:

Today your student brought home a letter that let's the school know if you are planning for your student to return to Vision next year. Please sign and return that paper as soon as possible so that we know how to plan for next year. 

April 1, 2019

Welcome back from Spring Break! I hope you all had a restful, fun time with family! I really enjoyed my time with my kids :).

Spelling Words:
We have ten new spelling words this week. Remember, the first five words are kindergarten review words and the last five are introducing first grade words.

1. did
2. get
3. yes
4. can
5. had
6. each
7. which
8. out
9. about
10. day

Math:

We are finishing up our 2-dimensional shape study this week and will begin studying 3-dimensional shapes by the end of the week. We are hoping to finish up this unit by the end of next week. 

Science:

This week our class will begin studying all about trees. They will learn the main parts of the trees as well as the life cycle of a tree.

Intent to Return Letters:

Today your student brought home a letter that let's the school know if you are planning for your student to return to Vision next year. Please sign and return that paper as soon as possible so that we know how to plan for next year. 

Weekly Update

March 18, 2019

I cannot believe we are already up to Spring Break! This year seems to just be flying by! That must mean we are having fun :).

Spelling Words:
Remember, the first five words on the list are kindergarten review words and the second five are new 1st grade words! Our words this week are:

1. it
2. at
3. in
4. us
5. an
6. then
7. them
8. these
9. their
10. than

Math:
We are continuing our work on 2-D shapes this week. We will be finishing those up this week and them moving on to 3-D shapes when we come back from Spring Break.

Art:
Our class will be studying James Whistler and his use of shape. They will be using chalk pastels and black paper to create their own replicas of one of James Whistler's pieces.

Homework:
Homework this week will be all of the usual except there is no fluency homework this week. We wanted to give those students who have missing homework to get caught up. Please look at your Parent Portal to see what your student's current grade is for homework and to check for any missing work. I can accept missing work through Friday of this week which is the last day of Quarter 3.

Spring Break:
We will NOT have school the 25th through the 29th for Spring Break! Your student is bringing home homework today, but there won't be any additional homework over Spring Break!

Roaring Readers:
Roaring readers are due by this Friday the 22nd. I will not accept any late entries this year. I will be mailing them off by the end of the day on Friday. Please make sure your student returns their log to me sometime this week.

March 18, 2019

I cannot believe we are already up to Spring Break! This year seems to just be flying by! That must mean we are having fun :).

Spelling Words:
Remember, the first five words on the list are kindergarten review words and the second five are new 1st grade words! Our words this week are:

1. it
2. at
3. in
4. us
5. an
6. then
7. them
8. these
9. their
10. than

Math:
We are continuing our work on 2-D shapes this week. We will be finishing those up this week and them moving on to 3-D shapes when we come back from Spring Break.

Art:
Our class will be studying James Whistler and his use of shape. They will be using chalk pastels and black paper to create their own replicas of one of James Whistler's pieces.

Homework:
Homework this week will be all of the usual except there is no fluency homework this week. We wanted to give those students who have missing homework to get caught up. Please look at your Parent Portal to see what your student's current grade is for homework and to check for any missing work. I can accept missing work through Friday of this week which is the last day of Quarter 3.

Spring Break:
We will NOT have school the 25th through the 29th for Spring Break! Your student is bringing home homework today, but there won't be any additional homework over Spring Break!

Roaring Readers:
Roaring readers are due by this Friday the 22nd. I will not accept any late entries this year. I will be mailing them off by the end of the day on Friday. Please make sure your student returns their log to me sometime this week.

Weekly Update

March 11, 2019

Welcome back to another fun week in kindergarten! This week is a short week as we do NOT have school this Friday the 15th. Teachers will be at the school working and the administration will be working on the lottery for next year.

Spelling Words:
We have ten new words this week. Our test will be on Thursday since we don't have school on Friday. Starting last week we moved into our combination lists of kindergarten review words and 1st grade words. The first five are always our kindergarten words and the last five are first grade words.
Our words this week are:

1. go
2. sit
3. he
4. who
5. me
6. way
7. he
8. when
9. we
10. how 

Math:
This week we are working on Geometry. We are focusing on 2-dimensional shapes to start with. Those shapes are:

1. circle
2. oval
3. square
4. triangle
5. rectangle
6. rhombus (not diamond)
7. trapezoid
8. pentagon
9. hexagon
10. octagon
11. heart
12. star
13. crescent

Their homework in math this week is asking them to find objects around their home that are the listed shapes. So for example they could say the face of the clock for a circle.

Fluency Homework:
Some of your students moved to kindergarten passages this week! The font is much smaller and more of a "book" font. You will also notice that their aren't as many sight words in it, they are still simple words that your student should be able to sound out with help. Remember the focus is to read how you talk, not like a robot :).

Book Orders:
Book orders are due by the end of the school day this Thursday the 14th. Please let me know if you want anything held back as a gift for your student :).

March 11, 2019

Welcome back to another fun week in kindergarten! This week is a short week as we do NOT have school this Friday the 15th. Teachers will be at the school working and the administration will be working on the lottery for next year.

Spelling Words:
We have ten new words this week. Our test will be on Thursday since we don't have school on Friday. Starting last week we moved into our combination lists of kindergarten review words and 1st grade words. The first five are always our kindergarten words and the last five are first grade words.
Our words this week are:

1. go
2. sit
3. he
4. who
5. me
6. way
7. he
8. when
9. we
10. how 

Math:
This week we are working on Geometry. We are focusing on 2-dimensional shapes to start with. Those shapes are:

1. circle
2. oval
3. square
4. triangle
5. rectangle
6. rhombus (not diamond)
7. trapezoid
8. pentagon
9. hexagon
10. octagon
11. heart
12. star
13. crescent

Their homework in math this week is asking them to find objects around their home that are the listed shapes. So for example they could say the face of the clock for a circle.

Fluency Homework:
Some of your students moved to kindergarten passages this week! The font is much smaller and more of a "book" font. You will also notice that their aren't as many sight words in it, they are still simple words that your student should be able to sound out with help. Remember the focus is to read how you talk, not like a robot :).

Book Orders:
Book orders are due by the end of the school day this Thursday the 14th. Please let me know if you want anything held back as a gift for your student :).

Weekly Update

March 4, 2019

I hope you had a good weekend!

Spelling Words:
Numbers 1-5 are reviewing kindergarten sight words and numbers 6-10 are first grade sight words.

 Our words this week are:

1. up
2. I
3. on
4. a
5. no
6. or
7. if
8. so
9. but
10. to

Math:
We took our test on Place Value today and it looks like they have done a great job! We will begin our unit on Geometry tomorrow. We will begin by studying two dimensional shapes and their attributes then move into three dimensional shapes and their attributes.

Pajama Day:
This Friday we are having a pajama day! Please do send blankets or stuffed animals to school. :) 

Snacks:
We now have 24 students in our class. I will let you know if that changes again. 

Roaring Readers:
If your student is participating in the Roaring to Read program, I need their reading log turned in by March 22nd of this month.

March 4, 2019

I hope you had a good weekend!

Spelling Words:
Numbers 1-5 are reviewing kindergarten sight words and numbers 6-10 are first grade sight words.

 Our words this week are:

1. up
2. I
3. on
4. a
5. no
6. or
7. if
8. so
9. but
10. to

Math:
We took our test on Place Value today and it looks like they have done a great job! We will begin our unit on Geometry tomorrow. We will begin by studying two dimensional shapes and their attributes then move into three dimensional shapes and their attributes.

Pajama Day:
This Friday we are having a pajama day! Please do send blankets or stuffed animals to school. :) 

Snacks:
We now have 24 students in our class. I will let you know if that changes again. 

Roaring Readers:
If your student is participating in the Roaring to Read program, I need their reading log turned in by March 22nd of this month.

Weekly Update

February 26, 2018

Spelling Words:
We will have our spelling test on Friday of this week.
Our words this week are:

1. what
2. was
3. with
4. here
5. she
6. her
7. by
8. my
9. small
10. all

Fluency Passages:
I have had some questions on fluency passages so I thought this might be the best way to answer them all. Fluency passages are not intended to have your student read super fast and not understand anything they read. The purpose of these is first to give many opportunities for repetitions of sight words, especially with those first passages. The second is to help students read with fluency which is necessary for comprehension. Fluency doesn't mean just speed. We explain it as reading "how you talk" or "with expression" (i.e. excited or questioning, pausing slightly at end marks and commas, etc.)

Math:
We will be finishing up our Place Value unit this week. Our test will be on Friday. I think they are going to do great!

Read Across America Week:
The remaining days for this week are:

Wednesday-Green Eggs & Ham day (wear green)

Thursday-"Read My Shirt" day (wear a shirt with school appropriate messages and writing that others can read)

Friday-"Cozy Up With a Good Book" day (wear PJs)

Roaring to Read:
I sent home flyers about the Roaring to Read program in December. If your student is participating I need their reading log back no later than March 22nd. This gives me time to get everything together and sent in before Spring Break.

100th Day:
We had so much fun! Here are a few pictures of our day. 

February 26, 2018

Spelling Words:
We will have our spelling test on Friday of this week.
Our words this week are:

1. what
2. was
3. with
4. here
5. she
6. her
7. by
8. my
9. small
10. all

Fluency Passages:
I have had some questions on fluency passages so I thought this might be the best way to answer them all. Fluency passages are not intended to have your student read super fast and not understand anything they read. The purpose of these is first to give many opportunities for repetitions of sight words, especially with those first passages. The second is to help students read with fluency which is necessary for comprehension. Fluency doesn't mean just speed. We explain it as reading "how you talk" or "with expression" (i.e. excited or questioning, pausing slightly at end marks and commas, etc.)

Math:
We will be finishing up our Place Value unit this week. Our test will be on Friday. I think they are going to do great!

Read Across America Week:
The remaining days for this week are:

Wednesday-Green Eggs & Ham day (wear green)

Thursday-"Read My Shirt" day (wear a shirt with school appropriate messages and writing that others can read)

Friday-"Cozy Up With a Good Book" day (wear PJs)

Roaring to Read:
I sent home flyers about the Roaring to Read program in December. If your student is participating I need their reading log back no later than March 22nd. This gives me time to get everything together and sent in before Spring Break.

100th Day:
We had so much fun! Here are a few pictures of our day. 

Weekly Update

February 19, 2019

I hope you all enjoyed your four day weekend! This week is going to be a little different, so please read carefully and be sure to email me with any questions or concerns.

Spelling Words:
We are NOT introducing any new spelling words this week. Last week's list was tough and our kiddos didn't do as well on the spelling test. We are going to practice the same list of words this week and re-test on THURSDAY. If your student got 100%, they do not need to retake the test and I will provide something else for them to do during that time. After they take the test on Thursday, I will take the higher score from last week or this week.
The words are:

1. as
2. is
3. has
4. now
5. down
6. the
7. they
8. there
9. this
10. that

Fluency Passages:

We will NOT be sending home fluency passages this week. Our EA that does the cold reads is only available to do that on Monday and since it is a short week, we will just skip it this week. :) 

Math:

We are continuing our work on Place Value this week. 

100th Day of School:

This Friday the 22nd is the 100th day of school! Your student is welcome to dress up as a 100 year old person if they would like. We have all sorts of activities planned for Friday to celebrate being 100 days smarter!

February 19, 2019

I hope you all enjoyed your four day weekend! This week is going to be a little different, so please read carefully and be sure to email me with any questions or concerns.

Spelling Words:
We are NOT introducing any new spelling words this week. Last week's list was tough and our kiddos didn't do as well on the spelling test. We are going to practice the same list of words this week and re-test on THURSDAY. If your student got 100%, they do not need to retake the test and I will provide something else for them to do during that time. After they take the test on Thursday, I will take the higher score from last week or this week.
The words are:

1. as
2. is
3. has
4. now
5. down
6. the
7. they
8. there
9. this
10. that

Fluency Passages:

We will NOT be sending home fluency passages this week. Our EA that does the cold reads is only available to do that on Monday and since it is a short week, we will just skip it this week. :) 

Math:

We are continuing our work on Place Value this week. 

100th Day of School:

This Friday the 22nd is the 100th day of school! Your student is welcome to dress up as a 100 year old person if they would like. We have all sorts of activities planned for Friday to celebrate being 100 days smarter!

Weekly Update

February 11, 2019

Welcome back to another fun week in Kindergarten! I hope you all had fun in the snow over the weekend!

Spelling Words:
We have ten new spelling words this week. I am so proud of how they are doing on these! 
Our words this week are:

1. the
2. that
3. there
4. this
5. they
6. as
7. is
8. has
9. now
10. down

Math:
We are continuing our work on place value this week but we will also be doing some fun Valentine's related math.

Valentine's Day:
Please send in a clean milk jug by tomorrow. We will begin decorating them during art. Please let me know if you are not able to send one in. 

We will be celebrating Valentine's on Thursday the 14th this week. Your student is welcome to bring in a valentine for each child in class. We will be passing those out and opening them up and having a small snack to go with it. It is a pretty low-key party. You are welcome to join us if you want to!

100th Day of School:
Next Friday the 22nd is the 100th Day of School. We will be celebrating with all sorts of fun activities. Students are invited to dress up like they are 100 years old if they would like to. I will send out more details on next week's blog.

Read Across America:
Kindergarten-5th grade will be celebrating Read Across America the week of the 25th this month.
The days are:

Monday-One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish day (wear red and blue)

Tuesday-Fox in Socks day (wear crazy socks)

Wednesday-Green Eggs & Ham day (wear green)

Thursday-"Read My Shirt" day (wear a shirt with school appropriate messages and writing that others can read)

Friday-"Cozy Up With a Good Book" day (wear PJs)

February 11, 2019

Welcome back to another fun week in Kindergarten! I hope you all had fun in the snow over the weekend!

Spelling Words:
We have ten new spelling words this week. I am so proud of how they are doing on these! 
Our words this week are:

1. the
2. that
3. there
4. this
5. they
6. as
7. is
8. has
9. now
10. down

Math:
We are continuing our work on place value this week but we will also be doing some fun Valentine's related math.

Valentine's Day:
Please send in a clean milk jug by tomorrow. We will begin decorating them during art. Please let me know if you are not able to send one in. 

We will be celebrating Valentine's on Thursday the 14th this week. Your student is welcome to bring in a valentine for each child in class. We will be passing those out and opening them up and having a small snack to go with it. It is a pretty low-key party. You are welcome to join us if you want to!

100th Day of School:
Next Friday the 22nd is the 100th Day of School. We will be celebrating with all sorts of fun activities. Students are invited to dress up like they are 100 years old if they would like to. I will send out more details on next week's blog.

Read Across America:
Kindergarten-5th grade will be celebrating Read Across America the week of the 25th this month.
The days are:

Monday-One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish day (wear red and blue)

Tuesday-Fox in Socks day (wear crazy socks)

Wednesday-Green Eggs & Ham day (wear green)

Thursday-"Read My Shirt" day (wear a shirt with school appropriate messages and writing that others can read)

Friday-"Cozy Up With a Good Book" day (wear PJs)

Weekly Update

February 2, 2019

I hope you all had a nice long weekend! 

Spelling:

Our new spelling words this week are:

1. you
2. see
3. will
4. play
5. look
6. like
7. have
8. some
9. come
10. make

Math:

We are continuing our work on Place Value this week. 

Valentines Day:

We will be getting ready to make our Valentine's containers next week. We need each student to bring in an empty one gallon milk container that has been washed out really well :). If you can send in more than one, that would be helpful too :). I sent home the list of names from our class so that you can start working on those at home. 

Homework:

Our homework is changing. We will be sending home weekly fluency passages for your student to work on each day. Please have them do five 1 minute timings of it. The purpose of this is NOT to read through it so quickly that they don't understand what they read. The purpose of this is to provide repetitions of our sight words in context so that they can practice reading with expression. Encourage your student to pause at punctuation and read sentences the same way they talk. This is a separate homework grade and is so important because it really does help them read well! The five minutes of reading this passage each night DOES count towards their twenty minute total. 

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

February 2, 2019

I hope you all had a nice long weekend! 

Spelling:

Our new spelling words this week are:

1. you
2. see
3. will
4. play
5. look
6. like
7. have
8. some
9. come
10. make

Math:

We are continuing our work on Place Value this week. 

Valentines Day:

We will be getting ready to make our Valentine's containers next week. We need each student to bring in an empty one gallon milk container that has been washed out really well :). If you can send in more than one, that would be helpful too :). I sent home the list of names from our class so that you can start working on those at home. 

Homework:

Our homework is changing. We will be sending home weekly fluency passages for your student to work on each day. Please have them do five 1 minute timings of it. The purpose of this is NOT to read through it so quickly that they don't understand what they read. The purpose of this is to provide repetitions of our sight words in context so that they can practice reading with expression. Encourage your student to pause at punctuation and read sentences the same way they talk. This is a separate homework grade and is so important because it really does help them read well! The five minutes of reading this passage each night DOES count towards their twenty minute total. 

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Weekly Update

January 28, 2019

This week is a week of changes for kindergarten! We have new homework that will be coming home today as well as new things we are learning in class. Please read on carefully so that you are up to date :).

Spelling Words:
We have ten spelling words this week! We will be taking our spelling test on Thursday of this week because we do not have school on Friday, February 1st.
Our words this week are:

1. do
2. for
3. of
4. are
5. good
6. him
7. big
8. and
9. not
10. got

Math:
This week we are continuing our work in Place Value. This is a really tough concept for kindergarten students. You can support them by having them group items into tens at home. For example, if they are eating Goldfish for a snack, have them pile them into groups of ten and then count up how many they have that way.

Science:
This week in science the kids are working on the concept of motion! It is a really fun unit where the kids learn all about how things in motion continue unless something stops them.

Homework:
Today your student is bringing home their first fluency passage. If they have not mastered all 60 of the kindergarten sight words they will be reading "Sight Word Passages" that are made up of those words. If they have mastered all 60 sight words, they are reading a kindergarten level reading passage. There is a note on the front explaining how it works. The five minutes spent reading these each night count towards their 20 minutes of reading. I would like my students to be reading at least 10 minutes of the 20 minutes they read each night. They can read 5 minutes with their fluency passages and 5 minutes with their decodables. I recommend that you keep those in gallon size ziploc bag to keep them safe. The other 10 minutes you can read to them. :)

Your student's regular homework will come home with them tomorrow :).

January 28, 2019

This week is a week of changes for kindergarten! We have new homework that will be coming home today as well as new things we are learning in class. Please read on carefully so that you are up to date :).

Spelling Words:
We have ten spelling words this week! We will be taking our spelling test on Thursday of this week because we do not have school on Friday, February 1st.
Our words this week are:

1. do
2. for
3. of
4. are
5. good
6. him
7. big
8. and
9. not
10. got

Math:
This week we are continuing our work in Place Value. This is a really tough concept for kindergarten students. You can support them by having them group items into tens at home. For example, if they are eating Goldfish for a snack, have them pile them into groups of ten and then count up how many they have that way.

Science:
This week in science the kids are working on the concept of motion! It is a really fun unit where the kids learn all about how things in motion continue unless something stops them.

Homework:
Today your student is bringing home their first fluency passage. If they have not mastered all 60 of the kindergarten sight words they will be reading "Sight Word Passages" that are made up of those words. If they have mastered all 60 sight words, they are reading a kindergarten level reading passage. There is a note on the front explaining how it works. The five minutes spent reading these each night count towards their 20 minutes of reading. I would like my students to be reading at least 10 minutes of the 20 minutes they read each night. They can read 5 minutes with their fluency passages and 5 minutes with their decodables. I recommend that you keep those in gallon size ziploc bag to keep them safe. The other 10 minutes you can read to them. :)

Your student's regular homework will come home with them tomorrow :).

Weekly Update

January 22, 2019

Welcome back from a long weekend. I hope you all enjoyed Human Rights day yesterday :).

No Homework or Spelling Words
We have decided not to send home homework this week or have a spelling test on Friday. We spent all of last week doing report card testing and so we thought we would use this short week to play catch up and introduce some new classroom activities. We will also be doing another Istation testing session this week as a progress monitor. Enjoy your week at home with no homework. I would still recommend practicing sight words and reading each evening :).

Math
We are beginning our unit on Place Value this week. We will still be reviewing concepts in Counting and Cardinality as well as adding and subtracting (Operations and Algebraic Thinking). I have introduced "tens place" and "ones place". Ask your kiddo to identify them for you! They may not be able to yet, but we started working on it today!

Report Cards
If you have any questions or concerns that you don't feel I addressed in the comments, please shoot me an email.

One of the biggest things you can do to help support your student at home is have them review the phonogram power point. You do need to have Power Point on your computer at home for the link to work. Click here to go to the correct spot on the Vision website and then click on "Spalding Phonograms with Sounds NEW" to download the Power Point. Because our entire reading program for kindergarten through 2nd grade is based off of these phonograms, the sooner your student masters them the better off they will be! :)

January 22, 2019

Welcome back from a long weekend. I hope you all enjoyed Human Rights day yesterday :).

No Homework or Spelling Words
We have decided not to send home homework this week or have a spelling test on Friday. We spent all of last week doing report card testing and so we thought we would use this short week to play catch up and introduce some new classroom activities. We will also be doing another Istation testing session this week as a progress monitor. Enjoy your week at home with no homework. I would still recommend practicing sight words and reading each evening :).

Math
We are beginning our unit on Place Value this week. We will still be reviewing concepts in Counting and Cardinality as well as adding and subtracting (Operations and Algebraic Thinking). I have introduced "tens place" and "ones place". Ask your kiddo to identify them for you! They may not be able to yet, but we started working on it today!

Report Cards
If you have any questions or concerns that you don't feel I addressed in the comments, please shoot me an email.

One of the biggest things you can do to help support your student at home is have them review the phonogram power point. You do need to have Power Point on your computer at home for the link to work. Click here to go to the correct spot on the Vision website and then click on "Spalding Phonograms with Sounds NEW" to download the Power Point. Because our entire reading program for kindergarten through 2nd grade is based off of these phonograms, the sooner your student masters them the better off they will be! :)

Weekly Update

January 14, 2019

Spelling Words
We have ten words again this week that we are working on. Last week I did not record the spelling grade. I decided to only use it as a practice test. This week's test will count as a grade. It won't be reflected on Quarter 2's report card, because it is technically Quarter 3 now :). You will be seeing a book come home each week. They are very simple and really focus on our sight words for the week. Please have your student practice reading them to you each night.

Our words this week are:

1. it
2. at
3. in
4. us
5. an
6. did
7. get
8. yes
9. can 
10. had

Math
We will be taking our post test on addition and subtraction this week. We will start our next unit next week because we are going to be working hard on report card testing this week. 

January 14, 2019

Spelling Words
We have ten words again this week that we are working on. Last week I did not record the spelling grade. I decided to only use it as a practice test. This week's test will count as a grade. It won't be reflected on Quarter 2's report card, because it is technically Quarter 3 now :). You will be seeing a book come home each week. They are very simple and really focus on our sight words for the week. Please have your student practice reading them to you each night.

Our words this week are:

1. it
2. at
3. in
4. us
5. an
6. did
7. get
8. yes
9. can 
10. had

Math
We will be taking our post test on addition and subtraction this week. We will start our next unit next week because we are going to be working hard on report card testing this week. 

Weekly Update

January 7, 2019

Welcome back! I was so excited to see all of my students this morning! They got to share about their break and it sounds like everyone had a great one!

Spelling Words
We have hit that point where our "sight words" have now become our "spelling words". I talked to the kiddos today about how now that they know how to read most of them, they are going to learn how to spell them too. They will be taking a spelling test each week on the last day of the week. It is so important to have them practice writing these words each day. Ideas for that are rainbow writing with crayons or markers, sand writing (using a shallow baking dish, salt/sand, and their finger), getting window markers and letting them practice writing them on the window, using shaving cream on the counter and writing in it, etc.
Our words this week are:

1. up
2. I
3. on
4. a
5. no
6. go
7. be
8. me
9. he
10. we

Math
I gave a math test before we went on break to see how my class was doing. They still need work in subtraction. We will be working on that a lot in class with review of some of the pages we did before break. We will continue to work on addition as well with homework and in centers.

Water Bottles
Just a reminder that your child is welcome (and encouraged) to bring a water bottle to keep at school for the week. They have access to this throughout the day and it is just a little easier than letting them roam the halls to the drinking fountain :). I send them home the last day of every week to be washed.

Art
This week your student will be learning about the art element Value by studying the works of Camille Pissarro. Value is the lightness or darkness of colors. They will also be creating their own paintings of a winter landscape using this element.

January 7, 2019

Welcome back! I was so excited to see all of my students this morning! They got to share about their break and it sounds like everyone had a great one!

Spelling Words
We have hit that point where our "sight words" have now become our "spelling words". I talked to the kiddos today about how now that they know how to read most of them, they are going to learn how to spell them too. They will be taking a spelling test each week on the last day of the week. It is so important to have them practice writing these words each day. Ideas for that are rainbow writing with crayons or markers, sand writing (using a shallow baking dish, salt/sand, and their finger), getting window markers and letting them practice writing them on the window, using shaving cream on the counter and writing in it, etc.
Our words this week are:

1. up
2. I
3. on
4. a
5. no
6. go
7. be
8. me
9. he
10. we

Math
I gave a math test before we went on break to see how my class was doing. They still need work in subtraction. We will be working on that a lot in class with review of some of the pages we did before break. We will continue to work on addition as well with homework and in centers.

Water Bottles
Just a reminder that your child is welcome (and encouraged) to bring a water bottle to keep at school for the week. They have access to this throughout the day and it is just a little easier than letting them roam the halls to the drinking fountain :). I send them home the last day of every week to be washed.

Art
This week your student will be learning about the art element Value by studying the works of Camille Pissarro. Value is the lightness or darkness of colors. They will also be creating their own paintings of a winter landscape using this element.