Kindergarten Kronicles
December 14, 2009
by Ashley Pallante
December 13, 2009
Kindergarten Kronicles
December 14
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Calendar of Events:
December 18 Holiday Party 1:15 Dismissal 2:05 Last day of 2nd quarter
December 19-January 10 Winter Break
January 4-8 Academy Week
January 11 School Resumes
* Due to your child’s generosity of participating in the food drive, Mrs. Binegar will treat each Kindergarten class to a Pizza Party! |
Important News:
Our Class will not be participating in a Christmas gift exchange during our holiday party. Since it is the holiday season, we want the children to understand the spirit of giving and helping others. Therefore, we have decided to have a Kindergarten food drive. We will donate the food to local food pantries. Please send in any non-perishable food items that your child can donate. We would like every child to donate at least one item. We will also be using the collected food items for math activities before we donate them. We will be collecting items from December 7 to December 17.
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Food Drive Suggestions:
Macaroni & Cheese, Ramen Noodles, Soup, Spaghetti Sauce, Pasta, Ravioli or Spaghetti-O’s, Canned Vegetables or Fruit, Hamburger Helper, Cereal, Oatmeal, Rice, or any other non- perishable item
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Things to work on at home:
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Reading:
We introduced the letter Pp. Next week, we will work with the letter Gg. Students will learn to identify the letter, produce the letter sound, write the letter using correct formation within the lines, and identify objects that begin with that letter/sound. We are introducing word wall words. Each week students will be introduced to a new word wall word. It is a word that will be displayed on a board in the room. Students will be expected to read, write, and spell these words. Please continue to practice the word wall words in your child’s baggie. Our new word next week is go. We are blending short a (helper letter) with /n/ to make the word an. Then, we are blending a sound at the beginning (/v/,/c/,/f/, /r/) to make van, can, fan, and ran. Next week, we will continue to work with short a blends. Words to Practice:
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Writing:
We have been working very hard on handwriting at school. We are working upper and lower case letters correctly within the lines on the paper.
Students are writing in their journals. Journal writing is a time where students draw a picture of something and then write about their drawing.
We are also beginning to write sentences using our word wall words. We will be making basic sentences like: “I like my _______.” and “I see my color word ______.”
It is a good idea for your child to practice handwriting skills and invented spelling at home.
Invented spelling is using the sounds they hear to spell the words. Example Cat would be Ct House would be Hos Spider would be Spdr |
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Science/Soc.Studies:
We will learn about places in the United States and Children Around the World. We will talk about different communities, countries, customs, holidays, and climates. |
Math:
In Math we have been counting by 10’s. Next week we will begin counting by 5’s. We will also focus on reading and making tally marks. Students will also complete different math activities that focus on measurement.
Important skills to practice at home are: counting to 50, counting backwards 13-0, recognizing numbers 0-20, identifying and continuing ABB patterns, and writing numbers 0-10, sorting coins, and recognizing the penny and nickel and their value. |
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Kindergarten Grading Graded papers will be marked with either a green/purple dot. All ungraded papers are done together in class.
-(Green) Meeting standard of performance -(Purple) Not yet meeting the standard of performance
If your child receives a purple dot on a paper that would be a good skill to practice at home. Purple dots can be viewed as skills that are in need of practice. |
PBIS Be sure to check your child’s behavior radar each night to find out what stoplight color your child ended the school day on. Students who meet the behavior expectation for the month will get to participate in monthly power-kid parties hosted by Mrs. Grieve. Students are only allowed to have green lights/parking lot, 1 yellow light, and no red lights. If a yellow or red note comes home please sign the form and return it to school the next day. |
