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We are Stars in Mrs. Jones' Class!!!
FUNDATIONSLetters We Have Learned!t, b, f, n, m, c, a, i, r, o, g, d, s, e, u, l, h, k, p, j, w, v, z, qu, x, y Your child should now know all 26 letters and sounds:) We are now learning how to tap our words to read and write them. Daily RemindersYour child has flashcards for each of the letters that we have learned so far in their STAR Notebook Pencil Pouch. Please practice these nightly by having your child say the letter, picture on card, and the sound of the letter. ex: f-fun-/f/ I would like for each child to use their handwriting mats that were provided at the beginning of the year and practice writing the alphabet using the lines correctly and using correct letter formation each night. Do not erase them until the next day. We will do five letters a day since their are 5 lines on the mats. For example, on Monday night they should be writing A-E, Tuesday F-J, Wednesday K-O, Thursday P-T, and Friday U-Z (on Fridays they will have to leave a little extra space since there will be 6 letters. It would be helpful to all students if they took a few minutes several times a week to read the Fundations chart in their STAR notebook. 1. Please remember to check your childs S.T.A.R. notebook DAILY for notes and other important information. Also please check your childs agenda on the corresponding day for their daily behavior & initial beside it. 2. Please remind your child to place their S.T.A.R. notebook in their bookbag each night. Your child is responsible for bringing their notebook to school each day and taking out any notes or money that I need to see in the morning. After all, their S.T.A.R. notebook stands for Students Taking Active Responsibility. 3. Please remember to read with your child each night, even if I do not send home a specific book for you to read together. Also ask your child questions about the story to make sure they are comprehending what they are reading. 4. Don't forget to send lunch money with your child each day, week, etc. Please send the money in an envelope or baggie marked with their name and lunch number. The cafeteria will send home a notice when your child has run out of money on their account and have to charge. Also, Friday is our ice cream day (0.60)! If you do not want your child to get ice cream please let me know in their agenda.
Pick Four! Homework Contract You may choose any 4 assignments for the week. Use ALL sight words. One Assignment Due Each Day! ***Initial and Label the Activity # Daily**** This is to be done on the sheet stapled each week in your child’s agenda. Your child can do homework in their agenda if it will fit in the space for the corresponding day of the week or use a separate sheet of paper.
For the remainder of the school year this will be the new format for your child’s homework. This homework will help your child learn to read and spell the 25 sight words that they are required to master by the end of Kindergarten along with other high frequency sight words not listed on the Kindergarten First Step brochure. Words for each week will be found in your child’s agenda each Monday under the section labeled “Words of the Week” and also on the sheet stapled weekly in your child’s agenda. Homework activities will be due DAILY. On Friday your child will be given a spelling test. Therefore, you may want to practice spelling the words daily so your child will be prepared for the test on Friday. Basic Kindergarten skills that your child can be practicing at home: *Naming letters and sounds of the alphabet *Writing letters of the alphabet *Recognizing numbers 0-10 *Writing numbers 0-10 *Tying shoes *Opening ketchup packets *Opening milk cartons *Home address & phone number *Birthday *Formation of lowercase letters according to Fundations *Days of the week & months of the year *Writing first & last name correctly (lowercase letters throughout name with a capital letter at beginning of first and last name)
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Upcoming Important Dates! January 31: Report Cards Go Home February 22: Progress Reports March 23: Early Release Day April 3: Report Cards Go Home April 4 & 5: Training Days = NO SCHOOL April 6: Good Friday = NO SCHOOL April 9-13: Spring Break
What is your child learning about???
*Being a good citizen and following the school/classroom rules *Letter sounds/names *Tapping to read and write words *Writing the letters correctly on the lines (sky line, plane line, grass line) *Book and Print Awareness *Numeral Recognition and Formation 0-20 *Counting one-to-one correspondence *Rote counting 1-30 and beyond *Reading Color words *Learning classmates' names *Days of the Week *Months of the Year *Sorting and telling the rule *Shapes (recognizing/naming & drawing) *Graphing *Beginning, middle, & ending sounds of words
Book and Print Awareness Before we begin our guided reading we check the children on how aware they are of the fundamentals of the reading process. These are the elements we feel they need to know as pre-reading skills: *identify front and back of a book *point to the title of a book *tell what an author and illustrator do *show where to begin reading on a page and where to go at the end of the first line of words *distinguish between letters and words *find the first and last words on a page *point to one/two words *point to one/two letters *identify by name or what it means- .(period) !(exclamation mark) ?(question mark) " "(quotation marks) *voice to print match- be able to point to each word as teacher reads *distinguish between capital and lowercase letters *identify some letters by name   Mondays: P.E. & Music (please be sure that your child wears tennis shoes on Mondays so they can participate in P.E.) Wednesdays: Art & Library or Guidance We also go to the computer lab to work on the Kindergarten technology skills, but we do not have a specific day in which we will go. 
February Emma-4 Marshall-8
READ! READ! READ!
A child can never be over exposed to books! Where is the setting or where is the story taking place? What happened at the beggining, middle and end of story? What was your favorite part and why? What was the problem in the story and how was it solved? What does this story make you think of? Is this book like another book you've read?
10 Reasons to Read Aloud to Children Children will: 1. Hear new words;  Writing Workshop In our beginning writing, we are helping the children understand that they are illustrators and authors. It is a working process in which the children draw the stories that they have to tell. We have them talk about and then draw a small moment that they have experienced. It could be something funny that happened to them that morning, a time they had fun with a friend, something they like to do with their family, and so on. We give them the writing prompt, they talk about it, draw it, and then write about it. We explain to them that we don't expect them to know how to write all of those words with correct spelling right now. Some children will draw squiggly lines, random marks or letters, others will copy words from around the room to stand for what they want to say. We conference with them to see what "their writing" says and then show them what it actually looks like. The next step is having them label what they drew. For example, depending on their progress some will write a single letter, a beginning and end letter sound, or attempt to put all the sounds they hear. In other words, if they were attempting to write the word friend it might look like f or fd or frind. This is what we call sound spelling. Sound spelling is acceptable until they learn the correct spelling of words. They begin correctly spelling by using words from the word wall. All of this helps your child to become a more creative writer and less inhibited by the formality of "correctly" spelling words. Once they realize that they have so much to write about we work on writing sentences with first letter capital, spaces between words, and end punctuation. HOW CAN PARENTS HELP WITH THIS AT HOME *Let your child help you write the grocery list. *Have your child draw and write instead of "telling" you about their day. *When your child draws encourage them to add details to their characters and settings.
CHARACTER TRAITS: During these months and all year long, your child should try to show these character traits. Students who do so will receive a special character tag. September: Responsibility The following words are the 25 high frequency words that your child will learn to read AND spell this year: of and a to is me you that it he was for on are as with his they I at be this have from has  Ways you can help your child at home!
*Talk to your child about what he/she is learning in school.
Here are the sayings that we say as we write the numbers: 1 Straight line down. Then we're done. That's the way to make a 1. 2 Around and back on the railroad track. Two! Two! Two! Two! 3 Around a tree. Around a tree/ That's the way to make a 3. 4 Down and over and down once more. That's the way to make a 4. 5 Straight line down then around. Hat on top and five's a clown. 6 Sticks and a hoop do the tricks. That's the way to make a 6. 7 Across the sky and down from heaven. That's the way to make a 7. 8 Make an S and do not wait, Go back up to make an 8. 9 Make a circle and then a line. That's the way to make a 9. 10 Straight line down then around with a grin. That's the way to make a 10. Kindergartners can ALWAYS use... Zip-Loc baggies, all sizes! Paper plates Shaving cream Baby wipes Paper towels Magnets Prizes - no candy, please! Handsoap/Germ-X Thank you for your kind efforts and donations!
Would you like to volunteer in our classroom this year? If so, please read the following Q&A for volunteers!
Mrs. Kayla Jones - Rockwell Elementary School - Kindergarten 114 Link Street, Rockwell, NC 28138 - joneskh@rss.k12.nc.us - 704.279.3145 ext. 355 | |||||||||
