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Kindergarten Konnection
Pamela Safrit
KNOLLWOOD ELEMENTARY
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2009

KNOLLWOOD ELEMENTARY
Home of the



KNIGHTS!

Thanks for visiting our
class web page. I am so glad that you are here. Please check back often
for updates on classroom happenings.





Welcome to KNOLLWOOD ELEMENTARY and to my class. I am so excited to have you as a part of our Kindergarten. We are going to have so much fun
this year. Stay tuned for lots of great happenings. 
Mrs. Safrit















Important Dates to Remember

May 1- Trip to Dan Nicholas Park
May 5- Trip to Horizons



May 26- 

June 8- Awards Assembly- 8:30 am
June 9- Library Program

June 10- Last day of school
Field Day








SHOW AND TELL

May- 1- Dan Nicholas Park
May 8- Something about Insects
May 15- Something about Birds
May 22- Something about the Garden
May 29- Free Choice
June 5- Kindergarten Yard Sale







We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our chicken eggs.  They will arrive on April 22.
Our babies should hatch around May 13!

We will also watch our tadpoles as they turn into frogs.  Ribbit, ribbit!








Language Arts
Reviewing all letters and sounds


This program teaches kids to read, write, and spell. The Zoo-phonics Program teaches the alphabet using a cast of Animal characters and sounds, and a body movement that directly relates to the Animal/Letter, allowing children to utilize the alphabet immediately.

http://www.zoo-phonics.com/images/header.gif
 

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN READING-
recognizing upper and lowercase letters.
 


Popcorn Words are words that keep "popping up" around us. They are high frequency words that are repeated often in books and print. These words will help us to be more fluent readers and writers.
  Your child has these words in their work folder.  Please take a few minutes each night to work on reading and spelling them. 
Return them to the folder so that new words can be added from time to time.




BOOK AND PRINT AWARENESS

Talk with your child about punctuation- period, question mark, exclamation mark-
-Front/Back of the book-
-The Title-
-Where to begin reading on each page-
-The correct directionality of reading-left to right-
-The difference in a word and a letter-
-The difference in an uppercase and lowercase letter-
All of these skills were  a part of the first quarter DRA assessment that I did with your child .  The little readers that come home are a great place to begin. Also talk about "picture" reading to help with story content.
 All sounds will continue to be assessed as well as letter recognition for those letters we have studied in depth.

I will be doing 3rd quarter assessments soon in preparation for report cards.




Remember to read nightly with your child.
Record the books in the orange reading log. Children who reach their goal of 10 books per month, will receive a Pizza Hut coupon.
Check homework assignments for the week in agenda on Monday. Please return homework each day and your child will place it in the homework basket.





Writing-
Remember the writing rules
1. capital letters at the beginning of sentences
2. end punctuation
3. drawing with character and setting; details 
4. Use popcorn words
5. Sound out words you do not know how to spell
6. Write 2 or more sentences

We are getting reading for the writing test on March 5. 
Write on!







 
Houghton Mifflin Math

Numbers 20-30
Equal Parts
Measurement
Calendar
Days of the week
Months of the year



Units of study for the month of May are:





ANIMALS

INSECTS














We will reading some great Dr. Seuss books this month. We will also focus on transportation books. Ask your child to tell you about their favorite.

SCHEDULE FOR SPECIAL CLASSES

MONDAY
PE with Mr. Marchinko
TUESDAY
Guidance with Mr. Bradshaw/Computer/ alternating weeks
WEDNESDAY
Music with Mrs. McCullough
THURSDAY
Media with Mrs. Fox
FRIDAY
Art with Ms. Wiles




Character word for the month is PERSEVERENCE. Talk to your child about ways in which they can show this trait to people at home and at school. 




 

REMEMBERTO LOOK FOR THE BOXTOPS SYMBOL ON GENERAL MILLS FOODS , CLIP AND SEND TO CLASS. OUR SCHOOL EARNS MONEY FOR ALL BOXTOPS SENT IN. START COLLECTING TODAY. VISIT THE SITE AND SIGN UP. OUR SCHOOL WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL COUPON POINTS. THANKS SO MUCH!!
CHECK OUT THESE LINKS FOR GREAT ONLINE GAMES TO HELP TEACH AND REINFORCE MANY KINDERGARTEN SKILLS
Literacy center
FUN, FUN, FUN!
Click on the following link to Scholastic for great info for kids, parents, and families.The parent newsletters offer tips for helping your child with reading and school activities.Ms. SAFRIT's Class



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