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Jessica Whitson
H D ISENBERG ELEMENTARY
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Welcome to our Kindergarten class page. We have already finished one quarter! We will be having a great time with all the fun activities we have planned and all the learning that will be taking place.  We are excited to be a part of your childs' life this year.

Mrs. Whitson and Ms. Ruffin

whitsonjc@rss.k12.nc.us  704-639-3009

Email or call anytime you have a problem, concern, or question.  Feel free to also stop by or send a note in the agenda.

On this page you will find information about what is happening in our class this year. 

Daily Schedule:
 8:25: Tardy Bell rings
8:30-9:00: Language Arts
9:00-10:00: Math
10:00-11:00: Language Arts
11:00-11:30: Recess
11:30-11:45: Read Aloud
11:45-12:15: Lunch
12:15-1:40: Writing
1:40-2:10: Science/Social Studies
2:10-2:40: Literacy Work Stations
2:40-3:00: Read Aloud/End of Day
3:05: Dismissal

Enhancement Schedule:

  • Tuesday: Art (10:30-11:10)
  • Thursday: Music, PE, Guidance (8:30-11:10)

Reminders:

  • Please check your child's agenda each night
  • Please make sure that your child completes their homework each night
  • Friday is ice cream day.  If you would like your child to get ice cream please send .60 in an envelope or baggie on Friday for your child
  • Read to your child each night.  They LOVE IT! This can help with recall and retention of information learned 


Dates to Remember:

1. Tuesday Nov. 22nd: 1/2 day

2. Wednesday-Friday Nov. 23-25th: Holiday

3. Wednesday Dec. 9th: Progress Reports

4. Wednesday Dec. 23rd-January 4th: Winter Break




Reading Focus:

Begin working on Concepts of Print : title, front/back of book, where to start reading, where to go at the end of the line, punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation mark, quotation marks), one/two word(s), one/two letter(s), first/last letter in a word, first/last word on the page. We will also work on telling a story just from pictures. We have learned the letters Ss, Mm, Rr, Tt, and Bb.  We will be working on letters Hh, Vv, and Cc. Please review letters sounds, and words that start with those sounds.  These are the sight words we have learned: I, A, see, my, like, you, said.

Math Focus:  

recognizing colors and being able to recognize, draw, and build basic shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle); sorting by color, shape, size. We have worked on numbers 0-5 (reading, writing, and making # sets) and are now working on numbers 6-10.




Writing Focus:

Writing our name and drawing pictures. We have also worked on labeling our pictures and adding more details to our pictures. We are now working on Small Moments: taking a story and stretching it out.  Instead of "I played basketball"...I played basketball with my friends. I fell down and scraped my knee.  My friends helped me to get a bandaid.



Science/Social Studies:
 
Learning about ourselves and our community as well as Holidays that we celebrate.
 
Questions to ask your child about their drawing/writing:
  • Did I do my best and take my time?
  • Do my people have bodies, arms, legs, hands, and feet?
  • Did I add details to my picture? (trees, grass, flowers, house, etc.)
    (the following questions will be for later in the year when we really get into our writing program)
  • Did I use a capital letter, spaces between words, and punctuation at the end of my sentence?
  • Did I include details in my writing and picture?
  • Can others read my paper?
Sight Words:
see flashcards link at the top
These are the sight words your child will need to be able to read and spell by the end of the year.  Please work on sight words each night.  By the end of the year your child should be able to recognize and spell as many words as possible.
of   and   a   to   in   is   you   that   it   he   was
for   on   are   as   with   his   they   I   at   be
this   have   from   the
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