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Kindergarten Notes
Jessica Whitson
H D ISENBERG ELEMENTARY
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Welcome to our Kindergarten class page. 
We have a student teacher for the second semester:
Ms. Ruffin!! 
 We are excited to have her teaching in our classroom this semester.  It's going to be a great experience for everyone.
 
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: Building Thinking Skills/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, Media/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 February 2nd: 2nd report card issued

2. Monday February 15th: make-up day

3. February 24th: progress report

4. March 17th: early release day  


 




Reading Focus:

Continue to work 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, Bb, Nn, Hh, Vv, Cc, Pp, Gg, Ff.  We will be working on letters Ll, Kk, Qq. 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, with, the, an, and, go, it, in, to.

Math Focus:  

So far this year we have worked with recognizing colors and being able to recognize, draw, and build basic shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle); sorting by color, shape, size. We have also worked on numbers 0-10 (reading, writing, and making # sets) and are now working on numbers 6-10. We will continue working with patterns, graphing, and comparing numbers. We are starting a unit on measurement: by size, weight, height, and length. Have your students compare objects at home using these attributes.




Writing Focus:

We are now working on Small Moments: taking a story and stretching it out.  Instead of "I played basketball" we are stretching our story out to say..."I played basketball with my friends. I fell down and scraped my knee.  My friends helped me to get a bandaid." We are also working on adding more details to our writing as well as our drawing.  We want to do a great job on our unassisted writing sample.



Science/Social Studies:
 
We have learned about ourselves and our community as well as holidays that we celebrate. We are now starting a unit on Polar Animals in science followed by a Social Studies Unit on How Time Goes By.
 
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.)
  • 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?
  • Do I have more than 1 sentence?


  • Check these sites to find our writing rubric (what we score writing samples by) as well as pacing guides so you know what your child is learning and being taught throughout the year.

  • http://www.rss.k12.nc.us/eled/handouts.html

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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