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Miss Speth's Kindergarten
Amanda Speth
GRANITE QUARRY ELEMENTARY
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Blasting Off Into Kindergarten!!!
Mission: Possible!!!
Room: 602
Teacher: Ms. Speth
Teacher Assistant: Mrs. Wells
Main Schedule
7:45-8:00 Announcements/Larry Bell Strategies
8:00-9:00 Math
9:00-9:30 SRA
9:30-10:30 Reading
10:30-11:15 Enhancements (Check below)
Monday-Media (Ritchie/Shull)
Tuesday-P.E. (Mitchem)
Wednesday-Reteach/Skill Building
Thursday-Art (Bundrock)
Friday-Music (Garcia)
11:15-12:15 Writing
12:15-12:50 Lunch
It would be wonderful to come eat with your child :)
12:50-1:20 SPA-Structured Physical Activity
1:20-2:15 SS/Science


Important Dates to Remember
 
August: 25th, 26th, 27th- Staggered Entry Days
28th- All Kindergarteners Present
 
September: 
October: 
November:


What we need to practice and work on for the 1st Quarter

Language Arts
  •  Book and Print skills
  •  Reading predicable books
  •  Recognize capital and lowercase letters A-F in order and out of order
  •  Recognize sounds of letters A-Z
  •  Begin to learn and practice high frequency words.  There are 25 words that the students need to recognize and spell by the end of the year.  They include: the, of, and, a, to, in, is, you, that, it, he, was, for, on, are, as, with, his, they, I, at, be, this, have, from

Writing

  •  Writing first and last name
  •  Writing letters A-F both capital and lowercase 
  •  Writing numbers 0-10
  •  When drawing a picture make sure they add a setting
  •  Labeling items in their drawing by sounding out
  •  Starting a sentence with a capital letter, spacing between words, and ending with a period 
  • Writing patterned sentences
  • Writing multiple sentences

Math

  • Sorting by color, size, shape, and numbers
  • Recognizing and creating different patterns
  • Recognizing, counting, and writing numbers 0-10
  • Completing simple visual tasks and puzzles
  • Differentiating between the days of the week and the months of the year
  • Solving simple problems
"12 MOST POWERFUL WORDS"
The Larry Bell Words 

TRACE - list in steps
ANALYZE - break apart
INFER - read between the lines
EVALUATE - judge
FORMULATE - create
DESCRIBE - tell all about
SUPPORT - back up with details
EXPLAIN - tell how
SUMMARIZE - give the short version
COMPARE - all the ways alike
CONTRAST - all the ways different
PREDICT - what will happen next

Parents you can always help with these readiness skills

  • Knowing their birthdate, address, and telephone number
  • Holding a pencil and scissors the proper way
  • Reading with your child
  • Tying shoes
  • Make sure they get their homework done
If you would like your child to purchase ice cream on Fridays please write a note in their agenda.  Ice cream is $.60

Please make sure that any money that you send in comes in an envelope or baggie with your child's name and the amount in it...Thanks!

A quote about goals and goal setting:

"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."
Vince Lombardi


Favorite Links
  • STARFALL Click on here to practice key Kindergarten Language Arts skills
  • Game GOO Click on here to practice key Kindergarten Language Arts skills