Week 7 Update

Reminders for Next Week:

Looking Ahead to Next Week

Independent Reading

Boosterthon

 

Looking Ahead to Next Week:

Phonics: We will introduce letters, Qq, Xx, Yy, and Zz. We will be practicing the sounds these letters make as well as practicing making words with the letters we have already learned. We will also practice writing all 26 upper and lower case letters this week.

Reading: As we progress in our community helpers unit, we will be reading various books about community helpers. We will be discussing the difference between non-fiction and fiction texts as well, in addition to the other print concepts we have been practicing (following words with your finger, reading from left to right, spaces in between words, etc.)

Writing: Working in Writer’s Workshop has been a fun, learning experience!  We will be reading books to get ideas for our own writing and share our writing with our peers.

Math: We will specifically focus on counting to twenty-five, as well as introduce a number line. We will practice filling in missing numbers on number lines to help us with our counting skills. We will continue to work hard in math stations for independent practice.

Social Studies: We will continue our community helpers unit. There are many more helpers for us to learn about!  We love reading books about these helpers on our Epic! app!

Sight Words: stop, go, dog, in

 

Independent Reading:

Please be sure to work with your child at least 15 minutes per night. This really helps to reinforce the concepts we have been working on in school.  Working on one READ card box per night, review sight words and letter sounds will be very beneficial for your child. Please be sure that the READ card AND the books from school are returned in your child’s binder each day. 

 

Boosterthon:

We will kick off our fall fundraiser, Boosterthon, next week! Be on the lookout for more information to come about this super exciting time to raise money for our school!

 

Week 6

Looking Ahead to the Week:

Phonics: Introducing the letters v, i, w, and k.  We are also discussing that sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a period (or other punctuation mark) during our phonics time this week.

Reading:  Reading Engagement is our area of focus this week.  We will learn how to be mindful of our attention in books.  We will notice details in pictures of books and find sight words in books as we read!

Writing: We will be introducing Writer’s Workshop.  This is an exciting time for students to become writers.  They will work on their own books, deciding for themselves what to write about.  We will read Library Mouse several times to learn about how authors get ideas and how to start the writing process. 

Math: We are continuing to focus on the numbers 1-10, with a specific focus on 1 to 1 matching.  We will begin Math Stations and it is sure to be a fun time working with numbers.

Social Studies: We will begin our unit on community helpers. We will be discussing firefighters, police officers, doctors, soldiers, construction workers, principals, and mail carriers!

Sight Words: like, you, at, cat 

Week 4

What an awesome week here in room 204!  Here’s a look into next week…

 

Reminders for Next Week:

Looking Ahead to Next Week

Kindergarten Success Night / PTA Open House

Goodies with Grandparents

 

Looking Ahead to Next Week:

Phonics: We will be introducing letters h, n, and j. We will be using these new letters with letters we have already learned to create words by discussing how letters work together to make words.

Reading: We will be focusing on print concepts (reading left to right, top to bottom) as well as the job of an author and an illustrator.

Writing:  We will be creating our own version of our mentor text “My Map Book”. We will be creating pages (“maps”) about our faces, bedrooms, families and classrooms. We will also practice labeling our maps.

Math: We will be focusing on numbers 6 & 7, by discussing sets and one to one matching.

Social Studies:  We will introduce the concept of what a map is, and discuss how maps are important to us as we navigate through the community.

Sight Words: dad, mom, love (be, me, see, we-we talked about these in class last week.)  (Please remember, sight words are assessed often)

 

Kindergarten Success Night / PTA Open House:

Kindergarten Success Night will take place on Tuesday, September 6 from 5:40 – 6:20. This will be an opportunity for you, as a parent, to find out more of exactly what we’re about here in OES Kindergarten. We will discuss things like how we use a station rotation for Math and ELA, what exactly PBL is, and more. Following Kindergarten Success Night, PTA Open House will be at 6:30 in the cafeteria. You will have a chance to come to our classroom after the portion in the cafeteria.

 

Goodies with Grandparents:

On Monday, September 12 from 7:00 to 7:30 a.m. in the OES cafeteria, grandparents will be welcome to come enjoy a special breakfast with our friends.