The days are zooming by. How amazing that we have been a school family for four weeks now! It was so much fun wearing a hat to school all day on Friday. We made people smile as we walked throughout the school. I bet you are going to smile as you check out this slideshow. What a happy, happy place Room 115 is to work and play.
This week we will be investigating the letter "Kk" as in "kid in a kayak." The word wall words are: you, three, pink, four. I will do a quick check of word wall words this week to monitor progress. I will send home a letter by Friday to let you know how your child did. Remember that word wall words need to be read instantly and accurately upon sight. Practice the word wall words daily.
In math, we will be comparing sets and using the vocabulary words: compare, the same, greater and less. We will be comparing sets up to five. Use the vocabulary words at home in your daily living to reinforce what we are learning in class. Check out this slideshow that shows how hard we work during math.
Reading homework will begin on Tuesday. Look for it in the white notebook. Reading homework does not need to be returned. Keep it at home and use it for more practice.
Baseline reading assessment scores will be sent home on Monday. This test was administered on the computer the third week of school. You do not need to return the form. I have a copy of your child scores. Your child will take this test two more times this school year.
If you even think there is a remote chance that you will chaperone on a field trip this year, please return the background check form that went home on Wednesday. We need those to be on file with security checks cleared before we start going on field trips. One form can be turned in for multiple siblings. Please let me know if you have turned in your form with an older child.
Also, please return the Just Give form stating if you are able to participate or not participate in the campaign. You do not have to turn in your money at this time, just the form that says you will be participating. Our class will receive incentives if every one returns that form. If you have any questions about the campaign you can ask me or any PTA board member.
It was exciting to visit with published author/illustrator Michelle Nelson-Schmidt. She talked about how important it is to find a magical place in your heart to to do the things that you love. Our class already loves books, so it was very appropriate to listen to a person who writes/illustrates books for a living.
Don't forget that Mondays are a busy place for Room 115: library day, Italian Ice for $1.00, and return poetry journals.
I tell the children that one of the things that good readers do is make connections. I've been modeling for them how sometimes when you read a book, it makes you think of another book. Listen and encourage your child when he mentions connections when reading books with you.
Another thing we do in Room 115 is like to rhyme. Rhyming is part of learning how to read. Encourage your child to rhyme at home. It is a fun game that at times can become silly. It is perfectly normal for your child to make up "nonsense" rhyming words. That just means your child understands rhyming and can hear the parts of words that sound the same. So don't discourage made up rhyming words. Just laugh and keep on rhyming.
Last week, we began working with dry erase boards and markers for dictation. It is amazing how a marker and a board like the one the teacher has, can make a child feel big. Dry erase markers were left off the supply list. Please send in a pack of dry erase markers within the next three weeks.
On Friday, we started a behavior system where every child has a card with the opportunity to earn twenty punches for appropriate behavior. Your child is expected to keep up with his punch card. Once a card is full of twenty punches, your child may read our behavior notebook and make one selection from the book to participate in. This system works on making appropriate classroom choices and self control. Part of Kindergarten is understanding there is consequences (good and bad) for the choices we make. Please know that I will contact you if there is a behavior issue that I feel like you need to be aware of. Punches are not given out freely; you have to be demonstrating self control and appropriate school behavior. Thanks for trusting me with your child.
Upcoming Events:
9.27 Spirit Night at Chappy's
9.28 Box Top collection day
10.4 Kindergarten Field Trip Alabama Nature Center/Lanark (Prattville)
10.11 Fall Picture Day
10.18 Blount Fall Festival
I will be out of the classroom on Monday beginning at 11:30. The kindergartener that lives at my house has an appointment with the orthopedic doctor for her broken wrist. I have an excellent substitute so the children will not miss a beat.
Thank you for supporting the learning of Room 115. Contact me with any questions or concerns you may have.
This week we will be investigating the letter "Kk" as in "kid in a kayak." The word wall words are: you, three, pink, four. I will do a quick check of word wall words this week to monitor progress. I will send home a letter by Friday to let you know how your child did. Remember that word wall words need to be read instantly and accurately upon sight. Practice the word wall words daily.
In math, we will be comparing sets and using the vocabulary words: compare, the same, greater and less. We will be comparing sets up to five. Use the vocabulary words at home in your daily living to reinforce what we are learning in class. Check out this slideshow that shows how hard we work during math.
Reading homework will begin on Tuesday. Look for it in the white notebook. Reading homework does not need to be returned. Keep it at home and use it for more practice.
Baseline reading assessment scores will be sent home on Monday. This test was administered on the computer the third week of school. You do not need to return the form. I have a copy of your child scores. Your child will take this test two more times this school year.
If you even think there is a remote chance that you will chaperone on a field trip this year, please return the background check form that went home on Wednesday. We need those to be on file with security checks cleared before we start going on field trips. One form can be turned in for multiple siblings. Please let me know if you have turned in your form with an older child.
Also, please return the Just Give form stating if you are able to participate or not participate in the campaign. You do not have to turn in your money at this time, just the form that says you will be participating. Our class will receive incentives if every one returns that form. If you have any questions about the campaign you can ask me or any PTA board member.
It was exciting to visit with published author/illustrator Michelle Nelson-Schmidt. She talked about how important it is to find a magical place in your heart to to do the things that you love. Our class already loves books, so it was very appropriate to listen to a person who writes/illustrates books for a living.
Don't forget that Mondays are a busy place for Room 115: library day, Italian Ice for $1.00, and return poetry journals.
I tell the children that one of the things that good readers do is make connections. I've been modeling for them how sometimes when you read a book, it makes you think of another book. Listen and encourage your child when he mentions connections when reading books with you.
Another thing we do in Room 115 is like to rhyme. Rhyming is part of learning how to read. Encourage your child to rhyme at home. It is a fun game that at times can become silly. It is perfectly normal for your child to make up "nonsense" rhyming words. That just means your child understands rhyming and can hear the parts of words that sound the same. So don't discourage made up rhyming words. Just laugh and keep on rhyming.
Last week, we began working with dry erase boards and markers for dictation. It is amazing how a marker and a board like the one the teacher has, can make a child feel big. Dry erase markers were left off the supply list. Please send in a pack of dry erase markers within the next three weeks.
Upcoming Events:
9.27 Spirit Night at Chappy's
9.28 Box Top collection day
10.4 Kindergarten Field Trip Alabama Nature Center/Lanark (Prattville)
10.11 Fall Picture Day
10.18 Blount Fall Festival
I will be out of the classroom on Monday beginning at 11:30. The kindergartener that lives at my house has an appointment with the orthopedic doctor for her broken wrist. I have an excellent substitute so the children will not miss a beat.
Thank you for supporting the learning of Room 115. Contact me with any questions or concerns you may have.
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