Friday Note

Friday Note 9/1/17

NO SCHOOL MONDAY!

Math: We continued sorting objects.  Students participated in several class activities to practice sorting, classifying, and counting objects.  We practiced sorting a variety of ways using different manipulatives.  During our fluency time, we are working with numbers 1-5. Each morning I teach a whole group lesson. After the lesson the students do a small paper pencil activity to demonstrate if they have mastered the skills. In the afternoon I work with small groups of students if they need extra practice.

Language Workshop: This week we continued our All About Me and My Community theme.  Our focus was on families.  We read the book Families are Different and a variety of family books.  We discussed the importance of our families and discovered some similarities and differences that we have.  We realized that all families are different and special.  We talked about common physical, social and emotional needs and how these differ from wants.  We shared our family papers that we filled out and returned.  

Reading Workshop:  We practiced reading independently. We talked about how you can read the words, read the pictures, or retell a familiar story. We also introduced working in literacy centers. During centers students will practice skills we have covered independently so I can work on on one with students who need extra assistance. Later in the year this is when I will work with reading groups.  

Writing Workshop: Our sight word for this week was “my”.  During our daily class message  we found sight words and the letters we are learning. We have also introduced spacing, capital letters and when we use them in a sentence and punctuation.   

Word Study: This week we practiced correctly forming letters Aa, Bb, Cc & Dd. Students were able to engage in various Smartboard games to reinforce letter recognition and the sound the letters make. We sorted the letters and found the letters in writing.  Please encourage your child to practice writing the letters we have learned so far at home.  Please sit with your child and watch as they write the letters and make sure they are holding their pencil correctly.  A letter formation page is coming home today.  Please hang this somewhere to refer to when practicing at home.     

Work Coming Home:  If you go through your child’s folder and you notice work that doesn’t look complete or has several incorrect answers, don’t be alarmed.  A lot of times students will be working on these papers during literacy centers or math centers, which is my time to work in small groups on things specific to that group.  So that doesn’t leave much time for me to walk around and “grade” other students work.  If they are completing a skill incorrectly I will use my small group time to correct, model, and practice those skills with them.

Important Dates:

• Sept. 4 - No School-Labor Day
• Sept. 8- Grandparent’s Day 9:00-10:00am
• Sept. 11 - No School
• Sept. 11 - Math Parent Night 6:30-7:45 in the cafeteria
• Sept. 12 - No School - Teacher Professional Development Day
• Sept. 19- Cox Care
• Sept. 21 - Watch DOGS Pizza Night 6:00-7:00 (be looking for more info)

The Cox Care Mobile is scheduled to be at Clever Schools on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. The Care Mobile is a medical office on wheels that provides FREE services to children ages birth to 18 years whether you have insurance or not. You may call the school nurse to inquire about the services provided, to schedule an appointment, and to receive the necessary paperwork. Thank you!

Reading Challenge

Information is coming home today about our Reading Journey.  Be sure to work towards meeting your child’s reading goal by reading daily with them.  Feel free to email me pictures and we will share them during calendar time.  Thank you!

Important Information and Reminders:

If your child will be eating breakfast at school, please have them here by 7:45 a.m.  We clean up breakfast and begin our day at 8:05.  

I hope you hear your child coming home each day saying, “We are learning to... (Ex: We are learning to sort objects.)  These are the learning targets that we focus on each and every lesson.  These learning targets come from our standards that the state of Missouri requires us to teach in Kindergarten.  Every week we will focus on new skills in reading and math.  

Next Week:

We will continue our All About Me and My Community theme by focusing on our school, community, and country.  We will learn about the Clever School pledge, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the American flag.

WE will continue our math topic on sorting and working with numbers to 5.  

We will learn about the letters Ee, Ff & Gg.

Our sight word will be “a”.

Have a Great Holiday Weekend!

Mrs. Wenger