Remember there is no school on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Snowmen are due on Tuesday, January 19th.
There are more dates in the post below!
Theme: Arctic Animals
Sight Words: some, he
Wonderful Word: hectic
Word Family: -en ( den, hen, men, pen, ten, when)
Letter: n
Author of the Month: David Shannon
VIP: Cooper
Listening Center: Five Little Pumpkins
Poem: I'm a Little Penguin
Math: measurement
capacity
greater than and less than
tally marks
Math Vocabulary: heavier, lighter, estimate, same as, longer/taller, shorter
Writing: Non-Fiction Writing
Reading: digraphs
CVC words
middle sounds
To Practice at Home:
- sight words!
- counting to 100
- sounding out CVC words (consonant-vowel-consonant)
- tally marks
- addition and subtraction to 10 using pictures or a number line
- middle sounds
-short and long vowel sounds
Have a great week!
Friday, January 15, 2016
Friday, January 8, 2016
January 8, 2016
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Thank you for all of the incredibly thoughtful Christmas presents!
There is a lot going on in kindergarten over the next few weeks! Please let me know if you have any questions!
January 11- 2:00 Dismissal
January 18- No School
January 19- Snowman Family Project is due. This is not a "disguise" project, like the turkey. Instead, you should decorate the snowman together using things you already have at home.
January 28- 100th Day of School We have LOTS of fun things planned for this day, including dressing up like you're 100 years old. More information will come home in the next few weeks.
January 31- Open House
February 1- No School
February 5- Invite-a-Friend During Catholic Schools Week, students can invite ONE adult to come for a snack and to visit the classroom. It will be at 10:15 and start in the church basement. Invitations will go home next week.
February 12- Valentine's Day Party at 2:00. All parents are invited to attend.
February 15- No School
February 18- 2:00 Dismissal
February 26- End of 2nd Trimester
March 1- Flat Stanley Project due. Flat Stanley and instructions will go home on Monday.
March 4- Dr. Seuss Day Read-In Students can invite a guest to come to the classroom and read with them from 12:00-12:30.
March 16- 2:00 Dismissal
March 18- Father's Mass at 8:15 am
March 25- No School
March 28- No School
During the month of March, we learn about Community Helpers. We are looking for a few people to come in to talk to the kindergarteners. If you know anyone who would be willing to come in and speak to the class about their occupation, please let me know so that we can schedule it. Thanks!
Theme: Arctic Animals
Sight Words: look, when
Word Family: -it (bit, hit, kit, lit, pit, quit, sit, spit)
Author of the Month: David Shannon
VIP: Gabe
Letter: f
Poem: Little Polar Bear
Listening Center: Five Fast Fishes
Math: subtraction using a number line
measurement
Reading: ending and middle sounds
nonsense words
Wonderful Word (Vocabulary): fetch
Religion: Jesus Grew Up in Nazareth
Have a great week!
There is a lot going on in kindergarten over the next few weeks! Please let me know if you have any questions!
January 11- 2:00 Dismissal
January 18- No School
January 19- Snowman Family Project is due. This is not a "disguise" project, like the turkey. Instead, you should decorate the snowman together using things you already have at home.
January 28- 100th Day of School We have LOTS of fun things planned for this day, including dressing up like you're 100 years old. More information will come home in the next few weeks.
January 31- Open House
February 1- No School
February 5- Invite-a-Friend During Catholic Schools Week, students can invite ONE adult to come for a snack and to visit the classroom. It will be at 10:15 and start in the church basement. Invitations will go home next week.
February 12- Valentine's Day Party at 2:00. All parents are invited to attend.
February 15- No School
February 18- 2:00 Dismissal
February 26- End of 2nd Trimester
March 1- Flat Stanley Project due. Flat Stanley and instructions will go home on Monday.
March 4- Dr. Seuss Day Read-In Students can invite a guest to come to the classroom and read with them from 12:00-12:30.
March 16- 2:00 Dismissal
March 18- Father's Mass at 8:15 am
March 25- No School
March 28- No School
During the month of March, we learn about Community Helpers. We are looking for a few people to come in to talk to the kindergarteners. If you know anyone who would be willing to come in and speak to the class about their occupation, please let me know so that we can schedule it. Thanks!
Theme: Arctic Animals
Sight Words: look, when
Word Family: -it (bit, hit, kit, lit, pit, quit, sit, spit)
Author of the Month: David Shannon
VIP: Gabe
Letter: f
Poem: Little Polar Bear
Listening Center: Five Fast Fishes
Math: subtraction using a number line
measurement
Reading: ending and middle sounds
nonsense words
Wonderful Word (Vocabulary): fetch
Religion: Jesus Grew Up in Nazareth
Have a great week!
Friday, December 11, 2015
December 11, 2015
1) Our school-wide Advent service project goes through Wednesday, December 16. Please send in new or gently used children's clothing for the Christ Child Society.
2) The Christmas Concert is Thursday, December 17th at 7:00 pm. The students need to be there by 6:30. Please have them meet at the stairs on the left of the entrance. I will be there to meet them. Please make sure that you take coats, hats, gloves, etc from them.
3) Friday, December 18 is a 2:00 Dismissal. We do not have a Christmas party, but do have a small treat in class and sing Happy Birthday to Jesus.
4) Letter homework will go home today and will be due next Friday, December 18.
5) We will celebrate half birthdays for the late June, July, and early August birthdays. Please remember if you'd like to send in a treat, no full size cupcakes.
6) Thank you for sending hats, gloves, and winter coats every day for recess. This ensures that our students are safe!
Theme: Advent/Christmas
Sight Words: said, good
Author of the Month: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Letter: b
VIP: Emerson
Poem: A Visit from Santa
Listening Center: Baa Baa Black Sheep
Word Family: -ad (bad, dad, fad, glad, had, lad, mad, pad, sad, tad)
Math: addition and subtraction
one more and one less
Religion: Christmas
Reading: Real and Nonsense Words
Social Studies: Holidays Around the World
Israel (Hanukkah)
Mexico
England
America (Kwanzaa)
Sweden
Greenland
Writing: Would you rather be Santa's elf or Santa's reindeer? Why?
Have a great week!
2) The Christmas Concert is Thursday, December 17th at 7:00 pm. The students need to be there by 6:30. Please have them meet at the stairs on the left of the entrance. I will be there to meet them. Please make sure that you take coats, hats, gloves, etc from them.
3) Friday, December 18 is a 2:00 Dismissal. We do not have a Christmas party, but do have a small treat in class and sing Happy Birthday to Jesus.
4) Letter homework will go home today and will be due next Friday, December 18.
5) We will celebrate half birthdays for the late June, July, and early August birthdays. Please remember if you'd like to send in a treat, no full size cupcakes.
6) Thank you for sending hats, gloves, and winter coats every day for recess. This ensures that our students are safe!
Theme: Advent/Christmas
Sight Words: said, good
Author of the Month: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Letter: b
VIP: Emerson
Poem: A Visit from Santa
Listening Center: Baa Baa Black Sheep
Word Family: -ad (bad, dad, fad, glad, had, lad, mad, pad, sad, tad)
Math: addition and subtraction
one more and one less
Religion: Christmas
Reading: Real and Nonsense Words
Social Studies: Holidays Around the World
Israel (Hanukkah)
Mexico
England
America (Kwanzaa)
Sweden
Greenland
Writing: Would you rather be Santa's elf or Santa's reindeer? Why?
Have a great week!
Friday, December 4, 2015
December 4, 2015
Reminders:
1) Please send winter coats, hats, and gloves EVERY DAY. If there is snow on the ground, also send boots and snow pants. Thanks for your help with this!
2) Our school-wide Advent service project is collecting used/new clothing for Christ Child Society. Please consider donating.
3) The Christmas Concert is Thursday, December 17th. We will go to Saint Mary's and practice in the morning.
4) Please review your child's homework before they turn it into me. If something is wrong or messy, please have them redo it.
Theme: Advent/Christmas
Sight Words: play, for
Letter: u
Poem: Candy Cane
Author of the Month: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Listening Center: I'm a Little Snowman
Word Families: -ot (blot, cot, dot, got, hot, knot, lot, plot, pot, rot, shot, spot, tot)
-od (cod, nod, pod, rod, sod)
VIP: Adeline
Religion: God Chooses Mary
Math: plus one, minus one
Math Vocabulary: plus, add, addition, minus, subtract, subtraction
Reading: syllables
replacing sounds
ending sounds
Have a great week!
1) Please send winter coats, hats, and gloves EVERY DAY. If there is snow on the ground, also send boots and snow pants. Thanks for your help with this!
2) Our school-wide Advent service project is collecting used/new clothing for Christ Child Society. Please consider donating.
3) The Christmas Concert is Thursday, December 17th. We will go to Saint Mary's and practice in the morning.
4) Please review your child's homework before they turn it into me. If something is wrong or messy, please have them redo it.
Theme: Advent/Christmas
Sight Words: play, for
Letter: u
Poem: Candy Cane
Author of the Month: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Listening Center: I'm a Little Snowman
Word Families: -ot (blot, cot, dot, got, hot, knot, lot, plot, pot, rot, shot, spot, tot)
-od (cod, nod, pod, rod, sod)
VIP: Adeline
Religion: God Chooses Mary
Math: plus one, minus one
Math Vocabulary: plus, add, addition, minus, subtract, subtraction
Reading: syllables
replacing sounds
ending sounds
Have a great week!
Friday, November 20, 2015
November 20, 2015
There are no new sight words, word families, etc next week. It will be a review week for us! Remember that there is a 2:00 Dismissal on Monday and Tuesday. Report cards are going home today. We will review those at conferences next week.
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Go Irish!
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Go Irish!
Friday, November 13, 2015
November 13, 2015
It's hard to believe we are a third of a way through kindergarten!
Remember that there is no school on Monday, November 16.
Also, Monday, November 23 and Tuesday, November 24 we have 2:00 Dismissals due to Parent-Teacher Conferences.
Theme: Thanksgiving
Sight Words: this, from
Letter: p
Author of the Month: Tedd Arnold
Poem: Thanksgiving Feast
VIP: Lucas
Word Families:
-un: bun, fun, nun, run, spun, sun
-ug: bug, dug, hug, jug, mug, plug, rug, shrug, slug, snug, tug
-ut: cut, gut, hut, nut, shut
Math: whole and part
Reading: short vowel sounds
blending words
Writing: stretching out words
drawing people and animals
Writing Prompt: What are your plans for Thanksgiving?
Have a good week! Go Irish!
Remember that there is no school on Monday, November 16.
Also, Monday, November 23 and Tuesday, November 24 we have 2:00 Dismissals due to Parent-Teacher Conferences.
Theme: Thanksgiving
Sight Words: this, from
Letter: p
Author of the Month: Tedd Arnold
Poem: Thanksgiving Feast
VIP: Lucas
Word Families:
-un: bun, fun, nun, run, spun, sun
-ug: bug, dug, hug, jug, mug, plug, rug, shrug, slug, snug, tug
-ut: cut, gut, hut, nut, shut
Math: whole and part
Reading: short vowel sounds
blending words
Writing: stretching out words
drawing people and animals
Writing Prompt: What are your plans for Thanksgiving?
Have a good week! Go Irish!
Friday, November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015
Disguise a Turkey project is due Monday, November 9th.
The last day of the trimester is next Friday, November 13th.
There is no school for students on Monday, November 16.
Parent/teacher conferences are November 23 and 24. If you have a problem with your time, please let me know and we can reschedule.
If you would like a copy of the Christmas Concert music, please send in a blank CD and Mrs. Fox will burn you a copy to practice at home!
Theme: Thanksgiving
Sight Words: my, of
Letter: k
Poem: Thanks at Thanksgiving
Author of the Month: Tedd Arnold (Fly Guy books)
Listening Center: Hickory Dickory Dock
Word Families: -og (dog, fog, frog, hog, job, log, smog)
-ob (blob, cob, glob, job, rob, slob, sob)
VIP: Ivey
Reading/Phonics: compare and contrasting
subject of the sentence
beginning and ending sounds
segmenting words
punctuation
Math: whole and part
breaking a number in 2 parts
Religion: We Learn about God with Our Families
Science: seasons
Have a great week! Go Irish!
The last day of the trimester is next Friday, November 13th.
There is no school for students on Monday, November 16.
Parent/teacher conferences are November 23 and 24. If you have a problem with your time, please let me know and we can reschedule.
If you would like a copy of the Christmas Concert music, please send in a blank CD and Mrs. Fox will burn you a copy to practice at home!
Theme: Thanksgiving
Sight Words: my, of
Letter: k
Poem: Thanks at Thanksgiving
Author of the Month: Tedd Arnold (Fly Guy books)
Listening Center: Hickory Dickory Dock
Word Families: -og (dog, fog, frog, hog, job, log, smog)
-ob (blob, cob, glob, job, rob, slob, sob)
VIP: Ivey
Reading/Phonics: compare and contrasting
subject of the sentence
beginning and ending sounds
segmenting words
punctuation
Math: whole and part
breaking a number in 2 parts
Religion: We Learn about God with Our Families
Science: seasons
Have a great week! Go Irish!
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