Hello, Kindergarten Griffins!
We have a busy two months ahead of us, so please make sure to read through the blog thoroughly and make note of important dates coming up!
This Week:
Library is closed this week.
Field day is Thursday (11/7) afternoon. If you ordered a shirt they will be going home today, Monday (11/4).
Looking Ahead:
Native American Celebration will be on Friday (11/22). A sign up will be going out on Wednesday (11/6) for celebration volunteer slots and supplies needed to make the day extra special for each class.
Fall Concert will be Friday (11/22).
This Week Academics
Math Skills
- Compare Numbers to 10
- Compare Two Groups of Objects Using More Than
- Compare Two Groups of Objects Using Fewer Than
Language Arts Skills
- Spalding Phonograms: ou, oo, ch, ar
- Identify letter names
- Isolating sounds in words
- Identify phonogram sounds
- Identifying rhyming words
- Letter formation/pencil grip, writing phonograms on paper
- Distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters; naming letters
Grammar
none this week
Literature
Cinderella
- Fairy Tales
- Story Elements (setting, characters, theme/big idea, problem/solution)
- Hero/Villian
- Virtue: Humility
Core Saying
none
Poetry
Sing a Song of Sixpence
History/Science
- History:
- Finish Native American Unit
- Native American Unit Assessment: Wednesday, Nov. 6th
- Science
- Start Animal Unit
Homework Reminders
- Be sure to read daily for 20 minutes; 100 minutes this week. Reading Logs will be collected on next Monday. Please record on the Reading Log page. If you miss a night, please record 0 minutes and initial rather than leaving it blank.
- Spalding handwriting practice. Spalding homework will continue to be in the Written Phonogram Review format-please read the GH logo homework sheet for instructions. Monday-Wednesday scholars write the list once; on Thursday in preparation for our test the list is written twice.
- Memorize poem by Friday!
Upcoming Assessments
- History Assessment (Native Americans) – Wednesday, Nov. 6th: Students will write phonograms read aloud to them.
- Spalding Phonogram Assessment (WPR) – Friday, Nov. 8th: Students will write phonograms read aloud to them.
Upcoming Events
- Nov. 8 ~ Early Release
- Nov. 15 ~ Early Release
- Nov. 22 ~ Early Release; Native American Celebration; Fall Concert
- Nov. 25-29 ~ Thanksgiving Break
Have a wonderful week!
Together for our children - The GHNO Kindergarten Teachers
