Hello, Kindergarten Griffins!
We hope everyone had a wonderful winter break and is ready for the 2nd semester! We have enjoyed seeing our scholars share and present their Independent Study Projects today, which we see they worked very hard on.
This Week:
Reading Bags/Check-Ins:
Reading logs still need to be signed and completed each night for homework. Please make sure that your child brings their reading bags back to school each day in their backpack. We have started reading with your child one-on-one, and our goal is twice a week per student, however, it varies by week when your child reads with their teacher and how often. This week we will start on Tuesday, as we get settled back in. Your child will receive a new list or book, as the teacher assess for fluency and comprehension when reading with each scholar.
Library:
KA and KB Library: Tuesday
KC and KD Library: Wednesday
Independent Study Projects: Were due today!
Packets were sent home Wednesday, December 4th. At the top of the packet, your scholar's assigned animal was written. Please read through the packet, and have the project fully completed by January 13, 2025, to be presented in front of the class. This will count as a test grade in science for next quarter. Please check email from 12/4 for a copy of the Independent Study packet.
This Week Academics
Math Skills
- Part/Part/Whole
- Making Numbers to 10
- Ch. 6 Unit Assessment on Thursday, 1/16
- Ch. 7 Explore Numbers 11-20 (11,12,13)
Language Arts Skills
- Spalding Phonograms: no new phonograms
- Spelling Words: no new words
- 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
- Identifying rules and markings on spelling words.
Grammar
Literature
- Fable (short story used to teach morals)
- Moral (lesson about right and wrong)
Core Saying
Poetry
History/Science
- History:
- 7 Continents, Names and Placement
- 5 Oceans, Names and Placement
- Interesting facts about each, create animal from each continent
Homework Reminders
- Be sure to read daily for 20 minutes; 80 minutes this week. Reading Logs will be collected this Friday due to the MLK Day. 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 and Spelling Word Review format-please read the GH logo homework sheet for instructions. Monday-Wednesday scholars write the list of phonograms and words once; on Thursday in preparation for our spelling test the list is written twice.
- Memorize poem by Friday!
Upcoming Assessment
- Ch. 6 Unit Math Assessment – Thursday, January 16
Upcoming Events
- Jan. 13 ~ Independent Study Projects Due
- Jan. 17 ~ Early Release Day
- Jan. 20 ~ MLK Holiday (No School)
- Jan. 22 ~ Individual Picture Retakes
