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- please make sure your child brings their book back every week, so they are able to check out a new book each week.
- KA and KB will go every Wednesday.
- KC and KD will go every Tuesday.
Native American Celebration will be on Thursday, November 20th. A sign up will be going out on Wednesday (11/5) at 9:30am for celebration volunteer lottery entries and supplies needed to make the day extra special for each class.
- As a new schoolwide policy, we want to ensure that every family has a fair opportunity to participate, we are updating our volunteer process. We will now use a lottery system for our most highly sought-after volunteer opportunities. Please refer to the Information email that was sent at the beginning of the year by GHNO that gives more details on how the lottery system works. To enter the lottery, a background check and FERPA forms must be completed and on file with the school before your name can be entered on the sign-up genius. The sign-up will be open for FIVE days to allow all interested parties to submit their name. The sign-up OPENS on November 5th and will CLOSE on November 12th for 2 volunteers per homeroom section. Be on the lookout for the celebration email this week!
Native American Instrument Project: Papers will go home today with instructions for the instrument project that will be due Tuesday, November 18th.
Looking Ahead:
Winter Concert will be Friday (11/14).
Grandparents Day will be Wednesday (11/19).
Native American Celebration will be on Thursday (11/20).
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
Literature
- Fairy Tales
- Story Elements (setting, characters, theme/big idea, problem/solution)
- Hero/Villian
- Virtue: Humility
Core Saying
Poetry
History/Science
- History:
- Finish Native American Unit
- Native American Unit Assessment: Wednesday, Nov. 5th
- 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. 5th
- Spalding Phonogram Assessment (WPR) – Friday, Nov. 7th: Students will write phonograms read aloud to them.
Upcoming Events
- Nov. 7 ~ Early Release
- Nov. 14 ~ Early Release; Winter Concert
- Nov. 19 ~ Grandparents Day
- Nov. 20 ~ Native American Celebration
- Nov. 21 ~ Early Release
- Nov. 24-28 ~ Thanksgiving Break
