Hello, Kindergarten Griffins!
I hope you all enjoyed your weekend!
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. Your child will receive a new list or book, as the teacher assess for fluency and comprehension when reading with each scholar.
Library: NO LIBRARY THIS WEEK
Spring Open House:
Please use the links below to check your allotted time to attend. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate any late requests or missed sign-ups. Thank you for your understanding and promptness.
You are welcome to give your student a Griffin wave, but we ask that you go straight to the seats provided. Please be kind and mindful of your end time for those who are slotted after you.
Room number and/or subjects are indicated in each link. We ask that you arrive five to ten minutes early so that we stay on schedule.
A few important details:
- Current parents only, we ask that you not bring a visitor such as a friend interested in the school or a grandparent.
- No siblings or younger children can attend. It is a distraction in our classrooms, and we simply cannot accommodate this.
- No video or photographs may be taken inside the classroom. Please make sure all cellular devices are off or silent.
We are looking forward to having you here on campus.
Please note: We are unable to accommodate late requests. This is due to the preparation required by the front desk team, and last-minute additions create challenges given the already large volume of visitors on campus.
HOMEROOMS:
KD – Mrs. Simmons/Mrs. McConnell
This Week Academics
Math Skills
- Ch. 8: Finding Teen Numbers- Assessment (Monday, 2/9)
- Learning about Measurement (Weight, Height, Length)
Language Arts Skills
- Spalding Phonograms: ph (2 letters), ough
- Spelling Words: am, good, time, have, blue
- 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
- Statement Sentence
- Command Sentence
Literature
- Tall Tales
- Exaggeration vs. Fact
- Hyperbole
- Dialect
- Author's Purpose (inform/entertain)
- Virtue: Citizenship
Core Saying
Poetry
History/Science
- Science:
- Learn About Sound Energy
- Energy (heat, sound, and light)- Assessment (Wed. 2/11)
- Learn About Sound Energy
- Energy (heat, sound, and light)- Assessment (Wed. 2/11)
- History:
- Continents: Asia
Homework Reminders
- Be sure to read daily for 20 minutes; 80 minutes this week. Reading Logs will be collected this Friday. 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. On 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
- Math (Ch. 8 Teen Numbers) Assessment – Monday, February 9th
- Science (Energy Assessment) – Wednesday, February 11th
- WPR Assessment – Thursday, February 12th
- Spelling Assessment – Friday, February 14th
Upcoming Events
- Feb. 10-12 ~ Parent Open House
- Feb. 15 ~ Early Release Day
- March 5 ~ Tall Tales Celebration
- March 16-20 ~ Spring Break
