Week 19: Another Four Day Week

 I will be in Monterey with the NGSS team doing a training. I will be gone both Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Henderson will be my sub.

 

Important Upcoming Dates:

 

 Family Science Night - January 23rd

 Eastbound Fundraiser - January 27th

Yogurt Barn fundraiser - January 29th

Run for the Arts - February 1st

 

These are the topics for the week:

Language Arts:  The letter of the week is 'y' pronounced 'igriega.' It has the same sounds as in English but sometimes sounds like the English /j/.

Math: We will continue to work on word problems and making 10.

SLD/Writing:  Favorite Book - We will be writing about our favorite books and why. Please have your child bring his/her favorite book or piece of paper with the title. This will help them when they write what the name of their favorite book is.

NGSS Science:  Students will learn about the process of foods going from seed to our plate and what it takes to get the things we need. It all works together as a system. We will also start another lesson sequence on nocturnal animals that I designed with other LV Kinder teachers.

Week 18: English Homework and Run for the Arts

Upcoming Events

January 17th - No School. The teachers have a Professional Development Day.

January 20th - No school in observance of MLK Day.

January 23rd - Science Night at 5:30pm

January 23-24 - I will be in Monterrey for NGSS. Mrs. Henderson will be the sub.

Run for the Arts Events

January 27th - Eastbound Fundraiser/pre-registration 5-9

January 29th - Yogurt Barn Fundraiser/pre-registration 4-8

February 1st - Race Day 9am

English Homework

 

1) Remember to NOT turn in the English homework with the weekly Spanish Homework. It will be turned in at the end of each month just like you have been doing with the reading log.

2) Color in two spaces each week. Smarty Ants can count as one of the two assignments. If there is evidence such as a writing paper or drawing or photo, please include that in the packet at the end of the month or email. You may also want to write a list of the things you witnessed your child do if it was a hands-on task. Also, if you prefer to do a Math Homelink instead of one of the math suggestions, you may do-so, just provide evidence of which one you did. I will not be assigning anymore Homelinks for the rest of the year.

3) The list of the sight words to practice is on the calendar. You don't need to practice them every night, but it would be nice to review them from time to time, make flashcards, or use Quizlet as a resource.

Here are the topics for the week

 

Language Arts:  The letter of the week is 'Jj,' pronounced 'jota.' The sound is just as the English /h/. We will be reading books about farms and gardens. The sight word is "por/for."

Math:  We will be continuing making 10 practice and will be starting on writing and representing word problems. The word problem format is brand new to them, but they will do one at least once a year for the next several weeks. We plan to start the routine "Word Problem Wednesdays."

SLD/Writing:  We will describe our favorite things. We will discuss which animals and sports we like and explain why we like them.

**Instructions for the Favorites Mini-Project will go home soon. This project can be as simple as bringing in favorite things from home to show and tell.

Science:  We will observe various plants and what they all and what only some plants need to grow and survive. We will also talk about farming.

Week 17: Vacation Presentations and Favorites

I wanted to formally thank everyone for their wonderful gifts. I felt very appreciated. Thanks so much!! I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year's.

 

I had a wonderful break and go to play in some snow!

 

 

I will have a sub on Thursday and Friday, January 23rd and 24th for an NGSS trip to Monterey Bay.

Wednesday is the Immersion information meeting at 5pm. Spread the word to parents of incoming Kindergarteners who are not already part of the program.

 

 

Vacations project

I made a google slides about my vacation. Click here.


Please send me links to your projects if it is a tech one.

P.E./Intervention

Kids will be receiving P.E. twice a week with Miss Sydney Meyers. If your child is recommended to be in my reading intervention group, you will be notified. If not, just know that your child will be doing P.E. on Tuesdays and Fridays. Please make sure that they wear comfortable shoes.

Topics for the Week:

Language Arts:  The letter of the week is 'Rr' pronounced 'ere.' The sight word of the week is "qué" which means "what."

Math: We will continue number bonds and the number 10.

SLD/Writing: We will be talking about the things we love and use adjectives to describe why we like them. This is in preparation for the next Home-School Connection project where they will bring in some of their favorite things to share with the class. It is also a Kindergarten Writing standard to express an opinion about something and tell why they like it.

Science: We will begin the NGSS unit that I have helped co-write with other Lakeview teachers. It is about what people, animals, and plants need to survive. We will also talk about how they get those needs met.

Week 16: Holiday Festivities

Does anyone have the Polar Express DVD? We will have a Christmas day of festivities on Friday. There might still be some room to come help. Otherwise, you are welcome to come watch the movie with us.

Many classes are doing Grinch Day on Tuesday, so if you'd like, wear GREEN!

Making elves with 5th grade buddies

Learning will be ALL review of concepts taught over the last few weeks including review of letters and vocab taught, numbers and decomposing, etc.

Instructions for the Vacation project went out last week. There will be no homework packet going home on Wednesday. Please work on the project over break.

Week 15: The elf is coming....

I will be out of the classroom Monday. I will be working on NGSS pilot consensus. There will be an English sub who the kids have never had.


Looking ahead:  Friday, December 20 is the last day before break. We will have a full day of activities to celebrate Christmas. Winter project instructions will go home on Wednesday. That will be the only homework during the break.


Conferences went really well. I enjoyed getting to know each and everyone of you better and I hope that you got a lot out of the meeting.

We will be getting an Elf on Wednesday. I'm sure you will hear about all the fun and playful things he will do throughout the next two weeks.

Here are the topics for the week:

Language Arts:  This week is a review week. We will review the letters b, v, f, n, d and the sight words voy, tiene, este, ella, etc. In English, they will work on sight words and CVC words such as mat, bat, etc.


Math:  We will continue practicing ways of making the number 10.

SLD:  We will learn vocabulary words for clothing. There are two categories:  clothing for warm weather and clothes for cold weather.

Conferences and Holiday Festivities

Conferences

Due to conferences, school will have early dismissal at 12:15 everyday. Students should still bring one snack and a lunch. Please be on time to your scheduled conference; I have many conferences back to back. We will review the report card scores and any necessary assessments. This is also a great opportunity to ask any burning questions. Please do not bring your student with you because we will be speaking in English the whole time.

Holiday Festivities

You should be receiving an email shortly from Bonnie regarding our Holiday festivities that will take place on Friday, December 20th. We will need some donations and volunteers for our holiday party. Students can come in their pajamas that day as we will be doing crafts and will watch the Polar Express with popcorn and hot chocolate in the afternoon. It is usually PJ Day for the whole school that day.

These are the topics for the week:

Language Arts:  The letter of the week is 'f' pronounced 'efe.' The sound is /f/ which is the same in English. Students will learn about vocabulary that begins with 'f.' The sight word is "este" or "this."

Math: Topics vary this week but will focus on decomposing numbers to 10.

Week 13: Thankful Presentations

I will have a sub tomorrow, Monday, the 18th. I will be at a science leadership meeting. 


Thanksgiving presentations will start on Tuesday. Please share any digital projects with me in advance so I can review them and if you want, I can give feedback or edit them.


Family Lunch day is scheduled for Friday. Depending on the weather, it may be rescheduled so stay tuned for more information.


Language Arts:  The letter of the week is 'b' pronounced 'be.' The sight word of the week is "tiene."

Math: We will continue to work on decomposing numbers to 10, addition, and other math concepts with Thanksgiving themed activities.

SLD: The theme of the week is transportation in connection with places. We will learn vocabulary for different vehicles: ones with wheels and without, ones that move in the air, land, and water.