Hello everyone,

I hope the beginning to this new phase of learning is going well for everyone. Please continue to try your best to participate in educational activities that are provided. This will keep your brain healthy! Remember you can email me at any time with questions or concerns. Also feel free to drop in my office hours on Google Meet from 1:00-3:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

By link: https://meet.google.com/kwy-gwew-mpn

By phone:  +1 929-251-6713

PIN: 250 699 301#

I also want to take a minute to wish you all a very Happy Easter! Celebrations may not be traditional at this time. However, true beliefs and family love are a constant. Take a moment to appreciate each other and enjoy the season.

Hello Spartan Family,

I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy at this time. Please try to participate in the educational activities provided in our google classroom. You can email me at any time with questions or concerns you may have. I also have office hours set up in Google Meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00-3:00pm.

To reach the google meet office hours, this is the link: https://meet.google.com/kwy-gwew-mpn

Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 929-251-6713 

     and enter this PIN: 250 699 301#

March 9-13, 2020

Reading: Unit 5 begins this week. Our theme is “How do people and things get from here to there?” The first story is an animal fantasy called “Max Takes the Train.” It will teach realism and fantasy while discussing different types of transportation. The students will have some practice with sentences that ask questions. The amazing words are: plane, jetway, subway, tunnel, ferryboat, and sidecar. The sight words are: yellow, blue, and green.

Phonics: All letters and sounds are practiced in words daily. This week’s focus is on two letters: Jj and Ww. We will work with the /j/ sound, as in jaguar; along with the /w/ sound, as in watermelon.

Math: Topic 4’s “Understanding Addition” will be tested this week. This topic teaches joining groups, using the plus sign, finding sums, and writing addition sentences. Topic 5, “Understanding Subtraction,” will also be introduced this week. We will use stories to separate and take away objects in groups. Math vocabulary includes subtract, minus, equal, and difference.



Reminders:

~Please return the the “I’m a Reader” forms if your child participated in the newspaper reading suggestions. Don’t forget to sign the paper and initial each day of the week.

~The PTO Basket Raffle will be held on April 25^th and 26^th.  Our class will compose a “Cold Drinks” basket.  All donations will be greatly appreciated

~ Please remember to continue practicing sight words daily. Also practice writing sentences with a capital letter at the beginning, finger spaces between words, and a punctuation mark at the end.

We enjoyed our Mardi Gras celebration on Tuesday!

March 2-6, 2020

Reading: Our story this week is called “Abuela.” This is a fantasy about a little girl and her grandmother exploring a big city. Some Spanish words will be introduced. To build comprehension we will be identifying the setting in stories. The amazing words presented are: abuela, flock, airport, adventure, city, and harbor. The sight words to focus on are: here, go, and from. We will also be reading some Dr. Seuss books and participating in activities that accompany the books.

Phonics:  Our letter of the week is Ee. We will continue learning the initial and medial /e/ sounds in words.

Math:   Understanding Addition will be continued this week. We are joining 2 smaller groups to make a larger group. We are using manipulatives and acting out stories to help the children understand the concept. Please review the vocabulary words add, plus sign, equal sign, addend, and sum while you are practicing addition at home.

Reminders:

~ This week is Newspaper in Education Week. You are encouraged to read the paper with your child for 10-15 minutes each day. (You can pick out letters or sight words, count words in sentences, sound out familiar words, etc.). The “I’m a Reader” forms should be returned next week. Also, check the classified section. Send Mrs. Green’s ad to school with your child and they will get a reward.

~To celebrate Career Week, Kindergarten students are encouraged to dress up as their favorite hero on Friday, March 6^th. 

Fun with our friends from Bloomsburg on Friday to celebrate  Read Across America!

 

February 24-28, 2020

Reading: This week’s story is an informational text called “If You Could Go to Antarctica.” The comprehension skill in this story is classifying and categorizing. The amazing words for the week are: Antarctica, continent, icebergs, penguins, seals, and whales. The sight words to focus on are: here, go, and from. We will also discuss how to write sentences correctly. Capital letters and periods will be stressed further this week.

Phonics: Ee is our letter for the week. We will discuss both the long and short sounds for this vowel. However, the focus is on the short /e/ sound, as in egg. The sound will be taught in the beginning and middle of words.

Math:   Understanding Addition will be continued this week. We are using number stories showing how to join groups and count how many items there are altogether. The plus and equal sign is used to write addition sentences. Please review the vocabulary words add, plus sign, equal sign, and sum while you are practicing addition at home.

Reminders:

~ As always, please continue to practice sight words daily. 96 words are a lot! Some students are very close to meeting that goal! Congratulations to the 2 students who have already mastered the Kindergarten words!

~ On Friday, February 28^th, the children will celebrate “Read Across America” with Bloomsburg University students. These guests will read Dr. Seuss stories and provide some fun, educational activities. We will be incorporating some fun Dr. Seuss books and activities into our reading lessons throughout the next few weeks.

Sweethearts!

February 18-22, 2020

Thank you for all the contributions to make our Valentine’s Day Party so enjoyable. The children were so excited to share their Valentines with their friends. We had some snacks, played some games, and had time to appreciate each other. I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend!

Reading: “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” is our story for the week. This classic fairy tale will be used to understand characters in a story. Our amazing words for the week are: bears, cottage, porridge, middle-sized, big, and small. The sight words include: one, two, three, four, and five. We are practicing how to write telling sentences. Please encourage your child to practice at home. (Sentences begin with a capital letter, end with a period, and have a finger space between words. They also have a naming part and a telling part!)

Phonics: Consonant blends were introduced last week. This concept can be difficult to understand, therefore, we will practice it often.  Gg will be our next letter. The /g/ sound, as in goose will be the focus. We will practice words with this sound at the beginning, as well as words containing this sound at the end (ex. bag).

Math:   Understanding Addition will be continued this week. We are using number stories showing how to join groups and count how many items there are altogether. Addition sentences are written using the plus and equal signs. Please review the vocabulary words add, plus sign, equal sign, and sum while you are practicing addition at home.
Reminders:

~ As always, please continue to practice sight words daily. 96 words are a lot!

~Tuesday, 2/18/20, is Day 2 on the rotation schedule.

~ Friday, February 21^st is a Spartan Dress Down Day. Students may wear jeans or sweatpants with a Spartan shirt for a $1.00 donation.

100 Days Smarter!

February 10-14, 2020

Reading:  “One Little Mouse” is the title of the story for the week. This animal fantasy discusses adventures that animals can experience. Story sequence will be stressed in these lessons. The amazing words presented are: woodland, vale, comfortable, nest, hollow, and shadows. The targeted sight words are: one, two, three, four, and five. We will also learn what parts are needed in a sentence to make it complete.
Phonics:  Consonant blends will be introduced this week. The students will learn how to blend two consonant sounds together in a word. (ex. /s/ and /l/ together make a /sl/ sound, as in slide.

Math: The students are continuing to learn how to understand addition. The lessons teach the children how to join two small groups and count how many items there are altogether. The plus and equal sign will be introduced this week.

Reminders:

~Monday is Day 6 (Music) on the Rotation schedule. (Friday was not a rotation day due to the early dismissal).

~Don’t forget to log the books you are reading. 15 is the goal for each month!

~Our Valentine party will take place on Thursday.  Please make sure valentines are brought to school on or before that day. 

~ There is no school for students on Friday, February 14^th. Enjoy that special day with your very own little Valentine!

~School will be closed on Monday, February 17^th for President’s Day... Extra long weekend! 😊

Have a lovely week!

January 27-31st, 2020

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

We had a wonderful time celebrating Chinese New Year on Friday. The children learned some fun facts about the traditions of this holiday. We also had a small feast of our own involving crispy noodles with duck sauce and fortune cookies.

Reading: Unit 4 begins this week. The stories in this unit will discuss adventures. The first story is Eric Carle’s animal fantasy, “Rooster’s Off to See the World.” Our comprehension skill to focus on this week is Sequence (the order of events in a story).  The new amazing words to explore are: world, trip, journey, lonely, horizon, and homesick. The featured sight words include: are, do, and that.

Phonics:  Our letter of the week is Hh. The initial /h/ sound (as in helicopter) will be the focus.

Math: We are continuing to compare and order numbers to 20. Please practice counting backward. Also practice using the words greater & fewer, along with more & less.

Class News:

~ Please remember to send back your child’s report card envelope.

~Our 100^th day is only a few days away! On Thursday, January 30^th we will be completing activities involving the concept of 100. Students are encouraged to dress as if they were 100 years old.

JANUARY 20-24, 2020     

Reading: This week’s story is a classic fable called “The Lion and the Mouse.” We will practice identifying the Main Idea (the important part of the story) in the story. The amazing words for the week include: jungle, nibbling, trembling, beast, snarled, and entangled. The sight words to focus are: they, you, and of. During the week we will also examine how to correctly write sentences. Children should know that a sentence is a complete thought. It starts with a capital letter, has spaces between words, and ends with a period.

Phonics:  This week is a continuation of the /o/ sound, spelled with letter Oo.  We will be practicing the short /o/ in the beginning, as well as the middle of words. We will also touch on some words with the long o sound made with a vowel-consonant-sneaky e pattern (ex. hole, code). Phoneme segmentation is also emphasized this week (breaking words into individual sounds- example: /c/, /a/, /t/ ).

Math: Unit 3 continues this week. This unit compares and orders numbers from 0 through 20. Remember to review concepts such as greater (more) and fewer (less), also practice counting backward  (20, 19, 18, 17…) and putting numbers in correct order.

Reminders:

~ Report cards will be sent home on Friday, January 24^th. Please sign the envelope and return as soon as possible.

Specials:  Tuesday: Gym     Wednesday: Music      Thursday: Art     Friday: Library

Thank you for your continued cooperation!

January 13-17, 2020 

Reading: The title of this week's story is "Then and Now." This non-fictional story emphasizes how things we use today are different from things used long ago. We will practice how to draw conclusions in a story. We will also work on developing meaningful word groups when writing sentences. The amazing words presented will be: gears, webcams, phonographs, headphones, handwritten, and newspapers. The sight words we will focus on are: they, you, and of.

Phonics: The letter of the week is Oo. The children will work with the short /o/ sound, as in hop, as well as the long /o/ sound, as in hope.

Math: Unit 3 continues this week. This unit compares and orders numbers from 0 through 20. Students are creating groups that have 1 or 2 more, as well as 1 or 2 fewer. We are also putting random numbers in correct order.

Reminders:

~ Friday, January 17^th is a dress down day. Students may provide a $1.00 donation in order to wear a Spartan shirt with jeans or sweatpants.

~ Please continue to practice sight words daily. The children are doing a great job reading these words in stories!

~ Also continue to practice letter sounds, segmenting words (cat- /k/, /a/, /t/), and blending sounds to read words.

~ Math skills to practice include: counting to 100, reading and writing 0-20, identifying 2D and 3D shapes.

January 6-10, 2020  

Welcome back to a regular schedule! I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday season. It is always nice to take a break and cherish the moments with our families. As we begin our new year, it is amazing to see how much your children have learned since September. I am impressed!

Reading: “Farfallina and Marcel” is the animal fantasy we will enjoy this week.  This is a heart-warming story about a duckling and a caterpillar. It helps the students understand how some animals change as they grow. The story uses plot identification as the skill to enhance comprehension.

Phonics: Ff is the letter of the week. The initial and final /f/ sound will be practiced, as in the words fountain and leaf.

Math: Unit 3 will continue this week. This unit will compare and order numbers 0-20. We are working with the terms greater and fewer.  We will determine a number that is 1 or 2 more than a given number. We will also determine 1 or 2 fewer. The unit also practices putting random numbers into correct order.

Reminders:

~ Please continue to practice sight words daily.

~ Also continue to practice letter sounds, segmenting words (this skill will help children learn how to spell when writing), and blending sounds to read words.

~ Math skills to practice include: counting to 100, reading and writing 0-20, identifying 2D and 3D shapes.

Specials:

Monday:Art, Tuesday: Computers, Wednesday: Gym, Thursday: Music, Friday: Art

Thank you for your continued cooperation and have a fantastic week!