Dear Kindergarten Parents,
Blue sight word binders will come home today. This is where you will keep all of the introduced words and corresponding readers/ poems. Each Monday this will be the student’s homework. I will give you some game ideas to make the practice fun. Please use this binder frequently during the week to keep kids on track- the words start out easy, but quickly increase in difficulty. If your child knows these words already look for them in stories you are reading or use them to make sentences, kids always enjoy playing spelling games as well.
The magazine sale has started. As you know, this is a huge fundraiser for Holy Rosary and we need 100% participation to really make it a success. If you have not already, please create an account for your child and start selling! I’d like each child to feel a part of the effort and sell at least one magazine. Thank you for helping.
Also, if your child will be absent please let me know and the office at Office@holyrosaryws.com.
Thank you for everything. Enjoy your week and let me know if you have any questions!
Mrs. Clarke
Reminders:
- Monday/ Tuesday – PE shoes
- Tuesday- return library books
- Wednesday– mass, perfect uniform
- Friday– noon dismissal (snack only)and Westfest free dress (fall colors/Westfest tee)
- Creation Station- send in your clean recyclables for this STEM center
This week we are learning:
LA: This will be our first themed unit- Family. Skills taught include letter names and sounds, identifying words that rhyme, nouns for places, identifying the main idea, summarizing plot, and more practice writing our name kindergarten style. New sight words: I, can new phonograms: h-k
Religion: Chapter 2, Jesus is our friend, mass on Wednesday and we will read and reflect on the Sunday Gospel.
Math: This week’s lessons will teach: greater than, less than, add one more and draw a diagram as a problem solving strategy
Second Step: Why We Pay Attention- to learn, to stay safe
STEM: A Mystery Science lesson and time to build with recyclables
Homework: 10-20 minutes of skill practice
Monday- sight words!
Cut out new words to make flash cards. Practice words with movement- place words around the room have your child hop, jump, skip etc. to specific word, i.e. crawl to ‘can’ walk backwards to I. Read sight word book together, encourage your child to point to each word as they read.
Tuesday- Math
Happy Numbers! Log in and set up your child’s account if you have not already done so (passwords/ usernames went home last week). Allow your child to independently take the placement assessment and work for up to 20 minutes on site. It is important that you only provide tech help so that they are working at their own level.
Wednesday- Leveled Reader
Please listen to your child read this book to you several times to build fluency. Remind them good readers look at the text and point to each word as they go. Return the book in the provided Zip Lok bag for use Thursday morning.