Kindergarten News 12-5 to 12-9

Monday  Word Work:  I, see, my Social Studies Benchmark:  Explore and describe similarities and differences in the ways groups, societies, and cultures address similar human needs and concerns. Read Aloud:  Love Is A Family Concepts:  Do families change or stay the same?  How?  Why families are important. Math: Chapter 5 Assessment	Tuesday Word Work: I, see, my Read Aloud:  Weird Parents Concepts:  Families can be different. Math:  6-1  Which Is the Largest? Read Aloud:  The Empress and the Tallest Tree Activity:  Ordering Class:  Shortest to Tallest Independent Practice: Enrichment 6-1
Wednesday Hat Day:  Bring spare change and wear a hat! Word Work:  I, see, my Benchmark:  Family Assessment Activity:  Cheerio Wreaths Math:  6-2  Taller, Longer, Shorter Activity:  Practice 6-2	Thursday    Wear Old Clothes Today!!!!  We will be painting! Word Work:  I, see, my Read Aloud:  Santa Knows Activity: Paint Wreaths Christmas Concert Rehearsal
Friday Word Work:  I, see, my Phonics:  See the Sound (consonant sounds) Read Aloud:  Merry Christmas, Stinky Face! Activity:  Family Gifts Christmas Concert at 1pm at High School	Notes from the Teacher: *On Wednesday, December 7 and 14th, students will be allowed to bring spare change to school in exchange for wearing a hat.  The money collected will be used to purchase hats & gloves/mittens for those in need in our district. *Some of our kindergartners continue to come to school without the necessary outdoor clothing for recess.  EACH day EVERY child needs to have a warm coat, hat, and gloves/mittens. *Our winter party will be held on Friday, December 16th at 2:15.  Thank you to the room parents who are beginning to make preparations. *We will no longer be tying shoes after our winter break.  Please continue to practice this skill with your child. Mrs. Jenison and Ms. Markwardt

Kindergarten News Nov. 14-22

Monday  - Wear Red Alpha Friend:  Tiggy Tiger and Lower Case t Word Work:  I, see Phonemic Awareness:  beginning sound m, words in oral sentences Read Aloud:  What Do You Do, Norbert Wu? Concepts:  Concepts of Print Math: Practice the Famer Brown exemplar Homework:  Find two red things in your house and write an “I see” sentence about each of them.  (Ex.  I see a red ball.)	Tuesday – Wear Orange Introduce:  Alpha Friend Umbie Umbrella and Capital U Read Aloud:  Who Will Carve the Turkey This Thanksgiving? Poetry Notebook:  “Thanksgiving Dinner” Concepts:  predicting, inferring, sequencing Read Aloud:  How the Birds Got Their Colors Math:  Complete the Farmer Brown exemplar Homework:  Complete Poetry Notebook with family member
Wednesday – Wear Yellow Alpha Friend:  Umbie Umbrella and Lower Case u Word Work:  I, see Read Aloud:  One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims Theme 2, Week 2 Assessment Math:  Read One Fine Day 5-1 and 5-2: Reading and writing 11 and 12 Independent Practice:  worksheet pg 4 Homework:  Write an “I see” sentence with the numbers 11 and 12.  (Ex. I see 11 spoons.) Early Out:  1:35	Thursday – Wear Green Introduce: Alpha Friend Vinnie Volcano & Capital V Word Work:  I, see Phonemic Awareness:  Beginning Sounds (s) and Words in Oral Sentences Read Aloud:  I Went Walking Concepts:  Concepts of Print, predicting, inferring, compare and contrast Math:  Read Bears at the Beach 5-3: Numbers 13-15, Snail Trail worksheet Homework:  Review the numbers 11-20 with a family member.
Friday- Wear Blue Alpha Friend: Vinnie Volcano and Lower Case v Word Work:  I, see Phonemic Awareness:   beginning sounds (r) and words in oral sentences Read Aloud:  What’s My Favorite Color? Concept:  predicting, inferring, sequencing, summarizing, Concepts of Print Math:  5-4 Read and Write 16 & 17 Hop to It and Lip Licking Good worksheets Homework:  Play Math Memory game with a family member	Monday- Wear Brown Introduce:  Alpha Friend Willie Worm and Capital W Word Work:  Review I, see  complete I See book Theme 2, Week 3 Assessment Math:  5-5 Numbers 18-20, Time for Lunch and Sunny Days worksheets Read Aloud:  Count My Blessings 1 Through 10 Tuesday:  Wear Purple Alpha Friend:  Willie Worm and lower case w Read Aloud:  T is for Turkey Math:  5-6, Skip Counting by 2’s and 5’s Homework:  Practice skip counting by 2 and 5. Reminder:  No school Nov. 23, 24, and 25

A Few Bits of Info

Dear Families,

     I would like to thank all of you for coming to your child’s conference last week.  We had 100% attendance in our room.  It is great to have parent support like that.  Please feel free to call or e-mail me anytime with any questions or concerns that you may have at 444-4300 ext. 350 or debbie.jenison@belmond-klemme.k12.ia.us.

     I would like to welcome Emmanuel Ellis to our class.  He joined us a couple of weeks ago.  We now have 24 students in our room.  Please keep that in mind when your child brings the snack bucket. 

     Our class is taking the MAP testing this afternoon and Thursday afternoon.  It is an individualized test in math and reading that will let me know where your child is at in both of those areas.  We will take the MAP test three times a year.

     I have added some additional pictures to my blog.  If you would like to be able to view them you may go to the Belmond-Klemme website.  The address is www.belmond-klemme.k12.ia.us.  Once you are there, click on the BK Blogs tab at the top of the page, then the Richard O. tab at the top of that page, and then click on the Mrs. D. Jenison tab.  There you will find class pictures, newsletters, and snack and specials calendars.

     Will you please help your child remember to bring back his/her library book every week?  We have library check-out on Mondays and we have a number of students who have not been able to check out a new book for a number of weeks because they keep forgetting their book at home.  If everyone in the class brings their book back, the class earns a sticker from the librarian and once we have five stickers, we get to have a party in the library.  So far this year we have one sticker. 

Have a great week,

Mrs. Jenison

Kindergarten News Nov. 7-11

Monday  - Introduce: Alpha Friend Reggie Rooster and Upper Case R Read Aloud:  10 Fat Turkeys Turkey Craft Map Testing:  Mrs. Jenision Math: 4-10  Growing Patterns Use math boxes to create growing patterns Independent Work:  pg 95  Worksheet Homework:  Make a growing pattern to show an adult at home.  Ideas for materials:  cereal, pasta, silverware, etc.	Tuesday Introduce:  AlphaFriend Reggie Rooster and Lower Case r Poetry Notebook:  “Turkey in the Barnyard” Map Testing:  Ms. Markwardt Math:  Mrs. Jenison’s class completes Monday’s math lesson
Wednesday – Introduce:  Alpha Friend Sammy Seal and Upper Case S Word Work:  I Phonetic Awareness:  Beginning Sounds/Same Sound Sort Activity Read Aloud:  Caps of Many Colors Map Testing:  Ms. Markwardt Math:  Chapter 4 Assessment	Thursday - Introduce:  Alpha Friend Sammy Seal and Lower Case s Word Work:  I, see Phonetic Awareness:   Beginning Sounds/”Baa Baa Black Sheep” Read Aloud:  The Big Blue Sea Concept:  Making Predictions Independent Practice:  I See Reader Map Testing:  Mrs. Jenison Math:  Introduce Farmer Brown Exemplar Homework:  Read I See to an adult at home.  Add book to your home library.
Friday  Introduce:  AlphaFriend Tiggie Tiger and Upper Case T Word Work:  I, see Phonetic Awareness:  Beginning sound /m/ Read Aloud:  Brown Bear, Brown Bear Activity:  Brainstorm Thanksgiving Words for Writer’s Workshop Create Class Book:  Mr. Turkey, Mr. Turkey Math:  Practice Farmer Brown Exemplar Homework:  Name 4 words beginning with the /m/ sound.	Notes from the Teachers: *The weekly newsletter is also available on each teacher’s blog page.  You can access our blog pages on the Belmond-Klemme website.  *Thank you to all of you who attended Parent/Teacher Conferences!  We enjoyed sharing your youngster’s kindergarten progress with you! *Please continue to practice letter recognition, consonant sounds, number recognition 1-20 and beyond, counting objects to 20 and beyond, tying shoes, and zipping coats at home. * Take home folders should be emptied nightly at home and returned to school the following day. *There will be no school November  23, 24, and 25. *Your child now needs a hat and gloves/mittens for recess each day. Mrs. Jenison and Ms. Markwardt

Thank You

I would like to take a moment to thank Brandy Crawford and Meghan Suhocki for putting on our Halloween party.  It takes a lot of time to plan and put on a school party and this one was full of games, treats, and goody bags.  The kids had a wonderful time. There are some pictures from the party on the blog. 
Thanks again,
Mrs. Jenison

November Snacks and Specials

	November Snacks and Specials Calendar
			1 Conferences 2-6 Dismissal at 1:30 Art	2 Emmanuel PE/Music/TAG	3 Conferences 4-8 Art		4 No School	5
6		7 Alex Luca Library	8 Madisyn Art	9 Alexis PE/Music/ TAG	10 Ian Art		11 Evelyn PE/Music	12
13		14 Art/ Library	15 PE/Music/TAG	16 Early Dismissal 1:35 Art	17 PE/Music		18 Art	19
20		21 Library PE/Music/TAG	22 Art	23 No School	24 No School		25 No School	26
27		28 Library PE/Music	29 Art	30 Early Dismissal 1:35 PE/Music/TAG	Since there are no birthdays this month, I decided that this would be a good month  to	clean out the snack cupboard.  There were a few students who did not get to bring snack last month so they are listed this month.

Kindergarten News Oct. 31-Nov. 4

Monday  - Introduce: Alpha Friend Pippa Pig and Upper Case P Read Aloud:  Water’s Journey Create a Water Cycle Discuss 4 Ways Water Moves Flows Falls Pours Splashes Math: 4-6  Comparing #’s thru 10 Count/Compare Activity Independent Work:  4-6 Worksheet Homework:  Tell an adult the 4 ways water moves.	Tuesday Introduce:  AlphaFriend Pippa Pig and Lower Case P Read Aloud:  Ice Ice Cube Experiment Independent Work:  Snowman Prediction Math:  4-7  Fewer than 5; More than 5 Independent Work:  Practice 4-7 1:35 Dismissal Parent-Teacher Conferences 2-6pm Homework:  Explain to an adult at home what happened to the ice on your desk.
Wednesday – Introduce:  Alpha Friend Queenie Queen and Upper Case Q Read Aloud:  Wet Dog Activity:  Brainstorm ways we use water on the promethean board Independent Work:  Write/Draw about one way you use water. Math:  4-8  Read:  10, 9, 8 Create a number line. Play Mystery Number Homework:  Ask an adult at home to name one way he/she uses water.	Thursday - Introduce:  Alpha Friend Queenie Queen and Lower Case q Read Aloud:  Sink or Float Large Group Experiment:  Items that Sink and Items that Float Science:  Water Exemplar Math:  4-9  Ordinal #’s thru 10 Play:  Lively Line Independent Work:  Worksheet 93-94 Science:  Water Assessment Parent-Teacher Conferences 4-8pm Homework:  Tell an adult about one thing that sinks in water and one thing that floats.
Friday  NO CLASSES	Notes from the Teachers: *The weekly newsletter is also available on each teacher’s blog page.  You can access our blog pages on the Belmond-Klemme website.  *Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Nov 1st (2-6pm) and 3rd (4-8pm).  We look forward to sharing your child’s progress with you! *Please continue to practice letter recognition, consonant sounds, number recognition 1-20 and beyond, counting objects to 20 and beyond, tying shoes, and zipping coats at home. * Take home folders should be emptied nightly at home and returned to school the following day. *Thank you to our room parents who planned and hosted our parties on Friday!  Your hard work is very much appreciated! Mrs. Jenison and Ms. Markwardt