Kindergarten News Jan. 2-3

Monday, December 30 No School	Tuesday, December 31 No School
Wednesday, January 1 No School Welcome 2014!	Thursday, January 2 Classes Resume Literacy Read Aloud:  Stranger in the Woods Craft Activity:  Make Bird Feeders Math   4-1 Counting 6 and 7 Read Aloud:  Ollie Octopus Lost a Shoe Independent Practice:  Practice 4-1 Homework:  Find an area near a window in your house to hang your bird feeder.
Friday, January 3 Literacy Read Aloud:  Sneezy the Snowman  Activity:  Snowman Necklaces Math   4-2  Counting 8 Independent Practice:  Enrichment 4-2 Read Aloud:  The Very Busy Spider Craft:  8 Legged Spiders	Notes from the Teacher: *The kindergarten teachers will no longer tie shoes.  Your child is now expected to have mastered this skill. *2nd quarter skills we are working on:  Counting and number recognition 0-20/30, upper/lower letter recognition, consonant sound recognition, and patterning. *Snow boots, snow pants, hats, gloves and warm coats are required when there is snow on the ground.  It is also a good idea to stick an extra pair of socks in your youngsters backpack.  ALL KINDERGARTNERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRESS FOR THE OUTDOORS INDEPENDENTLY.  * Mrs. Jenison, Miss Maas and Ms. Markwardt

Kindergarten News Dec. 16-20

Monday, December 16 Literacy Read Aloud:  Home for Christmas Craft Activity:  KinderElves busy at Work J Math  Chapter 3 Assessment	Tuesday, December 17 Literacy Read Aloud:  Arthur’s Christmas Activity:  Cheerio Wreath Math  Cooperative Activity:  Roll a Tree Dice Game
Wednesday, December 18 Wear Your Pajamas to School Today!!! Field Trip to Lyric Theater to Watch The Polar Express Happy Holidays from Mrs. Jenison, Miss Maas, and Ms. Markwardt Math  Cooperative Activity:  Find Someone Who…	Thursday, December 19 We will be painting today in kindergarten.  Wear OLD clothing. Literacy Read Aloud:  Olive, the Other Reindeer Craft Activity:  Paint Wreaths Math  Read Aloud:  The Twelve Cats of Christmas
Friday, December 20 Literacy Read Aloud:  The Biggest Christmas Tree Ever  Activity:  Handprint Tree Math Where is Santa?  Positional Word Book Classroom Winter Parties at 2:15 Thank You Room Parents!!!	Notes from the Teacher: *The kindergarten teachers will no longer tie shoes after Winter Break.  We would like to encourage you to begin practicing this skill with your child if you have not yet done so. *2nd quarter skills we are working on:  Counting and number recognition 0-20/30, upper/lower letter recognition, consonant sound recognition, and patterning. *Snow boots, snow pants, hats, gloves and warm coats are required when there is snow on the ground.  It is also a good idea to stick an extra pair of socks in your youngsters backpack.  ALL KINDERGARTNERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRESS FOR THE OUTDOORS INDEPENDENTLY.  * Mrs. Jenison, Miss Maas and Ms. Markwardt

Polar Express

Dear KPrep and Kindergarten Families,

The KPrep and Kindergarten teachers have decided that we would like to do something special for our youngsters in place of buying them each a gift this holiday season.  On Wednesday, December 18, we will be taking our students to the Lyric Theater to watch The Polar Express.  The theater has been very gracious in allowing us the opportunity to view the movie for free.  Your child’s teacher will be buying each student a bag of popcorn and a small drink to enjoy during the movie.  We would like to make this day extra special by encouraging our kids to dress in true “Polar Express” fashion by wearing their pajamas to school that day.  We are scheduled to depart Jacobson at 8:45am and will return in time for lunch. 

Happy Holidays!

Ms. Gabrielson, Mrs. Jenison, Miss Maas, and Ms. Markwardt

December 9-13

Monday, December 9 Literacy Word Work:  I, a, see, my Phonemic Awareness:  Blending and Segmenting Onset/Rime word game Read Aloud:  The Lion and The Mouse Comprehension Strategy:  Cause and Effect Skill Work:  Identify Characters and Setting Vocabulary:  Action Words Amy Bates from Belmond Public Library Comes in to read a Story Math  3-6  Comparing Numbers Through 5 Independent Work:  Practice 3-6	Tuesday, December 10 Literacy Word Work:  I, see, a, like, to Phonemic Awareness:  Blending Onset/Rime with Picture Cards Read Aloud:  My Dad and I Comprehension Strategy:  Cause and Effect Skill Work:  Practice Book (focus on: to) Math  3-7 Ordering Numbers 0 Through 5 Independent Work:  Worksheet #65
Wednesday, December 11 Literacy Word Work:  to, a, my, like Phonemic Awareness:  Blending and Segmenting Onset/Rime Read Aloud:  Friends Help Friends Comprehension Strategy:  Cause and Effect Skill Work:  Blending Short a Words Math  3-8 Make a Graph Read Aloud:  Sheep in a Jeep Independent Work:  Practice 3-8 Dress Rehearsal for Vocal Concert	Thursday, December 12 Literacy Word Work:  like, to, see, I Phonemic Awareness:  Blending and Segmenting Onset/Rime with “Humpty Dumpty” Read Aloud:  Stone Soup Comprehension Strategy:  Cause and Effect Vocabulary:  Vegetable Soup Ingredients Math  3-9 Ordinal Numbers Though 5th Activity:  Clowning Around Independent Work:  Worksheet #69 Vocal Concert @ 7pm in High School Auditorium
Friday, December 13 Literacy Assessment:  Chapters 1-4 Math Santa’s Elves Work on Gifts.	Notes from the Teacher: *The kindergarten teachers will no longer tie shoes after Winter Break.  We would like to encourage you to begin practicing this skill with your child if you have not yet done so. *2nd quarter skills we are working on:  Counting and number recognition 0-20/30, upper/lower letter recognition, consonant sound recognition, and patterning. *Snow boots, snow pants, hats, gloves and warm coats are required when there is snow on the ground.  It is also a good idea to stick an extra pair of socks in your youngsters backpack.  ALL KINDERGARTNERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRESS FOR THE OUTDOORS INDEPENDENTLY.  * Mrs. Jenison, Miss Maas and Ms. Markwardt

December 2-6

Monday, December 2 Literacy Read Aloud:  The Gingerbread Baby Comprehension Strategy:  Beginning, Middle, End Skill Work:  story map Math Read Aloud:  The Gingerbread Cowboy Roll-a-Gingerbread Baby Activity	Tuesday, December 3 Literacy Read Aloud:  The Gingerbread Boy Skill Work:  Similarities and Differences between Stories Activity:  Venn Diagram Math  Read Aloud:  The Gingerbread Pirates Measuring around the room with a gingerbread boy.
Wednesday, December 4 Literacy Read Aloud:  The Gingerbread Man Activity:  Independent Reader (read aloud to your family tonight) Math Read Aloud:  Bad Boys Get Cookie! Gingerbread Man Ordering Activity	Thursday, December 5 Literacy Read Aloud:  The Gingerbread Girl Writing:  Name 3 things the gingerbread girl would do if she came to school with you. Math Read Aloud:  The Gingerbread Girl Goes Animal Crackers Gingerbread Glyph
Friday, December 6 Literacy Read Aloud:  Gingerbread Friends Activity:  ornaments Math Read Aloud:  The Gingerbread Bear Activity:  Gingerbread Cookie Snack Skill:  Graphing:  Which part of the gingerbread man did you bite first?	Notes from the Teacher: *The kindergarten teachers will no longer tie shoes after Winter Break.  We would like to encourage you to begin practicing this skill with your child if you have not yet done so. *2nd quarter skills we are working on:  Counting and number recognition 0-20/30, upper/lower letter recognition, consonant sound recognition, and patterning. *Snow boots, snow pants, hats, gloves and warm coats are required when there is snow on the ground.  It is also a good idea to stick an extra pair of socks in your youngsters backpack.  ALL KINDERGARTNERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRESS FOR THE OUTDOORS INDEPENDENTLY.  * Mrs. Jenison, Miss Maas and Ms. Markwardt

November 25-29

Monday, November 25 Literacy Word Work:  a, my,  like, see Phonemic Awareness:  Blending Onset and Rime:  “My Teddy Bear” Read Aloud:  We Read Together Comprehension Strategy:  Question Skill Work:  short /a/ words Math Read Aloud:  T is for Turkey Roll-a-Turkey Activity	Tuesday, November 26 Literacy Read Aloud:  The Great Turkey Race Activity:  Popcorn Turkeys Math  Turkey Glyph
Wednesday, November 27 No School	Thursday, November 28 No School
Friday, November 29 No School	Notes from the Teacher: *The kindergarten teachers will no longer tie shoes after Winter Break.  We would like to encourage you to begin practicing this skill with your child if you have not yet done so. *2nd quarter skills we are working on:  Counting and number recognition 0-20/30, upper/lower letter recognition, consonant sound recognition, and patterning. *Thanksgiving Break is November 27-29. *Snow boots, snow pants, hats, gloves and warm coats are required when there is snow on the ground.  It is also a good idea to stick an extra pair of socks in your youngsters backpack. * Mrs. Jenison, Miss Maas and Ms. Markwardt

November 18-22

Monday, November 18 No School Teacher Inservice	Tuesday, November 19 Literacy Word Work:  I, my, like Phonemic Awareness:  Blending Onset and Rime:  Pat, pat, clap game Read Aloud:  Which Would You Choose? Skill:  Drawing Conclusions Vocabulary:  Family Words Writing:  How to cook a turkey. Math  Introduce Farmer Brown exemplar strategies
Wednesday, November 20 Literacy Word Work:  see, I, like, my Phonemic Awareness:  Blending Onset and Rime:  “Oodles of Noodles” Read Aloud:  The Amazing Little Porridge Pot Skill:  Drawing Conclusions Vocabulary:  Action Words Math  Practice Farmer Brown exemplar strategies	Thursday, November 21   Literacy Word Work:  I, my, see, like Phonemic Awareness:  Blending Onset and Rime:  “My Teddy Bear” Read Aloud:  Friends at School Comprehension Strategy:  Question Vocabulary:  Position Words Writing Hh Math  Practice Farmer Brown exemplar strategies
Friday, November 22 Literacy Word Work:  I, see, my, like, a Phonemic Awareness:  Blending Onset and Rime:  “Humpty Dumpty” Read Aloud:  Aaron and Gayla’s Alphabet Book Comprehension Strategy:  Question Vocabulary:  Position Words/beside, on, under, over Math  Administer Farmer Brown exemplar	Notes from the Teacher: *The kindergarten teachers will no longer tie shoes after Winter Break.  We would like to encourage you to begin practicing this skill with your child if you have not yet done so. *2nd quarter skills we are working on:  Counting and number recognition 0-20/30, upper/lower letter recognition, consonant sound recognition, and patterning. *Thank you to all of our kindergarten families who donated items to our classrooms.  Your generosity is very much appreciated. *Thanksgiving Break is November 27-29. *Snow boots, snow pants, hats, gloves and warm coats are required when there is snow on the ground.  It is also a good idea to stick an extra pair of socks in your youngsters backpack. * Mrs. Jenison, Miss Maas and Ms. Markwardt