Kindergarten News Jan. 16-20

Monday  Literacy: Word Work:  I, see, my like Phonemic Awareness:  My Teddy Bear poem blending and segmenting onsets and rimes from the poem Read Aloud:  Friends at School Concepts:  Text organization and summarizing Math:  6-8 How Many Cups? Partner Practice:  use baby food jars, paint cups, and plastic cups to compare volume Homework:  Use different size containers at home to see which ones hold MORE and which ones hold LESS of an item. Happy Bear coming to visit our classroom. *Mrs. Jenison’s class needs to return library books today!!!	Tuesday Word Work: I, see, my, like Phonemic Awareness:  Chubby Little Snowman poetry notebook Read Aloud:  All to Build a Snowman Math:  6-9 and 6-10 Which Weighs More or Less? and How Much Does it Weigh? Group practice:  Each group needs to find an item that weighs more than a shoe, the same as a shoe, and less than a shoe.  Use a scale to check our answers. Homework:  Do poetry notebook together and return tomorrow.
Wednesday Early Out:  1:35 Word Work:  I, see, my, like Phonemic Awareness: Humpty Dumpty blending and  segmenting onset and rime using words from poem Read Aloud:  Aaron and Gayla’s Alphabet Book Concepts:  Text organization and summarizing Math:  6-11 Hot and Cold  discuss hot and cold temperatures and then graph favorite weather Homework:  Draw one thing you can do in hot weather and one thing you can do in cold weather.  Write a sentence to go with each.	Thursday    Word Work:  I, see, my, like, a Phonemic Awareness:  Blending Onset and Rime Read Aloud:  We Read Together Concepts:  Text summarization, organization, and concepts of print Math:  Chapter 6 test Homework:  Write 1 I like sentence and 1 I see sentence.  (Examples:  I see my ______.  I like my _____.)
Friday Literacy:  Assess Theme 4, Week 1 Read Aloud:  Frosty’s New Friends Math:  Play Roll-A-Snowman Homework:  Play Roll-A-Snowman at home with mom, dad, brother, or sister.	Notes from the Teacher: *We are no longer tying shoes.  Please continue to practice this skill with your child if they are still unable to tie. *In addition to snow pants, boots, and mittens/gloves, please remember to send shoes in your child’s backpack so he/she doesn’t have to wear boots all day. *Please continue to work on number recognition with your child.  They will be expected to know 1-30 this quarter.  If you need another set of flashcards, please let your child’s teacher know. *1:35 Dismissal on Wednesday, January 18th. Mrs. Jenison, Mrs. Guerrero, and  Ms. Markwardt

Kindergarten News Jan. 9-13

Monday  Literacy:  Assess Theme 3, Week 2:  Drawing Conclusions and Initial Consonant B Math:  Reassess Chapter 5:  Teen Numbers	Tuesday Word Work: I, see, my, like Phonemic Awareness:  Blending Onset and Rime, read poem Oodles of Noodles Read Aloud:  The Amazing Little Porridge Pot Concepts:  Summarize/ Drawing Conclusions Math:  6-4  measuring with unifix cubes Independent practice:  Snake Lengths worksheet Homework:  Write 2 I like my …. sentences
Wednesday Word Work:  I, see, my, like Phonemic Awareness: Blending Onset and Rime using picture cards Read Aloud:  Families Concepts:  Drawing Conclusions, evaluate, concepts of print Math:  6-5  Measuring with paper clips Independent practice:  Measure my Crop worksheet Homework:  Measure household items using paper clips (ie. fork, spoon, piece of paper)	Thursday    Word Work:  I, see, my, like Phonemic Awareness:  Blending Onset and Rime using school words Read Aloud:  Which Would You Choose? Math:  6-6  Try, check, and revise Independent practice:  estimation worksheet Homework:  Grab a handful of items (noodles, buttons, etc.) and have your child estimate how many there are.  Have them count and check their answers.
Friday Literacy:  Assess Theme 3, Week 3 Read Aloud:  All You Need For a Snowman Independent work:  Melting Snowman poem Math:  Read Strega Nona, use pasta to decide which cup has more and which cup has fewer Independent practice:  worksheet page 62	Notes from the Teacher: *Mrs. Jenison’s class would like to welcome Mrs. Guerrero, our student teacher, for the next seven weeks.  We are excited to have her. *We are no longer tying shoes.  Please continue to practice this skill with your child if they are still unable to tie. *In addition to snowpants, boots, and mittens/gloves, please remember to send shoes in your child’s backpack so he/she doesn’t have to wear boots all day. *1:35 Dismissal on Wednesday, January 18th. Mrs. Jenison and Ms. Markwardt

January Snacks and Specials Calendar

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2 No School Teacher Inservice	3 Art/CCC Poetry Notebook	4 Cristina PE/Music	5 Chloe Art/CCC	6 Saul PE/Music/TAG	7 Happy Birthday Saul!
8	9 Kayleigh Library Check-Out Art	10 Joe Poetry Notebook PE/Music/CCC	11 Zander Art	12 Colin PE/Music/CCC/ TAG	13 Madisyn Art	14 Happy Birthday Madisyn!
15	16 Happy Bear coming to visit Ella Library Check-Out PE/Music	17 Lenaya Art/CCC Poetry Notebook	18 Early Out 1:35 PE/Music/TAG	19 Evelyn Art/CCC	20 Alexis PE/Music	21
22	23 Ian Library Check-Out Art	24 Alex Luca Poetry Notebook PE/Music/CCC/TAG	25 Allie Art	26 Cejay PE/Music/CCC	27 Jackson Art	28
29	30 Margaret Library Check-Out PE/Music/TAG	31 Kyla Art/CCC Poetry Notebook CCC

January 3-6

Monday  No Classess Teacher Inservice	Tuesday Word Work: I, see, my Phonemic Awareness:  Blending Onset and Rime Read Aloud:  Goldilocks and the Three Bears Concepts:  Predict/Infer Math:  Revisit Chapter 5 Concepts Concept:  Ten Frames and Writing Numbers in the Teens and Twenties. Homework:  Practice writing the teen numbers.
Wednesday Word Work:  I, see, my Phonemic Awareness: Blending Onset and Rime Read Aloud:  Shoes From Grandpa Concepts:  Predict/Infer Math:  Revisit Chapter 5 Concepts Activity:  Identify Missing Numbers on a Number Line (Teens and Twenties) Identify Numbers Before and After Homework:  Play a guessing game:  What number comes before __?  What number comes after___?	Thursday    Word Work:  I, see, my, like Phonemic Awareness:  Segmenting Onset and Rime Read Aloud:  Review books from this week Writing:  Introduce Lists (Create a grocery list) Math:  Revisit Chapter 5 Concepts Activity:  Work with math boxes identifying how many (Teens and Twenties). Homework:  Have your child count items at home and write the number.  Try and have it a number in the teens.
Friday Word Work:  I, see, my, like Phonemic Awareness: Blending and Segmenting Onset and Rime with Clothing Words Read Aloud:  Which Would You Choose? Concept:  Predict/Infer/Drawing Conclusions Math:  Review Chapter 5 Concepts for Assessment on Monday Homework:  Have mom or dad write a number in the teens and have your child tell you what it is.	Notes from the Teacher: *Thank you to all of our room parents who hosted and prepared for our holiday parties.  We appreciate all that you did!! *We will no longer be tying shoes after our winter break.  Please continue to practice this skill with your child. *In addition to snowpants, boots, and mittens/gloves, please remember to send shoes in your child’s backpack so he/she doesn’t have to wear boots all day. *1:35 Dismissal on Wednesday, January 18th. *Mrs. Jenison’s class needs to return their library books. *There was one cowboy boot left in Mrs. Jenison’s class.  Please call her if you are missing one. Have a happy holiday! Mrs. Jenison and Ms. Markwardt

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