We have arrived at the end of our first semester of kindergarten! I will be completing my assessments for the report cards this week. Please be sure to have your child at school each day unless he/she is sick. We have our next Listening Comprehension and Sight Word assessments this week, as well.
Thank you for your continued support of our enrichment program. I appreciate the generous donations that allow me to purchase the needed items. The children really enjoyed their most recent experiences of shucking corn and making butter from scratch. Additionally, the Hunt for our Gingerbread Man was a huge hit! They gained so many skills within these activities. Your thoughtfulness and support are greatly appreciated.
During the break it will be helpful for you to continue to review past sight words and start introducing the new words that we will be doing the first week of January: on be will into. Encourage them to write their numbers and letters, as well as, count as much as possible. Play games and allow them to be the score keeper. Painting and playing with clay/play dough are also some fun ways to express their creativity while on break. They will always enjoy reading with you. So I encourage you to pick up a good book and read with them as much as you can while on vacation.
Also, please give your child opportunities to write sentences at home. I find that many are still struggling with putting a finger space between words and forgetting to start with a capital letter/end with a period. Having them write a simple “thank you” note for each of their gifts will be a great way for them to practice this skill. Here is an example:
Dear_______,
Thank you for the ________.
Love,
______
If your child is able, they can add another sentence about the gift. Helping them to stretch out the words, hearing the letter sounds within the word, will give them confidence.
Mark Your Calendar:
Week of December 11> Review Week: Report Card, ESGI sight word and Listening Comprehension assessments being done this week. Please be sure that if your child is not sick they are present at school for these assessments.
Tuesday, December 19> Advent Mass: students wear REGULAR School Uniform
Wednesday, December 20> Half-Day 12:00 Dismissal; Reindeer Christmas Party: start time at 10:30; End of 2nd Quarter ***Volunteer Slots still available> See Sign-Up Genius Email
Monday, January 8> Students Return; HW packet goes home and is due Friday, January 26th
Friday, January 12> Quick Check Assessment
Monday, January 15> No School
Thursday, January 25> Quick Check due to Jog-a-thon
Friday, January 26> 1/2 day Noon Dismissal; HW packet due; Jog-a-thon (more information to come)
Week of January 29> Sight Word Review week; Listening Comprehension and Writing Assessments
Tuesday, January 30> Grandparent Mass (more information to come)
Schedule of Specials:
Tuesday and Thursday (PE): children wear PE short and shirt with approved tennis shoes and plain white socks. Light-Up shoes and socks with color/emblems are not allowed.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Spanish, music, guidance): children wear regular uniforms (no PE). Approved shoes and navy socks are required. Tennis shoes are not to be worn on these days. Belts are required if there are belt loops. Hair accessories are limited to the colors found in the uniform.
Academic Themes for the Week
Topic: Jesus is Born!
Look for their Weekly Emergent Readers to go home on Fridays. I encourage you to save these weekly emergent reader books in a special place: a treasure box or special basket. Whenever they want to pull out a story to read to you, they can select a story from their special story box.
Reading Block: Capitalization & Punctuation; Blending; Writing a Complete Sentence; ASSESSING WRITING ALPHABET LETTERS (UPPERCASE AND LOWERCASE) AND NAME; review/assess rhyming
Word Study: Review of word families
Writing: choosing a topic: animals
Sight Words: Assessing 8 sight words
Math Block: simple addition and subtraction; sorting, classifying, comparing; 3-D shapes identify and count with pennies; identify time to the hour; counting to 100 by 1; copying patterns, introducing the balance; ASSESSING WRITING NUMBERS 1-50+
Science/Social Studies/Art: Christmas
Religion: Nativity; Immaculate Conception; Advent
Enrichment
HE FRIENDLY BEASTS; Christmas Crafts
Mad Scientist:
Foodie Fun Day: Who Took Santa’s Cookie?
To Work On At Home:
writing their name
correct letter and number formation (top to bottom, left to right)>Many are still struggling with this.
cutting with scissors
taking on and off their belt