WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN
We look forward to a year filled with lots of learning, laughs and love! Thank you for entrusting us with your child.
This page will have class reminders and lessons for the week. LESSONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
REMINDERS:
- Please feel free to contact me by email/note.
- All money must be in an envelope marked with your child’s name, grade and purpose.
- School supplies and class folder must be checked every evening.
- The children must bring their own snack and drink each day.
- Thursday brown envelope should be returned either Friday or Monday morning.
- THE HOMEWORK PAPER FOR THE WEEK IS IN THE HOME WORK FOLDER. KEEP THIS HOMEWORK PAPER IN THE FOLDER AND RETURN BOTH PAPER AND FOLDER EVERY DAY. THE HOMEWORK IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
- PROGRESS REPORTS ARE GOING HOME IN THE BROWN ENVELOPE ON THURSDAY. KEEP THE PROGRESS REPORT. SIGN AND RETURN THE UNSEALED ENVELOPE ON FRIDAY OR MONDAY.
- THE CLASS QUIZ FOLDER IS GOING HOME ON WEDNESDAY. SIGN AND RETURN THE FOLDER WITH ALL THE PAPERS ON FRIDAY OR MONDAY.
- THURSDAY OCTOBER 18TH PROFESSIONAL DAY. NO SCHOOL.
- THURSDAY OCTOBER 25TH 11:50 DISMISSAL THERE IS AFTERCARE. PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES 1- 3 AND 5- 7:30.
- FRIDAY OCTOBER 26TH HALLOWEEN FUN NIGHT FOR SJA STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ONLY.
- WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31ST HAPPY HALLOWEEN. THE CHILDREN COME TO SCHOOL IN THEIR COSTUMES. MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW AT A LATER DATE. THERE IS AN 11:50 DISMISSAL AND NO AFTERCARE.
- THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1ST ALL SAINTS DAY. ARRIVE FOR MASS BY 7:45. REPORT TO THE CLASSROOM.FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2ND THERE IS AN 11:50 DISMISSAL. THERE IS AFTERCARE.
- SPECIALS:
Monday – Spanish
Tuesday – Art and Music
Wednesday – Computer
Thursday – Gym – the children are to wear their gym uniform and sneakers to school.
Friday – Science Lab
READING : The children will continue to work with short vowel Aa in both the initial and medial position, change short vowels a and o to make new words, practice and review all red/memory words by using them in alphabetical order, work with simple sentences, continue to review rhyming words.
REVIEW ALL RED/MEMORY WORDS.
CCSS: K.RF.1B – Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters. K.RF.2 – Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). K.RF.3a – Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant. K.RF.1d – Recognize and name all upper-and lowercase letters of the alphabet. K.RI.5 – Identify the front cover, back cover and title page of a book. K.SL.2 – Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
MATH: The students will identify groups with as many as, more, or fewer, identify groups of 10, cardinal numbers, solve simple problems by using a map, and practice numbers 1 to 10.
CCSS: K.CC.4a – When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, paring each object with one and only one number name and each number name one and only one object. K.CC.5 – Count to answer “how many?” questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1-20, count out that many objects. K.CC.6 – Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group. (Include groups with up to then objects.)
RELIGION: The students will be introduced to Ordinary Time, the church calendar, read and discuss All Saints Day. The students will sing Religion songs and read and discuss Bible stories.
WEEKLY READER – “Fire Safety” – The children will learn how firefighters live in the fire station as well as important fire safety rules. ” “Count On Autumn” – The children will read an emergent text about the signs of Autumn and practice counting and writing numerals.
CCSS: K.SL.1 – Participate in collaborative conversations about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
SCIENCE LABLEARNER – The children will work with the second cell of LabLearner – Making and Recording Observations. The children will work with three investigations. Drawing and Labeling, Senses and Observations, and Observations Patterns.
