Events of the Week: I can’t believe how quickly the week
has gone and how much we are learning each and every day. The children are
working hard to follow the rules and are enjoying their special classes. Below
you will find a “sneak peek” of the week.
Our literature block is divided into different workshops. These workshops each have a specific format
and target. For example, in Language
Workshop we focus on a Shared Reading book and discuss/find vocabulary, sight
words, concepts of print (amongst other things) and complete literature
responses. In Writing Workshop, we focus
on learning and practicing the strategies necessary to be good writers.
Language
Workshop: This week we started our “All About Me” theme. Our Shared Reading for the week was Things
I Like. We also read books that helped us discuss our feelings
including Wilfred, How I Feel, and Chester Raccoon and the Big
Bad Bully. We introduced the sight word “I” this week. Be sure to practice finding "I" in
books and other writing.
Writing
Workshop: Our predictable chart was “I like to ____”. Each
student dictates a sentence and then the teacher models writing it on the chart
paper. This week we focused on the fact
that words are written from left to right and words are made up of
letters.
Reading
Workshop: We started playing several “All About Me” games. This
is a fun way to learn more about our classmates and the things they like.
We split up into 3 groups and played a board game where students have to state
in a complete sentence what their favorite things are. For example, if they landed on the circle “favorite
animal” students would respond “My favorite animal is _____.” They had fun getting to know each other.
Math:
In math, we started a unit on Shapes. We identified and learned the attributes of rectangles,
squares, circles, triangles, and hexagons.
Sight Words: Sight words are common words
that tend to appear often when reading and writing. By mastering words, such as our sight words,
children become more fluent readers. Each week we will add a sight word
or two to our list. Students will be assessed each quarter over these
words. They should be able to “read” each sight word within 3
seconds. A great way to practice these words with your child is to make a
set of flash cards.
Cox Care Mobile
The Cox Care Mobile is scheduled to be at
Clever Schools on September 8, 2016. The Care Mobile is a medical
office on wheels that provides FREE services for children ages birth to 18
years. These services include: sport physicals, hearing and vision
screenings, well check-ups and sick visits. Vaccinations are available
for those that qualify. You may call the school nurse to schedule an
appointment and to receive the necessary paperwork. Thank you!
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VOLUNTEER TRAINING
We
will be conducting our first volunteer training on August 31st at
2:00 in the Clever Conference Center. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to be involved in your
child's classroom by reading with students, monitoring group and center work,
and assisting with other class activities. Our parent volunteers are required to have a back ground check
conducted and the cost is approximately $50. This is a one time cost to you and will be good for upcoming
years (as long as you volunteer at least once a year). If you are able to volunteer, please
consider doing so. We value our parents and the irreplaceable role that you play
in your child's education. Please contact Ms. Joetta at 743-4810 if you
plan to attend. The Kindergarten
teachers would love to have parent volunteers available to help with lunch
each day. Thank you.
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Important Dates:
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Aug. 31st-
Volunteer Training
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Sept. 5th- Labor Day-No School
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Sept. 9th-
Grandparent’s Day 2:30pm-4:00pm (more info to follow)
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Sept. 16th-
No School for Students (Staff Professional Development)
~The
beginning of the school year can be a difficult time for families.
Getting back into a routine can be challenging both for children and
parents. One idea to help your kindergartner get calmed down for bedtime
is to read together each night before tucking him/her into bed. Reading
to your child has SO many benefits—not to mention giving your child some
of that precious one-on-one time that kids love so much. As the year
progresses, you’ll be amazed at all the letters and words your child will be
able to find while you are reading together. In fact, we have already
learned to look for the word “I”. Happy reading!
Important Information and Reminders:
- Please
be sure to send all money to school in an envelope with your child’s name,
teacher’s name, purpose of money (i.e. lunch money), and amount.
- When
the weather gets too hot, too cold, or too rainy, we will have inside
recess. It is a good idea to leave
a small toy in your child’s backpack for inside recess.
- Please
make sure to write your child’s name inside of his/her jackets and
coats. It is amazing how quickly
our lost and found fence gets filled up!
In an attempt to help the
environment, we are going to stop sending home paper copies of our Friday
Note. A paper copy will continue to be sent home until August 26th. After August
26th, paper copies will no longer be sent home unless a specific written
request for a paper copy is made.
Our classroom blog is up and running. This
will be how updates and important information is sent home. The office also has
a blog with important updates about our school. I encourage you to subscribe to
it also. I have already subscribed everyone to my blog that I have an email address
for. If you didn’t receive an email from
Feedburner asking you to confirm you subscription you can subscribe again.
To subscribe: type in the web
address for my blog, on the right hand side there is a box that says follow by
email. Type in your email address, it will pop up a security feature, enter the
letters in the image. Once you
subscribe you will get an email from feedburner wanting you to confirm your
subscription. After you confirm you will get a email each time I post on the
blog.
Next Week:
o We will continue our All About Me theme.
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In math we will begin learning how
to sort objects
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We will continue to engage in fun activities
and games that will help us get to know each other better.
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Our sight word will be: is
o
We will learn to recognize the
letters and sounds for Bb and Mm.
Have
a Great Weekend!!
Mrs. Vaughn
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