First week of November 11/2-11/6

Good morning parents and guardians,

What a busy fun week! Thank you to all the families that donated items towards our first Wacky Wednesday of the year and our Fall Classroom party. A bigger thank you to those that were able to help in the classroom. None of it could have been done without your help!

Amazing job the pumpkin book reports. I hope you have fun making them! This was our first family project of the year, and a first ever for the Kinder team assigning this project.

Next months family project is also really fun! More information will be going home on Monday (you will find some ideas below).

Also, WE WON THE ATTENDANCE SPIRIT STICK FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER!

Thank you for always bringing your children to school and on time!

As the winners, we get FREE DRESS every Friday for the month of November!

CONGRATS!

Scholastic book orders can always be placed online using the link to the right of the page and they will arrive quicker. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me or stop by the classroom.

Parents have been asking about volunteering in the classroom. REACH allows parents to work with students for 3 days, after this they need to be finger printed. More information can be found in the office. The following would be the best times for parents to come in and help (working with students in small groups).
If you would like to help on any day, please let me know at least one day in advance.

Monday/Tuesday/Thursday:

-Math: 9:30-10:30

-Writing Centers: 10:30-11:00

-Centers: 1:45-2:15

Wednesday:

-Writing centers: 8:20-8:50

Math: 9:30-10:15

Centers: 11:45-12:15

Friday (except on award days and Unit test days):

-Centers: 8:30-9:00

-Math: 9:30-10:30

-Writing centers: 10:30-11:00

November family project: Disguise a Turkey!  The project will be due November 19 and presentations will occur the following day. Feel free to get as creative as you would like! 
Here are some great ideas I found online.

Feel free to continue practicing these items at home:

-Classroom rules (with hand motions)

1) Listen while the teacher is talking

2) Follow directions quickly

3) Respect others, respect yourself, respect your school

4) Raise your hand to speak or stand

5) Keep your hand to yourself

6) Keep your dear teacher happy

-Learned about our clip chart

-Showing our needs with our fingers

1) restroom

(encourage students to use the restroom before school, during morning recess, during lunch, during PE and after school)

2) water

3) pencil

4) tissue

5) questions

-Classroom songs

Good morning song

Alpha friends song

Number rock song

Big number song

Count by 10s song

Some important dates to keep in mind:

11/3-NO SCHOOL (voting day)

11/11-No SCHOOL (Veterans day)

11/13-Family Friday Lunch

11/19 Super Hero Run K/1 @ 1pm

11/20: Awards Assembly K/1 @ 8am (students receiving an awards will be notified)

11/23-11/17 NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 2-Week 3 "Animal babies"

Writing

• Students will learn about procedural writing
• Creating a list of ideas
• Importance of labeling their work
• Writing test on Friday

Math:

• Chapter 5: Size and position
• Big and small things
• Does it fit?
• Positions of items
• Before and after

Science:

• Baby animals

Social Studies:

• Unit 4: Lesson 1-"How can you find things?"

Leadership:

• Leadership: How we serve others

Please feel free to email me or stop by with any questions or concerns. Also, parents were given access to our grade books. My grade book is updated on a weekly basis. Please feel free to check grades online.

Enjoy the weekend!

Thank you, 

Miss. Maciel

Ps. Our Shutterfly page is updated on a regular basis. IF you do not have access and would like to see the pictures, please email me and I will send you an invitation! 
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Look into the last week of October 10/26-10/30

Good morning parents and guardians,

Progress reports for the first trimester went home last week. I sent home two copies. Please keep the one with the list of assignment and return to me the overall score copy (I highlighted  where parents need to sign). If you have any questions please feel free to email me.

Here is our grading scale: 

Advance (A) 90-100%

Proficient (P)75-89%

Basic (B) 65-74%

Below Basic (BB) 50-64%

Far Below Basic (FBB) 0-49%

Scholastic book orders need to be in by October 28. Orders can always be placed online using the link to the right of the page and they will arrive quicker. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me or stop by the classroom.

With the first month of school done, more parents have been asking about volunteering in the classroom. REACH allows parents to work with students for 3 days, after this they need to be finger printed. More information can be found in the office. The following would be the best times for parents to come in and help (working with students in small groups).
If you would like to help on any day, please let me know at least one day in advance.

Monday/Tuesday/Thursday:

-Math: 9:30-10:30

-Writing Centers: 10:30-11:00

-Centers: 1:45-2:15

Wednesday:

-Writing centers: 8:20-8:50

Math: 9:30-10:15

Centers: 11:45-12:15

Friday (except on award days and Unit test days):

-Centers: 8:30-9:00

-Math: 9:30-10:30

-Writing centers: 10:30-11:00

Our first family project: Pumpkin book report. The reports will be due October 29 and presentations will occur the following day. Feel free to get as creative as you would like! If you have a hard time obtaining a pumpkin please talk to me. Also, a parent asked if they could use a fake pumpkin, YES! Feel free to use a real or fake pumpkin (do what is easiest for you and your family).
Here are some great ideas I found online.

Feel free to continue practicing these items at home:

-Classroom rules (with hand motions)

1) Listen while the teacher is talking

2) Follow directions quickly

3) Respect others, respect yourself, respect your school

4) Raise your hand to speak or stand

5) Keep your hand to yourself

6) Keep your dear teacher happy

-Learned about our clip chart

-Showing our needs with our fingers

1) restroom

(encourage students to use the restroom before school, during morning recess, during lunch, during PE and after school)

2) water

3) pencil

4) tissue

5) questions

-Classroom songs

Good morning song

Alpha friends song

Number rock song

Big number song

Count by 10s song

Some important dates to keep in mind:

 

10/28 Wacky Wednesday-Monster Slime @ 11:30 am

-Parent volunteers needed (5)

Donation supplies list

Sign up list on our dismissal door

-Borax

-Elmers glue

-Silver glitter

-Googly eyes

-Sandwich bags

*Thank you in advance for the donations

10/30 Awards/Fall Festival-RED RIBBON WEEK

-Awards @8 am (students receiving awards will get a note home)

-Fall Classroom Party @ 12:15

Sign up list on our dismissal door

-Fall Festival @ 1:30

11/3-NO SCHOOL (voting day)

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 2-Week 2 "Flowers"




• Test: CVC reading test and HFW test (have, is)
• Sample CVC words: cat, bat, mat, etc
• 5 points-reads whole word with out sounding it out-"cat"
• 4 points-sounds out CVC words then reads whole word at the end-"/c/-/a/-/t/-cat"
• 3 points-only sounds out words-"/c/-/a/-/t/"
• 2 points-only says two sounds in the word-"/c/-/a/"
• 1 point-only says one sound in the word-"/c/"

Writing

• Students will continue to write to tell a story and build their stamina
• Adding details
• Drawings from different points of view
• Adding speech bubbles
• Using resources found around the room

Math:

• TEST-Chapter 4: Counting and numbers 0-10
• Counting and ordering up to 10
• Using fingers and toes to count on
• Less than (-1), same, more than (+1)

Science:

• Spiders

Social Studies:

• Halloween around the world: Hong-Kong, Japan and Mexico

Leadership:

• Leadership: famous leaders

Please feel free to email me or stop by with any questions or concerns.

Enjoy the weekend!

Thank you, 

Miss. Maciel

Ps. Our Shutterfly page is updated on a regular basis. IF you do not have access and would like to see the pictures, please email me and I will send you an invitation!

Look into our week 10/29-10/23

Good morning parents and guardians,

Progress reports for the first trimester went home yesterday. I sent home two copies. Please keep the one with the list of assignment and return to me the overall score copy (I highlighted  where parents need to sign). If you have any questions please feel free to email me.

Here is our grading scale: 

Advance (A) 90-100%

Proficient (P)75-89%

Basic (B) 65-74%

Below Basic (BB) 50-64%

Far Below Basic (FBB) 0-49%

Scholastic book orders need to be in by October 28. Orders can always be placed online using the link to the right of the page and they will arrive quicker. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me or stop by the classroom.

With the first month of school done, more parents have been asking about volunteering in the classroom. REACH allows parents to work with students for 3 days, after this they need to be finger printed. More information can be found in the office. The following would be the best times for parents to come in and help (working with students in small groups).
If you would like to help on any day, please let me know at least one day in advance.

Monday/Tuesday/Thursday:

-Math: 9:30-10:30

-Writing Centers: 10:30-11:00

-Centers: 1:45-2:15

Wednesday:

-Writing centers: 8:20-8:50

Math: 9:30-10:15

Centers: 11:45-12:15

Friday (except on award days and Unit test days):

-Centers: 8:30-9:00

-Math: 9:30-10:30

-Writing centers: 10:30-11:00

Our first family project: Pumpkin book report. The reports will be due October 29 and presentations will occur the following day. Feel free to get as creative as you would like! If you have a hard time obtaining a pumpkin please talk to me. Also, a parent asked if they could use a fake pumpkin, YES! Feel free to use a real or fake pumpkin (do what is easiest for you and your family).
Here are some great ideas I found online.

Feel free to continue practicing these items at home:

-Classroom rules (with hand motions)

1) Listen while the teacher is talking

2) Follow directions quickly

3) Respect others, respect yourself, respect your school

4) Raise your hand to speak or stand

5) Keep your hand to yourself

6) Keep your dear teacher happy

-Learned about our clip chart

-Showing our needs with our fingers

1) restroom

(encourage students to use the restroom before school, during morning recess, during lunch, during PE and after school)

2) water

3) pencil

4) tissue

5) questions

-Classroom songs

Good morning song

Alpha friends song

Number rock song

Big number song

Count by 10s song

Some important dates to keep in mind:

 

10/28 Wacky Wednesday-Monster Slime

-Parent volunteers needed (5)

PLEASE SPEAK WITH ME TO SIGN UP-3 spots left

Donation supplies list

Sign up list on our dismissal door

-Borax

-Elmers glue

-Silver glitter

-Googly eyes

-Sandwich bags

*Thank you in advance for the donations

10/30 Awards/Fall Festival-RED RIBBON WEEK

-Awards @8 am (students receiving awards will get a note home)

-Fall Classroom Party @ 12:30

Sign up list on our dismissal door

-Fall Festival @ 1:30

11/3-NO SCHOOL (voting day)

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 2-Week 1 "Flowers"

Writing

• Students will continue to write to tell a story and build their stamina
• Adding details
• Drawings from different points of view
• Adding speech bubbles
• Using resources found around the room

Math:

• Chapter 4: Counting and numbers 0-10
• Counting and ordering up to 10
• Using fingers and toes to count on
• Less than (-1), same, more than (+1)

Science:

• Pumpkins

Social Studies:

• Halloween around the world: China, Czechoslovakia, England and Germany

Leadership:

• Leadership: Safety with products and medicine

Please feel free to email me or stop by with any questions or concerns.

Enjoy the weekend!

Thank you, 

Miss. Maciel

Ps. Our Shutterfly page is updated on a regular basis. IF you do not have access and would like to see the pictures, please email me and I will send you an invitation!

Look into our week 10/12-10/16

Good morning parents and guardians,

I hope your weekend is going well. I am so happy to be back in class! I missed my kiddos and watching them learn and grow in the classroom.  Scholastic book orders need to be in by October 28. Orders can always be placed online using the link to the right of the page and they will arrive quicker. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me or stop by the classroom.

With the first month of school done, more parents have been asking about volunteering in the classroom. REACH allows parents to work with students for 3 days, after this they need to be finger printed. More information can be found in the office. The following would be the best times for parents to come in and help (working with students in small groups)

Monday/Tuesday/Thursday:

-Math: 9:30-10:30

-Writing Centers: 10:30-11:00

-Centers: 1:45-2:15

Wednesday:

-Writing centers: 8:20-8:50

Math: 9:30-10:15

Centers: 11:45-12:15

Friday (except on award days and Unit test days):

-Centers: 8:30-9:00

-Math: 9:30-10:30

-Writing centers: 10:30-11:00

This week's homework packet will include our first family project: Pumpkin book report. The reports will be due October 29 and presentations will occur the following day. Feel free to get as creative as you would like! If you have a hard time obtaining a pumpkin please talk to me.
Here are some great ideas I found online.

Feel free to continue practicing these items at home:

-Classroom rules (with hand motions)

1) Listen while the teacher is talking

2) Follow directions quickly

3) Respect others, respect yourself, respect your school

4) Raise your hand to speak or stand

5) Keep your hand to yourself

6) Keep your dear teacher happy

-Learned about our clip chart

-Showing our needs with our fingers

1) restroom

(encourage students to use the restroom before school, during morning recess, during lunch, during PE and after school)

2) water

3) pencil

4) tissue

5) questions

-Classroom songs

Good morning song

Alpha friends song

Number rock song

Big number song

Count by 10s song

Some important dates to keep in mind:

 

10/15: California Shakeout

@ 10:15am

10/16: Progress report go home (only to applicable students)

10/16: Our first Family Friday

10/28 Wacky Wednesday-Monster Slime

-Parent volunteers needed (5)

PLEASE SPEAK WITH ME TO SIGN UP-3 spots left

Donation supplies list

Sign up list on our dismissal door

-Borax

-Elmers glue

-Silver glitter

-Googly eyes

-Sandwich bags

*Thank you in advance for the donations

10/30 Awards/Fall Festival-RED RIBBON WEEK

-Awards @8 am (students receiving awards will get a note home)

-Fall Classroom Party @ 12:30

Sign up list on our dismissal door

-Fall Festival @ 1:30

11/3-NO SCHOOL (voting day)

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 1-Week 6 "Dig Dig Digging"
• Friday: UNIT 1 test
• Letter recognition
• HFW: I, am, the, little, a, to
• Comprehension: characters, setting, classify& categorize

Writing

• Students will continue to write to tell a story and build their stamina
• Writing Narratives
• Understand what they are and write a story

Math:

• Chapter 3 TEST-TUESDAY: Order by size, length or weight
• Order objects by size
• Use comparing words and pair up sets of objects
• Order objects by length
• Order objects by weight
• Chapter 4: Counting and numbers 0-10
• Composing and decomposing numbers to 5

Science:

• Healthy bodies
• How to stay healthy

Social Studies:

• Halloween around the world: Ireland, Australia, Belgium and Canada

Leadership:

• Leadership: Listen to others

Please feel free to email me or stop by with any questions or concerns.

Enjoy the weekend!

Thank you, 

Miss. Maciel

Ps. Our Shutterfly page is updated on a regular basis. IF you do not have access and would like to see the pictures, please email me and I will send you an invitation. :)

Look into the week 10/5-10/9

Good morning parents and guardians,

I hope your weekend is off to a great start! I I can not wait to get back into the classroom and be with my kiddos! I only have a few more day of testing left and am hoping to be back in the classroom by Wednesday. I will continue to do all the planning and setting everything up in the morning on a daily basis. Please speak with your child about showing the substitute respect and treating them exactly like myself. Also, please remind your kiddos to take care of all of our classroom supplies, I have had two sets of headphones broken so far this year.
On Monday students will be taking home their first scholastic book catalog. Orders need to be in by October 28. Orders can always be placed online using the link to the right of the page. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me or stop by the classroom.

Feel free to continue practicing these items at home:

-Classroom rules (with hand motions)

1) Listen while the teacher is talking

2) Follow directions quickly

3) Respect others, respect yourself, respect your school

4) Raise your hand to speak or stand

5) Keep your hand to yourself

6) Keep your dear teacher happy

-Learned about our clip chart

-Showing our needs with our fingers

1) restroom

(encourage students to use the restroom before school, during morning recess, during lunch, during PE and after school)

2) water

3) pencil

4) tissue

5) questions

-Classroom songs

Good morning song

Alpha friends song

Number rock song

Big number song

Count by 10s song

Some important dates to keep in mind:

 

10/5: Meet the Masters Art class

10/5 Picture Day (Uniforms only)

10/7: Attendance Day! 

We need all students present on and on time this day!

10/15: California Shakeout

@ 10:15am

10/16 Our first Family Friday

10/28 Wacky Wednesday-Monster Slime

-Parent volunteers needed

Donation supplies list

-Borax

-Elmers glue

-Silver glitter

-Googly eyes

-Sandwich bags

*Thank you in advance for the donations

10/30 Awards/Fall Festival

-Awards @8 am (students receiving awards will get a note home)

-Fall Classroom Party @ 12:30

-Fall Festival @ 1:30

(More information going home soon)

11/3-NO SCHOOL (voting day)

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 1-Week 5 "Smash Crash"
• Friday Comprehension test: Character

Writing

• Students will continue to write to tell a story and build their stamina
• Writing Narratives
• Understand what they are and write a story

Math:

• Chapter 2 Test: Numbers to 10
• Students will be able to use 0 to 9 to tell the number of objects
• Students will be able to pair up sets of objects with other sets of the same quantity
• Students will pair up sets of objects one-to-one with other sets of the same quantity
• Chapter 3: Order by size, length or weight
• Order objects by size
• Use comparing words and pair up sets of objects
• Order objects by length
• Order objects by weight

Science:

• Sink or float
• Focus on boats

Social Studies:

• Christopher Columbus

Leadership:

• Leadership: Lead by example

Please feel free to email me or stop by with any questions or concerns.

Enjoy the weekend!

Thank you, 

Miss. Maciel

Ps. Our Shutterfly page is updated on a regular basis. IF you do not have access and would like to see the pictures, please email me and I will send you an invitation. :)