Be sure to check our our Shutterfly page for our latest classroom pictures. If you would like access, please email me for a special invite. Also, don't forget all parents/guardians were given access to teachers grade books. I try to update my grades right away after the students take a test.
With a new year upon us, some of our classroom supplies have begun to run low. Donations of the following items would be greatly appreciated!
-Gently used board games or card games
-Lysol disinfecting spray
-Lysol disinfecting spray
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Please continue to reinforce the following hand signals and rules:
Hand Signals: (show me the number of fingers in the air)
1 finger: restroom
Encourage your child to use the restroom before school, during recess, during lunch, during PE and after school.
2 fingers:water
Children may bring their own water bottle to keep in class, please LABEL it with their name
3 fingers: pencil
Student may replace their dull or broken pencil for a new one
4 fingers: tissue
when needed, please ask student to sit back down right away
5 fingers: question
question for me to give more information on
Classroom rules:
#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 hands to yourself
#6: Keep your dear teacher happy
If you have any question or concerns please feel free to email me, text back to the reminders I set or stop by the classroom.
School News:
-May/June Family Project: due by 6/6/17
6/7: STEAM expo
Kindergarten Field Trip 6/13
If you would possibly like to be a chaperone please let me know and I will place your name in the raffle. Only 5 parents from each class will be chosen.
6/14: Full day of school
6/15: Earl Release day at 1pm NO AFTER SCHOOL
Spring Performance
Tk-2 Show begins at 4:30
Students will report to teachers at 4:00
6/16: Donuts with dads
6/19: Day of play
6/21: Full day of school
6/22: Rustin Kindergarten Graduation @ 1:30
6/23: Last day of school-End of year party
Here is a look into our week
Songs to practice at home:
Language Arts: Unit 6-week 4: "Alistair and Kip"
Words to talk about: words found in the story
Words to read: HFW/Sight words
- Letter(s) of the week: Uu
- Letter U song-ABC mouse
- Letter U song-Have Fun Teaching
- Leter U song-StoryBots
- Home activities: Look for the letter(s) Uu (in all types of fonts)
- Say words that begin with Uu
- Draw pictures that begin with Uu
- Sound out blend CVC words (determine if real or silly)
- bun, cub, dug, fun, mud
- Weekly reading comprehension test: Every Friday (Based on the comprehension skill of the week)
- Song we review in class: Parts of a story song
- This week's focus: plot
- High Frequency Words (HFW-also known as Sight words : Same set of words last for two weeks. These words are meant to be read just by seeing them.
- This week's words: the, was, to, like, from
Math: Unit 14-addition and subtraction
- Addition and subtraction (fact families)
- 4+6=10
- 6+4=10
- 10=4+6
- How many more to make 10
- 6+ _=10
- Add or subtract the same number
- 4+1=5
- 4-1=3
- Songs:
- Students will be able to state facts about paleontologist
Writing: The Writing house
- Write sentences with a "WHO", "WHAT", "WHERE", "WHEN", "WHY" and "HOW"
- Exp: The dog quickly ran into the house at noon because he was hot.
- who: dog what: ran where: house when: noon why: hot how: quickly
- Practice paper (print and use at home)
Please feel free to stop by with any questions or concerns. If you are unable to, you may always email me or text back via my reminders.
Have a great rest of the day. See you all tomorrow!
Mrs. Gil
