Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Grant El. Kindergarten Weekly News
From Mrs. Conran and Mrs. Caya

Week Beginning:  Dec 8, 2014


Important Dates
Dec 16                        Family Night: Winter Carnival
Dec 17                        2nd Coffee
Dec 19                        Kindergarten Pajama Day
Dec 20-Jan 4  Winter Break

School Resumes Monday, January 5th at 8:05

Reading
Comprehension:   We have been working on connecting text with illustrations.  Students should be able to listen to text and describe what they hear (speaking or drawing).  Here is the grading scale:
4
3
2
1
Is able describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear.
Is able to describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (2-3 prompts).
Is able to describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (4 or more prompts).
With prompting and support, Is unable to describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear.

Phonics:   Last week, we began learning about word families beginning with the –at family.  The purpose of word families is to learn that letters go together flexibly to make new words.   For example, changing the ‘r’ in rat to ‘c’ makes cat. 
These words should be known at this time:  I, like, the, and, see, we, a, to, come, me, with, my, you, what, are, now
These are the December words: is, find, this, will, be, go, for, how

Here is the grading scale for sight words:
Reads sight words.
4
3
2
1
Reads 31 – 60 sight words.
Reads 20 – 30 sight words.
Reads 10 – 19 sight words.
Reads 0 – 9 sight words.

Writing
Have your child write a sentence every day this week.   Kindergartners should be able to think of a sentence and use sight words and letter sounds to write unknown words.  Please remind your child to put a space between words.

Investigations

We are learning how traditions are the same and different throughout the world. Please talk with your students on your family traditions during the holiday time.
            -How do you decorate?
            -Who do you celebrate with?
            -Where do you go during the holidays?
            -Does your family do anything different or special?

By having this conversation at home, your child can engage in conversations better at school.

Friday, December 19th

To celebrate winter break and the holiday season, we will be having pajama day and watching The Polar Express. We would like to order in and have a special lunch on Friday as well with the students. To help cover the cost, we are asking that each child bring in $5.00. Please send the money in a sealed envelope with your child’s name.

Math

We are working hard on naming numbers from 0-20 at this time. Your child needs to be able to name them out of order quickly on sight. We are working on writing our numbers to 20 with no reversals and correct formation. Please work with your child until both of these skills are solid.

Other News, Notes and Reminders
·      Please be sure to have your students on the back playground no later than 8:05. At this time we will come out and bring the students in. Lately we have many students coming in between 8:05 – 8:15. This makes the start of our day difficult as most of us are finished with our morning routines and end up having to wait for the latecomers to be ready.
·      If you are running late, students should be brought to the office – please say your goodbyes there and have them come to class on their own.
·      Many students are in need of new crayons. Please send in a new box of 24 if you can. As always, Clorox wipes are always appreciated.

THANK YOU for the toilet and paper towel rolls.
We have all we need!

rconran@kusd.edu                   jcaya@kusd.edu             http://conrankindergarten.blogspot.com