Schedule for the Week of Sept. 30 - Oct. 4

Hello!
Our first month of school went by so fast! Just watch, June will be here before we know it and we will wonder what happened to the year!! We will be starting a new reading theme this week and we will be talking a lot about ourselves and our families.
Monday, the students will be attending their first Character Class with Mr. Eidsness. The theme of this class will revolve around anti-bullying. 
Tuesday, we will be going on our first class field trip to Deardorff Apple Orchards in Waconia. We are so excited! Let's just cross our fingers for good weather.
This week is also Homecoming week for the Westonka School District. On Friday, your child is invited to dress "all-out" in spirit wear in honor of the BIG GAME on Friday evening. IF you and your child would like to be apart of the Homecoming parade from Hilltop to the High School on Friday evening, please arrive at Hilltop around 4:45pm... the parade will begin at 5pm.
Here is a glimpse at what the rest of our week will entail:


Reading:

• Phonological Awareness: syllable blending and segmentation
• High-Frequency Word: the
• Introducing Nn and Pp
• Identify and discuss characters in a story
• Generating questions while we read 
• Robust Vocabulary: feast, gusto, prepare, lonely, remind, preoccupied
• Reading  Bear's Busy Family By Stella Blackstone and What Will Mommy Do When I'm at School? By Dolores Johnson
• Working on organization in writing
• Writing/creating captions

Reading Homework 

• Lesson 3

Math:

• Unit 1: 
• 1.14: Objects and Numbers Through 10: Square-Inch Tiles
• Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 10; count 1 through 10 objects; graph to compare two numbers; develop spatial concepts
• Vocabulary: behind, in front of, next to
• 1.15: Number of Objects in a Group
• Objectives: Distinguish between different-sized groups; count and represent groups of 1 through 10
• Vocabulary: group, 5-group
• 1.16:  2- and 3-Dimensional Shapes: Circle and Ball (Sphere)
• Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 10; count 1 through 10 objects; graph to compare two numbers; make and compare circles and squares; understand differences between round and square and between small and large
• Vocabulary: circle, ball, sphere, cylinder, cone, square, round, small, large
• 1.17: More Numbers of Objects in a Group
• Objectives: Count 1 through 5 shapes, write numeral 4, identify groups of 4
• Vocabulary: same, alike, different

• Math Homework: (will also come home in BLUE homework folders)
• Monday: 
• Tuesday: 
• Wednesday: 1.15
• Thursday: 
• Friday: 1.17
• Challenge Homework (optional)
• Monday: 
• Tuesday: 1.14 challenge
• Wednesday: 1.15 challenge
• Thursday: 1.16 challenge
• Friday: 1.17 challenge

Schedule for the Week of September 23-27

Hello!
Welcome back to another full week of kindergarten! This Tuesday is Picture Day! Please be sure to send in your picture order forms or set up your order online before Tuesday morning. We will be having our pictures taken right away in the morning, so your child can come dressed, hair done and ready to go! We will also be starting our Tree Journals in Science this week. We will pick out one tree near the playground and observe the changes it makes and draw about it throughout the school year! Here is what we will be working on in reading and math during the week too.....

Reading:

• Phonological Awareness: syllable segmentation and deletion 
• High-Frequency Word: my
• Introducing Tt
• Review making predictions
• Introduce inferences 
• Robust Vocabulary: ability, confident, encourage, talent, differ, perfectly, resemblance, reverse, automatic, complained, mellow, stalking
• Revisiting  You and Me By Giovanni Manna and From Head To Toe By Eric Carle
• Working on organizing ideas in writing
• Writing/creating and discussing signs

Reading Homework (send back by Friday, September 27th)

• Lesson 2

Math:

• Unit 1: 
• 1.10: Scenes of 2,3,4, and 5
• Objectives: Identify groups of 2 through 5 things, Identify objects that are alike/different
• Vocabulary: same, alike, different, first, second, third
• 1.11: Count from 1 to 10
• Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 10, Count 1 through 10 objects, Identify numbers 1 through 10 from the number word, Graph to compare two numbers
• Vocabulary: graph, vertical, horizontal, more, fewer
• 1.12:  Same and Different
• Objectives: Identify objects that are alike/different, make and compare circles and squares, understand differences between round and square and between small and large, count from 1 through 5
• same, different, alike, circle, round, cylinder, cone, square, big, little
• 1.13: Exploration of Shapes
• Objectives: recognize shapes and identify them by name; write the numeral 3 and identify groups of 3
• Vocabulary: triangle, rectangle, circle, square, corners, sides, length

• Math Homework: (will also come home in green homework folders)
• Monday: 
• Tuesday: 
• Wednesday: 1.11
• Thursday: 
• Friday: 1.13

Schedule for the Week of September 16th - 20th

Here is a glimpse of what our week ahead holds for us! Due to the fact that I was sick last Wednesday, I will be making up the Fluency Testing for our class on Monday. Let's have another great week! These kiddos are off to a great start to their kindergarten year! 

Reading:

• Phonological Awareness: syllable blending
• High-Frequency Words: A
• Introducing Rr
• Continuing to make predictions before and while reading
• Robust Vocabulary: differ, stalking, mellow, automatic, perfectly, resemblance
• Reading You and Me By Giovanni Manna and Kelly in the Mirror by Martha M. Vertreace
• Continuing to work on conventions in writing
• Writing labels

Reading Homework (send back by Friday, September 20th)

• Lesson 1

Math:

• Unit 1: 
• 1.5: Relate Shapes and Numbers Through 5
• Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1-5, Count 1-5 objects, Identify numbers 1-5 from the number word, Draw 3 objects
• Vocabulary: hexagon, trapezoid
• 1.6: Scenes of 2 and 3: Practice Visual Imagery
• Objectives: Count and visualize two or three objects, Draw 1-5 objects, develop spacial concepts
• Vocabulary: up, over, under, down, apart
• 1.7: More Practice: Relate Objects and Numbers Through 5
• Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 5, Count 1 through 5 objects, Identify numbers 1 through 5 from a number word, Draw 1 through 5 objects
• Vocabulary: hexagon, trapezoid, visualize, partners
• 1.8:  Scenes of 2, 3, and 4
• Objectives: See how many objects without counting, Count from 1 through 10, write numerals 1 and 2, Differentiate between quantities of 1 and 2
• Vocabulary: pair
• 1.9: Introduction to Graphing
• Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 5, graph to compare two numbers, develop spatial concepts, count 1 through 5 objects, draw 1 through 5 objects
• Vocabulary: graph, vertical, horizontal, taller, more, shorter, less, longer, before, after
• Math Homework: (starts next week)
• Monday: 
• Tuesday: 
• Wednesday: 
• Thursday: 
• Friday:

Schedule of the Week: September 9th -13th

Hello Kindergarten Families!

We are entering our first full week of kindergarten!!! We are busy learning the routines and expectations of the classroom as well as getting to know each other.... we are having LOTS of fun!
Below is a layout of what we will be learning and working on throughout the week. On Wednesday this week the students will have a substitute teacher in the afternoon while I will be doing Fluency Testing. This means I will be meeting one on one with each child and seeing what letters, letter sounds, sight words and numbers they are familiar with and which ones we still need to work on as a baseline for their learning. I'm looking forward to a GREEEEEAAAAAAT week!

Please let me know if you have any questions - Thanks!!

Reading:

• Phonological Awareness: recognizing words in a sentence
• High-Frequency Words: I
• Introducing Ss and Mm
• Summarizing stories
• Making predictions before and while reading
• Robust Vocabulary: ability, confident, reverse, complained, talent, encourage
• Reading From Head To Toe By Eric Carle and Something Special by David McPhail
• Working on conventions in writing
• Writing names

Reading Homework (will come home every Friday)

• Lesson 1

Math:

• Unit 1: 
• 1.1: Introduce Numbers and Counting Routines
• Objectives: Discuss links between math and the real world, Count objects in the classroom and in a counting book
• Vocabulary: math, number, counting, Number Parade
• 1.2: Relate Objects and Numbers Through 5
• Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1-5, Count 1 through 5 objects, Identify numbers 1-5 from the number word
• Vocabulary: square, circle, counting, one, two, three, four, five, arrangement, partners
• 1.3:  Draw Scenes of 2
• Objectives: Develop the language to discuss numbers and number relationships, Draw 2 objects, Develop spatial concepts
• Vocabulary: group, right, left
• 1.4: More Scenes
• Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1-5, Count 1-5 objects, Identify numbers 1-5 from the number word
• Vocabulary: arrangement, partner
• 1.5: Relate Shapes and Numbers Through 5
• Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1-5, Count 1-5 objects, Identify numbers 1-5 from the number word, Draw 3 objects
• Vocabulary: hexagon, trapezoid

• Math Homework: (won't start for a few weeks yet)
• Monday: 
• Tuesday: 
• Wednesday: 
• Thursday: 
• Friday: 

Great first day of kindergarten!!