New Grinchy Podcast!

We hope you enjoy our new podcast!  Enjoy the pictures!

Kindergarten Update!

In Language Arts we are working on retelling a story.  When reading to your child ask him/her to tell you the characters, setting, and main idea.  Also have your child retell the beginning, middle, and end of the story.  While reading the story you can ask questions like- "Why do you think the character did that?" or "What would you have done if you were that character?" or "What do you think will happen next and why?". 

We are also working on reading new words.  Please encourage your child to sound out new words when they read to you at home.  Here is a list of words you can have your child read at home- Tam, Sam, Tim, Rin, rat, sat, cat, and, can, sit, bit, in, tin, pin.  Please also continue to practice the Unit 1, 2 and 3 sight words.  When you child knows all of the Unit 3 sight words please send the words in for your child to be tested.

Please encourage your child to write sentences at home.  You could even give them a little journal to write in.  Remind them to begin their sentence with a capital letter, leave spaces between words, and use punctuation.  Your child should write at least one complete sentence independently, but encourage them to write more than one sentence if they can! After the holiday break we will begin working on our class book!  Our Book Presentation will be held in the Spring!

In Math we just finished learning about numbers 0-30.  Please continue to practice these numbers with your child.  I will be sending the test home on Tuesday for you to review.  I recommend that you practice any problems that your child got wrong.  We will continue to review these skills in school as well.  By the 4th marking period your child will be expected to count to 100 and recognize numbers 0-100.  Our next chapter in math will include solid figures- cube, cone, cylinder, sphere. 

In Science we just finished learning about the Five Senses.  Ask your child to share what he/she learned about the senses.  Our next Science Unit will be on Earth and Space!

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me!

Have a great week!

Welcome Jack!

Today we read the book The Elf on the Shelf!  For kid writing the students had to write about what name they wanted to name the elf.  I hope you enjoy our new podcast!

Happy Thanksgiving!

New Podcast!

Today we recorded a new podcast.  We hope you enjoy listening to it!

Our Senses!

For our Science lesson today we used our 5 senses to describe the apples that we ate!  Enjoy the pictures!

iPad Fun!

This week in Math we continued working on numbers 0-10.  Please practice writing these numbers at home.  Please also review counting up to 10 objects and counting orally to 100. Yesterday we practiced writing numbers 0-9 on the iPads!

In Language Arts we talked about realism and fantasy when we read Bear Snores On.  We also reviewed the sight words - we, my, like.  Please continue to practice all of the Unit 1 and Unit 2 sight words.  Please also review the letters names and sounds.  Here are some words you can have your child practice decoding at home- cat, cap, cast, caps, map, Cam, Sam, Tam, pat, mom, dad, can, and.  They should also practice reading the words on the orange word wheels that have been coming home.  Those word wheels can be stored in the learning boxes along with the ABC flashcards and sight word flashcards and decodable readers!  When reading to your child each night please ask your child to identify the characters, setting, main idea, and sequence.

This week in Science we finished talking about the body parts.  Next, we will begin learning about the 5 Senses.

Please feel free to send in new crayons, glue sticks, and pencils with your child.  Many of our supplies are running low!

Please contact me with any questions or concerns.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Fall Party Fun!

Here are some pictures from our Fall Party.  I would like to thank everyone who volunteered at the party and donated snacks!  Enjoy the pictures!

Kindergarten Shirts!

We would like to thank Mr. Bindics for helping us make our kindergarten shirts this week!  They look amazing!  If you ordered a shirt for your child they will be coming home on Monday.

This week we were working on graphing and numbers 1-4.  Next week we will continue working on numbers.  Please have your child practice writing numbers 0-9 at home!

In language arts we are continuing to practice naming all of the letters and sounds.  We have also started reading words.  Please have your child sound out and read the following words- Tam, Sam, mat, tap, sat, map, tap, at.  Also, please be sure to have your child read the little decodable readers that come home each Friday.  It is good to save the readers throughout the year to have your child practice reading them each night.

Thank you for your support and cooperation.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.  Also, if you would like to learn more ways to help your child at home I would be happy to give you some more ideas!

Have a good weekend!

Graphing!

In Math, Chapter 3 will cover numbers 0-5 and graphing.  We also are working on the terms "more" and "fewer". Today we practiced graphing the number of girls and boys in the classroom.  We also graphed our favorite snack--cookies or ice cream.

In Language Arts we are continuing to read lots of fun, new stories.  We are practicing identifying character, setting, and sequence in the stories.  Please set aside some time to read to your child each night.  You can help your child become a successful reader by reading to them!  Please consider visiting the Northampton Public Library.  They have many fun, free activities available for children and families!

We are also working on writing complete sentences.  When writing with your child each night please remind them to start writing on the left side of the page.  Also remind them that the first letter is capital and the rest are lowercase.  Encourage them to leave spaces between each word and a period at the end of the sentence!

Please continue to review the letters and sounds each night.  The quicker they can name the letters and sounds the easier it will be for them to start reading words and sentences.  We just finished Unit 1 today so your child will be receiving the Unit 2 sight words next week.  Please start to work on these words, but also continue to review the words from Unit 1.

Our Class Pet!

Our class earned a class pet!  For one of our writing assignments this week the students had to write about what they wanted to name our pet.  Mr. Hoenscheid visited our classroom and helped decide on the name.  Welcome Sparkles!

Safety Town!

Today we had a visit from the Bath Fire Department and The Lehigh Valley Health Network.  We learned all about fire safety and safety in our community.  Please ask your child what they learned today!  The gift bags that will be coming home have lots of fun activities and safety information to read about with your child.  Enjoy the pictures from this fun day!

Alphabet Chant!

We recorded our first podcast today!  Please check it out!

Fun With Patterns!

Today we continued working on creating patterns.  Please review AB, AAB, ABB, and ABC patterns at home with your child.

Have a great night!

Kid Writing Fun!

What fabulous writers we have in kindergarten!  Each week we are becoming better and better at writing complete sentences.  This week we are writing about the story "Miss Bindergarten takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten."

When writing with your child at home please remind them to- start at the left side of the paper, capitalize only the first letter of the sentence, leave spaces between the words, and put punctuation at the end of the sentence!  Have their sight words available to help them with their sentence. 

Please contact me if you have any questions!

Learning Center Fun!

This was our first week of learning center activities! We focused on letter and number identification at the math and word work centers.  At the writing center we practiced writing our first name.  The students loved working at the technology center where they had an opportunity to work with iPads and laptops.  At the guided reading center we read leveled and decodable readers and we reviewed letter sounds and sight words.

Please continue to practice letter identification and letter sounds at home with your child.  Also review syllables, rhyming words, and sight words!  Ask your child to sing our alphabet chant for you!  They are getting so good at it!  Next week we will record our first podcast and it will be us singing the alphabet chant!

As always, thank you for your support and cooperation! We are off to a great start this year! Please contact me with any questions or concerns at 610-837-1833 X19146 or sharkazv@nasdschools.org.

Enjoy your weekend!

This Week!

This week in Language Arts we will be working on the letters and sounds A-S.  Please continue to have your child identify these letters and name the sound that each letter makes.  Feel free to ask your child to sing the alphabet chant that we have been practicing in school!  We will also be reviewing the sight words- I, am, little, the.  We will continue working on rhyming words and syllables.  Please remember to save the tan reading booklets that have been coming home on Friday.  You can use these booklets to help your child practice reading.

In Math we will be having a test on Thursday.  Please review the following skills at home to help your child prepare for the test- top, middle, bottom, left, right, over, under, above, below, in, out and sorting by color, shape, and size.

As always please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns!

Thanks for your support and cooperation!

Math Fun!

Today we started chapter 1 in Math- Spatial Relationships.  Our first lesson was all about the terms- top, middle, bottom.  We used the interactive whiteboard at the end of the lesson to practice drawing shapes on the top, middle and bottom of the picture.

Today we practiced writing letter Dd.  Please have your child practice writing letters Aa-Dd at home along with their first name.  Remember that the first letter in their name should be capital and the rest should be lowercase.

We reviewed the sound for letter A today and we learned the sound for letter B.  Please review these sounds at home each night.  You can also ask your child to sing the alphabet chant for you!  They only know 2 letters from the chant, but by the end of the month they will know the whole thing!

Fun With Letters!

This week we have worked on writing letters Aa and Bb.  Please continue to have your child practice wrtiing these letters as well as their first name at home.  Next week we will learn how to write letters Cc-Ff. We will also work on rhyming, syllables, and identifying characters in a story.  We will begin working on the Unit 1 sight words.  The first two words we will focus on will be (I, am). In Math we will continue to review shapes and colors.  We will also begin Chapter 1 on spatial relationships (top,middle,bottom,above,below,over,under,left,right).  Have a great weekend!

First Day Fun!

We are off to a great start!  Today was filled with lots of new adventures for all of the students!  Here are some pictures from the first day.  Enjoy!

**Please remember to send in just 1 snack item with your child.  They will only have a few minutes to eat it. 
** Please also make sure your child knows if he/she is a packer or a buyer!
** Please check your child's folder each night.  Be sure to sign the orange HERO book that is inside of their folder!  There may be important notes from me in there.
**There will be a lot of very important papers coming home this week.  Please read everything carefully and contact me with any questions!

Have a great night!