Sunday, May 9, 2010

Grace Community School
Kindergarten Weekly Memo
Quarter 4 Week 6

Kindergarten Graduation
May 21, 2010
8:30-9:30- Kindergarten Graduation Performance
PARENTS ONLY-G135
10:00-10:45-Kindergarten Graduation Commencement
On the Lawn by the Chapel
6 Adults per Graduate Allowed
11:00-11:30-Cake Reception
Plaza by the Fountain
All Are Welcome!

*Graduation Performance- I have put together a program for the Kindergarten Graduation. Please look over your child’s part and help them memorize their line/lines. There is NO GUARANTEE that they will say their actual line/lines in the performance. We only have a limited amount of time to perform and I’m uncertain right now of how long my original performance will take. If it is too long, I will have to cut out speaking parts, however, each child WILL be performing songs and chants. Thank you for your understanding.

*Two More Weeks Left!- For the next two weeks we will be practicing for our Graduation Performance. Academics will be light! We will work hard to finish our Rainbow Sight Words. There will be no more memory verses to memorize and no more sharing.

*Left Over Work- Work that we did not get to this year will be sent home in a packet. This is a great way to refresh your child’s memory during the summer. Please read with your child regularly during the summer!

*Summer Work- I strongly suggest that you buy a booklet to practice with your child over the summer to prepare them for 1st grade. They have learned and gained so much knowledge this year and I don’t want it to all be forgotten this summer! These books are available at any education store. You can try Lakeshore or the Education Station.

*5th Week Progress Reports- Progress reports should be mailed home this week!

*Pictures!!!!!- Please email your pictures to manders_t@hotmail.com

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Kindergarten Weekly Memo
May 4th-7th

Bible:
Lazarus and the Rich Man
The Rich Young Ruler
Zacchaeus

Memory Verse: Kk- “Keep your tongue from evil.” Psalm 34:14
*This is our LAST memory verse for the year! We will not do memory verses for the last two weeks of school. We will use the extra time to practice for the Kindergarten Graduation!

Sharing: No more sharing!

Beary Special Person: If your child has not gone, we will find time for them to present before the end of the school year.

Phonics: Continue learning special sounds including “ou”/”ow” and “y” as in happy.

Math: We are moving on from addition and subtraction and this week we will be counting and writing numbers 11-30.

Handwriting: We will practice all of the cursive letters that we have learned thus far and we will learn to write the capital Zz.
What’s Going On?
SAT Testing- We are DONE with testing. It was a long process, but I’m SO PROUD of the students. Since we are a large class and they have never tested before, we tested all of the way up to Friday!
El Capitan- THANK YOU to all of the parents who helped out on our last field trip. It was a success and everyone enjoyed seeing God’s creation.
Kindergarten Graduation- Friday, May 21st from 9:00AM-11:00AM in G135 and outside by the Chapel.
More information to follow! Your child will have a part in our performance. They will receive their part to memorize by the end of this week!
Kindergarten Slideshow- We would like to put together a slideshow of our Kindergarten year for the K Graduation. If you have pictures of the kids that you have taken at school events (programs, field trips, Birthdays, etc.) please email them to Miss Taylor at
manders_t@hotmail.com
(note the underscore between manders and t= manders_t)
Please send them in ASAP!
Spring Picture Day- Friday, May 7th. A flyer will be sent home today.

Progress Reports- The 5th week progress report will be sent home next week. This Friday is the last day of the 5th week. We only have 7 weeks in this last Kindergarten quarter.

Rainbow Sight Words- Three more weeks for your child to finish all of the sight words!
Thank you for your diligent efforts to train up your child in the ways of the Lord. It’s a joy to have your child in class and I’m so encouraged to see growth. All praise be to the Lord for what HE has done this year!

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
April 26th-April 30th


SAT Testing April 26th-April 29th

Due to the intensity and mental stamina of testing, the teaching will be light this week.

*No memory verse
*No homework (reading or written)
*No sharing

This week we will be testing in the mornings. Here is a tentative schedule.

Monday- Sound and Letters, Word Reading
Tuesday-Sentence Reading, Mathematics
Wednesday-Environment, Listening to Words and Stories
Thursday- Make-up testing and Field Trip
Friday- Make-up testing

How You Can Help Prepare Your Child

*Healthy breakfast
*Plenty of rest
*Arrive at school on time
*Encourage first time listening and focusing as the test requires both

El Capitan Oceans Field Trip
Thursday, April 29th
11:00AM-3:30PM
*Please turn in permission slip and money ASAP
*Room for a few more chaperones
*Note the late return time- 3:30PM
*Booster Seat
*Sack Lunch- NO HOT LUNCH!
*Yellow field Trip shirt
*Jeans OKAY

Snack/Lunch
The cafeteria has requested that you provide a spoon, fork or straw for your child if they need one. Too many Kindergarteners have been going to the cafeteria to pick up such utensils.

Monday, May 3rd- No School

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
April 19th-April 23rd


Bible-
Jesus Heals Ten Lepers
Lazarus and the Rich Man
The Rich Young Ruler
Zacchaeus

*Your child’s Bible grade comes mainly from how well they can recite the weekly verse! Please practice with them at home. Each Friday your child stands in front of their peers and they recite the weekly verse! They are graded on how well they know their verse, including the REFERENCE!

Memory Verse: Letter Vv-
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the
Father in my name, He will give it you.”
John 16:23


Sharing Letter- Long Ii (e.g. ice, bike, mice, rice)
*The long Ii sound does not have to come at the beginning

Sharing Day Schedule

Monday- Summer and Fall, A-D
Tuesday- Summer and Fall, A-D and E-J
Wednesday- K-P
Thursday- Q-V
Friday-Winter and Spring, W-Z

Phonics- We will continue learning special sounds this week and blends. We will practice three letter special sounds and their blends. We will also learn the special sounds: or, ch, ou. We will also practice circling the blends and marking the vowels in words.

Handwriting- We will review capital cursive alphabet and we will learn capital Hh and Gg.


Math-We will finish Chapter 8 on subtraction. The last four weeks of school will be spent learning shapes and number to 30.

Science- Animals

Class Work/Homework Schedule

There will be homework packets sent home these last few weeks of school. They will contain the few phonics, handwriting and math pages that we were unable to cover in class. The packets will be sent home on Monday and they will be due on Friday. Your child will receive a grade for their homework. The packets will reinforce skills learned in class and they will give you the opportunity to see how your child is thinking and processing the concepts being taught.

Please continue to read with your child on Tuesday and Thursday nights.

Reminders/Notes

*No More Naps- Your child will no longer be taking a nap after lunch. Instead, they will put their heads down on their desks for 15-20 minutes and rest. I will be sure to send home their blankets with them.

*Rainbow Sight Words- Please practice the rainbow sight words with your child! If you lose your list, please check the blog. They are posted! These sight words are going to last us for the rest of the school year. When your child learns all of their sight words, they will get to choose a smencil (smelly pencil) as their reward!

*Last Field Trip- Please turn in your child’s permission slip and money for our field trip on Thursday, April 29th. We will be going to the El Capitan Theatre to watch Disney’s Oceans. We have room for 4 more chaperones. We don’t need any more drivers, but if you are interested in being a chaperone, please let me know. The cost per chaperone is $8.

*Art Festival- Thank you for bringing in jars for the art festival. The candle lanterns look very cute and they will be displayed hanging from a tree. Please come in the Art Festival on Monday, April 20th at 7:00PM.
NOON DISMISSAL

*Pizza Party- Your kids have won a pizza party for this Friday, April 23rd. The Kindergarteners raise the 2nd highest amount of money for the Walk-a-Thon! Great Job! No lunch needed for Friday, but please provide your child with a snack.

*SAT Testing- Yes, your child will be taking the SATs. I have not seen the tests, and I am not familiar with the Kindergarten version of the test yet. We will be testing the week of April 26th-30th. The tests will not take all 5 days and they will not take all day either. I would like to give the tests the first thing in the morning while the kids are still fresh. Please bring your child to school that week and be as punctual as possible! :)

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
April 12th-April 16th


Bible-
Jesus Stills the Storm
The Transfiguration
Jesus and the Lepers

*Your child’s Bible grade comes mainly from how well they can recite the weekly verse! Please practice with them at home. Each Friday your child stands in front of their peers and they recite the weekly verse! They are graded on how well they know their verse, including the REFERENCE!

Memory Verse: Letter Qq-

The original Qq Bible verse used an odd translation, so we will be learning the NASB translation below. 

1 Corinthians 16:13 (New American Standard Bible)
13Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

Sharing Letter- Long Ee (e.g. eagle, Easter, leaf, street, feet)
*The long Ee sound does not have to come at the beginning

Sharing Day Schedule

Monday- Summer and Fall, A-D
Tuesday- Summer and Fall, A-D and E-J
Wednesday- K-P
Thursday- Q-V
Friday-Winter and Spring, W-Z

Phonics- We will continue learning special sounds this week and blends. We will practice sight words and learn the new “thr” blend and “ar” sound. We will focus reading words that have 2-3 letter blends at the begging.

Handwriting- We will review capital cursive alphabet and we will learn capital Ll. We will also practice writing Bible sentences in cursive.


Math-We will continue Chapter 8 on subtraction. If you would like extra math practice for your child, be sure to send me a note! We only have 3 more chapters until the end of the school year!


Science- Animals

Class Work/Homework Schedule

Here is a list of the class work that your child will be doing each day. If they do not complete the work, it will be sent home as homework. There is only OFFICAL Reading homework each Tuesday and Thursday. Everything else sent home will be uncompleted class work. (Science papers do not need to be returned).

Monday-
Phonics: Pages 175-176
Handwriting: Story about what they did during the week.
Math: Pages H17-H18

Tuesday-
Phonics: No worksheet
Handwriting:157
Math: Pages H19-H20
Reading: Read for 20 minutes. You DO NOT have to return the books with stickers on them! Please return the other readers.

Wednesday-
Phonics: Pages 179-180
Handwriting: Pages 159-160
Math: Pages H21-H22

Thursday-
Phonics: No worksheet
Handwriting: Write sentence for Bible story
Math: Pages H23-H24
Reading: Read for 20 minutes.

Friday-
Phonics: Pages 183-184
Handwriting: Pages 163-164
Math: Pages H25-H26


Reminders/Notes

This is the homestretch. We are now in Quarter 4. There are 6 more weeks of school left.


*Rainbow Sight Words- Please practice the rainbow sight words with your child! If you lose your list, please check the blog. They are posted! These sight words are going to last us for the rest of the school year. When your child learns all of their sight words, they will get to choose a smencil (smelly pencil) as their reward!

*Last Field Trip- For our last field trip we will be going to the El Capitan Theatre to watch Disney’s Oceans! The date is set for Thursday, April 29th at 12:30PM. We will leave school at 11:30AM and by back by the end of the day.

*Art Festival- We will hopefully start and complete our candle jar this Thursday. I do have a few extra jars. Let me know if you are unable to get/find a glass jar and I will gladly provide one for your child.

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
03/29/10-04/02/10


Bible- The Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ

*Your child’s Bible grade comes mainly from how well they can recite the weekly verse! Please practice with them at home. Each Friday your child stands in front of their peers and they recite the weekly verse! They are graded on how well they know their verse, including the REFERENCE!

Memory Verse: Letter X-“EXceeding great and precious promises are given unto
us.” II Peter 1:4

Sharing Letter- Long Aa (e.g. acron, apron)

*Your child has a new carpet square. Please note their new sharing day!

Monday- Summer and Fall, A-D
Tuesday- E-J
Wednesday- K-P
Thursday- Q-V
Friday-Winter and Spring, W-Z

Phonics- We will continue learning blends and this week we will start learning three letter blends (scr, str, spr)


Handwriting- We will review capital cursive alphabet and we will learn capital Dd and Mm.


Math-We will begin Chapter 8 on subtraction. If you would like extra math practice for your child, be sure to send me a note! We only have 3 more chapters until the end of the school year!


Science- Review insects and continue learning about animals.

Class Work/Homework Schedule

Here is a list of the class work that your child will be doing each day. If they do not complete the work, it will be sent home as homework. There is only OFFICAL Reading homework each Tuesday and Thursday. Everything else sent home will be uncompleted class work. (Science papers do not need to be returned).

Monday-
Phonics: Pages 161-162
Handwriting: Page 143
Math: Chapter 7 Test

Tuesday-
Phonics: Pages 163-164
Handwriting:147-148
Math: Hands On-no worksheet
Reading: Read for 20 minutes. You DO NOT have to return the books with stickers on them! Please return the other readers.

Wednesday-
Phonics: Pages 167-168
Handwriting: Page 144
Math: H9-H10

Thursday-
Phonics: Pages 171-172
Handwriting: Page 151
Math: H11-H12
Reading: Read for 20 minutes.

Friday-
Phonics: Page 173
Handwriting: Page 152
Math: April Calendar




Reminders/Notes


*Friday, April 2nd- Noon Dismissal!

*April 5th-9th- Easter Break- No School!

*Rainbow Sight Words- Please practice the rainbow sight words with your child! If you lose your list, please check the blog. They are posted! These sight words are going to last us for the rest of the school year. Don’t feel like you have to make your child learn one row a week; that may be too excessive!

*Last Field Trip- Please look for a flyer sent home this week about our last field trip!

*Art Festival- Please send in a 12oz. glass jar for your child’s art project. Please have it in by the Monday after Easter Break (Monday, April 12th)!

Thursday, March 18, 2010

March 22nd-25th
Weekly Memo

Forgive me for not getting a weekly memo for you this week. If your child did not bring home their verse for this week and you are confused as to what verse they are to recite tomorrow, here it is…
Isaiah 55:6- “Seek ye the Lord while he may be found.”

Next Week- March 22nd-25th

Memory Verse Zz-“Zion heard, and was glad.” Psalm 97:8

Sharing Letter- Aa

Monday- Summer, Fall, A-D
Tuesday- E-J
Wednesday- K-P
Thursday- Q-V
Friday- Winter, Spring, W-Z
(Your child should know which letter/season they sit on during class time)

Bible-
Nicodemus comes to Jesus at night
The serpent and the cross
The Resurrection

Phonics- We will be reviewing all of our special sounds, long vowels and we will continue to learn blends.

Special sounds=

e as in me
o as in go
y as in fly
ay as in pray
sh as in ship
th as in thin
th as in this

Blends= bl,cl,fl,gl,br,dr,pr,gr,st

Math- We will continue learning addition. We will learn; adding doubles, adding vertically and adding facts through ten.

Upcoming Events-
Friday, March 26th- TIS (No School)
Friday, March 26th-Last day of Quarter 3
Monday, March 29th- Walk-a-Thon money is due!
Friday, April 2nd- Good Friday, Noon Dismissal
April 5th-9th- Easter Break
Monday, April 12th- 12oz glass jar for project due to Miss Nenadov
Friday, April 16th- Night of Praise (see GCS website for more information)
Monday, April 19th- Art Festival



Walk-a-Thon- Thank you for helping out with the Walk-a-Thon. Please collect money and send it to school with your child by Monday, March 29th.

Please send your child’s reading book back to school with them if it does not have a sticker. I am unable to read with them if they do not have a book because I do not have extra booklets.

Festivals of the Arts- Please send in a 12oz glass jar for your child’s art project. Please put their name on it. Please turn in a glass jar by Monday, April 12th.

Bathroom- Please encourage your child to use the restroom before school, during recess, lunch, last recess and after school. We will always let them use the restroom during class time, but we encourage them use the restroom during their own time.

Rainbow Sight Words- All of the sight words are on the blog on archive. I do not have extra lists as of right now, but I will try to print more out soon!

Beary Special Person- Several of you asked me for extra Beary Special Person questions, so I sent one home to everyone. I received many of them back, but it may not be your child’s week. I will keep your child’s pictures until it is their week. You may not receive the photos back for another month. Thank you for your patience.