Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
02/01/10-02/05/10
Bible- The First Disciples
-John points to Jesus
-Andrew finds Simon
-Phillip tells Nathanael
-Nathanael believes in Jesus
*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 Ww - “When I am afraid, I will trust in You.”
Psalm 56:3
(The Bible verse card has different wording, but the above verse is how I will be teaching the verse in class).
Sharing Letter-Ww
*Your child has a new carpet square. Please note their new sharing day!
Monday- Red
Tuesday- Red and Orange
Wednesday- Yellow
Thursday-Green
Friday-Blue and Purple
Phonics- We will continue with our reading groups this week. Reading groups occur about every other week. Starting this week, your child will have reading homework every Tuesday and Thursday! Please return the book every day unless it has a sticker on it. If the book has a sticker on the cover, the book may stay at home.
Handwriting- We will start learning our capital cursive alphabet! The handwriting load is becoming heavy. If your child is unable to finish their work in class, their work will be sent home in order for them to complete it. Look for the please finish and return stamp.
Math- We will continue to learn sorting by lengths (shorter, longer). Not many math pages will be sent home. We will be using many manipulatives to learn new concepts and I will assess their knowledge based on their use of manipulatives. Below is an explanation.
Marcy Cook
Two weeks ago I had the privilege of spending a day at Marcy Cook’s seminar: Math for K-3. Marcy Cook is a leading math specialist, master educator and author. She believes that “number sense develops gradually by exploring, visualizing and relating number algorithms.” Marcy introduced me to a new approach of teaching math. Practically, her philosophy will be implemented in our kindergarten class by having our students use manipulatives, hands-on games, and other relevant math tools. The goal is to have the students actively involved. Active involvement will engage students and maximize their learning.
Science- Seasons and Seeds
Reminders/Notes
*100th Day of School- Friday, February 5th will be the 100th Day of School! We are not going to have a party that day, but we are going to spend most of the day learning about 100! We are going to have different centers set up in which the children will rotate and participate in different 100 activities. I will need about 7 parents to sign-up and volunteer to run a center. Please look for me outside to sign-up. I will need parents to make a commitment from 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m.
*Aquarium of the Pacific Field Trip- We will be taking our 3rd field trip on Wednesday, February 10th! The cost for each child is $10. The cost for each parent/chaperone is $6. If you and your child have a season pass, you only need to send in $4 with your child for gas money. Please have in the permission slips and the money by THIS FRIDAY, 02/05/01.
*Grandparent’s Day- Friday, February 12th! There will be a performance for the beloved Grandparents on the 12th. Your child will be singing a song for the performance. Lyrics will be sent home this week and posted on the blog. Check the GCS website for more information!
*No School- Monday, February 16th
*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!
*Report Cards- Will be mailed home this week! Thank you for your patience! I will be diligent about posting grades online and I will send home progress reports for the 3rd quarter at the end of February.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Rainbow Sight Words
Purple #1
the
of
and
a
to
in
is
Blue #2
you
that
it
he
was
for
on
Green #3
are
as
with
his
they
I
at
Yellow #4
be
this
have
from
or
one
had
Orange #5
by
word
but
not
what
all
were
Red #6
we
when
your
can
said
there
use
the
of
and
a
to
in
is
Blue #2
you
that
it
he
was
for
on
Green #3
are
as
with
his
they
I
at
Yellow #4
be
this
have
from
or
one
had
Orange #5
by
word
but
not
what
all
were
Red #6
we
when
your
can
said
there
use
Weekly Memo-January 24th
Miss Nenadov’s Kindergarten Weekly Memo
01/24/01-01/28/01
Bible- The Temptation of Jesus
-The kingdoms of the world
-The pinnacle of the Temple
-Angels minister to Jesus
Memory Verse: Letter Nn-“No man can serve two masters.” Matthew 6:24
Sharing Letter-Nn
Phonics- We will continue with our reading groups this week. Reading groups occur about every other week. Starting this week, your child will have reading homework every Tuesday and Thursday! A detailed flyer will be sent home. Please return the book every day unless it has a sticker on it. If the book has a sticker on the cover, the book may stay at home.
Handwriting- We will continue joining letters together and we will start learning our capital cursive alphabet! The handwriting load is becoming heavy. I will not send home homework, but if your child is unable to finish their work in class, their work will be sent home in order for them to complete it. Look for the please finish and return stamp.
Math- We are finishing up chapter 5 and will begin chapter 6 this week. We are continuing to tell time on both digital and analog clocks and we will begin to learn sorting by lengths (shorter, longer). Not many math pages will be sent home. We will be using many manipulatives to learn new concepts and I will assess their knowledge based on their use of manipulatives.
Science- Seasons and Seeds
Reminders/Notes
*100th Day of School- Friday, February 5th will be the 100th Day of School! We are not going to have a party that day, but we are going to spend most of the day learning about 100! We are going to have different centers set up in which the children will rotate and participate in different 100 activities. I will need about 7 parents to sign-up and volunteer to run a center. Please look for me outside to sign-up. I will need parents to make a commitment from 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m.
*Aquarium of the Pacific Field Trip- We will be taking our 3rd field on Wednesday, February 10th! The cost for each child is $10. The cost for each parent/chaperone is $6. If you and your child have a season pass, you only need to send $4 with your child for gas money. Please have in the permission slips and the money by 02/05/01.
*Grandparent’s Day- Friday, February 12th! There will be a performance for the beloved Grandparents on the 12th. Your child will be singing a song for the performance. Lyrics will be sent home this week and posted on the blog. Check the GCS website for more information!
*No School- Monday, February 16th
*Rainbow Sight Words- Please practice the rainbow sight words with your child! If you lose your list, please check the blog. They are posted!
01/24/01-01/28/01
Bible- The Temptation of Jesus
-The kingdoms of the world
-The pinnacle of the Temple
-Angels minister to Jesus
Memory Verse: Letter Nn-“No man can serve two masters.” Matthew 6:24
Sharing Letter-Nn
Phonics- We will continue with our reading groups this week. Reading groups occur about every other week. Starting this week, your child will have reading homework every Tuesday and Thursday! A detailed flyer will be sent home. Please return the book every day unless it has a sticker on it. If the book has a sticker on the cover, the book may stay at home.
Handwriting- We will continue joining letters together and we will start learning our capital cursive alphabet! The handwriting load is becoming heavy. I will not send home homework, but if your child is unable to finish their work in class, their work will be sent home in order for them to complete it. Look for the please finish and return stamp.
Math- We are finishing up chapter 5 and will begin chapter 6 this week. We are continuing to tell time on both digital and analog clocks and we will begin to learn sorting by lengths (shorter, longer). Not many math pages will be sent home. We will be using many manipulatives to learn new concepts and I will assess their knowledge based on their use of manipulatives.
Science- Seasons and Seeds
Reminders/Notes
*100th Day of School- Friday, February 5th will be the 100th Day of School! We are not going to have a party that day, but we are going to spend most of the day learning about 100! We are going to have different centers set up in which the children will rotate and participate in different 100 activities. I will need about 7 parents to sign-up and volunteer to run a center. Please look for me outside to sign-up. I will need parents to make a commitment from 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m.
*Aquarium of the Pacific Field Trip- We will be taking our 3rd field on Wednesday, February 10th! The cost for each child is $10. The cost for each parent/chaperone is $6. If you and your child have a season pass, you only need to send $4 with your child for gas money. Please have in the permission slips and the money by 02/05/01.
*Grandparent’s Day- Friday, February 12th! There will be a performance for the beloved Grandparents on the 12th. Your child will be singing a song for the performance. Lyrics will be sent home this week and posted on the blog. Check the GCS website for more information!
*No School- Monday, February 16th
*Rainbow Sight Words- Please practice the rainbow sight words with your child! If you lose your list, please check the blog. They are posted!
Monday, January 18, 2010
Weekly Kindergarten Memo
January 19th-22nd
Bible: Satan and the Temptation of Jesus
Memory Verse: Hh-“Honor thy father and thy mother.” Exodus 20:12
Share Letter of the Week: Hh
Phonics: This week we will review blends and write the blends. We will also identify the vowel in single-vowel words.
Handwriting: We will continue to join consonants to vowels. More homework will be sent home this week.
Math: We will learn how long a minute and an hour are. We will compare digital and analog clocks. (Time and money are hard concepts for Kindergarteners to grasp. Please work with your child on these concepts at home. We will start learning about money soon).
Science: We will learn about wind, fall, winter, and how plants grow.
Important Notices!
*100th Day of School-February 5th,2010- The 100th Day of School is quickly approaching. We will be having a party on that day. More information is soon to follow.
*100th Day of School Glasses- This week foam cut-out of the number 100 will be sent home. Please decorate appropriately and put on elastic to turn them into glasses. You do NOT have to bring these back to school when you have finished, but have your child wear them to school on Friday, February 5th.
*Aquarium of the Pacific-Wednesday, February 10th- We are going on our 3rd field trip 2/10/01. Permission slips have been sent home. The cost for the field trip is $10 per child, and $6 per adult. If you have a pass, you only need to send in $4 for your child’s gas money. All parents are welcome. Please turn in your permission slip and money by Friday, February 5th, 2010.
*Grandparents Day- Friday, February 12th
*February Holidays- No School-Monday, February 15th
*Rainbow Sight Words- This week a list of about 40 sight words will be sent home with your child. Sight words are words that are not spelled phonetically. There will be 6 different colors of sight words (red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple). Each color will have 6-8 sight words. Once your child learns all of the words in one color, they will read all of the words to me. Each time they pass a color, they will get to color in that color of their rainbow. When their rainbow is complete, they will have learned up to 40 sight words!
*Outerwear- All outerwear must be GCS colors and have no insignia on it.
*Snacks- Please remember to pack your child a snack every day. We have snack daily at 9:50a.m.
*Nap Blanket- Please send your child to school with a small towel or blanket to nap with.
January 19th-22nd
Bible: Satan and the Temptation of Jesus
Memory Verse: Hh-“Honor thy father and thy mother.” Exodus 20:12
Share Letter of the Week: Hh
Phonics: This week we will review blends and write the blends. We will also identify the vowel in single-vowel words.
Handwriting: We will continue to join consonants to vowels. More homework will be sent home this week.
Math: We will learn how long a minute and an hour are. We will compare digital and analog clocks. (Time and money are hard concepts for Kindergarteners to grasp. Please work with your child on these concepts at home. We will start learning about money soon).
Science: We will learn about wind, fall, winter, and how plants grow.
Important Notices!
*100th Day of School-February 5th,2010- The 100th Day of School is quickly approaching. We will be having a party on that day. More information is soon to follow.
*100th Day of School Glasses- This week foam cut-out of the number 100 will be sent home. Please decorate appropriately and put on elastic to turn them into glasses. You do NOT have to bring these back to school when you have finished, but have your child wear them to school on Friday, February 5th.
*Aquarium of the Pacific-Wednesday, February 10th- We are going on our 3rd field trip 2/10/01. Permission slips have been sent home. The cost for the field trip is $10 per child, and $6 per adult. If you have a pass, you only need to send in $4 for your child’s gas money. All parents are welcome. Please turn in your permission slip and money by Friday, February 5th, 2010.
*Grandparents Day- Friday, February 12th
*February Holidays- No School-Monday, February 15th
*Rainbow Sight Words- This week a list of about 40 sight words will be sent home with your child. Sight words are words that are not spelled phonetically. There will be 6 different colors of sight words (red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple). Each color will have 6-8 sight words. Once your child learns all of the words in one color, they will read all of the words to me. Each time they pass a color, they will get to color in that color of their rainbow. When their rainbow is complete, they will have learned up to 40 sight words!
*Outerwear- All outerwear must be GCS colors and have no insignia on it.
*Snacks- Please remember to pack your child a snack every day. We have snack daily at 9:50a.m.
*Nap Blanket- Please send your child to school with a small towel or blanket to nap with.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Kindergarten Weekly Memo
January 11th- January 15th
Bible: The Baptism of Jesus
Memory Verse- “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” Acts 16:31
Sharing Letter- Bb- This week we will be sharing items that
start with the letter Bb.
Monday- Red Row
Tuesday- Red and Orange Row
Wednesday- Yellow Row
Thursday- Green Row
Friday- Blue and Purple Row
Phonics: This week we will continue reading groups. We will read short words that start with
vowels, review blends, learn what it means to “spell” a word and practice our sight words.
Coming Soon- A list of sight words that you can practice with your child at home!
Handwriting: We will continue writing our names in cursive and joining cursive letters together.
*There will be cursive homework this week. The more practice your child gets, the better!
Math: This week we will continue Chapter 5. We will learn how to order events, tell the difference
between hours and minutes, estimate time and read a calendar.
Science: We will finish God’s plan for weather and review fall and winter.
WELCOME BACK!
*I sent home with your child their pencil box. If you could replace the missing items, that would be wonderful. I do have supplies, but not enough for the whole class. I realize that you probably don’t have a list of things needed, so here is a list of things that would be helpful:
-a glue bottle (no sticks please)
-crayons
-colored pencils
-a few small (regular size) pencils
I have a class set of scissors and an electric pencil sharpener. If your child could have all of their supplies by next week, that would be wonderful.
*Reading Groups- We will be using both consumable and non-consumable books in class. The consumable books will be sent home and they do NOT need to be returned. Please read these books with your child.
*Handwriting- Homework will be sent home this week. Please have your child trace and write the letters and words. Be sure to help them with their formation and please check their pencil grip.
*Snacks-Please remember to send your child to school with a snack.
*Nap-Please make sure that your child’s blanket is not too large. I am unable to close the cupboards if the blankets are too large. It is nearly impossible to fit a blanket and a pillow in the small space.
*Be sure to check and see if your child’s outerwear meets the dress code. Please forgive me for leading you astray in an earlier posting. I was misinformed.
*We are 19 days away from the 100th day of school. More information to follow soon!
January 11th- January 15th
Bible: The Baptism of Jesus
Memory Verse- “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” Acts 16:31
Sharing Letter- Bb- This week we will be sharing items that
start with the letter Bb.
Monday- Red Row
Tuesday- Red and Orange Row
Wednesday- Yellow Row
Thursday- Green Row
Friday- Blue and Purple Row
Phonics: This week we will continue reading groups. We will read short words that start with
vowels, review blends, learn what it means to “spell” a word and practice our sight words.
Coming Soon- A list of sight words that you can practice with your child at home!
Handwriting: We will continue writing our names in cursive and joining cursive letters together.
*There will be cursive homework this week. The more practice your child gets, the better!
Math: This week we will continue Chapter 5. We will learn how to order events, tell the difference
between hours and minutes, estimate time and read a calendar.
Science: We will finish God’s plan for weather and review fall and winter.
WELCOME BACK!
*I sent home with your child their pencil box. If you could replace the missing items, that would be wonderful. I do have supplies, but not enough for the whole class. I realize that you probably don’t have a list of things needed, so here is a list of things that would be helpful:
-a glue bottle (no sticks please)
-crayons
-colored pencils
-a few small (regular size) pencils
I have a class set of scissors and an electric pencil sharpener. If your child could have all of their supplies by next week, that would be wonderful.
*Reading Groups- We will be using both consumable and non-consumable books in class. The consumable books will be sent home and they do NOT need to be returned. Please read these books with your child.
*Handwriting- Homework will be sent home this week. Please have your child trace and write the letters and words. Be sure to help them with their formation and please check their pencil grip.
*Snacks-Please remember to send your child to school with a snack.
*Nap-Please make sure that your child’s blanket is not too large. I am unable to close the cupboards if the blankets are too large. It is nearly impossible to fit a blanket and a pillow in the small space.
*Be sure to check and see if your child’s outerwear meets the dress code. Please forgive me for leading you astray in an earlier posting. I was misinformed.
*We are 19 days away from the 100th day of school. More information to follow soon!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Verse Change
I realized on Monday that we have already memorized the "F" verse. We are going to learn the "M" verse instead! FORGIVE ME!
Mm- Proverbs 23:26-"My son, give Me thine heart."
Bible- Life of Jesus (not David)
Mm- Proverbs 23:26-"My son, give Me thine heart."
Bible- Life of Jesus (not David)
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Kindergarten Weekly Memo
January 4th- January 8th
Bible: Life of David
Memory Verse- F-“Fear not: for I am with thee.” Isaiah 43:5
Sharing Letter- Mm- This week we will be sharing items that
start with the letter Mm.
Monday- Red Row
Tuesday- Red and Orange Row
Wednesday- Yellow Row
Thursday- Green Row
Friday- Blue and Purple Row
Phonics: This week we will start our reading groups. Each group will be pulled to work with me during
their independent working time. As a class we will focus on listing for vowels in the
middle of words and we will learn the “nd” blend.
Please remember to review the ladders with your child. Practice spelling/
sounding out small words with your child. Words such
as: hen, leg, can, bag, well, sock, duck, kick, gas, bug, jet, ham, cob, van, dig.
Here is a website with Dr. Fry’s first 100 Sight Words http://candohelperpage.com/files/sight_vocab/first.pdf\
Handwriting: We will begin to learn how to write our names in cursive. We are switching to smaller
print and to smaller, regular sized pencils. We will continue joining letters and
writing small words.
Math: This week we will begin Chapter 5. We will learn to how identify morning, afternoon and
evening, put the days of the week in order and learn the months of the year.
Science: We will continue to learn about God’s plan for weather.
WELCOME BACK!
*I sent home with your child their pencil box. If you could replace the missing items, that would be wonderful. I do have supplies, but not enough for the whole class. I realize that you probably don’t have a list of things needed, so here is a list of things that would be helpful:
-a glue bottle (no sticks please)
-crayons
-colored pencils
-a few small (regular size) pencils
I have a class set of scissors and an electric pencil sharpener. If your child could have all of their supplies by next week, that would be wonderful.
*We begin our reading groups this week. There is no homework for reading groups. Please take time to read to your child every night. Reading to your child will help their reading fluency.
January 4th- January 8th
Bible: Life of David
Memory Verse- F-“Fear not: for I am with thee.” Isaiah 43:5
Sharing Letter- Mm- This week we will be sharing items that
start with the letter Mm.
Monday- Red Row
Tuesday- Red and Orange Row
Wednesday- Yellow Row
Thursday- Green Row
Friday- Blue and Purple Row
Phonics: This week we will start our reading groups. Each group will be pulled to work with me during
their independent working time. As a class we will focus on listing for vowels in the
middle of words and we will learn the “nd” blend.
Please remember to review the ladders with your child. Practice spelling/
sounding out small words with your child. Words such
as: hen, leg, can, bag, well, sock, duck, kick, gas, bug, jet, ham, cob, van, dig.
Here is a website with Dr. Fry’s first 100 Sight Words http://candohelperpage.com/files/sight_vocab/first.pdf\
Handwriting: We will begin to learn how to write our names in cursive. We are switching to smaller
print and to smaller, regular sized pencils. We will continue joining letters and
writing small words.
Math: This week we will begin Chapter 5. We will learn to how identify morning, afternoon and
evening, put the days of the week in order and learn the months of the year.
Science: We will continue to learn about God’s plan for weather.
WELCOME BACK!
*I sent home with your child their pencil box. If you could replace the missing items, that would be wonderful. I do have supplies, but not enough for the whole class. I realize that you probably don’t have a list of things needed, so here is a list of things that would be helpful:
-a glue bottle (no sticks please)
-crayons
-colored pencils
-a few small (regular size) pencils
I have a class set of scissors and an electric pencil sharpener. If your child could have all of their supplies by next week, that would be wonderful.
*We begin our reading groups this week. There is no homework for reading groups. Please take time to read to your child every night. Reading to your child will help their reading fluency.
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