In Our Class This Week...

Some important dates to keep in mind:

Weekly reminders

10/12 Picture Day (Uniforms worn)

10/15: California Shakeout

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

Story: Unit 1 Week 4 "Miss. Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip"
Friday Comprehension Test: Classify and Categorize

Writing:

Students will continue to write to tell a story and build their stamina
Writers are good partners
Student will share their work with a partner
Select a piece to publish
Students will fix up a previous writing piece

Math:

Chapter 2: Numbers to 10
Students will be able to use 0 to 9 to tell the number of objects
Students will be able to pair up sets of objects with other sets of the same quantity
Students will pair up sets of objects one-to-one with other sets of the same quantity
Chapter 2 Test: Monday: 10/5/15

Science:

Chapter 2: Solve problems
Students will be able to identify a problem and a design and materials for solving it
Students will note that one can draw and plan, create and test solution
Students will explain that solutions can be shared in different ways
Friday Test: Students will apply knowledge learned on how to solve problems

Social Studies:

Unit 3-Lesson 1: What job do people do?
Student will match simple descriptions of work that people do and the names of related jobs at the school, in the local community, and from historical accounts

Leadership:

Leadership: What is leadership? What do leaders do?

Please feel free to email me or stop by with any questions or concerns.

In Our Class The Week...

I wanted to thank everyone for your understanding with my car accident on Tuesday. I heard I missed an eventful day in the classroom. This week will be extra exciting as we will be learning about Johnny Appleseed and apples and having our first Awards Assembly! Also, on Friday I will be out of the classroom; Ms. Gilman will be subbing for me so please speak with your child about being respectful and following all the rules. 

Feel free to continue practicing these items at home:

Classroom rules (with hand motions)

1) Listen while the teacher is talking

2) Follow directions quickly

3) Respect others, respect yourself, respect your school

4) Raise your hand to speak or stand

5) Keep your hand to yourself

6) Keep your dear teacher happy

Some important dates to keep in mind:

Weekly reminders

9/22: Emergency Drill @10:20

9/25: First Awards Assembly @ 8am 

10/12 Picture Day (Uniforms worn)

10/15: California Shakeout

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

Story: Unit 1-Week 3 "Plaidypus Lost"
Friday Comprehension test: Sequence

Writing:

Students will continue to write to tell a story and build their stamina
Noticing details: Characters have setting
Noticing details: Characters have clothing
Using resources to help up:ABC chart
Moving from lists: "I love" to a focused idea
Friday- Writing exam:
Write your name and creating bubble map around a given idea

Math:

Chapter 1: Test
MONDAY: Numbers 1-5, differences
Chapter 2: Numbers to 10
Students will be able to count from 1 to 6
Students will be able to count from 1 to 7
Students will be able to count from 1 to 8
Students will be able to use 0 to 9 to tell the number of objects

Science:

Chapter 2: Solve problems
Students will be able to identify a problem and a design and materials for solving it
Students will note that one can draw and plan, create and test solution
Students will explain that solutions can be shared in different ways

In need of: paper plates, red, green and yellow apples, individual apple pies, anything apple! 

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DONATE THESE ITEMS!

Social Studies:

Unit 1-Lesson 3: What can we learn from stories?
Student will know beliefs and related behaviors of characters in stories from times past and understand the consequences of the characters' actions

Leadership:

Leadership: Complete and turn in all of your work

Please feel free to email me or stop by with any questions or concerns.

Scholastic Book Orders

Hard copy order forms will begin to go home this month! Scholastics always has great book sales, books as low as $1! The more books parents orders, the more points we earn towards books for the classroom. In the meantime use the button on the right side to order books. Orders usually come in within a week and a half.

Thank you!

In Our Class This Week...

Thank you to all those families that came out for back to school night. I hope I was able to answer any questions you may have had. If you have any more questions please feel free to email me or stop by the classroom. Looking forward to our first full week of school!

Feel free to practice these items at home:

Classroom rules (with hand motions)

1) Listen while the teacher is talking

2) Follow directions quickly

3) Respect others, respect yourself, respect your school

4) Raise your hand to speak or stand

5) Keep your hand to yourself

6) Keep your dear teacher happy

Some important dates to keep in mind:

Weekly reminders

9/14: PTO Meeting @ 5pm (Jurupa Campus)

9:16: Coffee with Director @8:00am (Jurupa Campus)

9/24: First awards assembly @ 8am 

10/12 Picture Day (Uniforms worn)

10/8: Singapore Math Night 5:30pm-6:30 (Jurupa campus)

10/15: California Shakeout

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

Story: Unit 1-Week 2 "We Are So Proud"
Friday Comprehension test: Setting
Other exam: Letter recognition A-N and HFW: I, am

Writing:

Students will continue to write to tell a story and build their stamina

Math:

Chapter 1: Lessons 3-6
Students will be able to understand not the same
Students will be able to count groups of 3 using items of different attributes
Students will be able to count groups of 4 using different attributes only
Students will be able to count groups of 5
Students will be able to spot differences between two pictures

Science:

Chapter 1: The Nature of Science (lessons 3-6)
Students will tell how to use tools to and collect data
Students will identify how using tools and following rules help children stay safe in science class
Thursday: Chapter 1 Test
Friday: Foody Fun Friday
Follow directions to create a yummy mixture

Social Studies:

Unit 1-Lesson 2: Who are good citizens? 
Student will be able to learn examples of honesty, courage, world history from stories and folklore.

Leadership:

Leadership: Respecting other

Please feel free to email me or stop by with any questions or concerns.

Our Week ...

What an amazing first week! I am beyond excited for my group of kiddos this year and of course having all you this year. It is going to be an educational, fun, exciting school year. I have so many parents/guardians already who are willing to help in class, THANK YOU!

Here are some things we did this week in class:

Read some amazing Kindergarten based books

Learned the classroom rules (with hand motions)

1) Listen while the teacher is talking

2) Follow directions quickly

3) Respect others, respect yourself, respect your school

4) Raise your hand to speak or stand

5) Keep your hand to yourself

6) Keep your dear teacher happy

Learned about our clip chart

Learned how to show our needs with our fingers

1) Restroom raise 2 fingers

(Please encourage students to use the restroom before school, during morning recess, during lunch, during PE and after school)

2) Water raise 3 fingers

3) Questions raise 5 fingers

Had Jitter Juice 

Learned some of the classroom routines

Some important dates to keep in mind:

Weekly reminders

9/7: NO SCHOOL

9/10: Back to School Night

9/14: PTO Meeting @ 5pm (Jurupa Campus)

9:16: Coffee with director at 8:30am (Jurupa Campus)

9/25: First Awards Assembly @ 8am

10/12 Picture Day (Uniforms worn)

10/8: Singapore Math Night 5:30-6:30 (Jurupa campus)

10/15: California Shakeout

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

Story: Unit 1 Week 1 "The Little School Bus"
Friday Comprehension test: Character

Writing:
Students will learn how to "Write the room"
Students will tell on paper

Math:
Chapter 1: Lesson 1-Students will be able to count groups of 1 and 2.
Chapter 1: Lesson 2-Students will be able to match and sort

Science:
Chapter 1: The Nature of Science (lesson 1-3)
Students will be able to tell about working together to ask and answer questions
Students will be able to explain how we observe by using the senses
Students will tell that children can learn together as they conduct fair tests
Students will identify ways to record and share information about observations and tests

Social Studies:
Unit 1-Lesson 1: Why do we follow the rules? 
Student will be bale to follow rules, such as sharing and taking turns and know the consequences of breaking them

Leadership:
Leadership: Follow rules and directions

Please feel free to email me or stop by with any questions or concerns.