In Our Class This Week...

Good afternoon parents and guardians, 

Be sure to check out our Shutterfly page for our latest classroom pictures. If you would like access, please email me for a special invite. Soon all parents/guardians will be given access to teachers grade books. I try to update my grades right away after the students take a test.

 Please help me reinforce the following hand signals and rules: 

Hand Signals: (show me the number of fingers in the air)

2 fingers: restroom

Encourage your child to use the restroom before school, during recess, during lunch, during PE and after school.

3 fingers: water

Children may bring their own water bottle to keep in class, please LABEL it with their name.

4 fingers: tissue

when needed, please ask student to sit back down right away

5 fingers: question

question for me to give more information on

Classroom Rules:

#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 hands to yourself

#6: Keep your dear teacher happy

If you have any question or concerns please feel free to email me, text back to the reminders I set or stop by the classroom.

School News:

Current drop off and pick up will continue until Wednesday 9/13

9/14: Back to School Night
3 teacher sessions in classroom 5, 5:30 and 6 pm (choose one)
Parent orientation in MPR 4:30 and 5:30 (choose one)

9/27: Kindergarten Apple Tasting
Please let me know (via email, text, verbal) if are able to donate any apple items:
Apple cider

Apple sauce

Apple butter

Apple chips 

Apple pie

Apple jacks

Anything else apple!

Red plates and napkins

Plastic cups

10/18: Wacky Inventors Wednesday
"Spider Web Slim"
Please let me know (via email, text, verbal) if you are able to donate any of the items below
Elmer's Glue
Liquid Laundry Detergent
Spoons
Green food dye
Plastic spiders

10/20: PTO sponsored Family Friday

Come have lunch with your child! Kinder lunch begins at 11 am

Here is a look into our week

Songs to practice at home:

Syllable song

Letter sounds

Count to 100

Count by 10s

Language Arts: Unit 1 Week 1

Theme: Farm Animals
Story of the week: "Old MacDonald had a Wood Shop"
Poem of the week: "Who am I? (pig)"
Letter(s) of the week: A, B, C, D, E

Home activities: Look for the letter(s) Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee (in all types of fonts)
Say words that begin with Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee
Draw pictures that begin with Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee
Sound  out  blend CVC words (determine if real or silly)

cat, bat, hat, gat, pat

Weekly Reading Comprehension Test: Every Friday (Based on the comprehension skill of the week)
Song we review in class: Parts of a Story Song
This week's focus: Character

High Frequency Words (HFW also known as Sight words: Same set of words last for two weeks. These words are meant to be read just by "seeing" them)
This week's words: I, am

Math: Unit 1 Matching and Sorting (lessons 1.1-1.4)

Students will be able to show same and different.
Categories: color, shape, size, pattern

Science: Farm Animals Parent and Child

Students will be able to name and match parent and child animals on a farm.

Social Studies: Then and NowStudents will be able to describe items and tasks that used to take place then and now.
Exp: School 

Then: one school for all grades/town

Now: classes for all grades

Exp: Land Transportation 

Then: horse and buggy

Now: cars

Writing: The Handwriting House

Introduce handwriting house
What do the lines mean
Introduce tall letters, small letters and falling letters

Practice paper (print and use at home)

Please feel free to stop by with any questions or concerns. If you are unable to, you may always email me or text back via my reminders.

Have a great rest of your weekend. See you all Monday!

Thank you, Mrs. Juarez