Welcome to Kindergarten with Mrs. Juarez: 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.

I will be at a teacher training Thursday and Friday of this week. Please remind your child the importance of respecting the substitute teacher and following all directions. I expect the best behavior from all my students while I am out of the classroom.

We are in need of the following for our classroom:
Play-doh

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:

September Family Project: Due: 9/27

Decorate your first name letter to tell us about you

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 2
Theme: Farm Animals
Story of the week: "Click Clack Moo"
Poem of the week: "To the Farm"
Letter(s) of the week: F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N

Home activities: Look for the letter(s) F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N (in all types of fonts)
Say words that begin with F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N
Draw pictures that begin with F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N
Sound out/blend CVC words (determine if real or silly)

sat, fat, rat, lat, yat

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: Setting

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 1.6 - 1.9 and review)

Students will be able to show same and different
categories: color, shape, size, pattern
Students will take their Math Test the following Monday 9/25

Science: Farm Animals Parent and Child

Students will be able to name and match parent and child animals on a farm
Test this Friday 9/22

Social Studies: Then and Now
Students 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 School now-classes for all grades
Exp: Land transportation then-horse and buggy Now-cars
Test this Friday 9/22

Writing: The Handwriting House