Mrs. Crooks's Kindergarten News
2016-2017 Volume 10
English Language Arts (ELA)
The kindergarten ELA program is dividing into different components. Below is a description of each component and what your child will be learning the upcoming week.
Daily Message
This week in Daily Message we will...
- order words to correctly create a sentence in the message
Word Work
This week in Word Work we will...
- review learned sight words.
Shared Reading
This week in Shared Reading we will...
- order events of the history of Thanksgiving.
- sequence the story...There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie.
Grammar/Writing
This week in Grammar/Writing we will...
- write complete sentences.
- write about what we are thankful for.
Centers
This week in Centers we will...
- practice sight words by coloring a turkey the correct color for each sight word.
- create a turkey.
- color the correct number of turkey feathers.
- create a turkey book.
- work with the teacher on specific skills .
Math
Unit 2: Counting and Comparing
This week in math we will...
- use math tools to compare which is less or more, bigger or smaller, longer or shorter.
- write numbers that match sets of objects.
Content
Social Studies
This week in Social Studies we will...
- learn about the history of Thanksgiving.
- sequence the story of Thanksgiving.
- create a bead bracelet to help retell the history of Thanksgiving.
Specials
Monday - Art (wear an art smock)
Tuesday - Music
Wednesday - P.E. (wear sneakers)
Thursday - Library (return library books)
Friday - Dance (wear sneakers)
KidStuff
Volunteer Training
Birthday Celebration
We will celebrate monthly birthdays on the last Friday (if possible) of each month. Parents are welcome to celebrate their child's birthday with us. Please make sure that you have completed and returned the volunteer application and training/certificate. There is no food allowed at these celebrations. However, your child may choose to share a book for our class library, a game for indoor or outdoor recess, a small item like a pencil, or a craft to do during the celebration.
September 30th (includes August birthdays)
October 14th
November 21st (Change of date)
December 16th
January 27th
February 24th
March 24th
April 28th
May 26th
June 9th (includes July birthdays)
Important Dates
- 11/21 November Birthday Celebration (Changed from 11/18)
- 11/24 and 11/25 - Schools Closed (Thanksgiving)
- 12/9 - 1/2 day (12:50 dismissal)
- 12/23 - Schools Closed (Winter Break)
- 1/3 - Schools reopen
Mystery Reader
Generations Day
Contact Information
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Here is my contact information:
Lynn Crooks: lcrooks@bcps.org
West Towson Phone: 410-887-3869
Assignment Book/ Take Home Folder: write a note in either
**I will try to get back to you as soon as possible, but sometimes I am unable to, so please allow me 24 hours to respond.