Kinder News
Roanoke Elementary - May 20, 2016
Bring Back Those Books!
Thanks for your help in locating and returning our resources!
Night of No Limits
Northwest High School, Justin, TX
All students and families are invited to participate in interactive learning displays from across the district. Kindergarten will have a table set up in the gallery displaying what we learned about being a Green Hero! We would love to see you there!
NISD Summer Opportunities
http://www.nisdtx.org/summer
Upcoming Events
Thursday, May 26th - NIGHT OF NO LIMITS - Northwest High School - 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Monday, May 30th - NO SCHOOL - MEMORIAL DAY
Thursday, June 2nd - KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM AWARDS followed by KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION - 8:30 - 10:00 am
Thursday, June 2nd - EARLY DISMISSAL - 12:15
Friday, June 3rd - EARLY DISMISSAL - 12:15
Summer Reading at the Roanoke Public Library
6:00 - 7:30 PM each evening
June 7th - Hosted by the CORE Team
June 14th - Hosted by the 4th Grade Teachers
June 21st - Hosted by the 5th Grade Teachers
June 28th - Hosted by the 3rd Grade Teachers
July 12th - Hosted by the 2nd Grade Teachers
July 19th - Hosted by the Kindergarten Teachers
July 26th - Hosted by the 1st Grade Teachers
Maker Challenge
Cece Bell's book I Yam a Donkey was written to make us laugh. Now it is your turn!
Your Task:
On a 3 x 5 card (see Mrs. Valdez or Mrs. Jones in the library), write a joke or riddle that you think will make the students at Roanoke laugh.
Include the following items on the back of your card.
- First and Last Name
- Grade Level
- Teacher
Turn your cards in to the jar in the library.
Each Monday-Thursday from May 3rd to May 27th we will draw one joke/riddle to be read on the daily announcements.
Image credit: www.amazon.com
Dress Code
- Tank Tops & Spaghetti Straps are not allowed. A good rule of thumb is that the straps on a shirt or dress should be 3 child finger widths wide (or 2 adult finger widths).
- Shirts should overlap the waistband of the skirt, shorts, or pants when the arms are raised.
- Shorts, skorts, dresses, and skirts must be mid-thigh in length or longer.
May/June Lunch and Breakfast Menus
What Did We Learn At School This Week?
Skills Block
Academic language . . .
- vowel
- consonant
- rhyme
New Sight Word: review all sight words, reading and writing
Poem: "The Caterpillar"
This week we learned that we can change the first and last letters of a word to make a new word.
Want to Help Your Child With Letter Sounds?
Suggestion - don't always practice from A-Z - mix it up - go out of order. :)
Sight Word Practice Flashcards
Readers Workshop
This week we identified different forms of media and ways writers get our attention:
- Media can be advertisements, newspapers, movies, and commercials.
- Writers get our attention by using color, bold letter sizes, shape words, and sounds.
- Good readers pay attention to these techniques to help us think about what the writer wants us to know about their topic.
Final READ-O Cards
READO Card #5 K-2
READO Card #5 K-2 Spanish
Writers Workshop
These Non-Fiction Text Features are Included in the Book:
- Table of Contents
- Caption
- Map
- Graph
- Diagram
- Table
- Labels
- Bullets
- Glossary
Ways to Practice Writing at Home
- Reread something you wrote before. Use the revising checklist below to improve your writing.
Ways to Revise:
- I can add details to my picture.
- I can check for spacing between my words.
- I can capitalize the word "I"
- I can add more information
- I can add describing words
- I can add signal words (first, next, then, last, finally)
- I can check the word wall to fix spelling
- I can stretch out words and write all the sounds I hear in each word
- Use the Treasure in My Hand Plan to write a story about an experience. Write the Opening and Closing (Thumb and Pinkie) together, let your child write the Beginning, Middle, and End on his or her own!
- Write a simple poem about a topic or event. Here's an example:
Baby Chick
Pecking at my shell
Waiting to hatch
Scratch, scratch, scratch
- Write an "All About" book at home about an animal or anything that you know a lot about! Don't forget an opening and a closing.
- Write facts about a topic you know a lot about
- Write the steps for brushing your teeth or taking out the trash
- Write a grocery list
- Write a Thank You note to someone
- Make a To-Do List . . . and check it off when things get done!
- Make a sweet card for mom, dad, grandma, brother, etc.
After reading a Guided Reading book or listening to a Library Book:
- draw and write about the character or setting of a book
- draw and write about an opinion of a book, "I liked the book because . . ." or "I did not like the book because . . . "
- draw and write about a favorite part or a connection, "My favorite part was . . . . because it reminded me of . . ." or "This book reminds me of . . . . ".
Keep the writing brief - even just a sentence or two each night will really help your child to make progress with applying letter sounds in their writing.
Kindergarten Writing Prompts
Social Studies
This week we learned about tools, machines and technology. We learned what the differences are between these. A tool is something held in the hand that can help us do a task. A machine is something with moving parts that helps us do a task, and technology is using science to make useful things. We saw some pictures and talked about them discussing who uses them and how they are used. At the end of the lesson we drew and wrote about a tool/machine/technology that we use everyday in our classrooms.
Math
This week in math we started talking about "Financial Literacy". Students identified ways to earn income. They also identified money earned and money received as a gift. Students discussed simple skills for jobs and described skills that people need in order to their job. We reviewed the terms wants and needs and identified and sorted examples of wants and needs. We all enjoyed learning about financial literacy!
Science
A Few More Kinder Announcements
Lunch Guests - Please let your child's teacher know when you, your spouse, and especially when an extended family member is coming to eat lunch with your child.
Extra Clothes - Please send an extra change of clothes and underwear in your child's backpack - just in case of illness or an accident. Thank you!
Jackets - Please be sure to label your child's jackets and sweatshirts with his or her name so that misplaced items can be identified and hopefully returned quickly.
Important Kindergarten Skills
- count by 1s from 1 to 100
- count by 1s from any number to 100
- count by 10s from 10 to 100
- count by 10s from any decade number (10, 20, 30, etc.) to 100
- practice tying shoes
- practice writing your first and last name correctly
Click here for a video from our coaches about how to tie shoes!
Volunteer Background Check
Illness and Attendance
If your child is absent, a note must be sent to school stating the reason for the absence. In addition, we ask that you contact your child's teacher and our attendance clerk, Mrs. Esperanza Wright via phone or email on the day of the absence at 817-215-0650, ewright@nisdtx.org.
Labels For Education
Have You Signed Up for Remind Notifications?
Email your teacher if you missed the email/handout that was sent previously.
Roanoke Elementary School University - Parent Information Night
RES-U Presentations
Please let your teacher know if you have any questions!
Roanoke Elementary Kindergarten Team
Mrs. Allen - aallen@nisdtx.org
Mrs. DiBenedetto - cdibenedetto@nisdtx.org
Mrs. Lawson - slawson@nisdtx.org
Ms. McLarty - kmclarty@nisdtx.org
Website: http://www.nisdtx.org/domain/1565
Location: 1401 Lancelot Drive, Roanoke, TX, United States
Phone: 817-215-0650
Twitter: @RoanokeRangers