Mrs. Stone and Mrs. O'Dell's
Kindergarten Korner
WELCOME TO JANUARY 2023!!!
We are so proud of our students' progress! We look forward to a fun and busy month that includes learning about Winter, Hibernation, Martin Luther King, Jr, Addition and Subtraction to 10, expanding our writing skills, and blending sounds to read words, and much more!!!
Reminders for the Week of January 30-February 3rd
**Class Picture Day is coming up on February 10th! Everyone will be pictured this day. If you would like to purchase a class group picture, please return the $10 payment and the order envelope to school.
**Order forms have gone home for our yearbook sale. If you would like to purchase a school yearbook, they are $25.00. Please return the order envelope-with payment so we can turn those in to the office. (Even if you purchase online-we need to have the envelope with the "paid online" checked so we know who ordered).
**We will have Parent/Teacher Conferences in February. I will send a Sign-Up link out soon!
**We will have a class Valentine Exchange and Special Snack on Feb. 14th. If your child chooses to participate, I have included a class list of names below.
**Great job on Spelling assignments! The students are doing amazing and have been doing very well on their spelling tests! Keep up the great work!
**Don't forget to send a healthy snack and water bottle each day with your child.
**Please make sure we know how your child will go home each day. If you have changes in transportation, please call the office and send me a Dojo message.
NEW SPELLING HOMEWORK ROUTINE!
We will be adding a short spelling assignment to our homework routine. The front sheet includes the week's spelling words and explains each night's assignment while the second sheet is for your child's nightly written work. Spelling assignments (second page only) need to be completed by Friday and returned in your child's homework folder to be graded for completion. On four day weeks, tests will be on Thursday. Students who complete the week's assignments and have it in their folder on the last morning of the week will receive a prize. The purpose of the spelling assignment is to help our students with decoding and encoding word family words which helps them in reading fluency and to prepare for 1st grade next year. Each night's assignments should only take 5-10 minutes to complete. Spelling tests will be given on Fridays on those words. Thank you for your help!
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING THIS WEEK?
I can tell the sounds for the letters of the alphabet fluently.
I can name all sounds heard in words.
I can write uppercase and lowercase letters.
I can segment and blend sounds in words (cvc words).
I can substitute and add sounds to make new words.
I can distinguish between similarly spelled words and tell which sounds are different.
Math
I can add and subtract with numbers to 10.
I can recognize, count with, and write numbers 0-10.
I can write a number sentence (equation) for addition and subtraction.
Science
I can tell characteristics of Winter.
Social Studies
I can tell how various events have shaped history.
I can tell the role of the President.
Health
I can explain the importance of taking care of my teeth and gums.
I can tell the proper way to brush my teeth.
I can tell ways to keep my teeth and gums healthy.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
*February 8th: Early Dismissal at 12:30
*February 10th: Class Picture Day
*February 12th: Valentine Family Dance (3:00-5:00)
*February 14th: Class Valentine Exchange/Special Snack
*February 17th/February 20th: NO SCHOOL (Teacher Workdays)
*February 21st: 100th Day of School (Tentative)
*February 22nd: Progress Reports
*February 23rd: PTO Night
CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) Word Videos to Help Your Child at Home!
These videos below are great to do with your child that involve movement and help them practice the blending skills we have worked on at school:
Fridays are Ice Cream Days!
Mrs. Stone and Mrs. O'Dell's Classroom Wish List
**Candy for our candy bowl (nut free)
**Paper Towels
**Large bottles of hand sanitizer (pump)
**Lysol spray
**Clorox wipes
Nightly Homework
**Spelling Practice with Word Families-SEE ABOVE FOR DETAILS!!!
**Don't forget to have your child read their baggie book at least 3 times with/to you. Don't forget to sign the reading log each night. No books will be sent home on Fridays.**Help your child read/recognize our 5 Weekly High Frequency Words. We will send home 5 words each week for recognition only. Students will need to practice recognizing/reading their Weekly Words each night. High-Frequency word recognition is very important-90% of texts students read are these "high-frequency words". We will have a recognition "test" on Fridays to check their progress.
THIS WEEK'S WEEKLY HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS AND SPELLING WORDS
HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS
make
blue
one
find
red
SPELLING WORDS
bit
fit
hit
pit
sit
big
dig
fig
pig
wig
2022-2023 Wilkes County Schools Calendar
Contact Information
Email: stonea@wilkes.k12.nc.us
Website: wes.wilkescountyschools.org
Location: 1248 School Street, Wilkesboro, NC, USA
Phone: 336-651-4261