Rising Star Pre-K Sept 6-10
Miss Jamie-Classroom Teacher AND Mrs. Cameron-Classroom aide
NO SCHOOL-Labor Day
Monday, Sep 6, 2021, 08:00 AM
Rising Star Elementary School, Candlelight Lane, Lenexa, KS, USA
Looking Ahead:
Back to School Virtual Night Event: Wednesday, September 8th
Session #1 at 5:30pm. Session #2 at 6:30pm
NO SCHOOL: Friday, September 17th for Teacher Professional learning day
Click Here to Join For Back to School Night
I will record my sessions to share out later if you miss the meetings, as well as send out a QR to the information we will go over.
Complete the ASQ: deadline: Friday, Sept 17
English: https://www.asqonline.com/family/8f2819
Important Information
* During the month of September we will be administering our formal assessment tool with all students. It is called the My individual growth development indicators (myIGDI). This is a tool we use to gather more data in the areas of math and reading. The results of this assessment help me, as the teacher, plan lessons/small groups and individual goals with students along with many other sets of data we collect as well.
* PENCIL GRIP...The ability to hold a writing utensil (Pencil, crayon, marker, or paint brush) is a very difficult skill for many students year after year. Students at this age should be able to grasp a writing tool with their fingers, hold the tool tightly and and begin to make marks on paper. (See image below) Working on this skill takes time, and practice. Below are ways you can help your child at home to improve the muscles, coordination and skills needed for an improved writing grip.
* Activities that involve squeezing, pinching, pulling, gripping: clothespins, tweezers, tongs, eye-droppers, spray bottles, stamps
* Make time to Draw/color/Write
*Break crayons or chalk into smaller pieces
*Draw on a slanted surface (easel, tape paper to a wall)
* practice different lines (straight, slant, circles)
Theme: All About Me/Friends All Around
At Home:
At home you can support independence, following directions and your child's success at school by encouraging your child to do things for themself.
They should be able to complete the following activities with minimal struggle or frustration:
* Follow 1-2 step directions (go get your shoes, and backpack)
* Wait for your child to ask you for help--its easy to do FOR them, when often they do not need you to help.
* Wait out their frustration--this teaches them to do HARD things.
* Self dress
* Put on their shoes
* GET and even open their own snacks (let them use a chair, or step stool to reach food, teach them how to OPEN the package) This teaches them to take care of themselves!
Alphabet Work
Standards: CL.F.p4.1d Recognizes and names some upper and lowercase letters, in addition to those in their first name
Standard: CL.F.p4.3a: Demonstrates basic knowledge of letter sound correspondence by producing the sound of some letters.
CL.F.p4.3b Recognizes their own name in print
CL.F.p4.3c Recognizes and "read" familiar words or environmental print
Literacy Work
This month we will be introducing many new skills including syllables in words and rhyming. We will be clapping and counting how many syllables or "parts" are in a word (EX: /tur/+/tle/= turtle; or clapping or snapping out syllables ap-ple= 2 claps) We will begin rhyming by hearing similar sounds, similar words.
Standard: CL.F.p4.2b: Blends and segments syllables in spoken words
Standard: CL.F.p4.2a: Recognizes and produces rhyming words
Math
We will continue our work with counting and numbers 0-5. This week we will also work on making groups and matching them to numerals. Other Skills to keep working on:
- Continue practicing as high as you can, slow down and say each number! Make sure to count all the "teen Numbers"
- We want to count to at least 30---start small. Can you count to 5? 10? send me video of you counting!
- Can you name all the shapes (Circle, Square, rectangle and triangle)
- Can you find things around the house that are shaped like those? What about while you are driving in the car?
Standard: M.CC.p4.1 Counts in sequence to 30.
M.CC.p4.2 represents a group of objects with a written numeral
M.CC.p4.4a Uses one-to-one correspondence when counting groups of objects
Writing Activites
Any writing practice is useful. This can be done on a dry erase board, chalkboard/sidewalk chalk or pencil/crayon/marker with paper. always encourage correct finger placement on writing utensils. (Tracing apps on I-pads do not encourage good writing skills)
- Draw pictures! This is one of the first stages of writing.
- Practice writing their first name. Remember only the first letter should be capital, can you make the rest small?
- Practice writing the ABC's or Numbers 1-12
- Remember at this age our letters do not have to look perfect. Scribbles are writing too!
Scholastic Book Orders
Welcome to our classroom book club! You will always have the option to order books for your child online using the code below, as well as when the paper brochures come home! This is a great way to get books for your child at home!
Select books with your child and order online using code: GQRBM. The books will ship (for free!) directly to our classroom.We can arrange a pickup once they arrive!
Thank you for your support.
Please remember to read to your child each night!
Contact Miss Jamie
Email: jamievondrasek@smsd.org
Location: 8600 Candlelight Lane, Lenexa, KS, USA
Phone: 9139934512
Twitter: @jvondrasekPreK