Kindergarten News
Mrs. Long's Class
January 26, 2017
Upcoming Events at JES
January 27th- Elementary Night for Scottsburg Warriors at Meyer Gym. If students wear their school shirt, they will get in for free!
February 9th - Mobile Dentist
SNOW MAKE UP DAYS:
*Monday, February 20th
*Monday, March 20th
Skills we are working on:
- Spelling words
- Writing sentences
- Letters and Sounds
- Shapes
- Counting to 100 by 1's, 5's and 10's
- County to 20 by 2's
- Writing numbers 0-60
- Number recognition
- Nursery Rhymes
- Rhyming Words
- Syllables
- CVC words
- Character and Setting
- Comparing stories
100th Day of School Celebration!
Weekly Assessments: 1/30 - 2/3
By Baby Bunting
Follow the link below to watch the video.
Sight Words:
We are working on Sight Word List 3.
On Friday, students will be checked on the following words:
where, come, boy, what, said, was, go, here, from, are, that, do
*Please continue to review all words on List 1 and 2.
Weekly Sentences
Spelling
We have officially begun Spelling, and took our first spelling test this week! Each Friday you will find the new list of words in your child’s folder. The students will have to spell ten words, and write a sentence using correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. The spelling tests will be given on Friday mornings.
Spelling City is a great website for students to use to practice spelling the words. There are a variety of games they can play and/or take a practice test. Students will be using this site to practice the words at school as well.
You can log on to our class lists here: http://www.spellingcity.com/blongjes/
This Week's Spelling Homework Sheet:
*Remember homework is optional- It's a great way to help reinforce the skills we are learning and provide extra practice! Students will be given a treat on Friday if they turn it in.
WARRIOR BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING CAMP
The Scottsburg Warrior Baseball Team will be hosting a Spring Training Camp on February 28th, March 2nd, March 7th, and March 9th. For more information and to register, please visit- www.warriorsbaseballcamps.com
Pinwheel
What if we get snow, ice, subzero temps, or any combo of these delightful things? As we move into January and the coldest winter months, it is important for parents and students to know how school decisions are made and how 'winter works' at Scott 2!
The difficult job in deciding whether or not to change the school schedule is left to our school superintendent. Dr. Marc Slaton will follow weather forecasts from multiple sources, communicate with local law enforcement, and even personally drive district roads prior to making a decision about delaying or cancelling school. Sometimes a change is announced at night. Sometimes not until morning. Sometimes the plan changes overnight.
The most important thing to know is that the decision is ALWAYS made in the best interest of safety for school buses, students that walk to school, students that drive to school, parents that drive their kids to school, and staff members that drive to work.
When school changes are made, SchoolMessenger calls will be sent to all parent phone numbers. Parents and students can also find out about school changes on our web site, on local radio or TV, and on district Facebook sites. Please make sure your contact information is up to date in Harmony so that you are receiving the SchoolMessenger call.
If we have a 2 hour delay, schools will start at 9:45 AM. Bus routes will run two hours late but riders should be patient as winter roads often slow travel. JES will still open at 7:30 AM for parents that need to drop off students on the way to work. The YMCA Before School Program will not be in session. JES will serve breakfast at 9:30 AM. All classes will meet but on a shortened basis. Sport and club activities will be held. There will be no AM Preschool.
If we cancel school, JES will be closed. No sport or club activities will be held on days that we cancel school. All cancelled days will be made up!
Also, please send your child dressed appropriately for cold weather!
Accelerated Reader Prize Incentive Program
Dreambox Math
Studydog
Reading Eggs
Your child has been introduced to the program Reading Eggs. We will be using Reading Eggs regularly throughout the school year. A paper has been sent home with your child's login and password information. *(Login: first name, middle initial, last name. Password: is first name and lunch number) There is also is a program called Mathseeds. Mathseeds will give your child extra math skill practice. The login is the same! If you have internet access, you are encouraged to use these programs at home! Just go to www.readingeggs.com
Scholastic Book Orders
Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub
One-Time Class Activation Code: GWMXY
Ordering online is fast and easy:
- VISIT https://orders.scholastic.com/GWMXY
- CLICK on "Connect to Your Teacher " under the FOR PARENTS section.
- ENTER the one-time Class Activation Code
- SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books and value packs
- SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom
- All book orders will be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!
Box Tops!!
Competition ends at the end of the nine weeks!
We are collecting Box Tops this year! You can find them on lots of packages… everything from school supplies to taco shells! Each regular Box Top clipping is worth 10 cents, and those can add up quickly when we all turn them in! Please put your labels in a baggie or an envelop, label them "Long" and send them in.... Thanks so much!!
*(You can also search for What's Happening in Kindergarten)
Canvas
**This is a work in progress- there will be more information sent home at a later date!