Mrs. Crooks's Kindergarten News
2016-2017 Volume 5
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...
- edit the daily messageby finding and fixing the errors.
Word Work
This week in Word Work we will...
- segment and blend cvc words.
- Identify the beginning and end sound of /s/.
- review the sound of short .
- Identify rhyming words.
- blend, read, and write words with review letters: /s/s, /m/m, /a/a
Shared Reading
This week in Shared Reading we will...
- make personal connections to the story.
- use picture clues to create a list.
- ask and answer questions
- Identify key details.
Grammar/Writing
This week in Grammar/Writing we will...
- share ideas by drawing.
- Identify and write the sight word see.
- complete a sentence by writing a word.
- find a sentence with a period.
Centers
This week in Centers we will...
- sort pictures by their initial sounds.
- follow directions in order to create a mister potato head and starfish.
- roll a die and color the pumpkin with the matching number on the die.
- add words in order to create a book
- work with the teacher on specific skills .
Math
Unit 2: Counting and Comparing
This week in math we will...
- connecti number words, numerals, and quantities.
use a Ten-Frame to develop visual images of quantities up to 10.
represent quantities.
Content
Science
This week in Science we will...
- Identify and use our senses to gather information.
- explore objects from the beach using the sense of touch.
Specials
Monday - Art (wear an art smock)
Tuesday - Music
Wednesday - P.E. (wear sneakers)
Thursday - Library (return library books)
Friday - Dance (wear sneakers)
Fall Conference Sign Up
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 18th
December 16th
January 27th
February 24th
March 24th
April 28th
May 26th
June 9th (includes July birthdays)
Important Dates
- 10/21 - Schools Closed (MSEA Convention for teachers)
- 10/28 - Half Day (12:50 dismissal)
- 10/31 - Halloween Celebration (9:30 Parade and 9:45-11:10 class party)...more info to follow
- 11/8 - School Closed (Election Day)
- 11/11 - School Closed (Conference Day)
- 11/14 - 11/18 - American Education Week
- 11/14 - Kindergarten Visitation Day (American Education Week)
- 11/18 - Generation's Day
October Birthday Celebration
Farmer Stan Field Trip
Mystery Reader
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.