Kindergarten Learning Guide
September 21-25, 2020
Ms. Parsley and Miss Harrison's Class
IMPORTANT NEWS AND REMINDERS
If you have not already done so, please use the sign-up sheet (attached in this newsletter) to sign up for a time to bring your child to the school for KRA testing. KRA testing is not the same as Star Testing.
Interim reports will be coming home on September 24. Please make sure that all "DUE BY FRIDAY" assignments have been uploaded into Seesaw. If you are having trouble accessing Seesaw, please let us know. Also, make sure your child is spending at least 15 minutes per day on Lexia and Dreambox.
There will be no music lesson this week.
Parents: Please make a name puzzle for your child. To do this, simply write your child's name on a piece of paper and cut out each letter. Place the cut apart letters in a Ziploc bag. We will be using these this week. We will still be using the blue and white letter cards this week as well; however, the letter cards do not contain capital letters that will be necessary for spelling names.
IMPORTANT PLATFORMS AND PROGRAMS
Microsoft Teams
Seesaw
STUDENT INFORMATION FORM/PARENT CONTACT FORM
DAILY SCHEDULE
WEEK AT A GLANCE
WHAT SHOULD MY CHILD BE WORKING ON EVERY DAY?
Read books and use the pictures to talk about the characters, the setting, the problem/solution in the story. Track print from left to right, top to bottom, and front to back. Practice recognizing the letters of the alphabet (upper and lowercase). Talk about things that are the same and different with the way the letters are shaped (some are tall, some have straight lines, some have tails, etc.).
Practice name writing using correct letter formation. Remember, only the first letter is capitalized.
Sight words for the week: but, had, in, of, she
Practice the ball words (sight words). Each month we will focus on a different list of words using a sports theme. This month, we are learning our baseball words. Please see picture below for a list of all twenty words. Each week, we will focus on four or five words. Please practice these words at home by finding them in books, writing them, making flash cards, etc. The homework includes a sight word choice board. Please feel free to use the activities suggested to practice previously-learned words as well. Remember, these words must be memorized because they often don't follow the general rules of phonics and cannot be sounded out. Please DO NOT try to practice all 20 words at the same time. Go at your child's pace. If four to five words per week is too much, drop back to two or three. On the other hand, if they are ready to move on to more words, please feel free to work ahead.
LEXIA
Please encourage your child to do their best on LEXIA every day. This is a great program to build early literacy skills in a fun and engaging way. Students should plan to spend about 15 to 20 minutes each day on LEXIA. LEXIA is a required part of daily instruction.
MATH
Practice counting from 1 to 20 every day. Go farther if your child is ready. Practice number writing from 1 to 10.
Log into DREAMBOX every day for 15 to 20 minutes (required). This is an adaptive software program that will adjust to your child's needs while it teaches basic math skills in a fun and engaging way. Please allow your child to work independently.
DAILY MATERIALS
We will be using the following items daily:
- pencils, crayons (or markers/colored pencils)
- paper (paper can be found in the binder pockets and at the end of the packet)
- dry erase boards, dry erase markers, and an eraser (old socks work well)
- books (many can be found inside the supply bag)
- iPad/charger
This week for shared reading, your child will need their Poetry Notebook. We will be reading "Hickory Dickory Dock."
Parents: Please make a name puzzle for your child. To do this, simply write your child's name on a piece of paper and cut out each letter. Place the cut apart letters in a Ziploc bag. We will be using these this week. We will still be using the blue and white letter cards; however, they do not contain the capital letters that will be necessary for spelling names.
DUE BY FRIDAY
Using Seesaw:
- Complete the Rain, Rain, Go Away" activity that was sent to your child in Seesaw. You will see a red circle above the 'Activities light bulb." Touch this Activities tab and the assignment will open for you.
- Complete three (3) activities from the Sight Word Tic Tac Toe Choice Board that was sent to your child in Seesaw. Please upload each of the three activities you complete into Seesaw for my review.
MATH HOMEWORK
Using Seesaw:
- Take a picture of 3 items that weigh more than your shoe and 3 items that weigh less than your shoe. Use the microphone to record yourself explaining how you know which items weigh more and which weigh less.
SHOUT OUTS!
RELATED ARTS
MONDAY--Spanish with Mr. Cetina
TUESDAY--Art with Ms. O'Connor
WEDNESDAY--Music
THURSDAY--P.E. with Coach Footman
FRIDAY--Read Aloud with Ms. Staley
Guidance Newsletter
VISITING OUR LIBRARY
PERSONALIZED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Click on the links to access websites.
This section contains a number of websites that will be used throughout this school year. Usernames, passwords and instructions on how to access and use each will be given soon.
- When you log-in add your teacher's email address (rebecca.parsley@richlandone.org), then your username and password.
Dreambox (Math) - https://play.dreambox.com/play/login?requested_url=%2F
Reading A to Z - https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login?_ga=2.189647851.1788714672.1597877248-277159416.1597877248
- When you log-in you may need to enter your teacher's username (rparsley0).
Big Ideas MATH - https://www.bigideasmath.com/BIM/login
Destiny Discovery Education - https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/29828
HES Contact Information
Website: https://www.richlandone.org/Domain/19
Location: 6120 Cabin Creek Road, Hopkins, SC, USA
Phone: (803) 783-5541
Twitter: @elemhopkins