Kinder Week 1 (T/TH)

       

Welcome to Kindergarten! We are looking forward to getting to know your precious little ones during this first week of school. We will be working on establishing routines and expectations and getting to know one another; because of this you will not see as much reflected in the subject areas on the calendar for the week.

Over the course of the next few weeks we will be learning about the Fruits of the Spirit. Tuesday is an introduction to all and then we will study one per day until all are covered. The Fruits of the Spirit will be used for classroom behavior expectations as well as being incorporated into academics, such as discussing whether the character of a book was showing the fruits.

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" Gal.5:22-23

Important Dates:
8/9 - Meet the Teacher from 12:30-2:00

8/12- First Day of School! Morning Assembly begins in the sanctuary at 8:45am, with our school day officially starting at 9:00am. Miss Chun's class will put their backpack on the 1st row (Center) and  sit on the 2nd row (Center).  Mrs. Penner's class will put their backpack on the 3rd row (Center) and sit on the 4th row (Center)  If you would like to stay for the assembly please take a seat at the back of the sanctuary.  

8/14 - Spirit Day:  Wear a Fortis T-shirt and jeans or uniform pants.

8/26 - School Picture Day!  Forms will come home in blue folders with more information.

8/28- Spirit Day/Pizza Day/DOGS Day! Students may wear Fortis t-shirts along with jeans or shorts (knee length) on Spirit Days. Pizza lunch will be served for those who have prepaid. Dads of Godly Students (DOGS) will present a fun assembly for the students and visit with them during their lunch time. 

9/2- No School: Labor Day

*** If you were unable to attend the co-teacher (parent) training, please download the kindergarten syllabus for more information on our program.

Kindergarten Syllabus

Please also join our school Facebook groups if you use Facebook:

• Fortis Marketplace:  A great place to buy and sell curriculum and uniforms as well as school wide event information. Any concerns or frustrations need to sent to me via email or to questions@fortisacademy.net and not posted on Facebook.
• (Kinder) Fortis Class of 2038: a place to ask questions specific to kindergarten.  Please be mindful of your posts.  Encouraging and positive posts are always welcome.  If you are frustrated or have a concern about anything, please reach out to me personally (or the person that you have an issue with) instead of venting on Facebook.  I will occasionally post pictures of your students and the fun things that we do in the classroom and on the playground on this Facebook page.  This is also the perfect place to reach out to other Kindergarten parents to set up playdates! 

Math:

•  Please make sure that you are doing the introduction lessons (the hands-on teaching portion) at the bottom of the page, before your child does the worksheet pages. We have marked your child's workbook with a flag so that they can quickly find the next lesson. Please make sure to move this flag to the next uncompleted page after each lesson. 
• Dice games are an amazing and fun way to help develop number sense.   You should be playing dice games daily just like you read to your children daily.  HERE is a link to lots of different dice games that you can play with your child.  

Reading:

• We are skipping the first 26 lessons in Ordinary Parent Guide to Reading and instead teaching the single letter phonograms (letter names and sounds) through All About Spelling. The All About Learning Press phonogram app is available on all tablet/phone platforms and is a wonderful way for your child to practice on their own! You can search "Phonogram Sounds" in your App Store and the icon will be a bumble bee.
• Please go over the yellow phonogram cards (26 alphabet letters) at least once or twice EVERY DAY.  The child should say the letter's name and all of the sounds that the letter can make.  

Enrichment:

• Please complete the "God Made Only One Me!" sheet with your child and return to school on Wednesday for sharing. Please write or spell any words that your child needs. It is not an expectation that they write the words, but they should draw themselves. :) Your child may also bring one special-to-them item for Show-and-Tell to share while they share their "God Made Only One Me!" paper.

Bible: 

• Ideally Dad or the Father figure in the home will do the Bible assignments with the student.  For the first few weeks they will just be doing a short discussion and introducing a Bible Verse to practice memorizing.  Eventually we will start reading the Jesus Storybook Bible and Dad/Father Figure will read the story, discuss, and do the Bible Verse Memorization.  This is an easy introduction into being the Spiritual Leader that God has called Fathers to be!  

Geography:

• Kindergarteners will be expected to be able to point to the Continents and Oceans on a map. There is a map in your child's blue folder.
• Here is the link to the song we use in class:  http://www.fortisacademy.net/kinder-6th-geography/

Memory Work:

• Our memory poem for this quarter is "Jesus Died Your Soul To Save." We will practice this poem daily in class. Please practice daily at home as well. 
• Here is the link for our poems for the year: https://www.fortisacademy.net/poetry/
• Your child will be expected to present each poem to the class. This is a very soft introduction to public speaking.  If they are confident in their knowledge of the poem it makes for a very comfortable and fun experience.
• You will find a copy of the poem in your child's blue folder.  

Have a wonderful first week of school!  Please do not hesitate to email us if you have any questions at any time.  It is going to be a fantastic year working together to guide your precious child into a greater understanding of the world God gave us.  

~Love, Miss Chun & Mrs. Penner 

ychun@fortisacademy.net

vpenner@fortisacademy.net

K week 1	8/11/2025	8/12/2025	8/13/2025	8/14/2025	8/15/2025	8/18/2025	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship
Read Aloud			Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.		Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.	After reading aloud have your child narrate as much as they can remember about what they heard. This is the first step in reading comprehension.
Bible		Introduction of the Fruits of the Spirit	**Dad/Father Figure if possible: Review Gal.5:22-23: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" Gal.5:22-23. Work on memorizing scripture for letter A (see blue folder).	Fruit of the Spirit: LOVE	Dad/Father Figure: Discuss ways to show love at home and at school. Work on memorizing scripture for letter A (see blue folder).	Review ABC Scripture	ABC Scripture: Memorize the scripture for Letter A: "Above all else, guard your heart for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23
Math		EM-A p1-3	EM-A p4-6	EM-A p7-9	EM-A p10-12	EM-A p.13-14 (If your child is doing Friday electives you can opt to do the Friday work today too)	EM-A is the Essential Math A book. Always do the activity at the bottom of the page first. Focus: Same/different
Spelling		AAS-Step 1	Look over pages 7-33. Do lesson 1: Mastering the first 26 phonograms pgs 37-43. Download the app "Phonogram Sounds" which has a bumble bee as an icon.	AAS-Step 1	Look over pages 7-33. Do lesson 1: Mastering the first 26 phonograms pgs 37-43		Teach initial phonograms in place of first 26 lessons in OPG. Have your child practice using the app as well as the yellow phonogram cards The NEW AAS (color version) has a wonderful introduction, please do not skip this. Optional: Link to the directions for the activities in the New AAS activity book will be found HERE
Writing		Establish classroom procedures and expectations. Get to know you activity. Vertical strokes	Parents: read over p. 4-6 of HWT workbook	F,E	HWT-p 8-9 (F,E) *Watch your student carefully to ensure that they are starting in the correct position (top) and using correct pencil grip.		HWT= Handwriting Without Tears workbook. Please enforce proper pencil grip everytime they are holding any type of writing utensil. It can be a struggle at first, but worth the effort! Proper pencil grip will make proper letter formation much easier.
Reading		Ms. Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten	Read aloud a picture book of your choice and ask your child to tell you as much as they can remember from the story.	Chrysanthemum story and activity	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.
Enrichment		"The Kissing Hand" and activity	Complete "God Made Only One Me!" sheet and return tomorrow for sharing. Pick out a Show and Tell item to share with the class.	"God Made Only One Me!" sharing and show and tell.
Geography	Continents and Oceans - Due 9/18
Memory Work	Jesus Died Your Soul To Save Poem - Due 9/25

Last Week of Kindergarten :(

 

"The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine on you
    and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
    and give you peace.”

What an amazing year we have had together! Your little ones have grown so much in so many ways. I give thanks to God for the privilege to teach along side you. I pray that you all have a safe, relaxing, joy filled summer. I am going to miss your precious children more than you know! I love them with all of my heart!


**Please send your child to school on Thursday with an EMPTY backpack, a lunch, and a full water bottle.  A fruit popsicle snack will be provided. 

Attire: Students may wear spirit shirts and uniform bottoms or jeans. We have several outdoor activities planned (weather permitting) so shorts would be best.


Now that we are at the end of the school year, many parents have wondered what they can do to keep skills and knowledge up over the summer. Here are some suggestions for the summer months, but remember to have fun, enjoy your family time, and relax over the break!

• Read aloud daily. Choose a story that the whole family would like to listen to. It is great to read a few levels above your child's personal level so they are exposed to rich vocabulary. Let your child narrate the story or act it out using their stuffed animals to make sure they understood what they heard.
• Reading - READ, READ, READ...have your student read passages from the OPG book as well as books on their reading level. First grade will pick up where we left off in Ordinary Parent's Guide to Reading next year. Review the lessons that we covered this year and have your child read on a regular basis. Here are some online books that your student can practice with over the summer.  You can print them and have your student color them or they can read from the computer screen. This website https://portal.flyleafpublishing.com/  has free e-books as well that have full color pictures.  Work through the simple stories encouraging them to read with fluency instead of one-word-at-a-time and sounding out words in their head :)
• Spelling -Keep reviewing the phonogram cards AND key cards.  They will forget them if they don't review them for 3 months!  Make it fun by having them jump, squat or do a jumping jack for each sound.  Dictate words, phrases and simple sentences that cover the spelling rules we have covered this year. Use dry erase boards, chalk on the sidewalk, handwriting paper, etc. 
• Handwriting - Write more complex sentences on handwriting paper and have them copy it using proper spacing, punctuation, and letter formation.  Have them copy scripture straight from the Bible if they are ready! Use the website,   https://worksheetworks.com/english/writing/handwriting.html  to make your own copywork.  Use the setting for print handwriting practice, 1/2 inch tall lines, remove the descender line, and use double spacing.  
• Math  - Continue oral counting and reading and writing numbers to 100 with gentle correction on backwards numbers. Count large groups of items by making groups of 10. Work on place value - tens and ones (p.143). Tell number stories - "John has 7 cats and 3 birds. How many pets does John have?"/ "Jim has some puppies. His mom gave him 3 more. Now he has 11. How many puppies did Jim have to start with?" Encourage them  to use their addition and subtraction skills, as well as the tools we have introduced (number bonds, number lines, ten frames). Have them count objects by 1's, 2's, 5's and 10's.  Practice ways to make 10. 1st grade will start the year with this.  HERE is a link to some addition flashcards and HERE is a link to some subtraction flashcards (print them front to back). Play lots of card games and dice games to strengthen flexibility with numbers and to bond with your child!
• Review all of the geography songs that we have done this year, especially Continents and Oceans.
• Go outside and enjoy God's beautiful creation!

You have all been so amazing to work with!  Thank you so much for all of your hard work and your support!

K week 34	5/12/2025	5/13/2025	5/14/2025	5/15/2025	5/16/2025		Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Review of All Virtues and Fruit of the Spirit:Galations 5:22-23
Read Aloud	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.		Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.
Bible		Armor of God: Lesson 9 and Review		Last Day of School
Math	EM-B p158 and practice addition and subtraction math facts.	Review	Play Kindergarten Yahtzee link here. Make it a race between 2 people to see who can get each number first.	Rock Ceremony			End of 4th Quarter
Spelling		End of Year Spelling Assessment		End of the year activities
Writing	CB pgs 84-85	Oral narration and copywork	CB pgs 86-87	Outdoor Fun!
Reading		OPG L88	OPG L88
History
Geography		Kindergarten Memory Books		Kindergarten Memory Books

Kinder Week 33 (T/TH)

  

Hang in there, you are almost done!  It has been such an amazing year and you have all done a fantastic job with these kids.  They are so sweet, so polite, so helpful, and now they are READERS and spellers and mathematicians! Congratulations!

Important Dates:

5/3:  Grammar Theater Showcase

5/8:  DOGS/Pizza/Spirit Day

5/10:  Nerf Tournament

5/15: Last Day of Kindergarten!

Math 

Objectives:

1.  To be able to count by 2's to 20.

2.  To understand even and odd numbers.

3.  To understand halves and fractions.

•  Please make sure that you complete the lesson at the bottom of the pages and extend it by using other numbers/scenarios.

• We are working on counting by 5's (to 50) and by 2's (to 20). Please work on this orally with your student.

Reading

Objectives:

1.  To review reading and accurately blending words and sentences with long vowel/silent e pattern.

2.  To begin reading and accurately blending words and sentences with the vowel pairs ai and ay.

3.  To continue to grow in reading fluency.

• Have your child read to you every day! READ,READ, READ!!!!

Writing 

Objectives:

1. To be able to form all upper case letters properly on handwriting lines.

2. To be able to form all lower case letters properly on handwriting lines.

3. To be able to  write first and last name properly on handwriting lines.

4. To be able to accurately copy a sentence (using handwriting lines) correctly

• Keep monitoring proper pencil grip and correct letter formation! Have your student self-correct any backward letter or number! They should be gaining speed and accuracy in their copywork, by this point in the year.

Spelling

Objective

1.  To be able to identify open and closed syllables.

• Please introduce Key Cards 14, 15, 16 this week. Continue to review all key cards (especially 11, 12, 13), along with phonograms at the beginning of each lesson.

Geography

Objectives:

1.  To be able to sing the names of all of the states of the US.

2. To begin learning to draw the world map.

Memory Work

Objectives:

1. To memorize "true, good, and beautiful" pieces and recite to the class.

• Above the Bright Blue Sky is  DUE Tuesday.
•    Please take a few minutes each homeschool day to review memory work! (Poem, geography song).

K week 33	5/5/2025	5/6/2025	5/7/2025	5/8/2025	5/9/2025	5/12/2025	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Review of All Virtues and Fruit of the Spirit:Galations 5:22-23
Read Aloud	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.		Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.		Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.
Bible	Review Ephesians 6: 10-20	Armor of God: Lesson 5 and 6		Armor of God: Lesson 7 and 8
Math	EM-B p152	EM-B p153	EM-B p154-155 and practice addition and subtraction math facts.	EM-B p156	EM-B p157 and practice addition and subtraction math facts.	EM-B p158 and practice addition and subtraction math facts.	No math journals for the month of May. Please practice math facts using manipulatives or ten frames when needed. Here is a simple game to play to practice as well. Just print gameboard (pages 6-9 would be best) and use any object (penny, rock, etc) and a dice.
Spelling		AAS-Step 24	AAS-Step 24 p113-114 (Lesson 24 in NEW AAS) "Spell on Paper" and "Dictate Sentences" 1-3 in spelling journal to return tomorrow.	Review	Page 114 of AAS (page 226 for NEW AAS): Dictate sentences 4-6 for your child to write in Spelling Journal.		These last few lessons have been a bit more challenging. Please review them as well as blue key cards 1-16 Link to optional activity directions
Writing	CB 78-79	Oral Narration and Copywork	CB pgs 80-81	Oral Narration and Copywork	CB pgs 82-83	CB pgs 84-85
Reading	Review L85	OPG L86	OPG L86 and 15 minutes from a leveled reader	OPG L 87	OPG L87 and 15 minutes from a leveled reader
Enrichment	Read Aloud: Wonders of Nature by Jane Werner Watson Art Selection: A Girl with a Watering Can by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Music Selection: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, by johann Sebastian Bach Poem: "Butterfly" by Benjamin Franklin
Geography	United States: Review All
Memory Work	Above the Bright Blue Sky Due 5/6 (Tuesday)