Kinder Week 10

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We are moving right along in our learning, and we are really enjoying the time with your children! Thank you for working so diligently with your children at home. It shows! We hope you are enjoying the extra family time and play time this school model allows.


On Thursday, October 29th your kindergartener is allowed to dress in costume as a historical figure from our historical time-period (Biblical)  so any Biblical character will work as well as any animal from Noah's Ark.  Fun! No toy weapons, though. Please make sure it allows for them to easily use the restroom :)

Important Dates:
10/20 - Picture Retakes
10/29 - Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day and Historical Dress Up Day
10/23 - Fall Fest 4-6 PM

Math 
Objectives: 
1.  To be able to write the numerals 1-10.
2.  To recognize and name solid shapes
3. To be able to identify, describe, and extend simple patterns. (AB, AAB, ABB, AABB, ABC).
4. To be able to recognize and name some of the patterns God created in our world.
  • This week we are working on patterning. Make sure that you provide many hands-on  experiences to recognize, extend, and create patterns using shapes, colors, toys, sounds (clap,clap, slap), etc.
  • **Please continue reviewing numbers 1-10. Students should be able to name each number in isolation, quickly and accurately. 
  • Please also review names and attributes of flat vs. solid shapes (sphere, cylinder, rectangular prism, pyramid, cube, cone)
Reading
Objectives: 
1.  To produce all of the sounds of each of the first 26 phonograms.
2. To be able to blend together CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words using short a, e, i, o, and u.
3.  To be able to read sentences with current sight words and CVC words.
4. To be able to recognize and produce rhyming words.

  • We are taking this week to review reading short vowel words and sentences before proceeding with our new OPG lessons. Please review lessons 27-40 on Wednesday and on Friday/Monday.
  • Have your child read past OPG readers for practice along with the WORD FANS that were sent home. The goal is for our students to be able to blend CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words accurately in order to read the word. 
  • IMPORTANT!!! Please expect your child to point to each word as they are reading sentences in their mini-books. This is called "tracking" and it is important when first learning to read.  If they are struggling with wanting to guess the word, have them point to each letter in the word and say each sound (then blend it). It is also very helpful to blend the first 2 sounds together first then have them add the last sound.
Writing 
Objectives: 
1. To be able to hold a pencil using proper pencil grip.
2 To  be able to form all upper case letters properly on handwriting lines. 
3. To be able to form all lower case letters properly on handwriting lines.
4. To be able to write name properly using only 1 capital letter.

  • Remember to continue handwriting practice on lined handwriting paper as well as HWT book.  Here is a link to some handwriting paper if you don't already have some on hand.
  • We begin lower case instruction this week!
Spelling
Objectives: 
1. To be able to write the correct phonogram when given the phonogram sounds.
2  To be able to segment 2 and 3 sound words.
3. To be able to blend sounds together to figure out the given word.

  • We will pick up with AAS lesson 6 the last week of October. For now, continue to review Lessonf 1-5. Every daily lesson should include review of phonograms (yellow cards) and key cards (blue cards).
    Geography
    Objectives: 
    1. To be able to point to and say the northern states of the US on a map.

    •  Due 11/3, the Northern border of the United States.  Students will be required to sing the names of the states only. However, we will be pointing at them on the US map at school. There is a copy of the map in your child's blue folder. Here is a link to the geography songs and maps.


    Memory Work
    • Hymn of Joy. You can find this poem in your child's blue folder.  We will be reciting this poem in song form.  Here is a link to the song.  We will only be doing the first stanza (and not quite as fast).   This poem will be assessed on 12/1.
    K week 1010/12/202610/13/202610/14/202610/15/202610/16/202610/19/2026Co-Teacher Notes
    DiscipleshipPrudence - deciding wisely on when and how to act, and what to do.
    Titus 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age
    Read AloudRead 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.Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.
    BibleDiscuss: The PresentRead Aloud: The Girl No One Wanted from JSB. Work on memorizing the Letter H scripture.Discuss: The Girl no one wanted.Read Aloud: The Forgiving Prince from JSB. Work on memorizing the Letter H scripture.Letter H: Honor your father and mother. Ephesians 6:2
    MathEM-A p100-102 WS:"Solid Shape Scavenger Hunt"EM-A p100-102 and present scavenger hunt worksheets.EM-A p103-104 and math journal Day 4EM-A p105-106EM-A p107 and math journal Day 5EM-A p108-109
    SpellingPhonemic awareness activities, alphabetizing, phonogram dictation1) Go over yellow phonogram cards and blue key cards.

    2)Have your child put the AAS letter tiles in alphabetical order.

    3) Dictate 26 phonograms for your child to write    		Phonemic awareness activities, alphabetizing, phonogram dictation1) Go over yellow phonogram cards and blue key cards.

    2)Have your child put the AAS letter tiles in alphabetical order.

    3) Dictate 26 phonograms for your child to write
    WritingCapital Reivew, Lowercase letters c and o.HWT- pages 28-29Lowercase c,o,sHWT pages 30-33*Lowercase instruction begins
    ReadingReview L39/40Sounds First: Week 10 Day 1

    OPG L27-40, short vowel CVC readers    		Sounds First: Week 10 Day 2

    OPG-L27-40 Review, short vowel CVC readers    		Sounds First: Week 10 Day 3

    OPG-L27-40 Review, short vowel CVC readers    		Sounds First: Week 10 Day 4

    OPG-L27-40 Review, short vowel CVC readers    		Practice blending and reading CVC words and sentences
    EnrichmentRead Aloud: Follow the Dream by Peter Sis
    Poem:     "In 1492"
    Art:     A Harbor in Moonlight by Claude-Joseph Vernet
    Music:     Symphony No.9 in E Minor, op.95, "New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco by Antonin Dvorak
    GeographyUnited States: Northern States - Due 11/3
    Memory WorkHymn of Joy Poem Due 12/1

    Kinder Week 9 (T/TH)

                                                     

    What an amazing blessing it is that we get to partner in this awesome task of educating these precious children. Praying for you and your children as you continue this journey.


    We have begun giving you the Objectives for the week in the notes below, bearing in mind that your student may need more than what is in the box/chart to meet the objectives.  Feel free to ask if you need any help making your home days work for you and your child.  This is just one of the beautiful things about our model :)

    On Thursday, October 29th,  your Kindergartener is allowed to dress in costume as a historical figure from our historical  time-period (Biblical). This can include animals from Noah's Ark as well! No toy weapons or anything scary though. 

    Important Dates:
    10/6 - Parent/Teacher Conferences:  No School
    10/20 - Picture Retakes
    10/29 - Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day and Historical Dress Up Day
    10/30 - Fall Fest 4-6 PM
    ** Below are the links to sign up for conference times if you would like to get together. 


    Math
    Objectives: 
    1. Name, recognize and order numbers 1-10
    2. Identify and compare basic shapes
    3. Recognize solid shapes 
    4. Identify basic shapes on solids.
    • While learning about shapes this week, we will pay special attention to the attributes of each shape. Be sure to incorporate this into your home lessons. Ex: "How do we know this is a square and not a rectangle? A square has four sides that are the same. A rectangle has 2 short sides and 2 longer sides. They both have 4 corners/vertices."
    • IMPORTANT: When studying three-dimensional shapes, we will use the correct terminology rectangular prism and not box. Please use the correct terminology at home as well.
    • Please have your child complete worksheet: "Solid Shape Scavenger Hunt". Please return Tuesday, October 13th to share with the class.
    • **Please continue reviewing numbers 1-10. Students should be able to name each number in isolation, quickly and accurately.

    Reading
    Objectives: 
    1. To be able to sound out CVC words with all 5 short vowels
    2. To be able to blend the sounds to read the word
    3. To begin reading short sentences
    • Cards for lesson 40 in OPG can be found here.
    • Please take this time to review reading short vowel words. It is perfectly normal if your child is not quick and fluent yet at reading the words, but we do want to make sure they are sounding out and blending the word accurately at the end.
    • Pay special attention to how your child pronounces short e versus short i.  Sometimes they can sound similar.  In class we tell them that the short e is said with a wide open mouth, and the short I is said with a scrunched up face.  
    • Continue practicing sounding out short vowel words using the WORD FANS that were sent home previously.
    Writing 
    Objectives: 
    1. To be able to hold a pencil using proper pencil grip.
    2 To  be able to form all upper case letters properly.
    3. To get all upper case letters sitting properly on handwriting lines. 
    • Please continue to monitor pencil grip and correct letter formation! Remember that the habits you establish now could last a lifetime!
      Spelling
      Objectives: 
      1. To be able to write the correct phonogram when given the phonogram sounds.
      2  To be able to segment 2 and 3 sound words.
      3.  To be able to blend sounds together to figure out the given word.
      • Go over yellow phonogram cards and blue key cards at least twice a day.  Here is a video with almost 100 different ways to practice phonograms!
      • Please continue to review AAS lessons 1-5. We will resume with lesson 6 in a few weeks.
      • Continue blending and segmenting words and alphabetizing the letters.
      • Dictate the 26 phonograms for your student to write from memory! 
      Geography
      Objectives: 
      1. To be able to name and point to the continents and oceans.
      2.  To be able to name the states on the northern border of the US.
      • We are beginning to experiment with "Blobbing" at school. Here is a short video you can watch if you would like to know more about the first step of blobbing that we will be attempting this week!
      •  Due 11/3, the northern border of the United States.  Students will be required to sing the names of the States only. However, we will be pointing at them on the US map at school and you can use the map in your child's blue folder to do so as well. Here is a link to the geography songs and maps.

      Memory Work
      • Hymn of Joy :  We will be reciting this poem in song form.  Here is a link to the song.  We will only be doing the first stanza.   This poem will be assessed on 12/1.
      K week 910/5/202610/6/202610/7/202610/8/202610/9/202610/12/2026Co-Teacher Notes
      DiscipleshipPrudence - deciding wisely on when and how to act, and what to do.
      Titus 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age.
      Read AloudRead aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.
      No school: Co-teacher conference day.
      		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.End of 1st Quarter
      BibleRead Aloud: Son of Laughter from JSB. Review scriptures for letters A-GDiscuss: A Giant Staircase to Heaven and Son of LaughterRead Aloud: The Present from JSB. Reivew scriptures for letters A-G.
      MathEM-A p87-88EM-A p89-91 and math journal Day 2EM-A p92-94EM-A p95-97 and math journal Day 3EM-A p100-102 WS:"Solid Shape Scavenger Hunt"
      Spelling1) Go over yellow phonogram cards and blue key cards.

      2)Have your child put the AAS letter tiles in alphabetical order.

      3) Dictate 26 phonograms for your child to write      		Phonemic awareness activities, alphabetizing, phonogram dictation1) Go over yellow phonogram cards and blue key cards.

      2)Have your child put the AAS letter tiles in alphabetical order.

      3) Dictate 26 phonograms for your child to write      		Review Lesson 1-5 as needed, to master 26 phonograms, segmenting, etc
      WritingHWT p24-25 (J and review center starting capitals)Capital Review and introduce lowercase c and o.HWT p26 (all uppercase review) and discuss lower case letters (some are small, some are tall, some go below the line) on page 27.
      ReadingReview L37/38Sounds First: Week 9 Day 2

      OPG-L39      		Sounds First: Week 9 Day 3

      OPG-L40      		Sounds First: Week 9 Day 4

      OPG-L40      		Review L39/40Review reading words with all short vowels
      EnrichmentRead Aloud: Pancakes, Pancakes! by Eric Carle
      Poem:       "The Pancake" by Christiana Rossetti
      Art:       The Gleaners by Jean-Francois Millet
      Music:       "Allemande" by Johann Sebastian Bach      		The read aloud will be done on school days. You are encouraged to practice the poem, discuss the art piece, and listen to the music piece on homeschool days. Links to these will be in the notes section above.
      GeographyUnited States: Northern States - Due 11/3
      Memory WorkHymn of Joy Poem - Due 12/1

      Kinder Week 8 (T/TH)

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      Important Dates:
      10/6 - Parent/Teacher Conferences:  No School
      10/20 - Picture Retakes
      10/29 - Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day and Historical Dress Up Day (more info coming soon)
      10/30 - Fall Fest 4-6 PM

      **Below are the links to sign up for conference times if you would like to get together. 


      Miss.Chun's Conference Sign-Ups

      Math 
      Objectives: 
      1. To be able to count and recognize the numerals 1-10
      2  To be able to write the numerals 1-10.
      3. To be able to represent the numerals 1-10 on a ten frame.
      4. To understand that numbers have order and reverse order
      • Please go over "Introduction" and "One Step Further" at the bottom of pages 81 & 82 (Wednesday) and pages 84 - 88 (Friday/Monday). 
      • We are working on number order (1-10) and reverse number order (10-0). Please practice counting backwards from 10-0. Once they have mastered 10-0, start working on 20-0.
      • Please print these TEN FRAME flashcards and Subitizing cards and add them to your daily routine. Your child should be able to say the number quickly, without having to count. 
      • Here is the link to a fun game we play in class called "Where's the Worm?" just in case you want to try it at home.  (It also includes letters in case you want to use it during reading/spelling lessons.) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xZSAopjc1suN5Auvt0L4S_fs61xgx4Y7/view?usp=drive_link  Start working on recognizing teen numbers since your child has mastered single digit numbers now. We also play this game using our phonogram cards and it is a huge hit!
      Reading
      Objectives: 
      1. To recognize all upper and lower case letters.
      2  To produce all of the sounds of each of the first 26 phonograms.
      3. To be able to blend together CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words using short a, e, i, and o.
      • We will be sending home a manilla envelope with a "leveled reader" (book) in it.  Please keep practicing with this book until your child can read it on his/her own.  If it is proving to be too frustrating for your child please let us know and we can send home another book! Please initial the back of the folder when you are done with the reader and we will send your child home with another book to enjoy.  Keep it fun and encouraging and stop when they are getting frustrated or overwhelmed! 
      • Try this phonemic awareness activity with your student this week - removing sounds. "Can you say cat without the /c/?"  (Make the /c/ sound - do not say 'the letter c') Answer: "at".   "Can you say sit without the /s/? Answer: "it". Try this with several other words!
      • Keep practicing reading words with short a, e, i and o using the word fans.
      Writing
      Objectives: 
      1. To be able to hold a pencil using proper pencil grip.
      2 To  be able to form all upper case letters properly.
      3. To get all upper case letters sitting properly on handwriting lines. 
      • Please continue to monitor pencil grip and correct letter formation! Remember that the habits you establish now could last a lifetime!
      Spelling
      Objectives: 
      1. To be able to write the correct phonogram when given the phonogram sounds.
      2  To be able to segment 2 and 3 sound words.
      3.  To be able to blend sounds together to figure out the given word.
      • Go over yellow phonogram cards and blue key cards at least twice a day.  Here is a video with almost 100 different ways to practice phonograms!
      • Please continue to review AAS lessons 1-5. We will resume with lesson 6 in a few weeks.
      • Continue blending and segmenting words and alphabetizing the letters.
      • Dictate the 26 phonograms for your student to write from memory! 
        Geography:
        • This week we will introduce the song for the first region of the United States (Northern States). It will be due 11/3. Students will be required to sing the names of the States only. However, we will be pointing to them on the US map at school and you are welcome to print the map and do so as well. A copy of the US map is in your child's folder as well.
        • Audi
        Memory Work:  
          • Hymn of Joy will be introduced this week. You can find this poem in your child's blue folder.  We will be reciting this poem in song form.  Here is a link to the song.  We will only be doing the first stanza.   This poem will be assessed on 12/1.

        K week 89/28/20269/29/20269/30/202610/1/202610/2/202610/5/2026Co-Teacher Notes
        DiscipleshipConfidence: Trusting and acting on my own judgment and abilities. "In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.
        ~Ephesians 3:12
        Read AloudRead 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.Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.
        BibleDiscuss: The Terrible LieRead Aloud: A New Beginning from JSB. Work on memorizing the Letter G scripture.Discuss: A New BeginningRead Aloud: A Giant Staircase to Heaven from JSB. Work on memorizing the Letter G scripture.Letter G: Give thanks to the Lord for He is good; His love endures forever. Psalm 107:1
        MathEM-A p78EM-A p79-80EM-A p.81-82 and math journal catch up day.EM-A p.83EM-A p84-86 and October math journal Day 1.EM-A p87-88
        SpellingPhonemic Awareness ActivitiesDictate 26 Phonograms for your student to writePhonemic Awareness ActivitiesDictate 26 Phonograms for your student to writeReview Lessons 1-5 as needed, to master 26 phonograms, segmenting, alphabetizing, etc
        WritingS, AHWT p22 (S,A)I,THWT p23 (I,T)Center Starting Letters
        ReadingReview L35-36Sounds First: Week 8 Day 1

        OPG-L37        		Sounds First: Week 8 Day 2

        OPG-L37        		Sounds First: Week 8 Day 3

        OPG-L38/39        		Sounds First: Week 8 Day 4

        OPG-L38        		Review L37/38Short o
        EnrichmentRead Aloud: The Story of Ferdinand
        Poem:         "The Friendly Cow" and "The Milk Jug"
        Art:         The Bull by Paulus Potter
        Music:         "Toreador Song" from Carmen by Georges Bizet        		The read aloud will be done on school days. You are encouraged to practice the poem, discuss the art piece, and listen to the music piece on homeschool days.
        GeographyUnited States: Northern States - Due 11/3
        Memory WorkHymn of Joy Poem - Due 12/1
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