We are looking forward to another great week of learning! The kids are doing great learning classroom procedures and we are enjoying getting to know them! We are also spending time each day focusing on a certain "Fruit of the Spirit" and discussing ways to grow them in our heart. We not only hope to train their minds, but their hearts as well, so that we all may become more like Christ each day.
***Pizza Day is Wednesday! On the last Wednesday of every month we will have pizza delivered to school...a day off from packing a lunch! You may have already paid for pizza when you registered. If you didn't (and you would like your child to have pizza each month) you can send in a check for $40 or you can send an email to sjohnston@fortisacademy.net and Sheryl can add it to your FACTS account. If you are still in need of spirit shirts you can let us know and we can pull one for you if we still have your child's size in stock.
Love, Mrs. Porrello and Miss Chun
***Pizza Day is Wednesday! On the last Wednesday of every month we will have pizza delivered to school...a day off from packing a lunch! You may have already paid for pizza when you registered. If you didn't (and you would like your child to have pizza each month) you can send in a check for $40 or you can send an email to sjohnston@fortisacademy.net and Sheryl can add it to your FACTS account. If you are still in need of spirit shirts you can let us know and we can pull one for you if we still have your child's size in stock.
Love, Mrs. Porrello and Miss Chun
Important Dates:
8/24 - Co-teacher training 9-10 (See email from Kristi Martin for more info)
8/26 - Pizza Day/Spirit Day/DOGS day! Students can wear a Fortis T-shirt and jeans or uniform bottoms.
8/31 - Moms in Prayer 9-10
8/31 - Grammar Play Date 3-4 at the Fortis Playground.
8/30 - Open House 6-7 (Optional: A chance to ask questions and see the classroom)
9/7 - Labor Day Holiday Observed: No School
9/7 - Labor Day Holiday Observed: No School
- Please remember to do the "Introduction" and "One Step Further" at the bottom of the pages.
- This is a great week to introduce those Subitizing (dot) cards at home, and begin building that number sense! Click here for dot cards up to 5 and click here for dot cards up to 10. You can also make your own using index cards and "garage sale" stickers. Make sure to offer several different ways to show each number (ex: 6 can be 3 and 3, 4 and 2, 5 and 1, ect.) Show the card for 3 seconds then put it down. Ask them how many dots they saw and how they saw it (2 on top and 2 on bottom, 1 on top, 3 on bottom, etc)
Reading:
- Please use this time to go over letter sounds! (Yellow Phonograms)
- Please be working with your student on letter recognition, both upper and lower case letters. We will begin reading short vowel words next week!
- PHONEMIC AWARENESS: to reinforce our Spelling segmenting lesson, we like to have "Turtle Talk" at school. Our puppet Tudley says a 3 sound word slowly (ex: /p/ /e/ /t/) and the student has to blend the word and say it. This is a great activity for driving in the car!
- Ideas: *call out a phonogram's sounds and have student write it with sidewalk chalk, wet paintbrush on sidewalk, shaving cream, a tray with sand or salt, playdough, etc. * Play hopscotch with phonograms. They have to say the sound before hopping to the next.
- Read quality literature to your child to encourage the love of beautiful books!
Writing:
- Remember to reinforce letter practice on lined handwriting paper, especially if your child is needing additional letter practice. Click HERE to download printable handwriting lines similar to what we use in class.
- Please have your child practice writing their first name correctly (beginning with a capital and the rest lower case).
- Check for proper grip and that your child is starting their letter formation in the correct spot (never from the bottom).
- Click here for a short video to help with correct pencil grip and using the handwriting paper correctly.
- Your student does not need to bring their handwriting books to school.
Spelling:
- Introduce blue Key card 1 and 2. *Please make sure to go over yellow phonogram cards at least twice per homeschool day. Also, if your child is struggling with segmenting words (p.23), please continue to review this concept. It is a crucial step for reading!
History:
- This week we will talk about the Greatest Story of All (His Story) and how history begins with creation and will end with Christ's Return. We will discuss how Jesus is the very center of history. We will also begin our classroom timeline this week.
Science:
- This week we will be learning about stars. We will be introducing the concept of the speed of light with a fun running activity! On Thursday, don't forget to watch the video of a night as an astronomer! The link can be found here as well as on the blog chart.
"Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another."
~Plato
Geography:
- Kindergarteners will be expected to be able to point to the Continents and Oceans on a map. Click here for the song we use in class. Due 9/23
Memory Work:
- Please work on memorizing our beautiful poem "Jesus Died Your Soul to Save". Students will say title, author, and then recite poem on September 30th.
