Spring is here, and your little ones are certainly growing before our eyes! Do not grow weary as you continue your task of teaching at home! The seeds you are planting, and the time with your children is something you will cherish for years to come.
**The week leading up to Easter, Kindergarten will be making Resurrection Eggs together. If you have clean egg cartons (12 count only) that you can bring in that would be awesome! We also need donations of plastic eggs (total of 44 dozen). If you are able to donate towards this precious project please send in your donations anytime.
**Please check Alma weekly @ www.fortis.getalma.com to see how your child is progressing in language arts and math. Any objectives that your child has a 1 or 2 in will require extra practice at home. Please ask your teacher for ideas to help your child master these concepts if needed.
Important Dates:
3/31 - Spirit Day/DOGS/Pizza Day
3/31 - Grammar Play Date 3-4
4/2 - NERF TOURNAMENT! See email for registration link.
4/5 - Moms in Prayer 9-10
4/14 - Spirit Day
4/15 - No school - Good Friday
4/19- No school - Teacher Training (T/TH students will have assignments planned for Monday, but not Tuesday)
4/22-4/24 - Fortis Family Spring Camping Trip (Even if you are not camping, come join us for the Saturday night potluck!)
4/26 - Moms in Prayer 9-10
4/28 - Spirit Day/DOGS day/Pizza lunch
Math
Objectives:
1. Identify, write, and name numbers to 40 with an understanding of what the tens and ones mean in each number.
2. Understand that numbers have order and be able to order numbers up to 40.
- We are working with numbers to 40 this week - ordering, counting, writing, and understanding the tens place. While working with numbers, continue to address the pattern that our number system follows. We see this order (0-9) in the tens places as well as the ones place. A number chart is particularly helpful for recognizing the patterns. You can find two different number charts on the main blog page under Curricula -> Math -> Singapore Math Resources -> Number Gird and Ten Frames or here.
Reading
Objectives:
1. To begin reading and accurately blending words and sentences with all long vowels/silent e pattern.
2. To be able to differentiate between a short vowel and a long vowel sound.
3. To continue to grow in reading fluency.
- We are continuing our study of long vowels with silent e and open syllable (we will cover this later in All About Spelling, but OPG provides a friendly way to explain it to your child right now in lesson 73).
- We have covered all vowels with silent e!
- Transitioning from reading just short vowel words to reading long vowel words can require extra time and practice; that is why we are slowly working our way through these lessons. Please use the All About Spelling key cards to guide your child if they are missing words. For example, "A vowel's first sound is short. Is there anything in this word that will make this vowel long? A silent e? The last and only vowel? So, will this vowel make its long or short sound? Good! Let's try that word again!"
- Please follow up each lesson and mini book review, by having your child read to you, a book at their appropriate level. This should be done at a separate time of the day from their OPG lesson.
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!
Spelling
1. To be able to spell words that have a 'k' or 'ck' at the end.
2. To be able to verbalize when and why we would use each one.
- It is so exciting to see our kinder kiddos learning and memorizing spelling rules! It will serve them well in the years to come!
- Introduce blue key card 10
- Remember to begin each lesson by going over yellow phonogram cards and blue key cards.
History
Objectives:
1. To be able to describe key events in the Bible and to learn from them.
2. To see God's hand in every event.
- Song for the semester: The Star-Spangled Banner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPKp29Luryc
Science
Objectives:
1. Help children identify the names and characteristics of four main cloud types.
Geography
Objectives:
1. To be able to sing the names of the southern states of the US.
2. To be able to sing the names of the pacific states of the US.
2. To begin learning to draw the world map.
- Click here for the Geography songs for the year.
- Southern States of the US: Due Thursday
- Pacific States will be introduced next and will be the last geography song for the year.
Memory Work
Objectives:
1. To memorize "true, good, and beautiful" pieces and recite to the class.
- "Above the Bright Blue Sky" is our final poem of the year.
- Please take a few minutes each homeschool day to review memory work! (Poem, geography song)
