***Next week kindergarten will be finishing up our unit on the fruits of the spirit. Each day we have talked about a Fruit of the Spirit and have related it to an actual fruit. Our celebration will be next Thursday (Sept. 19th) during our snack time. Please see the Sign Up Genius link below to volunteer to help serve or to sign up to bring one of the fruits (these can be dropped off at the front desk or your child can bring them to the classroom). We will only need enough of each fruit so that each of our 12 students can get a small portion (1-2 pieces is plenty). Thank you for helping us celebrate all that we have learned so far!
Important Dates:
9/12 - Spirit Day (no pizza)
9/14 - Dodgeball Tournament: Glad Tidings Church, Liberty Hill
9/26 - Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day
Math
- Though it may feel like we are going slow or the curriculum is not challenging enough, there are many foundational math skills that we are developing in these first few units. Identifying sets, assigning a numeral to a set to make it a number, and writing digits are skills that we often clump all together with 'counting', but they are each their own math milestone! The units that we are covering in "book A" are preparing us for the big things we will be doing down the road!
- This week will continue our math journals! Your child should have gotten a math journal and a set of journal prompts in class last week. Please make sure to allow your child to cut out the journal prompt before gluing it into their journal. Watch them carefully to make sure they are holding the scissors properly (thumb on top, elbow in).
Reading:
- Our OPG lessons have begun! It might be helpful for your little one if you write the words on a dry erase board for him/her to read as the small print of the OPG book can feel intimidating to some students. A minibook will come home with your child every school day. Keep these books in a baggie and pull out an old one for review before starting a new lesson.
- Click here for a link to the short vowel story rhymes we introduce in class (this week is "short a"). This document also gives a hand signal to help the children remember the short vowel sound of the vowels. Example: Short A (an ant) is rather grouchy. Anytime one of the other letters tries to talk to her she says, “Ahhhhh, get out of here.” (Hold up all ten fingers)
Writing:
- Please continue to enforce correct pencil grip and proper handwriting strokes! You are helping create habits that will last a lifetime and improve efficiency in writing.
- As you work on the number formation pages in HWT, please feel free to modify the numerals 2 and 6 from what the book shows.
Spelling
- Review phonogram and key cards.
- Step 4 is rich in letter, phonogram, and phonics work. Though this lesson was covered last week, please continue to segment words, alphabetize letter tiles, and dictate sounds with writing
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 9/19
Memory Work:
- Spending a few minutes each homeschool day going over all memory work, will help make the process of memorization much easier.
- "Jesus Died Your Soul to Save". Students will say title, author, and then recite poem on September 26th.
