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.
I 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 31st, your Kindergartener is allowed to dress in costume as a historical figure from our historical time-period (Biblical). No toy weapons or anything scary though.
Important Dates:
10/10 - Spirit Day (no pizza)
10/12- Fall Campout: Come out for just the pot luck even if you aren't camping
10/15 - No School (Teacher/Co-teacher/Parent Conferences)
10/31 - Historical Dress Up Day
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.
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 Thursday, October 17th 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 at the end.
- Pay special attention to how your child pronounces short e versus short i. Sometimes they can sound similar. In class I 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.
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 steps 1-4. We will resume with step 5 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 11/7, 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 : You can find this poem in your child's blue folder or on the blog under "Curriculum/Poetry". 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 12/5.
