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 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.
***Our first Pizza Day of the year will be on Thursday, August 28th! On the last Thursday of every month we will have pizza delivered to school...a day off from packing a lunch! If you haven't signed up (and you would like your child to have pizza each month) there was a link sent out in an email to get signed up for that (Gluten free option is available this year). If you still need a spirit shirt or a sweatshirt please let the front desk know and someone can pull one for you.
***Our first Pizza Day of the year will be on Thursday, August 28th! On the last Thursday of every month we will have pizza delivered to school...a day off from packing a lunch! If you haven't signed up (and you would like your child to have pizza each month) there was a link sent out in an email to get signed up for that (Gluten free option is available this year). If you still need a spirit shirt or a sweatshirt please let the front desk know and someone can pull one for you.
*** Some objectives and assessments will be added this week or early next week to Alma. Please go to fortis.getalma.com and log in. Alma note...do not pay any attention to percentages! The percentages do not equate to the grade or your child's performance. Your child has mastered the given objective when they have a 3 or 4. Any objectives that your child has a 2 in is what your child needs some extra practice in (beyond what is assigned on the blog). If you are not able to log in or have questions about Alma please email questions@fortisacademy.net.
Love, Miss Chun & Mrs. Penner
Important Dates:
8/26 - School Picture Day!
8/28- Spirit Day/Pizza Day/DOGS Day! Students may wear Fortis t-shirts along with jeans or shorts (knee length) on Spirit Days. Pizza lunch will be served for those who have prepaid. If you did not pre-pay when registering for the year, you can do that HERE, Dads of Godly Students (DOGS) will present a fun assembly for the students and visit with them during their lunch time.
9/2- No School: Labor Day
- 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 14, but focus on the ones up to ten for now. 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 the letter 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 rule card 1.*Please make sure to go over yellow phonogram cards at least twice per homeschool day. Also, keep practicing segmenting words. It is a crucial step for reading!
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 9/18
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 25th. The scripture at the top of the page is not required, but is suggested!
