Fortis Kinder (T/Th)

Kinder Week 7 (T/TH)

We are READING! I am so excited about the progress that all of the kindergarteners are making in being able to sound out words. It is tedious and slow at first, but the more encouragement and praise they receive from you, the more excited they will get once they realize that they CAN do hard things! I will be sending home "word fans" on Thursday (short lists of short vowel words). These are great to use in the car or stick in your purse to work on sounding out short vowel words as you wait in line somewhere. I hope you find them helpful.

We have begun adding "grades" into Alma. In kindergarten through 2nd grade your child will be graded on objectives and given a score between 1 and 4.

4. Mastered Objective: Can perform the objective easily without any help every time.

3. Met Objective: Can perform the objective most of the time, but may need a little reminder.

2. Approaching Objective: Can only perform the objective with guidance and help.

1. Struggling with Objective: Can not perform the objective or is not developmentally ready to perform this objective.

In Alma please ignore the percentages as Alma is not set up to do grading like we want. If your child has a 3 then that means they have mastered the objective. If they receive a 1 or 2 on any objective, please devote some extra time (beyond what is assigned on the blog) to that area and help them to master that objective. If you have any questions on how to help your child please let me know!

Important Dates:

9/28 - Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day

10/5 - End of 1st quarter

10/10 - Parent/Teacher Conference Day (No School)

10/27 - Fall Fest 4-6:30

10/31 - Historical Dress Up Day

**Tuesday, October 10th the kiddos will not have school but that is time set aside for Teacher/Co-teacher conferences. These are not required. If your student has mastered all of the objectives and you don't have any concerns, you do not need to schedule a conference. However, if you or your child are struggling during home school days or your child is struggling to master concepts I would like for us to get together so I can encourage you and offer some ideas on how to help. Here is a link to sign up for conference times if you would like to get together.

Math

Objectives:

1. To be able to count and recognize the numerals 1-10

2 To be able to write the numerals 1-10.

3. To be able to represent the numerals 1-10 on a ten frame.

We are really working on not only identifying and writing numbers 0-10, but also looking at different ways to see those numbers. In class, we do this through the use of subitizing cards, ten frames, rekenreks, etc. Although it may seem as though we are moving slowly, please know that our goal is to really give the children a strong foundation in number sense. Numbers are beautiful! They are everywhere! Mathematics is one of God's languages. Take a look around at His wonderful creation and see where numbers can be found.
Please have your student bring his/her math journal to class each day.

Reading
Objectives:
1. To recognize all upper and lower case letters.
2 To produce all of the sounds of each of the first 26 phonograms.
3. To be able to blend together CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words using short a, e, and i.

Remember to review previous lesson before moving on to new one!
The "Mini-books" that we do during class are a great way to review and practice. You might want to keep them all in a zip lock bag to have a great toolbox of books your child can read on his/her own. There will be one coming home every school day!

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.

Please keep working on pencil grip and making proper handwriting strokes! (generally left to right, top to bottom). Also continue to practice writing their name properly with Uppercase letter, followed by lowercase letters.

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.
Please continue to review AAS steps 1-4 (Lesson 1-5). We will resume with step 5 (Lesson 6) in a few weeks.
Continue blending and segmenting words (ex: cat=c/a/t, c/a/t=cat)

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 Thursday.

Memory Work:

"Jesus Died Your Soul to Save". Students will say title, author, and then recite poem next week.

K week 7	9/18/2023	9/19/2023	9/20/2023	9/21/2023	9/22/2023	9/25/2023	Co-Teacher Notes	Notes/Comments to Teachers:
Discipleship	Confidence:- Joshua 1:9
Read Aloud	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes		Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes		Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes
Bible		Discuss: The Story and the Song	Read Aloud: The Beginning: A Perfect Home from JSB.	Discuss: The Beginning: A perfect Home	Read Aloud: The Terrible Lie from JSB.		JSB=Jesus Storybook Bible
Math	EM-A p70-71	EM-A p72	EM-A p73-74 and math journal	EM-A p75	EM-A p76-77 and math journal	EM-A p78
Spelling		Phonogram dictation, Alphabetizing, Phonemic awareness activities	Dictate Phonograms and use this time for additional practice reading short a/e/i words	Phonogram dictation, Alphabetizing, Phonemic awareness activities	Dictate Phonograms and use this time for additional practice reading short a/e/i words		Review Steps 1-4 (Lessons 1-5) as needed, to master 26 phonograms, segmenting, etc
Writing		C, O (Center Starting or Magic C capitals)	HWT p20 (C,O)	Q, G	HWT-p21(Q,G)
Reading	Review L32/33	OPG-L34	OPG-L35	OPG-L36	OPG-L36	Review L35-36	Short i
Enrichment	Read Aloud: The Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall Poem: "The Twelve Months" by George Ellis Art: The Old Stagecoach by Jonathan Eastman Johnson Music: "My Old Kentucky Home" by Stephen Foster					The read aloud will be done on school days. You are encouraged to practice the poem, discuss the art piece, and listen to the music piece on homeschool days.
Geography	Continents and Oceans - Due ThursdayContinents and Oceans - Due Thursday (9/21) Intro Northern States
Memory Work	Jesus Died Your Soul To Save Poem Due 9/26 (Next Week)
K week 8	9/25/2023	9/26/2023	9/27/2023	9/28/2023	9/29/2023	10/2/2023	Co-Teacher Notes	Notes/Comments to Teachers:
Discipleship	Responsibility: Knowing and doing what is expected of me. A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. Proverbs 29:23							End of 1st Quarter
Read Aloud	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes		Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes		Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes
Bible		Discuss: The Terrible Lie	Read Aloud: A New Beginning from JSB.	Discuss: A New Beginning	Read Aloud: A Giant Staircase to Heaven from JSB.
Math	EM-A p78	EM-A p79-80	EM-A p.81-82 and math journal	EM-A p.83	EM-A p84-86 and math journal catch up day	EM-A p87-88		Send home October Math Journals by Thursday
Spelling		Phonemic Awareness Activities	Dictate 26 Phonograms for your student to write	Phonemic Awareness Activities	Dictate 26 Phonograms for your student to write		Review Steps 1-4 as needed, to master 26 phonograms, segmenting, etc
Writing		S, A	HWT p22 (S,A)	I,T	HWT p23 (I,T)
Reading	Review L35-36	OPG-L37	OPG-L37	OPG-L38	OPG-L38	Review L37/38	Short o
Enrichment	Read Aloud: The Story of Ferdinand Poem: "The Friendly Cow" and "The Milk Jug" Art: The Bull by Paulus Potter Music: "Toreador Song" from Carmen by Georges Bizet						The read aloud will be done on school days. You are encouraged to practice the poem, discuss the art piece, and listen to the music piece on homeschool days.	I moved the original enrichment week to the week of Halloween.
Geography	United States: Northern States - Due 11/3
Memory Work	Jesus Died Your Soul To Save Poem Due Tuesday

Kinder Week 6 (T/TH)

I am praying that your days at home are going well and that your family has settled into a good schooling routine. I am continuing to enjoy getting to know your little ones! As you get into your reading lessons, keep in mind that every child progresses at a different rate. Please let me know if you need any support or have any questions!

Important Dates:

9/14 - Spirit Day (no pizza)

9/28 - Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day

10/5 - End of 1st quarter

10/27 - Fall Fest 4-6:30

10/31 - Historical Dress Up Day

***On Thursday, 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 during our snack time. If you have not had a chance, please see the Sign Up Genius link below 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) or to volunteer to help serve. We will only need enough of each fruit so that each of our 11 students can get a small portion. Thank you so much for helping us celebrate all that we have learned so far!

Fruits of the Spirit Sign Up

Math
Objectives:
1. To be able to count and recognize the numerals 1-10
2 To be able to write and form the numerals 1-10 correctly.
3. To be able to represent the numerals 1-10 on a ten frame.

Continue to make story problems a part of your daily routine! Pull out manipulatives, blank ten frames, paper and crayons and let them figure out the answer. Encourage them to explain to you how they came up with the answer.

Continue practicing Phonemic awareness activities! (segmenting words, blending, etc. There are some examples under Spelling below)
Remember to have your child blend the words they are reading!

Please keep working on pencil grip and making proper handwriting strokes! (generally left to right, top to bottom).
Continue to also practicing to properly form all upper case letters. Sometimes breaking habits already formed can be difficult. Repetition helps!

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.

Daily phonogram review and instruction. Focus on mastery of our 26 phonograms!
Please continue to review AAS steps 1-4 (Lesson 1-5). We will resume with step 5 (Lesson 6) in a few weeks.
Dictate phonogram sounds for your student to write. (You call out the letter sounds, the student writes the letter that makes the/those sounds) Have fun with it! Use sidewalk chalk outside, shaving cream, a tray of salt, etc. (Or just use a dry erase board)
Here are 2 fun songs to play word games with:

Tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"

Listen, listen to my word,

Tell me all the sounds you heard: /dog/

Student segments word into phonemes: /d/ /o/ /g/

Tune: "If You're Happy and You Know It"

If you think you know this word,

shout it out.

If you think you know this word,

shout it out.

If you think you know this word,

then tell me what you heard.

If you think you know this word,

shout it out.

/d / /o/ /g/

Student blends phonemes into word: /dog/

Do with several 2 and 3 phoneme words: add, eat, hi, lie, way, and, bite, cut, jug, note, nap, sip,....

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 9/21 (next week)

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.

K week 6	9/11/2023	9/12/2023	9/13/2023	9/14/2023	9/15/2023	9/18/2023	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Confidence: Trusting and acting on my own judgment and abilities. "In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. ~Ephesians 3:12
Read Aloud	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes		Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes		Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes
Bible		Fruit of the Spirit: SELF CONTROL	Discuss ways to show self control at home and at school.	Review Fruits of the Spirit.	Read Aloud: The Story and the Song from JSB.		JSB = Jesus Storybook Bible
Math	EM-A p60-63	EM-A p64	EM-A p65-66 and Day 4 math journal	EM-A p67	EM-A p68-69 and Day 5 math journal	EM-A p70-71	Review writing numbers 1-10
Spelling		Phonemic awareness activities, phonograms, extra OPG practice	Practice segmenting, dictate phonograms and use this time for additional practice reading short a/e words	Phonemic awareness activities, phonograms, extra OPG practice	Practice segmenting and alphabetizing, dictate phonograms and use this time for additional practice reading short a/e words		Review Steps 1-4 (Lessons 1-5) as needed, to master 26 phonograms, segmenting, etc
Writing	HWT pg 94 (1-10)	Z, and review number formation	HWT p18 (Z) and review number formation	Review/Assess all previously taught capital letters.	HWT p19 (Review) and review number formation
Reading	OPG-L31	OPG-L32	OPG-L32	OPG-L33	OPG-L33	Review L32/33	Short e
Enrichment	Read Aloud: Frederick by Leo Lionni Poem: "M" by Edward Lear Art: A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat Music: "Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat Major" by Franz Liszt					The read aloud will be done on school days. You are encouraged to practice the poem, discuss the art piece, and listen to the music piece on homeschool days. Links to these will be in the notes section above.
Geography	Continents and Oceans - Due 9/21
Memory Work	Jesus Died Your Soul To Save Poem - Due 9/26

Kinder Week 5 (T/TH)

I hope that everyone has a wonderful Labor Day. Enjoy the day off! I can't wait to see you again on Thursday!

~Miss Chun

Make sure you are checking the homepage of the Fortis blog each day as well as this grade level page. Important school wide information will be posted there!

***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. 14th) 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 11 students can get a small portion. Thank you for helping us celebrate all that we have learned so far!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F49A5A82DA6FEC43-fruits

Important Dates:

9/5 - Labor Day: No School

9/14 - Spirit Day (no pizza)

9/28 - 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 (Lesson 5) 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 9/21

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.

K Week 5	9/4/2023	9/5/2023	9/6/2023	9/7/2023	9/8/2023	9/11/2023	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Confidence: Trusting and acting on my own judgment and abilities. "In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. ~Ephesians 3:12
Read Aloud	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes	Labor Day-No School	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes		Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes
Bible			Review the fruits of the spirit that we have discussed so far: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, and gentleness.	Fruit of the spirit: Gentleness	Discuss ways to show faithfulness at home and at school.
Math	Review numbers 1-5		EM-A p55 and Day 2 math journal	EM-A p56-57	EM-A p58-59 and Day 3 math journal	EM-A p60-63
Spelling			AAS-Step 4 p29-31 NEW AAS- Lesson 5	AAS-Step 4	AAS-Step 4 p29-31 NEW AAS- Lesson 5		Link to optional activity directions can be found HERE.
Writing	HWT pg 88-89 (5,6)		HWT p 16 (V,W) and pg 90-91 (7,8)	X, Y	HWT p 17 (X,Y) and pg 92-93 (9,10)	HWT pg 94 (1-10)
Reading	OPG-L28		OPG- L29	OPG-L30/31	OPG-L30	OPG-L31	Short a
Enrichment	Read Aloud: The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown Poem: "Little Wind" Art: Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci Music: The Barber of Seville: "Overture" by Gioachino Rossini
Geography	Continents and Oceans - Due 9/21
Memory Work	Jesus Died Your Soul To Save Poem Due 9/26