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.

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 and e.

• 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! 

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).
• 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

Kinder Week 4 (T/TH)

  I am having so much fun getting into a learning routine with your little ones! At Fortis we not only value academics, but their heart and their spirit as well. We have been focusing on love, joy, peace, patience, and what it looks like to care for others. We are reading some wonderful stories, as well as beautiful scripture.

~Love, Miss Chun

Important Dates:

8/31 - Pizza Day/Spirit Day/DOGS day! Students can wear a Fortis T-shirt and jeans or uniform bottoms.

9/5 - Labor Day:  No School

9/14 - Spirit Day (no pizza)

9/28 - Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day

We are ready to read! This week we will start the lessons from Ordinary Parent's Guide to Reading (OPG) beginning with lesson 27 in class. Continue daily practice of the 26 individual letter phonograms from step 1 of All About Spelling. We will be working through step 4 of All About Spelling because the lessons are applicable to reading. After step 4, we will be taking a break to establish reading prior to introducing spelling.

***Assessment results are now posted in Alma.  Please go to fortis.getalma.com and sign in to see your child's results.  For all objectives that your child has a 1 or 2, please provide your child with extra practice in these areas.  There is more information regarding why they received a 1 or 2 in those objectives in the comment section.

Math :  ***Please make sure that the assignments for Friday and Monday are completed before class on Tuesday.  If your child is in Friday electives you can have them do the Friday work on over the weekend or Monday.    Also please make sure that your child only does the pages that are assigned.  Do not allow them to work ahead in their math books.

• Please make oral counting part of your daily routine. This can easily be done on your car ride to school or while playing hide and go seek!  Also give them opportunities to count large groups of objects such as buttons, dried pasta, crayons, etc.  
• Numbers 0-10 may seem like an easy skill, but in class, we are using tools such as a ten frame, number line, rekenrek, and subitizing cards to really solidify the understanding of these numbers. We want our students to have very strong number sense. We encourage you to use these tools at home as well.  You can find them here:  http://www.fortisacademy.net/singapore-math/ 
• Story problems are another great tool you that you will be adding to your math lessons. Your child will receive a math journal and monthly journal prompts this week. Please have your child cut out the journal prompt and glue it into their journal. Watch to make sure they are holding their scissors correctly (thumb on top, elbow in). Read the prompt to your child and give your child manipulatives or one of the different math tools mentioned above if needed (this won't be necessary in September). Let them choose how they would like to solve the problem. After they come up with an answer, have them explain to you how they came up with it. In the beginning encourage them to draw pictures in their journal to represent the story problem instead of writing number sentences. You are welcome to add additional story problem prompts to their journals beyond what is assigned.

Examples:  

•  I see 4 bees and 3 ladybugs in the garden. How many insects do I see? 
•  Johnny had 7 apples. He gave 2 to his brother. How many are left?
•  Sally had some cookies. Her friend gave her 3 more. Now she has 7 cookies. How many cookies did she have to start with?
•  There were 6 crickets. Some hopped away. Now there are 3 left. How many crickets hopped away?
•  Sarah baked 3 pies. She used 2 apples to make each pie. How many total apples did she  use?     

Reading:

•  For lesson 28 we suggest you use your All About Spelling letter tiles and board!

• Please read the instructor note in lesson 27 about sounding out words - when sounding out, phonograms should not be separated, they should be blended - no pausing or stopping between letter sounds.

Spelling :

• Review phonogram and key cards.
• Continue to review the first 3 lessons for practice with pre-reading skills.

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. There is a map in your child's blue folder to use to practice pointing.  Due 9/21

Memory Work: 

•  Please work on memorizing our poem "Jesus Died Your Soul to Save".  Students will say the scripture (optional but encouraged),  title, author, and then recite poem on September 26th. 

K week 4	8/28/2023	8/29/2023	8/30/2023	8/31/2023	9/1/2023	9/4/2023	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Dependability: Fulfilling commitments even in the face of difficulty. "So my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. ~1 Corinthians 15:58
Read Aloud	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.		Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.		Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.
Bible		Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness	Discuss ways to show goodness at home and at school.	Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness	Discuss ways to show gentleness at home and at school.
Math	EM-A p41-44	EM-A 45-47	EM-A p48-49	EM-A p50-52	EM-A p53-54 and math journal **see notes above**	Review numbers 1-5
Spelling	Review segmenting words and Step 1-3 (Lessons 1-4)	AAS-Step 4	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		H, K	HWT pg 14 (H,K) and pg 84-85 (1,2)	L, U, V, W	HWT pg 15 (L,U) and pg 86-87 (3,4)	HWT pg 88-89 (5,6)
Reading		Turtle talk and Bubblegum words	Go over yellow Phonogram cards at least 2X/day	OPG-L27	OPG-L27	OPG-L28	Introduction to Short a sound
Enrichment	Read Aloud: Hubert's Hair-Raising Adventure by Bill Peet Poem: "The Elephant" by Arnold Sundgaard Art: Jungle with Lion by Henri Rousseau Music: "Peter and the Wolf" by Sergei Prokofiev						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