WE Grow Here!

Hello families!

Welcome to Mrs. Dancy and Mrs. Parkers Kindergarten Classroom. We are SO thankful to have you as part of our family. We are so proud of our students' progress! We look forward to a fun and busy month that includes learning about Winter, Hibernation, Martin Luther King, Jr, Addition and Subtraction to 10, expanding our writing skills, and blending sounds to read words, and much more!!

~There is No School on Monday, January 22nd due to it being a Required Teacher Workday.

~Report cards go home on Wednesday, January 24th. Please review the report card and all other contents in the envelope. KEEP all of the contents inside of the envelope at home, and sign the line under "2nd Quarter Report Card." Return the envelope ASAP. :)

Please let me know if you have any questions!

~Our mid-year benchmark assessments have begun. Please help us make sure your child is getting lots of rest each night and keep up the great work with nightly homework for practice.

~Friday is Spirit Day and birthday celebrations! Please remember to send your child in a WE shirt or in the colors green and yellow so we can win a pizza party!

~Our students ROCKED their first spelling assignments/tests! We are so proud of their progress! Thank you for helping us help them succeed.

~Keep up the great work with the homework routine! Great job on baggie books and Weekly Words Recognition!

~Don't forget to send a healthy snack and water bottle each day with your child.

~Please make sure we know how your child will go home each day. If you have changes in transportation, please call the office and send me a Dojo message.

Monday - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday - Day 3 - Media (bring library books)

Wednesday - Day 4 - P.E.

Thursday - Day 5 - Music

Friday - Day 6 - P.E.

*January 22nd-No School-Required Teacher Workday

*January 24th-Report Cards Go Home-please sign and return the envelope

*January 26th-School Spirit Day-Wear your WES shirt!

We will be doing ice cream in the afternoon at the beginning of Fun Fridays! If you would like to sign up for a Friday to bring Ice Cream, click the button below.

If you have signed up to bring Ice Cream, please do not forget to send it in on your week. You can send it in with your child in the morning and I will grab it and put it in the freezer.

Reading

I can tell the sounds for the letters of the alphabet fluently.

I can name all sounds heard in words.

I can write uppercase and lowercase letters.

I can segment and blend sounds in words (cvc words).

I can substitute and add sounds to make new words.

I can distinguish between similarly spelled words and tell which sounds are different.

Math

I can add and subtract with numbers to 10.

I can recognize, count with, and write numbers 0-10.

I can write a number sentence (equation) for addition and subtraction.

Science

I can tell characteristics of Winter.

I can explain what animals do in Winter (hibernation, migration, adaptation).

These past few weeks have been spent assessing and beginning to learn new things. I see many opportunities for you all to support your child at home in reading and math...

MATH

-Please work with your child on writing numbers and counting.

-Count objects at home using 1:1 correspondence (be sure it is one object per number)

-Practing recogniziing numbers 0-10

-Practice writing their numbers!

ELA

-Please practice with your child writing their names with corect formations (first letter uppercase, the rest lowercase).

-Work with their pencil grip and coloring at home through crafts and creativity

-Work with their fine motor skills (this helps with writing) ~ such as stringing beads, coloring, attaching things together, etc.

• Have your child count objects in your every day life (food, supplies, Legos, people, magnets, etc.)
• Help your child recognize and identify numbers around you (on packages, on signs, on toys, in TV shows)
• Practice writing and forming numbers using play dough, pipe cleaners, sand, markers, crayons, pencils, etc.

BAGGIE BOOKS

~Don't forget to have your child read their baggie book at least 3 times with/to you. Don't forget to sign the reading log each night. No books will be sent home on Fridays.

NEW SPELLING HOMEWORK ROUTINE

~Refer to the top of the S'more to see details about new homework routine.

Monday - read words and sentence three times

Tuesday - write words two times each and sentence once

Wednesday - write three sentences with one word in each sentence

Thursday - practice test at home (say the words out loud and have the student write them, ON THEIR OWN!)

Friday - Turn in homework at school for a prize!

WEEKLY WORDS CONTINUE THIS WEEK

~Help your child read/recognize our 4-6 Weekly High Frequency Words. We will send home 4-6 words each week for recognition only. Students will need to practice recognizing/reading their Weekly Words each night. You can find these words in their folder.

~High-Frequency word recognition is very important-90% of texts students read are these "high-frequency words."

~We will have a recognition "test" on Fridays to check their progress.

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK:

MONDAY - Read baggie book 3 times and review weekly words with your child, spelling routine

TUESDAY - Read baggie book 3 times and review weekly words with your child, spelling routine

WEDNESDAY - Read baggie book 3 times and review weekly words with your child, spelling routine

THURSDAY - Read baggie book 3 times and review weekly words with your child, spelling routine

FRIDAY - Turn in spelling! No homework! Weekly Word "test" at school. Spelling test at school!

Ways to help your child with these words:

• Cheer the words (for example: Give me an M, Give me an E, what does that spell? ME!
• Chant the words
• Find the words around your house
• Sound out the words
• Help your child write the words
• Come up with rhymes to remember the words.

We are in need of EXTRA SNACKS for our classroom if you would like to donate some. :)

We are also in need of CANDY for our classroom. :)

~Expo Markers!!! (Black) *urgent need*

~Kleenexes

~Hand Sanitizer

~Paper Towels

~Extra Snacks *** in need of these! I do not mind to buy extra snacks for the classroom, but it does get expensive buying them each week!

~Lysol Wipes ***

Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/339OFB67UJS2B?ref_=wl_share

Thank you for supporting our classroom. Your generosity helps us meet learning needs.

There are many ways to get in contact with us. I will check my email frequently, but I will more often check ClassDojo. It is the easiest and fastest way to get in contact with us. I check Dojo throughout the day and respond to messages as needed. :)

Email: jenkinsel@wilkes.k12.nc.us
Website: https://wes.wilkescountyschools.org/
Location: 1248 School Street, Wilkesboro, NC, USA
Phone: (336) 838-4261