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. December is a month where students learning is exploding and you will notice them starting to become more independent with their learning. We will talk about all things Christmas, and learn more about blending words together, numbers 6-10, writing sentences, and so many other things! I am so excited for this month! :)

~To add to the fun festivities of December, don't forget your child can bring an ornament to hang on our class tree!!!

~This is our last full week of school in December!

~Thursday is School Spirit Day. Your child can wear their WES shirt to show their school spirit!

~Friday is the last day before Christmas Break. It is an Early Dismissal Day. We will dismiss at 12:30. Please let us know if your child will go home different from their normal routine.

~Your child will have many special things in their bookbags to take home this week. Please check their book-bags over the break for these items.

~There is NO SCHOOL December 18-January 2nd! Students will return on January 3rd 2024!

~We will send home an optional review activity packet over the extended break. If your child would like to have something to do and stay in "routine", they can work on this packet over the break.

~If you signed up to bring items for our Christmas snack for this Thursday, please bring those by 1:30 on Thursday. We greatly appreciate your help! (See sign up link below)

~Our school is collecting non-perishable food items for our "Feed the Friends" Campaign. The class that collects the most food items gets an extended recess day. Please help us with this great cause! The deadline is December 13th.

~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 - Day 6 - P.E.

Tuesday - Day 1 - Art

Wednesday - Day 2- P.E.

Thursday - Day 3 - Media (bring library books!)

Friday - Day 4 - P.E.

~December 13th: Last Collection Date for Food Drive Donations

~December 14th: Classroom Christmas Special Snack, Presents from Dancy and Parker Given to Students

~December 15th: School Sing Along/Early Dismissal at 12:30

~No School December 18th-January 2nd! See you back on January 3rd, 2024!!!

If you would like to help provide items for our classroom special snack on Thursday, December 14th, please sign up below by clicking the button!

We will take a break from this and resume in January! :)

We have decided that instead of allowing students to purchase ice cream on Fridays @ lunch, we will do it as a whole class in the afternoon (see Dojo message). 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.

I can name all sounds heard in words.

I can name uppercase and lowercase letters.

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

I can begin to write a sentence and illustrate a detailed picture to match.

Math

I can recognize, count with, and write numbers 6-10.

Social Studies

I can tell the difference between wants and needs.

I can explain why jobs are important.

I can explain the difference between goods and services.

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.

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

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

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

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

FRIDAY - No homework! Weekly Word "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