Friday, January 29, 2021

Kinder Blog 31st January


Hello Kinder! We are officially in Q3. We like to welcome all our scholars to Second Semester! Thank you scholars for all the hard work, and parents for all your support. We are so glad to see all the hard work shine through their projects. We are celebrating the 100th Day of School on Thursday, 4 February with fun and festive activities. 

Our Kinder team:
 
KB-Lead  Ms. Grell            Sarah.Grell@greatheartswesternhills.org 
      AT Mrs. Shakya            Sabina.Shakya@greatheartswesternhills.org
KC-Lead Ms. Martinez      Yvette.Martinez@greatheartswesternhills.org
      AT Ms. Doss                 Rachel.Doss@greatheartswesternhills.org
KD-Lead Mrs. Wagner       Meredith.Wagner@greatheartswesternhills.org
      AT Mrs. Wesley             Diana.Wesley@greatheartswesternhills.org

Riddle of the week
I am known as a king
The jungle's where I reign
It is hard to tame me
And I have a large mane
Who am I?

Last week's answer:
Penguin

Spalding:
This past week in Spalding we reviews all our 53 learned phonograms. We also reviewed our rules and markings, our er’s as well as our silent final e jobs. 
Next week, we will learn two new phonograms and work on new words. 
Words: ten, tan, tin, ton
New Phonograms: oa, gu
Silent final e job 5- No job
Cues for learned phonograms: 
Phonogram
Cue
ai
not used
oi
not used
er
her
ir
first
ur
nurse
ear
early
au
not used
ck
2 letters
ui
not used

Here are some useful links:

Spalding card purchase

Math:
This past week in Math the students began to compare sets.  We counted objects in sets and used specific vocabulary to describe if the two sets were equal or unequal.  If the two sets were not equal the students used the strategy of one-to-one matching to determine which set had more.  Students used the phrases:  equal, ...more than… and ...fewer than.  When students provided an answer we challenged them to describe the processes used to defend their conclusion using unit specific vocabulary.  
Next week Kindergartners will move to Textbook B (yay!) and begin to compare numbers and continue to hone unit specific vocabulary to explain their thought processes.  
We are celebrating the 100th Day of School on Thursday, 4 February with fun and festive activities.  A homework assignment has been placed in your child’s folder.  Please reach out to you child’s teacher if you have any questions and consider donating to the festivities by accessing the signup genius link below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4fafaa2da4fe3-100th. Kindergarten is making  a call out for beaded necklaces.  If you have any on hand that you would like to donate please send them in with your child.  We will be using the beads to create manipulatives as we delve into place value. 

History:
We will continue learning about different Cultural Regions.
Science: For Science, we will be introducing a new unit on Taking care of Earth.  We will discuss about how Earth provides all of there sources that humans needs to survive.  Some natural resources are limited, so people must be careful not to use too much of them.
Literature: We will continue learning about Aesop Fables, and morals in stories.  This week we will read The Story of the Jumping Mouse.  Scholars will dive deeper into the meaning of a moral, study characteristics, and learn about “give and take.”

Our read out loud right now is Stuart Little.
Highlight: Independent Project Pictures




Kindergarten Birthdays
"May we congratulate you and wish you a happy birthday!" KB December birthdays:
Peter A.
Ziva S.
KD December birthdays: Truett Y. Bielle B. Yvonne R. Emma Z. Braxton W. KC December birthdays: Julianna C.

Virtue of the month for February: Citizenship 

We honor rules and laws and respond to authority in obedience.
We give of our time and abilities to others. We uphold liberty and social equality
through respect for individual differences and knowledge of our democratic system.
Live to serve

 Specials Team Contact Information:
K-2 Music  Ms. Johnson    Laura.Johnson@greatheartswesternhills.org
K-2 Art  Ms. Grover          Rebekah.Grover@greatheartswesternhills.org
K-2 PE Coach Johnson      Kori.Johnson@greatheartswesternhills.org
K-1 Spanish Ms. Ortega    Rebecca.Ortega@greatheartswesternhills.org

If you would like to read the blog for Specials, please click the link below.





Sunday, January 17, 2021

Kinder Blog 17th January

Hello Kinder!  We are officially done with Q2 and well on our way to Q3.  We are at the mid point now.  Our scholars have learned so much and have adapted to so many changes.  We are so proud of them.  This coming week our scholars will be working on their projects and present them on Friday Jan. 22nd.  There will be no school from January 18th-21st in order for them to have time to work on their projects.  They will be back on campus on the 22nd to present their projects.  We can't wait to see their hard work shine through.

Our Kinder team:
 
KB-Lead  Ms Grell            Sarah.Grell@greatheartswesternhills.org 
      AT Mrs. Shakya            Sabina.Shakya@greatheartswesternhills.org
KC-Lead Ms Martinez       Yvette.Martinez@greatheartswesternhills.org
      AT 
KD-Lead Mrs. Wagner       Meredith.Wagner@greatheartswesternhills.org
      AT Mrs. Wesley             Diana.Wesley@greatheartswesternhills.org

Riddle of the week
My wings are used as flippers
So in water I can flow
Sometimes when on land I slide
On my belly in the snow
Who am I? 

Last week's answer:
A clock
Spalding: Scholars have learned over 50 new phonograms. This week we went over new words with rules and markings. Next week, we will be reviewing all the previously learned phonograms, words, rules and markings as well as the silent final e jobs.
Math: Capacity was the subject of our final semester one unit.  We will begin semester two with an exciting unit on Comparing Sets. Our unit vocabulary will include:  sets, equal, more than, less than.  Students will investigate and create sets.  We will encourage students to answer questions in complete sentences with the follow up question: How do you know?  History: This past week in History, our scholars learned about the following Native American Regions and their tribe: Plateau, Southwest, Pacific Northwest and the Great Basin.
Our scholars will continue our Native Americans unit and their cultural regions and the primary tribe for that region. Scholars will learn about the similarities and differences between each tribe and region.
Science:  In Science, scholars learned about the coyote and raccoon and what makes them a mammal.
Our scholars will continue our animal unit and will learn about the opossum and deer.
Literature:
This past we finished studying the Momotaro Peach Boy Folktale, and will be moving into Aesop Fables. 
This coming week, we will be looking at The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf, and The Grasshopper and the Ant.

Our read out loud right now is Stuart Little.
 

Highlights:

Virtue of the month for January:  Courage
We always do what we know to be right despite fear, hardship, and opposition.  We resist negative peer pressure, defend our rights and the rights of others, and encourage others to do the same.  Overcome struggle with heart.


 Specials Team Contact Information:

K-2 Music  Ms. Johnson    Laura.Johnson@greatheartswesternhills.org
K-2 Art  Ms. Grover          Rebekah.Grover@greatheartswesternhills.org
K-2 PE Coach Johnson      Kori.Johnson@greatheartswesternhills.org
K-1 Spanish Ms. Ortega    Rebecca.Ortega@greatheartswesternhills.org

If you would like to read the blog for Specials, please click the link below.





Kinder Blog 24th May

Greetings Kinder! We are at the end of the 2020-2021 school year. It was a great pleasure to have you all in Kinder this year. We have seen ...