Friday, February 26, 2021

Kinder Blog 28th February

Greetings Kinder! Our scholars are hard at work learning to read and counting the numbers.  It's been such a joy to watch them sound out words and put the sounds together and read. We are so proud of their hard work! No school on March 5th, and Spring Break is March 8th-12th. Enjoy the Break!

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'm an animal you might love
But I'm too big to be your pet
I have an extremely long trunk
And it's said I never forget
Who am I?

Last week's answer:
Snail


Spalding:

Last week we learned 2 new phonograms- eigh and igh. Scholars learned ten new words along with the rules and markings for each word.

Next week, we will be introduced to the following phonograms: oe, kn, and gn. In addition, they will be working on the following words: out, time, may, into, him, today, look, did, like and six.



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: 

Last week we learned about 10 and ones up to 20, the importance of place value charts and that sets are described by a numeric value. This week the fun continues with adding two subsets to make a total set by using number bonds.  



History:

Last week, we finished our lesson on three types of governments. We discussed and learned about Democracy, Monarchy and Dictatorship. 
Next week, we will be introduced to presidents and will be discussing President Washington. 



Science:

We will discuss where animals lives, habitats.  From desert, ocean, forest, arctic to rainforest to understand how each habitat provides for the animal to survive.  



Literature
:
As we finish learning about Winnie the Pooh and his adventures, we will dive straight into some intriguing stories about how to make “Stone Soup” and “Fandango Stew”.   These stories will teach us more than us how to make soup, they will also introduce the importance of the virtue of kindness and sharing.  



 





Our read out loud right now is Stuart Little.





Kindergarten Birthdays
"May we congratulate you and wish you a happy birthday!"

KB March birthdays: 
Franco I. 
Gabriel J.
Naomi F.

KD March birthdays:
Amelia W.
Abraham A.
Kendal H.

Virtue of the month for March: Perseverance
We spurn despair and strive to complete tasks to the best of our abilities, regardless of the difficulty. We respond creatively to overcome obstacles and ask for help when necessary. Never give up


 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.




Friday, February 12, 2021

Kinder Blog 14th February

Greetings Kinder! We celebrated Friendship Day on Friday, February 12th, and scholars had an enjoyable time exchanging cards, notes, and small treats. Our scholars are working hard counting numbers both forward and backward. No school on Monday, February 15th.


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 travel very slowly
When gliding along the ground
May be my shell weighs me down
In your garden I am found
Who am I!

Last week's answer:
Giraffe


Spalding:

Last week we learned two new phonograms: ph and ough! We completed our first ten words assessment!

                 Next week we will be introduced to two new phonograms: igh and eigh. We will continue to learn new words and practice our best Spalding handwriting and letter formations!


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:

Last week we wrapped up our unit on sets and compared the number of objects within two sets determining which set has more and which set has less and by how many.  The strategy used to compare sets is one-to-one matching.   This week we will be immersing ourselves in numbers to 20.  We will practice counting to 20 both forwards and backwards, writing numerals to 20 and breaking numbers down into tens and ones. 


Kindergarten has kicked off the Counting to 100 club. Scholars become members of the club when they count to 100 without a mistake.  They get as many tries as needed!  Practice counting with your scholar this weekend.  


History:

We will continue to learn about our government!


Science:
Scholars will discuss pollution this week while we continue working on learning about taking care of the Earth.  There are three main forms of pollution: air, water, and land.  We will find out if we can remove all of the pollutants from the water pollution experiment.  

Literature:
We will wrap up this week with finishing our work on The Story of the Jumping Mouse.  Next week we will begin learning about Winnie the Pooh and his fantastic adventures with Piglet.  

Our read out loud right now is Stuart Little.



Highlight: Friendship Day Pictures














Kindergarten Birthdays
"May we congratulate you and wish you a happy birthday!"

KB February birthdays:
Peter A.
Ziva S.

KD February birthdays:
Truett Y.
Bielle B.
Yvonne R.
Emma Z.
Braxton W.

KC February 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.


Kinder Blog 24th May

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