Kinder Blog 9th May

Greetings Kinder! We are now  in the last month of  the 2020-2021 school year, and our scholars are working hard on their lessons. We're so proud of their perseverance and hard work. Parents, thank you so much for Teacher Appreciation Week! We love our Parents!

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 able to turn my head around 270 degrees

and I am noted for being quiet in flight.

What am I?

Last week's answer:

A Deer

Spalding:

This past week, we learned 12 new words and continued to review all our learned phonograms. This coming week, we will continue working on our learned phonograms and learn 12 new words with their rules and markings!

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
oa	boat
ph	2 letter
eigh	4 letters
kn	2 letters-beginning
gn	2 letters
wr	2 letters
dge	3 letters
ti	tall
ci	short

Here are some useful links:

Spalding card purchase

https://spaldingeducationstore.org/products/phonogram-cards-individual-set-of-87?_pos=5&_sid=5394b2c7c&_ss=r

Spalding help with Mrs. Clouse
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?reload=9&list=PL8UyUmxS7VL3QrKygZyMVmfELfwxl0adJ

Math:

Kindergarten Mathematicians will wrap up our Time unit on Wednesday and then we will move on to Numbers to 100.  In this unit we will explore the different ways to count to 100:  by ones, fives, tens and twos.

We will close the year with a mini unit on money.  Please send your scholar in with the following in a labeled baggie:  10 pennies, 10 dimes, 20 nickels and 4 quarters.  We will be using our baggies of coins in class to sort, count and continue to explore the concept of 10s and 1s.  It is highly beneficial for each scholar to have their own bag of coins to fully participate.  Please begin sending the bags in this Monday.  Thank you.

History:

This past week, we concluded our study on American Symbols. The students concluded the unit with their Liberty Bell creation. Next week, we will be reviewing maps and globes and will be creating our own globe!

Science:

Let’s Rock and roll! We will introduce the three basic types of rocks.  Please let your scholar bring a rock to school on Tuesday to observe and write about their findings.  We will discuss examples of each of the three categories of rock: igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic.  

Literature : 

We will wrap up our Little Bear book series and adventure into some intriguing Mouse Tale books.  As we dive into these new books we will read about the various activities that different mice will engage in.    We will be reading 6 great works of literature as a grade level.

Also, here is the link for the Classics to Keep list:  https://westernhills.greatheartsamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2020/05/Classics-to-Keep-20_21.pdf

Date Needed:	Title:
19 April	Little Bear
26 April	Father Bear Comes Home
3 May	Little Bear’s Visit
10 May	Mouse Tales
17 May	Mouse Soup
24 May	Grasshopper on the Road

Kindergarten Birthdays

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

KB May birthdays: 

KD May birthdays:

KC May birthdays:
Noa L.
Ruben M.
Emily E.

Scholar of the month of April: Wisdom 
KB - Zoe A.
KD - Evy O.
KC - Noa L.

Virtue of the month of May: Humility
We do not brag or compare ourselves to others. We always strive to do our best whether we are recognized or not. Let others go first

 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.

https://ghwhspecials.blogspot.com/