Ms. Miles Kindergarten Blog

Lindbergh Elementary, Dearborn, MI

   Apr 09

Report Cards!

Reports cards will be in mailboxes and sent home tomorrow, Wednesday the 10th. Please return the blank envelope signed the next day. Please let me know if you have any questions!


   Apr 09

Library Update

Due to rewards day being scheduled at our library time, students may not be able to check out a new book today. If the librarian is not able to reschedule, we will just check books out next Tuesday! Sorry for the inconvenience!!


   Apr 08

News 4/8/19

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a restful break:) Reminder: Conferences are this week on Wednesday! They are invite only- a blue note was sent home last week if you were invited to attend. A reminder note will be in red folders today.

** Please make sure your child is completing their nightly literacy homework and returning it colored and signed on Mondays. It is a very important step in order to prepare them for first grade. A new literacy sheet for April is coming home in folders today!

Language Arts: We will be working on author’s purpose and blending syllables this week. We will be learning that author’s write to Entertain or to Inform us. Ask your child this week after they read a story if they know why the author wrote it (to entertain or to inform). In writing, we are starting our informational research writing! I will need some parent volunteers to come in a couple of days to assist in the researching process. Please reach out to me if you are interested/available. Please keep practicing sight words and personal words at home!  

Math/Science/Social Studies: We will be doing lessons 25-30 this week in math. We are still decomposing with number bonds. Please continue to do the nightly homework that follows each lesson. You can access the Eureka math website or use the parent tip sheet to help if needed.
In science, we are starting a new unit. We will be learning about living/non-living things. This week we will complete a living/ non-living station lab and discuss animals and what they need to survive. In social studies, we will be moving into our last unit. This unit is all about public issues. We will be discussing this week our school rules and how they are connected to laws.

Letters/Digraphs Of The Week: blends (s) st, sp

In Review: Ss, Mm, Rr, Bb, Tt, Nn, Aa, Dd, Oo, Ii, Cc, Gg, Hh, Ff, Pp, Ee, Vv, Zz, Uu, Ll, Ww, Jj, Yy, Zz, Kk, Qq

Long Vowels A, O, I, E, U, Digraphs ch, sh, th, wh, qu

Words of The Week: him, his

Words in Review: the, I, can, see, like, to, look, at, come, and, a, we, go, in, my, he, is, has, are, for, here, you, this, little, did, not,she, said, get, it, big, an, me, went, with, am, have, put, on, make, by, they,us, no, want, your, got, one, down, play, as, two

Spelling Words -ug bug, rug, tug

Math: Module 4, lessons 25-30

Spelling: Practice pattern words and personal words in Spelling notebook. Tests will be every Friday.

Continue practicing reading, sight words, and spelling words daily. Use at least 1 night a week for writing practice with your child. They can write about what they did in school, family time, friends, practices, ect. Goals include capital letters at the start of the sentence only, punctuation at the end, spaces, and details in the writing. We should be at about 2-3 sentences on 1 topic.

Leader In Me
We are starting Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood. I am also sending our Leader in Me bag home this week with one student. The bag will be sent home on Monday and needs to be returned on Friday each week. The rules/games/activities inside the bag are also posted below on the blog.


   Mar 28

Leader in Me Family Bag

When we get back from break, our classroom will be starting a Leader in Me Bag. A student who is showing leadership will be chosen each week to take the bag home for the whole week. Inside the bag are family matching games, a book, etc. to play together that include the 7 habits! The bag is red and if your child is selected that week, the bag will be sent home on Monday and will be returned Friday that week. Thank you! I have attached all of the instructions about it and some 7 habits refreshers! 🙂

Family Bag Parent Letter

7 Habits at Home

MATCHING GAMES directions for family bag

 


   Mar 26

Spring Conferences

Good Morning!

Conference notes are coming home today for Spring Conferences on April, 10th right after we get back from break. These conferences are invite only, so your child may not have one coming home. Please reach out to me if you want to have a conference and didn’t receive a blue note or you have any questions.

The conference notes have times on them. If that time works for you, please send back to school ASAP! 🙂


   Mar 25

News 3/25/19

Update: This week before spring break, I will be doing a lot of assessing for report cards. Reading bags should be updated from last week. Since we are assessing this week, I will not be seeing my reading groups. New reading books will not be going home this week. Continue to read the books that I sent in their bags and we will start with reading groups right away once we return from break!

 

Language Arts: We will be working on finding unknown words in the text this week. A good strategy to practice at home is to ask “What does the word mean?” if your child comes across a word they do not know. We are learning to look at the picture for clues. We are also practicing rhyming words this week. This week is our last week of opinion writing. We are writing about our favorite books with supporting reasons why! Please keep practicing sight words and personal words at home!  

Math/Science/Social Studies: We will be doing lessons 20-24 this week in math. We are moving on to subtraction! Please continue to do the nightly homework that follows each lesson. You can access the Eureka math website or use the parent tip sheet to help if needed.
I am finishing up assessments this week in science and social studies. Please look in folders because tests will be coming home graded!

Letters/Digraphs Of The Week: blends (r) cr, gr, wr

In Review: Ss, Mm, Rr, Bb, Tt, Nn, Aa, Dd, Oo, Ii, Cc, Gg, Hh, Ff, Pp, Ee, Vv, Zz, Uu, Ll, Ww, Jj, Yy, Zz, Kk, Qq

Long Vowels A, O, I, E, U, Digraphs ch, sh, th, wh, qu

Words of The Week: yes, as

Words in Review: the, I, can, see, like, to, look, at, come, and, a, we, go, in, my, he, is, has, are, for, here, you, this, little, did, not,she, said, get, it, big, an, me, went, with, am, have, put, on, make, by, they,us, no, want, your, got, one, down

Spelling Words -ot cot, hot, rot

Homework

Math: Module 4, lessons 20-24

Spelling: Practice pattern words and personal words in Spelling notebook. Tests will be every Friday.

Continue practicing reading, sight words, and spelling words daily. Use at least 1 night a week for writing practice with your child. They can write about what they did in school, family time, friends, practices, ect. Goals include capital letters at the start of the sentence only, punctuation at the end, spaces, and details in the writing. We should be at about 2-3 sentences on 1 topic.

Leader In Me
We are focusing on filling others emotional bank accounts and thinking win-win! Please reinforce this idea at home 🙂 Have a great spring break!!


   Mar 18

News 3/18/19

** A paper is going home today about a Home Room parent. We are looking for one in our classroom! It would help us out a lot of the events coming up! Please let me know if you are interested 🙂

Language Arts: We will be working on counting syllables this week and finding similarities using a circle map. We are continuing to work on opinion writing this week. Please keep practicing sight words and personal words at home!  

Math/Science/Social Studies: We will be doing lessons 15-19 this week in math. We are starting to get the hang of number bonds and are moving on to writing addition sentences! Please continue to do the nightly homework that follows each lesson. You can access the Eruerka math website or use the parent tip sheet to help if needed.
We are assessing a lot this week in science and social studies. Please look in folders because tests will be coming home graded!

Letters/Digraphs Of The Week: blends (r) fr,dr , br

In Review: Ss, Mm, Rr, Bb, Tt, Nn, Aa, Dd, Oo, Ii, Cc, Gg, Hh, Ff, Pp, Ee, Vv, Zz, Uu, Ll, Ww, Jj, Yy, Zz, Kk, Qq

Long Vowels A, O, I, E, U, Digraphs ch, sh, th, wh, qu

Words of The Week: two, play

Words in Review: the, I, can, see, like, to, look, at, come, and, a, we, go, in, my, he, is, has, are, for, here, you, this, little, did, not,she, said, get, it, big, an, me, went, with, am, have, put, on, make, by, they,us, no, want, your, got, one, down

Spelling Words -it fit, sit, lit

Homework

Math: Module 4, lessons 15-19

Spelling: Practice pattern words and personal words in Spelling notebook. Tests will be every Friday.

Literacy: Long u page

Continue practicing reading, sight words, and spelling words daily. Use at least 1 night a week for writing practice with your child. They can write about what they did in school, family time, friends, practices, ect. Goals include capital letters at the start of the sentence only, punctuation at the end, spaces, and details in the writing. We should be at about 2-3 sentences on 1 topic.

Leader In Me

We are focusing on filling others emotional bank accounts and thinking win-win! Please reinforce this idea at home 🙂


   Mar 15

Kindergarten Round Up Information

Lindbergh Community,
Please remember that our Kindergarten Roundup is March 20, 2019 at 6:00 pm in our auditorium.  To enroll in Kindergarten, students must be five years old by September 1.  Waivers are available for students who will turn five after September 1 but before December 1.  Dearborn Public Schools also offers a free Young Fives program for students who turn five between June 15 and December 1 this year.  Please click on the below link for more information or visit our blog.

   Mar 14

Music Concert Reminder

Hi Parents! Just a reminder that the Kindergarten and First Grade concert is tonight starting at 6:30. Kindergartners should be at their classroom to hang up their coats and get in line order starting at 6:20! I will be there ready to assist! See you tonight 🙂


   Mar 11

News 3-11-19

Hi Parents! There is a lot going on this week, please keep checking my blog to see any updates!
Keep checking the March is Reading Month Calendar linked below for what is going on daily!

Language Arts We are still working on silent e this week. By the end of the week, we should know all of the long vowels and how they say their name when we have the silent e! We are moving on from narrative writing, to opinion writing. We will be working on what an opinion is and how to find reasons to support your opinion. We will be reading a lot of great opinion books this week such as, ” I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato.”

Math/Science/Social Studies In math, we are still working on number bonds and decomposing! We are doing lessons 10-15 this week. As the numbers get higher for addition, some students are struggling with this new concept. Please continue to do the math homework nightly. These skills are the foundation for what they need to do next year. In science, we are wrapping up our weather unit! We are learning about droughts and meteorologists this week. In social studies, we are expanding what we know about maps and where we live. We are discussing the United States and the concept of a map key and globe.

Letters/Digraphs Of The WeekL: long u spelled with silent e

In Review: Ss, Mm, Rr, Bb, Tt, Nn, Aa, Dd, Oo, Ii, Cc, Gg, Hh, Ff, Pp, Ee, Vv, Zz, Uu, Ll, Ww, Jj, Yy, Zz, Kk, Qq

Long Vowels A, O, I, E, U, Digraphs ch, sh, th, wh, qu, gl, pl

Words of The Week: one, down

Words in Review: the, I, can, see, like, to, look, at, come, and, a, we, go, in, my, he, is, has, are, for, here, you, this, little, did, not,she, said, get, it, big, an, me, went, with, am, have, put, on, make, by, they,us, no, want, your, got

Spelling Words -en hen, ten, den

Homework:

Math: Module 4, lessons 10-15

Spelling: Practice pattern words and personal words in Spelling notebook. Tests will be every Friday.

Continue practicing reading, sight words, and spelling words daily. Use at least 1 night a week for writing practice with your child. They can write about what they did in school, family time, friends, practices, ect. Goals include capital letters at the start of the sentence only, punctuation at the end, spaces, and details in the writing. We should be at about 2-3 sentences on 1 topic.

Leader In Me

We will continue habit 4 this week, Think Win-Win with work in our Leader In Me journal.

 

**Reminders/Important Dates:**

Thursday, 3/14: music concert with students arriving @ 6:30PM. It is expected that all students attend the concert. Please let me or Mrs. Baloga know immediately if your child is unable to attend the evening performance. The concert ends at 8.

Friday, 3/15: It is popcorn Friday this week.

On March 22 from 9-11:30am we will be hosting our fourth annual leadership day. This event includes visitors from the community to participate in learning some more about Leader in Me at Lindbergh. This year we are opening it up to parents who would like to attend. Mrs. Tiba will be sending out a formal letter this week, but I wanted to put it on the blog now in case you are interested. I have attached the registration link to our “Class Links” area on the blog and in the link below. Use that link to fill out the form to register. If you have any questions, just let me know.

Leadership Day Registration

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