Upcoming Events

1/9 – 1/20 Pizza Kit Sales

1/16 NO SCHOOL! MLK JR. Day

1/18 Late Start – 9:40am arrival

1/20 Timeline Project due

1/20 Pizza Kit order forms and money due

1/23 Scholastic Book Order due

1/23 Leaders for Life Assembly – Send children in Detroit Lions gear/colors

1/27 ½ Day – dismissal 11:45

1/27 Pizza Kit Delivery ***Must pick up orders between 11:45 – 3:00pm

1/30 PBIS PARTY – School-wide BINGO

Agenda for the Week

Reading/Writing: We reviewed adjectives, nouns, and verbs this week. We really focused on adjectives. We colored a giant boy bundled up in winter clothes and described his hat, scarf, coat, and boots.  We tried to use  more than one adjective to describe each article of clothing.

We had our first spelling test this week and the children did wonderful. We practiced the spelling words all week by playing games, making books, and completing worksheets to help us read, write, and spell the words. We learned about word families and practiced our test taking skills.

Spelling words for next week will be in the homework packet.

Please continue to have your child practice writing at home. Here is what I am looking for in class:

Uppercase to start the sentence

End punctuation (. ! ?)

Finger spaces between words

Does the sentence make sense? Are the words in the correct order?

Does the picture match the words?

Did you stretch your sentence? (Is there a noun, adjective, and verb?)

Math: We took our +2 math quizzes. The children all did well with reviewing the rules about test taking and trying their best on their quizzes. Today, I sent home the +3 flashcards. We will take the +3 quiz on Friday, January 20th.

Please continue to practice counting by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s to 100 with your child at home. Also practice counting to 30 by 2’s (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20…..).  Other activities you can practice at home are using tally marks to count objects, identifying 2D/3D shapes around the house of community, and really making sure your child has good one-to-one correspondence when counting (this means that they touch each object as they are counting and count all objects correctly).

Social Studies:  We began talking about history and what timelines are and how they are used. I made a timeline of my life for the children to see as an example. A note came home on Thursday regarding the timeline project that is due on January 20^t

No red folders or book pouches today. Please keep the green folders in a safe place during break! Homework packet for break came home today. This is just to keep them practicing skills over the next two weeks.  Complete a little bit here and there when you can during break to help the children stay in school routines!

Mr. Short has started a reading challenge for break.  A log is coming home today with directions about the challenge. You can “double dip” your reading log with the log in my homework packet. Please do not feel like you need to read separately for each log. Record the same readings on each to make it easier!

Thank you to everyone who helped make our winter party, and our Polar Express day a success for the children.

Upcoming Events

12/23 – 1/8 Winter Break

1/9 BACK TO SCHOOL!

1/9 – 1/20 Pizza Kit Sales

1/13 Leaders for Life Assembly – Send children in Detroit Lions gear/colors

1/16 NO SCHOOL! MLK JR. Day

1/18 Late Start – 9:40am arrival

1/20 Pizza Kit order forms and money due

1/27 ½ Day – dismissal 11:45

1/27 Pizza Kit Delivery ***Must pick up orders between 11:45 – 3:00pm

1/30 PBIS PARTY – School-wide BINGO

Agenda for the Week

Reading/Writing: The children are working hard to include the “why” word in their writing. Our “why” word is “because.” The children work on telling why or supporting the claim they are stating. The children have been working hard at listening for the beginning sound and ending sound of each word while they stretch words during writing time. This week we moved on to isolating the middle sound (vowel) within words and played a fun game to help us practice this skill.

Please continue to have your child practice writing at home. Here is what I am looking for in class:

Uppercase to start the sentence

End punctuation (. ! ?)

Finger spaces between words

Does the sentence make sense? Are the words in the correct order?

Does the picture match the words?

Did you stretch your sentence? (Is there a noun, adjective, and verb?)

Math: We took our +0 and +1 math quizzes. The children all did well with learning the rules about test taking and trying their best on their quizzes. Today, I sent home the +2 flashcards. Please practice these flashcards over break. We will take the +2 quiz on Friday, January 13th.

Please continue to practice counting by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s to 100 with your child at home. Also practice counting to 30 by 2’s (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20…..).  Other activities you can practice at home are using tally marks to count objects, identifying 2D/3D shapes around the house of community, and really making sure your child has good one-to-one correspondence when counting (this means that they touch each object as they are counting and count all objects correctly).

Housekeeping Items:

If you would like to leave boots and snow pants at school in your child’s locker, please feel free to do so! Just send me a note so that I know that they need to stay here through the week.

Please make sure reading books are placed back in the green book pouches each night and returned to school every morning.

Please make sure to record the reading that you do with your child each night on the reading log in the homework.

The easiest way to get ahold of me during the day is through my email at dimitrm@dearbornschools.org. If the children are working independently on a task, I can easily check my email and send a quick reply.

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News from Mrs. Vensko’s

Thank you to everyone that helped make our Goods & Services day a huge success! The children worked hard all week to earn “Kinder Kash” to spend at the restaurant, store, and spa.

Upcoming Events

12/19 – 12/21 Candy Gram Sales ($1 per candy gram)

12/21 Late Start – 9:40am

12/22 PBIS Party – Movie Theater (in school)

12/22 Holiday Party (more information coming home soon)

12/23 Pancake Breakfast & Polar Express Day – Wear Pajamas (more information coming home soon)

12/23 – 1/8 Winter Break

1/9 BACK TO SCHOOL!

Agenda for the Week

Letters: All letters have been learned!

*Homework will look a little different moving forward. Homework will begin to include spelling practice, reading comprehension, writing practice, addition, and subtraction.

Reading/Writing: We wrote about the gingerbread man disguise. All of the gingerbread men/girls were turned in and are hanging on the children’s lockers! They all look great! Thank you for helping with this activity. The children wrote about the disguise they chose and why they thought it was a good disguise. The children also wrote about the best way to catch a gingerbread man. Some of the children wrote very funny stories about tricking the gingerbread man into thinking they were friends in order to catch him!

Please continue to have your child practice writing at home. Here is what I am looking for in class:

Uppercase to start the sentence

End punctuation (. ! ?)

Finger spaces between words

Does the sentence make sense? Are the words in the correct order?

Does the picture match the words?

Did you stretch your sentence? (Is there a noun, adjective, and verb?)

Math: We did not have time to take our math test today due to our busy schedule today with Daily 5, 5^th grade buddies, and the kindergarten goods and services activity which took up the entire afternoon. We will take the +0 math quiz on Monday morning. Today, I sent home the +1 flashcards. Please practice these flashcards for the test next Friday.

Please continue to practice counting by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s to 100 with your child at home. Also practice counting to 30 by 2’s (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20…..).  Other activities you can practice at home are using tally marks to count objects, identifying 2D/3D shapes around the house of community, and really making sure your child has good one-to-one correspondence when counting (this means that they touch each object as they are counting and count all objects correctly).

Social Studies: This week we talked about goods & services and prepared for our activity. The children worked hard all week to earn “Kinder Kash” for our goods and services event.

Housekeeping Items:

Please make sure reading books are placed back in the green book pouches each night and returned to school every morning.

Please make sure to record the reading that you do with your child each night on the reading log in the homework.

Please send a pair of shoes to school with your when they wear their boots.

They can change into their dry shoes when they enter the building each morning.

12/16 Kindergarten Goods and Services Activity
12/21 Late Start – 9:40am
12/22 PBIS Party – Movie Theater (in school)
12/22 Holiday Party (more information coming home soon)
12/23 Pancake Breakfast & Polar Express Day – Wear Pajamas (more information coming home soon)
12/23 – 1/8 Winter Break

I sent home your child’s username and password for Reading Eggs.  It can be used on the computer or an ipad.

I have turned off the games and activities because I would like your child to concentrate on the lessons only for now.

Have fun!!!

Dear Parents –

Kindergarten is learning about economic goods and services. This is a difficult concept for the children to understand without them having the hands-on experience. The kindergarten team would like to provide the hands-on experience for the children by creating “Kinder Kash” and providing the children time to “buy” products from our “kinder Store” or “Kinder Kafe” and receive services from our “Kinder Spa.”

The children will rotate between the three areas to participate in each good or service. During the week, the children will be working to earn the “Kinder Kash.” Children can earn “Kinder Kash” for following directions, being a good friend, producing their best work, etc. The children will be responsible for keeping their “Kinder Kash” throughout the week.

The “kinder Store” will sell “kinder-made” products that each class has created; as well as other store bought goods.

The “Kinder Kafe” will sell savory and sweet food items, as well as juice and water.

The “Kinder Spa” will provide nail painting, tattoo application, and face painting services.

The Kindergarten Goods & Services activity will take place on Friday, December 16^th at 2:00pm.

Students must return a signed permission slip in order to participate in all activities. Please fill out the slip below, cut it off, and return it in your child’s green folder. All permission slips are due back by Friday, December 9^th.

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Please check below to give consent for your child to receive services at the “Kinder Spa.”

I give my permission for my child to participate in all of the above activities

I would like to volunteer to help with the Kindergarten Goods & Services activity

Child’s name: __________________________                      Parent name: _________________________

If you have misplaced the note I sent home, please email me and let me know if your child has permission to participate in the activities

and if you would like to help from 2-3pm on 12-16-16.