I will not be in the classroom on Tuesday, February 3 in the morning. I have a district math workshop to attend. I will return in the afternoon.

Dates to Remember

Friday, February 13 – Class Valentine’s Party 12:30 – 1:30 pm. There will be a small Valentine celebration in our classroom. I am asking students to bring Valentine’s cards to pass out at the party. Please only sign your child’s name on each card. Do not fill out the “To” part. This will make for an easier distribution when students pass out their cards. A note will go home Monday along with a Valentine’s mailbox project.

Thursday, February 12 – Valentine’s mailbox project due. A note will go home on Monday with directions and ideas on how to create their mailbox. Student’s may use any type of box, bag, container, etc. that will hold cards during your child’s Valentine exchange. The container will need a slit for the cards and a way for your child to get his/her cards out of the container. Also, your child’s name must be legible on the outside of their mailbox.

Monday, February 2 – Groundhog Day. Will it be early Spring or more Winter? In your child’s homework packet student’s will make a prediction. On Tuesday, we will check if the groundhog saw his shadow or not.

Report cards went home on Friday. Please make sure you reviewed your child’s report card. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to talk to me. New concepts and skills were taught in the 2nd card marking and in the 3rd card marking we will be building on those skills in reading, writing, and math.

Below are some year end learning targets, so that you can see where we are headed in our curriculum. In Kindergarten we see the most growth by Spring. So, before you know it Spring will be here! Yikes! Time flies.

Math – students should be counting by one’s to 100, by ten’s to 100. In addition, students should recognize two digit numbers on a hundred chart and be able to write their numbers to 30 by year end. We are also practicing adding and subtracting numbers 0 to 5, and adding numbers to make 10 by year end.

Writing – students should be writing three sentences or more by year end. Students are progressing in writing as we are learning to write a beginning, middle, and ending sentence to go along with a three part picture plan in a narrative writing piece.

Reading – currently, all students have progressed in reading and have moved a level or more in reading. By year end student’s should be reading at a DRA level 4 or more. Sight word fluency is important to reach this reading goal. Please practice reviewing the Dolch Pre-primer and Primer sight word list that was distributed at the parent teacher conference in the fall. I will send out the Dolch sight word list again for home practice.

NWEA testing – Students will finish testing in math this week.

Spelling Words – “et” family   bet  get  pet              sight words –  me   my   red

Spelling Notebooks – if your child did not turn in their spelling notebook on Friday, please make sure they turn it in on Monday. A new word list will go in the spelling notebook. Please keep in mind when your helping your child write their sentences:  1.  write a short sentence. 2. stretch sounds and write down the sounds they hear. 3. have your child write one sentence a night using one of their spelling words. (It may be difficult for some to write all their sentences at one sitting).

Blue Folders/Red folders – please make sure your child turns in their blue folder each day in the morning and turns in their red folder on Monday.

Book bags – some book bags went home on Friday. If your child did not bring home a book bag on Friday, they will bring one home on Monday.

Stay warm and safe on this wintry day.

Mrs. Polgar

News for the Week

NWEA testing will begin this week in the computer lab. Students will be tested in reading and math.

Report cards will go home sometime this week. If you have any questions regarding the report cards, please don’t hesitate to ask me.

Spelling words for the week – “an” word family.     an, ban, can,   sight words – see, the, we

Spelling notebooks – will go home on Monday with the new spelling word list stapled inside. Please remember spelling notebooks are returned on Friday with assignments completed. So, if your child did not return their spelling notebook, please have them return their notebook on Monday.

Also, we have been practicing writing simple sentences with sight words in class. Please make sure your child practices writing a sentence with a sight word from their spelling list in their notebook. Example; We like the zoo.

Friday, January 30  – PBIS celebration. Please make sure you talk to your child about their behavior in school.  It is important that they understand behavior expectations in school and do their best to follow classroom and school rules.

District Writing Assessment – during the week students will be assessed on writing. Students will respond to an opinion writing prompt.

Hope everyone had a great long weekend. I will see everyone on Monday.

Mrs. Polgar

Dates to Remember

Monday, January 19 – No School. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed

Thursday, January 22 – 1/2 day of school. Dismissal at 11:45 a.m.

Friday, January 23 – No School. Teacher Professional Development Day

Students took their first spelling test on Friday and did very well. There will be no spelling test this week due to the short week of school. Please continue to review sight words by practicing reading and spelling sight words.

Spelling Notebook – Please make sure your child writes their sight word sentences in their spelling notebook. By the end of this cardmarking most students should be able to write one simple sentence. Practicing writing simple sight word sentences in the spelling notebook will help with fluency. We are progressing in writing and reading as we continually practice stretching sounds in words.

Please return book bags and spelling notebooks on Tuesday.

Have a great long weekend!

Mrs. Polgar

Dates to Remember

Monday, January 12 – Social Studies personal time-line is due.

Wednesday, January 14 – Late Start. Students report to school one hour later.

Monday, January 19 – Martin Luther King Day. No school

Thursday, January 22 – Half Day Dismissal 11:45 am

Friday, January 23 – No school. Teacher Professional Development.

Peek at the Week

Spelling words – “at” family words – at, bat, cat     sight words – and, to, go

On Fridays, Kindergartners will begin taking spelling tests. A spelling notebook along with a spelling word list will go home on Mondays. On Fridays, students will return their spelling notebook for spelling credit. Students are expected to read and spell words proficiently from the spelling list each week. In class, students will also work on word work using weekly spelling and sight words.

The second card marking will end January, 22. So, I have been busy assessing students in reading and math. I hope to be finished this week with assessments and I will send book bags home when I finish up on assessments. Student learning goals for the second card marking – recognize letters, know letter sounds, write upper-case and lower-case letters, count by ones to 50 or more, count by tens to 100, write numbers 1-20.

Writing – Informational Text. Artic Animals

Math – Geometry shapes, addition and subtraction strategies, number lines and comparing numbers – greater than, less than.

Social Studies – review for Social Studies unit test. Vocabulary – past, present, future, yesterday, today, tomorrow, beginning, middle, end.

Science – finish up on Science unit – Motion.

Daily Five – recognizing middle sounds, vowel sounds, reading strategies to use when you come to an unknown word.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Polgar

Happy New Year!  I hope all of you had a restful and fun break. I want to thank the volunteers that helped out at the holiday party. Thank you to all for the holiday cards, gifts and candy. I appreciate your kind words and thoughts, it means a lot to me.

Here is a look at our week back to school:

Wednesday, January 8 – Earth science assembly

Sight word review – please review sight words from last year.

a   I  my  at   like  up  yes  it we  see  and  said  you  the  is  can  look  play  no go me one red  to  yellow  blue  green

Math – Unit on Geometry shapes. 2D – 3D shapes. We have been working hard on identifying and writing numbers 1-20 in the second card marking. We will begin writing numbers 1-30 and counting 1-75.

Social Studies – New unit – Who Am I? Understanding concept of time – past, present, yesterday, tomorrow, today. How do we learn about the past  – interviews, photographs, artifacts,  journals, and books.

Science – Push/Pull unit. Understanding concepts of motion, force, push, pull, gravity.

Writing – Informational writing.  Unit on Artic animals. Understanding informational text  features.

Reading – Daily Five Boot Camp begins this week. We will review Daily Five  components. Book bags will go home this week along with reading log.

I may be out of the classroom on Wednesday, January 7 for a District Science conference. Not sure as of yet, until we return to school.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Polgar

Dates to Remember

Thursday, December 18 – Mrs. Polgar’s Holiday Party – 1:30-2:30 PM. All parents are welcome to attend our classroom party. A volunteer sign-up sheet will be posted in the classroom, if you are interested in helping out at the party.

Friday, December 19 – Students may wear their pajamas to school. We will watch the movie, “The Polar Express.” We will also enjoy hot cocoa and cookies for a treat. Please make sure your child still wears their gym shoes on Friday. Students have gym at 1:35-2:20 PM.

Later, in the afternoon Nowlin will host a holiday sing-a-along from 2:30 – 3:15 PM. All families are welcome to attend the sing-a-along. So, please come join us in the festivities before break.

Winter Recess Break – Begins at end of day on Friday, December 19 and students return to school on Monday, January 5.

Peek at Week

Letter Rr   –    New sight words – play, up, said

Students have sight word ring cards in their book boxes. We have been practicing reading sight words to self and to a buddy. Please review and practice sight words weekly with your child to further progress their sight word reading skills.

There will be no homework packet this week.

I will not be in class on Wednesday, December 17. I have a district conference to attend. Ms. Leslie will be subbing in my classroom.

We have had a number of illnesses in the classroom. To prevent germ contact, please make sure your child can blow their nose and they cough into their arm and not their hand. We have been using hand sanitizers and have been practicing good hygiene with the cold season.

Have a great day!

Mrs. Polgar

Dates to Remember for December

Monday, December 8 – Family Holiday Banner due.

Wednesday, December 10 – Late Start. School begins an hour late.

Wednesday, December 10 – Parent meeting at 6PM. Bring your child and join Mrs. Liepe our reading intervention coach, who will work with you and your child with reading strategies, word work activities and more. Snacks will be provided along with the chance to win some great prizes.

Thursday, December 11 – Santa Shop – Mrs. Polgar’s class will shop at 11 am on Thursday. Information was sent home last week in your child’s blue folder. This is an optional activity. If you would like your child to participate, make sure they have a list and money for purchasing gifts. Most gifts are $1.00.

Saturday, December 13 – Barnes and Noble Fundraiser in Allen Park on the hill. 1-4 PM. Please join us for this holiday event! Come listen to a guest read aloud, a holiday musical performance from one of our classrooms, enjoy crafts and more.

Thursday, December 18 – Mrs. Polgar’s classroom holiday party 1:30 – 2:30 PM. Mrs. Dowgiallo and Mrs. Givhan will be contacting you soon for volunteer support and for donations for the party.

Friday, December 19 – Come aboard and join the Polar Express in Mrs. Polgar’s Classroom. Students can wear P.J.’s on our last day before break and enjoy watching the movie, “The Polar Express.” Later, students and families will enjoy Nowlin’s traditional holiday sing-a-long in the Gym. Please come join us for our sing-a-long from 2:30 – 3:15 PM.

Peek at the Week

Letter of the week – Qq       New sight words – you, go

We have a busy two weeks ahead of us. I will be assessing students in Social Studies on our Needs and Wants Unit. I will also begin assessing student’s in math as we end Unit 3 of Everyday Math.

By next card marking – January 22. Student’s should be writing their name with an upper case letter proceeded with lower case letters. Student’s should be practicing letter recognition, letter sound’s and the sight words that are listed on their homework packet. In math –  student’s should also be able to count to 50 by one’s, count by 10’s to 100 and recognize numbers 1-20 and write number’s 1-20 in the correct formation and order. Extra practice at home will help your child meet their learning goals.

Have a great family day!

Mrs. Polgar

Dates to Remember

Wednesday, December 3 – We did not have library last week due to the book fair being held in the library. Please have your child return their library book on Wednesday of this week.

Monday, December 8 – Next week the December Family Project will be due. This is my favorite family project, information will go home in your child’s blue folder on Monday.

Tuesday, December 2, I will be not be in the classroom in the morning. I will be attending a district math workshop with teachers. On Wednesday, December 3, I will be out all day, I have another district conference to attend. Ms. Leslie will be subbing for me on Wednesday.

A Peek at the Week

New Letter of the Week – Pp     New sight words of the week – it, is

Writer’s Workshop – Before break, we enjoyed writing an opinion piece on pumpkin pie. We sampled pumpkin pie and wrote an opinion, Do you like pumpkin pie?  Later we wrote a reason as to why we liked or disliked pumpkin pie. This week we will write personal narrative’s with a beginning, middle, and end.

Math Workshop – working on bar graphs, counting and writing by ten’s, working with teen frames, and ending our week with unit math games.

Science – Understanding the position of objects and relation to other objects around it. Next week, we will experiment with force/motion of objects.

Social Studies – Review goods and services. Understanding the purpose of trade and situations in which people trade.

Daily Five – Practicing CAFE reading strategies; weekly sight words, orally matching words that begin with the same sound, clapping syllables in one to three segments, retelling a story using characters, setting, events, and sequencing with the “Gingerbread Man story.” Continue working on CVC words along with vowel sounds.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Polgar

Dates to Remember

Monday, November 24 – PBIS celebration – Board game fun! 1:30 -2:15 PM. Students that did not have their clip moved 6 or more times, join students in a celebration for positive behavior. Mrs. Polgar’s classroom behavior goal is to have good listening ears and raising our hand when we would like to be heard.

Please have your child bring in a favorite board game that they can share with friends. I have a limited amount of board games in my classroom. Thank you.

Wednesday, November 26 – No school. Students begin Thanksgiving break and have Thursday and Friday off and report back to school on Monday, December  1.

Parent-teacher conferences  – I enjoyed meeting all of you and sharing with you the progress your child has made in school. Thank you for your support at home. Partnering together makes great strides in learning. After break, I will begin sending out a quarterly review of learning goals. This will give parents an overview of what learning goals we are targeting in each marking period.

Please have your child dress appropriately for the weather. Your child needs to have boots, gloves, and a hat to play in the snow at recess time. If they do not have boots they will have to play on the black top. Children also need to wear shoes in the classroom. Boots make our carpet wet at carpet time.  Thank you.

We have a short week, so there will be no letter of the week or sight word this week. Also, red progress folders will not go home this week.

Students did a great job in presenting their family turkey projects. The turkeys were so creative and fun! Families, thank you for participating in this activity.

Have a great day!

Mrs. Polgar