Dear room 106 families,

Greetings! Just a reminder that Friday Kinders will NOT have class and first graders will come to school and be with Ms. Kerby in first grade all day while Mrs. Ross attends the district KDG meeting. All will be back together on Monday as usual!

***Raz-kids is telling me it is inactive today. I will call in the morning and ask what is happening with my account. IT may be as simple as renewing my purchase! Β A few parents mentioned they were having trouble loging in and I suspect this was way. I APOLOGIZE for the inconvenience and hope to have it all squared away tomorrow morning!***

Homework clarification: I have sent home some GREAT resources to help you do homework this year in a fun way! Let me be a little more clear about expectations as to not overwhelm your little ones. Homework should be meaningful and consistent in Kdg/1st but NOT HOURS πŸ™‚ Here are my expectations for you:

  1. Reading: 10-20 minutes a night (kdg 10/ 1st 20) of reading a night ( always from Raz-kids OR Reading packs when your child begins a reading group. If they are in a letter group that counts for “reading too”)
  2. Β Math: 10-20 minutes a night “playing” games sent home on Mondays. These are for you to keep and they will come home on card stock. My suggestion to make it fun and exciting is to put them into sheet protectors and either a binder at home, large zip lock baggie, or a math folder/Tupperware box to keep altogether (whatever works for you!). This way your child can build up a HUGE resource of CCSS math games to constantly have fun and review math skills.
  3. Spelling:
    1. FIRST GRADE:Β please review the spelling words at your convenience throughout the week in your choice of format (written, play-doh, rainbow write, magnets etc. white board and dry erase or spelling city whatever works for you!)
    2. KDG:Β Spelling of word families does not begin until January for KDG. Kdg at this time is required by the district to learn letters and introduce 3-5 sight words a week during language arts instruction. Your child will be asked every week which “Dolch” high frequency words they can “read” in an individualized spelling program πŸ™‚

*I hope this helps make the kiddos expectations clear and not stressful! Remember it’s only September and in school right now it’s all about introduction and procedure so we too are taking “baby steps” toward all these structures and goals! We do what we can during the allotted time and make sure we have the “downtime” we need during the day to stay a float! I am a firm believer in learning through meaning and fun so I hope I have given you enough options to work with your child on these goals πŸ™‚

*As always I am here if anyone has any questions about the homework or just wants to come in and see it in action! Homework this week for math is our “station 1 and 4” in school so we’d love to show you our stuff πŸ™‚

 

Hope this message finds you all well and again I thank you in advance for all for your help you give with these amazing children!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Ross πŸ™‚

 

 

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