Kindergarten
Phonics: We will continue finishing up the letter n this week and reviewing what we have learned up to this point.
Language Arts: This week we will start reading a different Fall or Halloween story each day. We will work on recalling details in stories, comparing and contrasting different stories, sequencing, and nouns.
Math: Unit 1, Numbers 0-5 and begin Unit 2, Comparing and Ordering Numbers 0-5
Religion: Noah's Ark and Respect Life Month
Social Studies/Science: Plant Life Cycle, Pumpkins
Just a few reminders:
1. Kindergarten will be having a Halloween party and parade at school on Friday, October 30th. (more details to come!) For our parade, we are asking for each family to send 24 pieces of candy to school, (NOTHING WITH NUTS PLEASE) We will use the candy for each classroom around the school to give to us as we Trick or Treat them. Please bring the candy by Wednesday, October 21st. I'll also be sending a sign up genius next week to sign up for party treats.
2. Don't forget that Tuesday is our field trip to the pumpkin patch. If you are driving, please be here by 9:00 so we can leave by 9:10. Please provide a sack lunch for your child with a drink (no soda please). If you are not driving, please send a booster seat for your child to use that is marked with their name. Students should wear jeans, spirit wear, and tennis shoes. We should be back to school around 1:30.
3. A sign-up genius was sent out last night for our Halloween Parade and Party. Thank you to everyone who has signed up already!
Important Dates:
Tuesday, October 20th-NEW DATE for Applejack's Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
Thursday, October 22nd-No School, Parent Teacher Conferences
Friday, October 23rd- No School
Friday, October 30th-Great Pumpkin and Halloween Party
God Bless,
Mrs. Collins
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Phonics: Our letter this week and next week will be n as in nest. Something new for us this week will be learning about syllables and counting syllables.
Language Arts: This week we will start reading a different Fall or Halloween story each day. We will work on recalling details in stories, comparing and contrasting different stories, sequencing, and nouns.
Math: Unit 1, Numbers 0-5
Religion: Noah's Ark and Respect Life Month
Social Studies/Science: Plant Life Cycle, Pumpkins
Just a few reminders:
1. October is a super busy month for us! Conferences next week, Pumpkin Patch next Tuesday, and Halloween stuff at the end of the month! Hold on, lots of emails and notes will be coming from the office about all the activities for this month. Make sure to check your child's folder each day in order to not miss something.
2. You might have noticed on the October Homework Calendar, something called Phonics Reading Practice #1. These are lists that go with our phonics lessons. These will be coming home on Mondays. The first one starts today. Once your child can read all the words without sounding them out, please send the list back to school and if they can read them to me, I will give them a sticker. If they need more work, I'll send it back with a more practice note. It is perfectly fine if it takes them several weeks to be able to read the list. Each child progresses at their own pace.
3. Kindergarten will be having a Halloween party and parade at school on Friday, October 30th. (more details to come!) For our parade, we are asking for each family to send 24 pieces of candy to school, (NOTHING WITH NUTS PLEASE) We will use the candy for each classroom around the school to give to us as we Trick or Treat them. Please bring the candy by Wednesday, October 21st. I'll also be sending a sign up genius next week to sign up for party treats.
4. On Friday, there was a note in the Mustang Weekly about the Great Pumpkin and buying pumpkin guesses. Please read the information carefully to fully understand how it works. If your child brings money to buy guesses, I will send the guesses home for you to fill out at home and then return the next day.
Important Dates:
October 15th & 16th-No School -Teacher Retreat and PD
Tuesday, October 20th-NEW DATE for Applejack's Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
Thursday, October 22nd-No School, Parent Teacher Conferences
Friday, October 23rd- No School
Friday, October 30th-Great Pumpkin and Halloween Party
God Bless,
Mrs. Collins
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Phonics: Our letter this week will be a as in apple. We will also be working on rhyming, how many sounds in a word, compound words, and beginning sounds.
Language Arts: Our story this week is Everybody Works. Our new sight word for this week is and. We will work on using text evidence to understand a story and learn about declarative sentences.
Math: We are starting Unit 1 this week, Numbers one to five.
Social Studies/Science: Community Helpers
Religion: We will be finishing our Safe Environment lessons this week and talking about the Eucharist.
Just a few reminders:
1. I'm still missing a few permission slips for our field trip next week. Just a reminder that the student tickets are already paid for in your school fees. If you are driving, you are responsible for buying your ticket on line with the pumpkin patch. If you wait and buy it at the gate, they will charge you full price. Also, parents and students must be listed on the white waiver form and signed and returned by Oct 9th. The yellow permission form needs to be signed and returned as well. This form gives permission for your child to attend the trip. If you can not drive, no worries. We will have plenty of other parents driving that they can ride with.
2. Don't forget to sign up for conferences!
Important Dates:
Wednesday, Oct. 7th-Respect Life Jeans Day (see Mustang Weekly for details)
Wednesday, October 14th-Applejack's Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
October 15th & 16th-No School -Teacher Retreat and PD
Thursday, October 22nd-No School, Parent Teacher Conferences
Friday, October 23rd- No School
Friday, October 30th-Great Pumpkin and Halloween Party
God Bless,
Mrs. Collins
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Phonics: Our letter this week will be p as in pig. We will be working on identifying beginning sound and consonant blends.
Language Arts: Our story this week is Monster Party. Our new sight words this week are do, this, can, and orange. We will also be working on number words 0-5. We will pick out describing words in our story, characters, and the setting. And finally, we will retell the story to our friend and make a paper bag monster. It's a fun story this week!
Math: We are working in Unit 16 this week. We will be making shapes out of all different things and talking about whether they stack, roll, or slide.
Religion: This week we will talk about the Feast of the Archangels, dive deeper into the Bible, and finish up our Safe Environment lessons.
Just a few reminders:
1. Permission slips went home last Thursday for the pumpkin patch field trip. Just a reminder that the student tickets are already paid for in your school fees. If you are driving, you are responsible for buying your ticket on line with the pumpkin patch. If you wait and buy it at the gate, they will charge you full price. Also, parents and students must be listed on the white waiver form and signed and returned by Oct 9th. The yellow permission form needs to be signed and returned as well. This form gives permission for your child to attend the trip. If you can not drive, no worries. We will have plenty of other parents driving that they can ride with.
2. Several students have been asking about sight word testing. My hope is that students will know list #1 and #2 by the end of the 1st quarter. I will periodically over the next few weeks be testing them on those lists.
Important Dates:
Wednesday, Oct. 7th-Jeans Day
Thursday, October 14th-Applejack's Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
October 15th & 16th-No School -Teacher Retreat and PD
Thursday, October 22nd-No School, Parent Teacher Conferences
Friday, October 23rd- No School
Friday, October 30th-Great Pumpkin and Halloween Party
God Bless,
Mrs. Collins
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Phonics: Our letter this week will be t as in tent. We will be working on identifying beginning sounds, compound words, and consonant blends.
Language Arts: Our stories this week are In the Dark, Dark Wood and Johnny Appleseed. Our new sight words this week are in and up. We will learn new vocabulary words cupboard, shelf, and woods. We will also review what is a tall tale. Finally, we will do some writing using our name.
Math: We are finishing up Unit 15 with a short assessment and starting Unit 16 which will include composing, comparing, and analyzing shapes.
Religion: This week we will be starting Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. Each student will attend Atrium one day a week for about an hour. We also will be doing the 1st part of the Safe Environment program required by the Diocese. There will be a letter in each students folder today explaining what this is. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Just a few reminders:
1. I will send the permission form and details home this week for the pumpkin patch field trip. Parents must buy their own tickets through a special QR code from Applejack's. I will be sending the QR code from Applejack's in the information this week. Please return the signed permission form and waiver back to school. ALL students and parents must have a signed waiver to attend the patch.
2. I'm still looking for an Atrium helper on Monday afternoons from 1:00-2:00. Let me know if you are interested.
Important Dates:
Wednesday, Sept. 23rd-Mustang Matters and Jeans/Spirit wear day
Wednesday, Oct. 7th-Jeans Day
Thursday, October 14th-Applejack's Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
October 15th & 16th-No School -Teacher Retreat and PD
Thursday, October 22nd-No School, Parent Teacher Conferences
Friday, October 23rd- No School
Friday, October 30th-Great Pumpkin and Halloween Party
God Bless,
Mrs. Collins
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Phonics: Our letter this week will be h as in hat. We will be working on rhyming words, vowels vs. consonants, and compound words.
Language Arts: Our story this week is Snow White and Red Rose. Our new sight words this week are red and like. We will also talk about characters in a story, labeling, and describing words (adjectives).
Math: We have started Chapter 15 in Math. In chapter 15, we will be talking about inside, outside, above, below, left, and right.
Religion: We have started our Friendzy unit for September. Our catchphrase for this month is "Ohana: Stick Together." We are also learning about the Bible and prayer in our Atrium time on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Social Studies/Science: We continue talking about shadows and the Earth surfaces. We will also start learning about the life cycle of an apple tree.
Just a few reminders:
1. Be looking for a note this week about our apple unit. If anyone has seen yellow apples anywhere, please let me know! I am needing them for our unit.
2. Just FYI, Kindergarten will be going to Applejack's Pumpkin Patch on Wednesday, October 14th. Permission slips will be coming soon!
3. If anyone is interested in being a helper in the Atrium, please let me know. Each student will go to the Atrium for CGS either Mondays or Wednesday afternoons. I will need one helper for each day.
Important Dates:
Wednesday, Sept. 23rd-Mustang Matters
Wednesday, Oct. 7th-Jeans Day
Thursday, October 14th-Applejack's Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
October 15th & 16th-No School -Teacher Retreat and PD
Thursday, October 22nd-No School, Parent Teacher Conferences
Friday, October 23rd- No School
Friday, October 30th-Great Pumpkin and Halloween Party
God Bless,
Mrs. Collins
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Here are a few things we will work on this week:
Phonics: Our letter this week will be g as in goat. We will be working on rhyming words, vowels vs. consonants, and compound words. We are continuing to work on if a letter is a capital letter or a lowercase letter.
Language Arts: Our story this week is What Makes A Family? We will learn our first sight word, the. In your child's binder, you will find a list of the sight words we would like students to memorize this year. This does NOT include spelling the word, just being able to read it. Each quarter I will test the students on different lists. The first quarter we will work on list 1 & 2. Feel free to work ahead if your child is ready. We will also talk about characters in a story as well as nouns for places.
Math: This week we will review 2D (flat) shapes and expand our knowledge of 3D (solid) shapes.
Religion: This week will be our first time to attend school Mass. Therefore, we will work on expectations at Mass. We will also continue to talk about being made in God's image and that we are children of God.
Social Studies/Science: We are starting to learn about all the Earth Surfaces this week as well as the effects of Shade on these surfaces.
Just a few reminders:
1. Don't forget that the ASQ parent questionnaires are due by Friday, September 4th. Remember to do the assessment on paper first and then enter the information online. I do not need the paper copy back. If you are having any issues completing the questionnaire, please let me know.
2. Don't forget to sign up for Grandparents Day by Friday!
3. FYI: Kindergarten will be going on their first field trip to Applejack's Pumpkin Patch on October 14th. We will be gone from approximately 9:15-1:30.
4. If your child did the Hallow challenge this summer, tomorrow is the last day to fill out the Google form in the Mustang Weekly. Reward day will be later this week. See the Mustang Weekly for more details.
Important Dates:
Wednesday, Sept. 2nd-First Mass for Kindergarten
Monday, Sept. 7th-No School, Labor Day
Tuesday, Sept. 8th-No School, Teacher Inservice
Wednesday, Sept. 2nd-Jeans Day (please check page 14 in the handbook for dress code on jean days)
Friday, Sept. 4th-ASQ due
Thursday, Sept. 10th & Friday, Sept. 11th-Grandparents Day
God Bless,
Mrs. Collins
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Here are a few things we will work on this week:
Phonics: Our letter this week will be o as in octopus. We will work on rhyming words, reciting the alphabet, and identifying which letters are vowels and which are consonants
Language Arts: Our story this week is The Meanies by Joy Cowley. We will introduce predictions, story recall, and punctuation. We will continue to work on verbs.
Math: We have started our first Math unit, shapes! This is Unit 14 in our Math series. You might be curious as to why we start at unit 14 and not 1. Most of our students come in knowing their shapes. Therefore, these first few weeks are review with a few new concepts added in.
Religion: The story of Creation, Mass Behavior, and the Bible.
Social Studies/Science: We are continuing to learn about school rules and how we treat our classmates at school. We will start talking about our Families as well.
Just a few reminders:
1. Don't forget that the ASQ parent questionnaires are due by Friday, September 4th. Remember to do the assessment on paper first and then enter the information online. I do not need the paper copy back. If you are having any issues completing the questionnaire, please let me know.
2. PLEASE place name plates on your car dash board for pickup line. The only way we can see it is if it tented. This will really help us to get everyone to the correct vehicles. Feel free to make more signs at home if needed. Thank you for all your help in keeping our parking lots safe for the students!
3. FYI: Kindergarten will be going on their first field trip to Applejack's Pumpkin Patch on October 14th. We will be gone from approximately 9:15-1:30.
Important Dates:
Wednesday, Sept. 2nd-First Mass for Kindergarten
Monday, Sept. 7th-No School, Labor Day
Tuesday, Sept. 8th-No School, Teacher Inservice
Wednesday, Sept. 2nd-Jeans Day (please check page 14 in the handbook for dress code on jean days)
Friday, Sept. 4th-ASQ due
Thursday, Sept. 10th & Friday, Sept. 11th-Grandparents Day
God Bless,
Mrs. Collins
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We survived our 1st full day of Kindergarten! It was a great and the children rocked Kindergarten! Expect your children to be REALLY tired by the end of the week. Here are a few things we will work on this week:
Phonics: Our letter this week will be L. We will introduce our phonics series. Coming home in the folders this week is a parent note about our phonics series along with some sight word flashcards to practice.
Language Arts: Our story this week is The Jigaree. We will talk about the different parts of a book as well as authors, illustrators, and characters in a story. We will also talk about rhyming words.
Math: We have started exploring the different manipulatives we will use in Math this year. We've talked about how we take care of them as well as how they help us in Math. By the end of the week we will be starting our unit on shapes.
Religion: We will talk about the story of Creation for the next few weeks.
Social Studies/Science: We are learning about school rules and how we treat our classmates at school.
Just a few reminders:
1. Don't forget that the ASQ parent questionnaires are due by Friday, September 4th. Remember to do the assessment on paper first and then enter the information online. I do not need the paper copy back. If you are having any issues completing the questionnaire, please let me know.
2. We had library today, so every student will be coming home with a library book in their back pack. These need to be returned every Monday in order to check out a new book next week. I always suggest to the children to leave their library book in their backpack and when they want to read it, take it out and read it, and then return it right back to their backpack. This will help avoid it being lost or forgotten on Library day.
3. PLEASE place name plates on your car dash board for pickup line. The only way we can see it is if it tented. This will really help us to get everyone to the correct vehicles. Feel free to make more signs at home if needed.
Important Dates:
Monday, August 24th-Picture day
Wednesday, Sept. 2nd-First Mass for Kindergarten
Monday, Sept. 7th-No School, Labor Day
Tuesday, Sept. 2nd-No School, Teacher Inservice
Wednesday, Sept. 2nd-Jeans Day
Friday, Sept. 4th-ASQ due
Thursday, Sept. 10th & Friday, Sept. 11th-Grandparents Day
God Bless,
Mrs. Collins
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