We worked especially hard in language arts this week. They have been working so hard to write complete sentences, and I am proud of their progress. It is not an easy task for kindergarteners! We also used a Venn Diagram to compare two different animals (focusing on how to use the diagram itself), and we will use those skills this coming week to compare two different books by the same author.
We played new games in language arts this week to reinforce vocabulary and their awareness of onset sounds (the first sound in a word). We will have a new Amity intern starting next week - Srta. López (she was with us before and is coming back). We also used the Ozobots (tiny robots) in the Makerspace and did two art projects. The first art project was drawing with white crayon and painting over the top, and the second one was learning about complementary colors on the color wheel. It's fun to see them get creative with paint!
As is expected after reading your child's first report card, you may have some questions. The district uses a four-letter scale to share information with you about your child's progress.
E - Your child's work is above and beyond what we expect at the end of kindergarten.
S - Your child's work is what we expect at the end of kindergarten, i.e. at grade level.
P - Your child is progressing toward what we expect at the end of kindergarten.
N - Your child is not progressing at the rate he/she needs to be to meet the end-of-
kindergarten goals.
Because it is January, and there is still much to be learned in kindergarten, many students have a report card filled with P's -- they are progressing toward the end-of-year goals. If your child has N's on their report card, those are areas of concern, especially in writing the ABC's, identifying letters and sounds, or math. Your child has been receiving and will continuing to receive extra help from me with letter/sound recognition and numbers 1-20. Extra practice at home, in Spanish or English, is helpful. That being said, if your child received an N in reads grade-level sight words, do not worry! We have only just begun to work on that skill.
Feel free to contact me with any questions: [email protected], or call me at 952-928-6522. We will also discuss the report cards during conferences.
Thursday, February 6th: Family Fun & Fitness Night 6:30 - 8:00pm ~ PSI Gym
Thursday, February 13th: Conferences 4:00 - 8:00pm
Friday, February 14th: NO SCHOOL ~ Conferences 8:00 - 4:00pm
Monday, February 17th: NO SCHOOL ~ Presidents' Day
Wednesday, February 26th: Field trip to Westwood Nature Center 12:30 - 2:30
*let me know if you'd like to chaperone*
Friday, March 6th: NO SCHOOL ~ Professional Development for Staff
Friday, March 27th - Friday April 3rd: NO SCHOOL ~ Spring Break
Forms for ordering this year's Yearbook were sent home in your child's folder last week. If you'd rather order online, please see the information below:
Go to this website:
https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob
School ID code: 3271920
Cost: $15
Orders are due by March 13th
Questions? ~ Call the office: (952) 928-6555
If you would like your child to have a yearbook for this year, you must order it by the deadline. There will not be another opportunity at the end of the year to order one.
quieto - quiet el queso - cheese quince - fifteen
¿Quién? - Who? ¿Qué? - What? quemar - to burn
¿Cómo se dice _____? - How do you say ______?
Comparing & contrasting stories
Soft c sound (ce/ci)
Learning about birds
New unit in math