Mrs. Hall's Kindergarten Class

MRS. HALL'S KINDERGARTEN CLASS!

I hope to see you all tomorrow (Monday May 20^th) at 1:15. I will pass out "Nicholson Star" certificates and then we will make our own sundae to celebrate the end of kindergarten! We will try to start on time so don't be late!!!!

If you have not sent in stamps for report card mailing please do so as soon as possible. Thank you again for a great year!

Reminders

May 20^th –End of year ice cream party/hand out Nicholson Star certificates 1:15

May 22^nd/May 23^rd- Early release days- Last day of school no bookbags are allowed

 

 

 

 

Thank you all for the wonderful flowers and gifts for teacher appreciation day. I loved it!!

MRS. HALL'S KINDERGARTEN CLASS!

Happy Mother's Day to all! I hope you had an enjoyable day. This is the last full week of school. So I will be finishing up on all reading assessments.

Reminders:

May 16th^- Field Day

May 17^th – Spirit Day

May 20^th –End of year ice cream party/hand out Nicholson Star certificates 1:15

May 22^nd/May 23^rd- Early release days- Last day of school no bookbags are allowed

 

Reading: I will not have reading groups this week. You may continue practicing sight words and keep up with reading practice through RAZ KIDS. Remember you have to listen, read and take a quiz on each book before it will bump you up a level. Our centers will focus on ocean animal activities.

Writing: We will continue with some informational writing about ocean animals. We will also do one last narrative and some reader responses this week. We will focus on a capital letter at the beginning and punctuation at the end of sentences.

Math: We will work on graphing, adding and subtracting this week.

Social Studies/Health: We will learn about Memorial Day, Flag Day, and Independence Day. In health we will finish with safety at home and water safety.

 

 

 

 

I want to thank my class for the special

"summer birthday"

celebration today! I especially want to thank Ashley Sykes for bringing in cupcakes and Mrs. Frigerio for encouraging all the beautiful cards the children made for me. I will treasure them always!

MRS. HALL'S KINDERGARTEN CLASS!

I cannot believe we have only 14 days of school left!!! The end is coming fast! All GKIDS testing must be completed by May 10^th, so I will be finishing up all assessments this week. Please practice address, county, country, and continent. I will begin assessing those students who are ready.

Reminders:

May 16th^- Field Day

May 17^th – Spirit Day

May 20^th –End of year ice cream party/hand out Nicholson Star certificates 1:15

May 22^nd/May 23^rd- Early release days- Last day of school no bookbags are allowed

 

Reading: I will not have reading groups this week. You may continue practicing sight words and keep up with reading practice through RAZ KIDS. Remember you have to listen, read and take a quiz on each book before it will bump you up a level.

Writing: We will continue with some informational writing and some reader responses this week. We will focus on a capital letter at the beginning and punctuation at the end of a sentence.

Phonics: We will continue with the long vowel sounds. There will be no new sight words this week. You may practice reading and spelling the words you have.

Math: We will review shapes and work on using shapes to make other shapes. We will continue with games to practice adding and subtracting within 10.

Social Studies: We will learn about Memorial Day, Flag Day, and Independence Day. I will also begin testing address etc. for those students who are ready.

 

 

 

 

MRS. HALL'S KINDERGARTEN CLASS!

It was a beautiful weekend. I hope everyone got out and enjoyed it. A special thanks to those that sent in glue sticks. It was very much appreciated. I will begin to assess all the standards in GKIDS for the last time. Just to let you know, I will be out Wed, Thurs., and Fri. this week. Please remind your child to be respectful of the sub in the classroom and to follow all the rules.

Reminders:

April 23rd^- Menchies night

April 29^th- Academic alerts go home

 

Reading: I will not have reading groups this week. I will send their reading bag and you can practice sight words and work on Raz kids. Remember you have to listen, read and take a quiz on each book before it will bump you up a level.

Writing: We will continue with informational writing this week. We will focus on a capital letter at the beginning and punctuation at the end of a sentence.

Phonics: We will continue with the long vowel sounds. There will be no new sight words this week. You may practice reading and spelling the words you have.

Math: We will review shapes and work on using shapes to make other shapes. We will continue with games to practice adding and subtracting within 10.

Science: We will continue our unit on plants. We will talk about "Earth Day".

 

 

 

 

MRS. HALL'S KINDERGARTEN CLASS!

WELCOME BACK! I hope everyone had a spectacular spring break! We are entering the "home stretch" now! We have less than 30 days of school left! I can not believe it! So we will make the most of our short time left together. A special thanks to those that have sent in glue sticks already. But we are still in need of more to get us through the end of the year. I will begin to assess all the standards in GKIDS for the last time.

Reminders:

April 19^th- Volunteer brunch 8-9:30 a.m.

 

Reading: In our reading groups we will continue to look at reading strategies and focus on retelling what we read.

Writing: We will continue with informational writing this week. We will focus on a capital letter at the beginning and punctuation at the end of a sentence.

Phonics: We will continue with the long vowel sounds. Our sight words are: has & want. We will sound out CVC words and match it to a picture. We will make and write sight words to help us learn the correct spelling.

Math: We will work on teen numbers using ten frames. We will continue with games to practice adding and subtracting within 10.

Science: We will begin a unit on plants this week. We will integrate science with our informational writing about plants.

 

 

 

 

MRS. HALL'S KINDERGARTEN CLASS!

Happy Spring-wishful thinking that our weather will finally break! Please make sure you sign the white card in the report card envelope and return it in the brown envelope as soon as possible. You keep the report card copy. Last Friday the children enjoyed hearing about many different kinds of careers. The class did a great job with listening and manners. If you helped in any way please make sure you log in your volunteer hours. We can still use glue sticks. Please continue to send them in. They are greatly needed!

Reminders:

March 29^th- spirit day

 

Reading: In our reading groups we will continue to look at reading strategies and focus on retelling what we read.

Writing: We will get back to some informational writing this week. We will focus on a capital letter at the beginning and punctuation at the end of a sentence.

Phonics: We will revisit the long a sound. Our sight words are: yes & no. We will sound out CVC words and match it to a picture. We will make and write sight words to help us learn the correct spelling.

Math: We will work on teen numbers. We will continue with games to practice adding and subtracting within 10.

 

 

 

 

 

MRS. HALL'S KINDERGARTEN CLASS!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I hope you all enjoyed the day. This week I will try to get back to reading groups. Report cards will be sent home on Friday. Please sign the white card and return in the brown envelope. You keep the report card copy. Friday is Career Day. We will eat sack lunches in the classroom. Our lunch time is earlier. We pick up lunches at 11:46. Please continue to send in glue sticks. They are greatly needed!

Reminders:

March 22^nd- report cards go home/ Career Day/

 

Reading: This week we will get back on track with reading groups. We will look at reading strategies and focus on retelling what we read.

Writing: We will have free choice in our journals for writing. We will focus on a capital letter at the beginning and punctuation at the end of a sentence.

Phonics: Our letter is Qq/kw/ sound. Our sight words are: by, all, & get. We will sound out CVC words and match it to a picture. We will stamp and write sight words to help us learn the correct spelling.

Math: We will work on teen numbers. We will continue with games to practice adding and subtracting within 10.

 

 

 

 

 

MRS. HALL'S KINDERGARTEN CLASS!

I want to thank you all for the wonderful books from book fair! We are enjoying them all! It is truly appreciated.

I also want to thank the parents that did send in a few glue sticks but we are still in great need of some more. If each child could send in at least 4-5 more it would get us through the next few months. We appreciate all you do to help us!

Reminders:

March 22^nd- report cards go home

 

Reading: Please use RAZ kids as your reading this week, since I will use this time to 1-1 assess for end of quarter. When you have finished all the books on the level your child is at with listening, reading and the quiz, it should automatically bump you up to the next level if you have passed the test. If it does not, let me know and I can check into it.

Writing: We will read some Keiko Kasza books this week and do a reader's response for writing. We will focus on a capital letter at the beginning and punctuation at the end of a sentence.

Phonics: Our letter is Zz/z/ sound. Our sight words are: be, saw, & what. We will sound out CVC words and match it to a picture. We will work on the short vowels and focus on rhyming activities.

Math: I will review shapes this week and do some math assessments in small groups and 1-1. We will play games to practice adding and subtracting within 10.