This week

5/27: Wacky Wednesday 
5/28: May awards Assembly -Tk/K @ 8am

5/28 Spring Fundraiser
Flier with information was sent home 
Enter raffles, eat food and take photos with photographer
-Performance times
Tk-1st @ 5:00pm
2-4th @ 6:15
Each family will be given 2 FREE tickets for the show
Additional tickets may be purchased
$5.00 for one show
$7.00 for two shows
Tickets go on sale May 18 and may be purchased in the office or from the after school program

My class: I would love for my kids to wear a nicer shirt and blue jeans for their performance

6/10: Last day to submit 100 mile club miles for credit
6/17: STEAM Expo
6/18: End of the year awards assembly-Tk/K @ 8am

6/19: Donuts for dads

Last week of school
6/22: Sports day (more info to come-VOLUNTEERS WILL BE NEEDED!)

6/23: Kindergarten Field trip-Aquarium of the Pacific
Student price: $5.00
Chaperon price: $20.00 (8 per Kinder class)
Chaperons must drive themselves to and from the trip
Any student who cannot afford to pay may still attend the field trip
All students must ride to and from the field trip on the bus
Siblings are not allowed on field trips
Students who are not attending the field trip are expected to be in class that day

6/24: FULL day of school-End of the year party
6/25: Last day of school (HALF day)-KINDERGARTEN graduation

MobyMax

Continue to use Mobymax at home whenever your child gets a chance. Every child's learning is individualized! This is a great, fun program for the kids to use to reinforce math and language arts skills.

All students now have access to MobyMax once a week during centers, please work with them to help them sign in on their own.

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Review: Story: Unit 6-Week 1 "Building with dad"

Writing:

• Writing 
• When I grow up, I want to be...

Math:

• Fact families

Science:

•  The water cycle

Social Studies/Leadership:

• Leadership: Responsibility-responsible for choices

May 11

5/11: PTO meeting @ 3:30
5/13: Coffee with Director at 8am
5/21: Spring performance 
5/25: NO SCHOOL-in observance of Memorial Day
5/27: Wacky Wednesday 
5/28: May awards Assembly -Tk/K @ 8am

6/10: Last day to submit 100 mile club miles for credit
6/17: STEAM Expo
6/18: End of the year awards assembly-Tk/K @ 8am

6/19: Donuts for dads

Last week of school
6/22: Sports day (more info to come-VOLUNTEERS WILL BE NEEDED!)
6/23: Kindergarten Field trip-Aquarium of the Pacific
6/24: FULL day of school-End of the year party
6/25: Last day of school (HALF day)-KINDERGARTEN graduation

MobyMax

Continue to use Mobymax at home whenever your child gets a chance. Every child's learning is individualized! This is a great, fun program for the kids to use to reinforce math and language arts skills.

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 5-Week 6 "This is the way we get to school"






• Unit  5 final (FRIDA): HFW covered-yellow, blue, green, what, said, was, where, come

Writing:

• Narrative

Math:

• Finish Chapter 19: Measurement
• Students will be able to compare weights using nonstandard units
• Students will be able to compare containers according to capacity
• Students will be able to compare events according to duration
• Begin Chapter 20: Money
• Students will be able to recognize penny, nickel, dime and quarter

Science:

•  Clouds

Social Studies/Leadership:

• Leadership: Responsibility-responsible for self and well being

May 4th

 

5/5: Cinco de Mayo 
-Performance and celebration right after

5/8: Muffins for moms @ 7:15 am

5/21: Spring performance 

6/17: STEAM Expo

6/19: Donuts for dads

MobyMax

Continue to use Mobymax at home whenever your child gets a chance. Every child's learning is individualized! This is a great, fun program for the kids to use to reinforce math and language arts skills.

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 5-Week 5 "On the Move!"
 

Writing:

• Writing- Personal Narrative

Math:

• Finish Chapter 17: Subtraction stories
• Students will be able to represent subtraction stories with subtraction sentences
• Students will be able to compare two sets and show the number sentence to answer, how many more
• Students will be able to subtract fluently to 5
• Begin Chapter 18: Measurement
• Students will be able to compare weights using nonstandard units
• Students will be able to compare containers according to capacity

Science:

•  Clouds

April 27th

4/27-Spring pictures-FREE DRESS

4/29: Wacky Wednesday

4/30: Awards assembly for month of April

Future Dates:

5/5: Cinco de Mayo 
-Performance and celebration right after

5/8: Muffins for moms @ 7:15 am

5/21: Spring performance 

6/17: STEAM Expo

6/19: Donuts for dads

MobyMax

Continue to use Mobymax at home whenever your child gets a chance. Every child's learning is individualized! This is a great, fun program for the kids to use to reinforce math and language arts skills.

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 5-Week 4 "The little engine that could"

Writing:

• Writing stories

Math:

• Continue with Chapter 17: Subtraction stories
• Students will be able to represent subtraction stories with subtraction sentences
• Students will be able to compare two sets and show the number sentence to answer, how many more
• Students will be able to subtract fluently to 5

Science:

• Chapter 8: Motion
  

  • Students will be able to order objects by how fast they move.
  • Students will b able to identify objects a magnet attracts.
   
•  Clouds
• 3 cloud types (cirrus, cumulus and stratus)

Social Studies/Leadership:

• Social studies: Unit 4-Lesson 3: What symbols do you know?
• Students will be able to identify symbols and map symbols (e.g those for land, water, roads, cities)
• Leadership: Service and responsibility

April 13

4/17: Family Lunch Friday resumes (K lunch at 11:00)

4/21: Emergency Drill

School lottery @ Chamber of commerce @ 5:30

4/27-Spring pictures-FREE DRESS

4/29: Wacky Wednesday

4/30: Awards assembly for month of April

Future Dates:

5/5: Cinco de Mayo (more information will be available soon)

5/8: Muffins for moms

5/21: Spring performance 

6/17: STEAM Expo

6/19: Donuts for dads

MobyMax

Continue to use Mobymax at home whenever your child gets a chance. Every child's learning is individualized! This is a great, fun program for the kids to use to reinforce math and language arts skills.

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 5-Week 2 "Mayday! Mayday!"

Math:

• Chapter 16: classifying and sorting
• Students will be able to classify objects using two attribute
• Students will be able to classify and sort object
• Chapter 17: Addition stories
• Students will be able to use symbols and numerals to write number sentences

Science:

• Chapter 8: Motion
• Students will be able to use position words to tell where objects are located.
• Students will be able to tell that a push or a pull can change how an object moves.
• Students will be able to order objects by how fast they move.
• Students will b able to identify objects a magnet attracts.

Social Studies/Leadership:

• Social studies: Unit 4-Lesson 3: What symbols do you know?
• Students will be able to identify symbols and map symbols (e.g those for land, water, roads, cities)

April 6

4/6: Open enrollment ends

4/10: Family Lunch Friday resumes (K lunch at 11:00)

4/15: Coffee with director @ 8:30

4/21: Emergency Drill

School lottery @ Chamber of commerce @ 5:30

4/30: Awards assembly for month of April

Future Dates:

5/5: Cinco de Mayo (more information will be available soon)

5/8: Muffins for moms

5/21: Spring performance 

6/17: STEAM Expo

6/19: Donuts for dads

NEW HOMEWORK:

The kindergarten team is doing their part to help save paper. As you may have seen, our homework packets have changed. Math has stayed the same (2 practice pages) but Language Arts has been scaled down to fit on one page and students are required to attach their proof of work to receive full credit. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me or stop by the classroom.

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 5-Week 1 "Max takes the train"

Writing:

• Opinion
• My favorite food is...

Math:

• Chapter 15: Length and height
• Students will be able to compare lengths
• Students will be able to use nonstandard units to measure and compare lengths
• Students will be able to understand tallest and shortest in terms of height
• Test Friday-Key vocabulary: long, short, longer, shorter, longest, shortest

Science:

• What are some kinds of weather?
• What are the seasons?

Social Studies/Leadership:

• Social studies: Position and location words
• Leadership: Service

March 23-27

LAST WEEK: PTO is currently hosting PIZZA*4*PAPER. More information can be found below. Any help with this is greatly appreciated.

Here is some important news from the PTO and dates to keep in mind:

3/23-/3/27 Spring Scholastic Book Fair

3/25-Mismatch Day-Read Across America Day

-classroom readers from 8:30-9:30

3/26-March Awards Assembly-Tinker Fair

3/27-T2 report cards sent home

3/30-4/3 Spring Break

NEW HOMEWORK:

The kindergarten team is doing their part to help save paper and ink. As you may have seen, our homework packets have changed. Math has stayed the same (2 practice pages) but Language Arts has been scaled down to fit on one page and students are required to attach their proof of work to receive full credit. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me or stop by the classroom.

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 4-Week 6 "Abuela"




• Unit 4 Final-Friday
• Unit 4 HFW: are, that, do, one, two, three, four, five, here, go, from

Writing:

• Opinion
• My favorite animal is...

Math:

• Finish Chapter 14: Number Facts
• Students will be able to compose and decompose numbers to 10
• Students will be able to combine sets to make 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
• Students will be able to combine sets and say how many more are needed to make 10
• Students will be able to compose and decompose numbers to 20
• Students will be able to count on using a number line
• Students will be able to combine two sets to find how many more for sums through 15
• Key terms: number bond, part, and whole

Science:

• Begin Chapter 5: Earth and Sky
• Students will be able to tell about water and land covering earth
• Students will be able to tell when the sun, clouds, and moon can be seen in the sky
• Students will be able to tell where the sun seems to be in the sky at different times of day
• Students will be able to tell when the moon, clouds, and stars can be seen in the sky

Social Studies/Leadership:

• Cesar Chavez

March 16-20

PTO is currently hosting PIZZA*4*PAPER. More information can be found below. Any help with this is greatly appreciated.

Here are is some important new from the PTO and dates to keep in mind:

3/16-Emergency Practice Drill

3/17-Wear Green

-A few parents have asked if they can bring small treats for the kids, feel free to do so (exp: green colored snacks)

3/18-Legos Lesson

3/19-Art with Mr. Ruben

3/20-End of second trimester

3/25-Mismatch Day

3/23-/3/27 Spring Scholastic Book Fair

3/26-March Awards Assembly-Tinker Fair

3/27-T2 report cards sent home

3/30-4/3 Spring Break

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 4-Week 5 "If you could go to Antarctica"

Writing:

• Opinion- My favorite animal is...

Math:

• Continue with Chapter 14: Number Facts
• Students will be able to decompose numbers to 10
• Ways to make numbers 0-10
• Ex: 7= 7+0, 6+1, 5+2, etc
• Students will be able to combine sets to make 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
• Students will be able to combine sets and say how many more are needed to make 10
• Students will be able to compose numbers to 20
• Key terms: number bond, part, and whole

Science:

• Tinker project-Paper Roller Coaster

Social Studies/Leadership:

• Unit 4-Lesson 2: Is it land or water?
• Leadership: Lead by example

Tinker Fair Supply List

March 16th-20th we will be working on a science Tinker Fair activity, which will be displayed at our next Awards Assembly. We will be building Paper Roller Coasters. We are in need of some general supplies. If you could donate any of the following, it would be greatly appreciated!


Card Stock- 1 or 2 reams should be enough
construction paper- we have some, but we are low on colors like red, brown, and light blue
glue sticks (Our class is running low)
masking tape- 5-6 rolls


Thank you!!!

March 9th

PTO is currently hosting PIZZA*4*PAPER. More information can be found below. Any help with this is greatly appreciated.

Here are is some important new from the PTO and dates to keep in mind:

3/11-Vacation Shirt Day

3/16-Emergency Practice Drill

3/17-Wear Green

3/25-Mismatch Day

3/23-/3/27 Spring Scholastic Book Fair

3/26-March Awards Assembly-Tinker Fair

3/30-4/3 Spring Break

March Family Project

Leprechaun Trap

Due:3/13/2015

Ideas:

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 4-Week 4 "Goldilocks and the three bears"

Writing:

• Favorite Animal
• Choose and give reasons

Math:

• Finish Chapter 13: Patterns
• Students will be able to recognize, extend and create a repeating pattern
• Focus on naming patterns 
• Ex: +-+-   AB pattern
• Ex: ++-++-  AAB pattern
• Begin Chapter 14: Number Facts
• Students will be able to compose numbers to 10
• Students will be able to decompose numbers to 10
• Ways to make numbers 0-10
• Ex: 7= 7+0, 6+1, 5+2, etc

Science:

 

Social Studies/Leadership:

• Leadership: Respect others

March 2-6

PTO is currently hosting PIZZA*4*PAPER. More information can be found below. Any help with this is greatly appreciated.

Here are is some important new from the PTO and dates to keep in mind:

3/4-Crazy sock day (wear crazy socks!)

3/11-Coffee with Director

3/16-Emergency Practice Drill

3/19-Art with Mr. Ruben

3/25-Lego Engineering lesson

3/23-/3/27 Spring Scholastic Book Fair

3/26-March Awards Assembly

3/30-4/3 Spring Break

March Family Project

Leprechaun Trap

Due:3/13/2015

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 4-Week 3 "One little mouse"

Math:

• Finish Chapter 12:Counting on and counting back
• Students will be able to revisit ordering numbers to 10 with one to one correspondence
• Students will be able to count on to 10
• Students will be able to count back using fingers
• Students will be able to count back from 10
• Students will be able to count up and back to find the difference between two sets
• Begin Chapter 13: Patterns
• Students will be able to recognize, extend and create a repeating pattern

Science:

• Finish Chapter 7: Matters and Mixtures and test
• Student will be able to tell what is in a mixture

Social Studies/Leadership:

• Dr. Seuss 
• Read-Cat in the hat

Feb 23-27

Here is the latest newsletter from REACH and the PTO.

Here are is some important new from the PTO and dates to keep in mind:

2/23 Returning students-enrollment packets due!

2/23: Black History Month Performance 1:30-3:00

-Kindergarten will be singing a Martin Luther King song

2/25:Wacky Wednesday from 11:00-12:00

2/26 Awards Assembly @ 8am

Here is a look into our new week

Language Arts:

• Story: Unit 4-Week 2 "My Lucky Day"

Math:

• Finish Chapter 11:Calendar Patterns
• Students will know the days of the week
• Students will know the months of the year
• Begin Chapter 12:Counting on and counting back
• Students will be able to revisit ordering numbers to 10 with one to one correspondence
• Students will be able to count on to 10
• Students will be able to count back using fingers

Science:

• Finish Chapter 7: Matters and Mixtures and test
• Students will be able to identify and measure solid objects.
• Students will be able to observe how liquids take the shape of their containers.
• Students will be able to tell that gases fill their containers
• Students will be able to tell how water changes by freezing, melting and boiling
• Student will be able to tell what is in a mixture

Social Studies/Leadership:

• Black History Leaders-Bios