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March 15, 2024

Parent-Student Handbook

Birthday Slip

Kindergarten News


Dear Kindergarten Families,


What an amazing week children had! They have been demonstrating growth in all of their subject areas. In Writing workshop students started to write a new genre: " How To" books. Over the weekend if you do any activities you can have them practice telling you the steps to do the activity. This will help translate these skills to their writing. In Spanish Literacy, students keep growing their reading stamina.

In Math, kids were introduced to 4 new workplaces, they continue to explore and learn more about shapes and their attributes.

In Expeditions students celebrated by making their own Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches and Fruit Salad.


Today we sent out Friday Feedback folders, you will receive a writing, please send back as they are still working on it. The rest of the materials you are welcome to keep at home.

Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks

English Literacy

Learning Goal

ELA: Writers Write as Many Books as They Can

Phonics: Vowels in Bigger Words 

What readers & writers are doing at school...

ELA: Writers will continue working on How-to books to teach others. They will focus in writing as many books as they can following the steps to how-to writing. They will reflect and set goals to create their best informational writing.


Phonics: Students will learn that not only does every word have a vowel, but every syllable in a word has at least one vowel as well. 

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

ELA: Students can share with families what to follow in order to write how-to books. They can also think of all topics they know a lot about.


Phonics: Students can read books at home and go on a vowel hunt. Every time they see a vowel have them read it and write the word. 

Spanish Literacy

Learning Goal

Los lectores pueden usar su poder de deslizar para leer palabras dificiles.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Los lectores aprenderán que son los digrafos, y leeran libros buscando palabras que tengan digrafos,. 

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Practicar en casa los sonidos que hacen los digrafos y buscar objetos alrededor que lleven digrafos. 

Mathematics

Learning Goal

Students will analze and compare two-dimensional shapes and use informal language to describe their parts and attributes. 

What mathematicians are doing at school...

Mathematicians will have the opportunities to use what they know about parts and attribuutes of shapes (circles, squares, rectangles an triangles). They will continue counting, comparing and computing. 

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Mathematicians can find different materials at home to create their own two-dimensional shapes and share their attributes with a family member. 

Science or Social Studies

Learning Goal

Scientist are learning about the effects of the sun heat and how the sun is changing our campus.

What tigers are doing at school...


Scientist and making observations about how the sun is changing our campus. We are exploring difrents areas to see how the sun heat affects our environment. Scientist can then use this information to be able to better understand the world around them and why things occur like why does my icecream melt outside but not inside the fridge

What tigers could be doing at home...


Scientist can take fotos of their surroundings and compare fotos of daytime and nightime to see the difference the sun has on our planet.

Social Emotional Learning Program

Learning Goal

Friends and learners communicate and cooperate in a team fairly.

Friends and learners foster collaborative teamwork skills.

Friends and learners name ways to cooperate.

What friends and learners are doing at school...

Cooperation and teamwork means that you use communication skills, such as listening to all ideas, sharing ideas and materials, and helping one another. Working collaboratively creates opportunities for children to teach and learn from one another and recognize each person’s contributions are important and valued. In this activity, students will practice communicating and working together as they create a group project.

What friends and learners could be practicing at home...

Reinforce when students listen, share, and help during cooperative tasks.

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Meet the Team!

Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming

KA

Mrs. Vivian Espinoza

KB

Mrs. Lorena González

KC

Mrs. Karen Velásquez

Kindergarten Spanish Lead

Sabrina Sandino

KA Paraprofessional

Fátima Jiménez

KB Paraprofessional

Ma. Gabriela García

KC Paraprofessional

Mrs. Auxiliadora Guzmán

Kindergarten Inclusion Lead

Alicia Oviedo

K Spanish Paraprofessional