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August 24th, 2023

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Kindergarten News

Dear Kindergarten Families,

Thank you all who were able to attend our 1st Parent Workshop. Parent involvement is essential for your child's preparedness and independence process. This week in writing students started writing books about something they know a lot about and have been building their writing stamina. They know that "once you are done, you have just begun!". In Spanish, they started Reader's Workshop. They learned how to do private reading, reading with a partner and reading books cover to cover. In math, students began exploring with 5 and 10 frames, they started subitizing and learning new math vocabulary "How many cubes?, How many empty boxes? How many in all?". In phonics, they have been engaged in learning their friends' names and have learned that writers can say any word and hear the beats in it - the syllables.

Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks

English Literacy

Learning Goal

Writers write with pictures and words. 

What readers & writers are doing at school...

ELA: Writers will learn that they can say the words slowly and then write down the sounds they hear. They will learn that when they have an idea that is hard to draw or a word that is hard to spell, they don't quit. Writers keep trying.

Phonics: Students will learn that there are two kinds of letters, consonants and vowels. 

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

ELA: Students can draw a picture of their interest and add beginning sounds to their pictures.

Phonics: When riding in the car, shopping in the supermarket, ask your child about the letters they notice in their environment. 

Spanish Literacy

Learning Goal

Los lectores leen solos y con un compañero para comparitir lo que aprendén de sus libros. 

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Los lectores aprenderán como leer de manera privada y con un compañero para compartir los cosas interesantes que aprenden de los libros. 

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

En casa pueden practicar la lectura privada leyendo espalda con espalda y luego lectura con compañero leyendo rodilla con rodilla con un libro en el centro para compartir lo que mas les gusto del libro. Reforzar en casa las partes de libro

Mathematics

Learning Goal

Students will discover relationships between small quantities visually. 

What mathematicians are doing at school...

Mathematicians will expand their previous work with numbers up to 10. Students will have the opportunity to count, order and compare numbers. They will begin to experiment with composing and decomposing. 

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

Students can use different objects around the house to sort, count and compare. 

Science or Social Studies

Learning Goal

What scientists are doing at school...

What scientists could be doing at home...

Social Emotional Learning Program

Learning Goal

What friends and learners are doing at school...

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

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School Photos
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Feedback Folders
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Primary School
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Sept. 11

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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