Kindergarten Contact Information:
carley.stuckeman@gcisd.net
wendi.alonzomacmahon@gcisd.net
jayne.williky@gcisd.net
Glenhope Elementary School
6600 Glenhope Circle N.
Colleyville, Texas 76034
phone: 817.251.5720
LAST CALL
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BEHAVIOR
This has been a rough week as far as student behavior is concerned. I have probably written in more folders this week than I have all year. There is CONSTANT talking among the students, difficulty following directions, students out of their seats visiting with friends and many students not completing their work, most likely due to the behaviors listed above. Please remind your child this weekend about appropriate school and classroom behavior. We are hoping the students will make better choices next week.
WHAT a BUSY WEEK!
This week we read some more books about winter and snow and learned about the four seasons. In math we continued to develop number sense and sequenced numbers from least to greatest and greatest to least. We also identified numbers that come before and after a given number. We practiced counting from 1 to 100 by 1s and 10s and backwards from 20 to 1. In literacy, we continued to learn about short vowels and the sounds they make. We had to identify the vowel sounds in the middle of words and build and read three-letter cvc words.
REMINDERS
*PLEASE be sure your child reads the four books in his/her book bag daily and returns the bag every Friday. It is so important for children to read every day. The more they read the better readers they become.
*In addition to having your child practice reading our sight words, it is also important for them to practice writing these words. At this time of the year, every student should be able to write a few sentences using sight words and stretching out sounds to make other words. For example, "I will go to the prc." or "I can see a brown dog."
*PLEASE send a jacket for outside recess. We go outside at 11:00 and it is still chilly at that time, even when the high temperature is 60 degrees for the day.
*PLEASE put your child’s name in all jackets, sweaters, hoodies, hats, gloves, water bottles, etc. If they misplace something, we can easily get it back to you.
FYI...
Individual and class pictures will be taken on Tuesday, February 4th.
100 Days of School
The projects for the 100th Day of School are due on Monday, January 27th. These will be displayed in the hallway, so please be sure that they are made on something that can be hung on the wall.
We will be celebrating the 100th Day of School on Tuesday, February 4th by doing some fun activities involving the number 100! Be on the lookout next week for a Sign-Up Genius requesting snack donations for our celebration! We appreciate your support.
BOOK BAGS
All students need to keep their reading bags (and library books) in their backpacks when they are not reading them.
There are some students who are not reading their books at home and are having difficulty keeping up in class. Please help your child become a confident and fluent reader by having him/her read everyday. It is so very important.
PERSEVERANCE
The character trait for the month of January is perseverance. In guidance, students will learn that perseverance means " the ability to keep working hard and not give up, even when things are difficult." Here is the most adorable little clip that demonstrates perseverance
SIGHT WORDS
These are the sight word we learned this week:
are
REVIEW ALL WORDS
Below is the list of the kindergarten sight words for the entire year. We may not cover them all and we may add in some of our own. Each week we will learn two or three new words. Please review these words with your child. Students are expected to read, write and spell these words.
Sight words we have learned so far:
a the I see am at did in my by go to can it like
ike she look and said get you
Language Arts:
I can identify the sounds the letters make and identify words that begin and end with the same sound.
I can identify the medial short vowel sounds in words.
I can spell words with CVC patterns.
I can read and write my sight words.
Math:
I can read, write, and represent whole numbers from 0 to at least 20 with and without objects or pictures.
I can compare sets of objects up to at least 20 in each set using comparative language.
I can count to 100 by ones and tens beginning with any number.
I can count a set of objects up to at least 20 and demonstrate that the last number said tells the number of objects in the set regardless of their arrangement or order (cardinality.)
I can tell the number of objects in a set regardless of arrangement or order (subitizing.)
Jan. 29th ~ College Spirit Day
Feb. 4th ~ Picture Day
100th Day of School
Feb. 7th ~ Spirit Day / PEP Rally
Feb 13th ~ Valentine's Day Party @ 1:30
Feb. 14th ~ Bad Weather Make-Up Day
Feb. 17th ~ No School for Students
Professional Development for teachers
Feb. 19th ~ Progress Reports in Skyward
Feb. 26th ~ College Spirit Day
March 7th ~ Spirit Day / PEP Rally
March 14th ~ Bad Weather Make-Up Day
March 17th ~ 21st ~ Spring Break
March 26th ~ College Spirit Day
Report Cards in Skyward
March 28th ~ Play it Safe