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Kathleen Paul

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TEACHER NAME   Mrs. Paul CLASSROOM   Kindergarten
E-MAIL: kpaul@berkeley87.org VOICEMAIL   708-449-3465

 

CLASS INFORMATION

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN KINDERGARTEN!!
         

Reading:  

 

  We do not have a "Letter of the Week"  this week. .  The children  will work on  identifying the letters and the sounds for review.  We are listening to words and matching them by their same  beginning sounds, we are working on ending sounds also.  We are listening and blending sounds in words.   We are working on blending 3 or 4  sounds to read short words and the skill is blends.  

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

 

Shared Reading:

"One Little Mouse"

 

Comprehension skill:  sequencing

 

centers:  

phonemic awareness:   listening center focusing on rhyming

word work : painting our High Frequency words

Math: days of the week

Word Work: HF

words :  one, two, three, four, five

 

phonemic awareness, putting 3 sounds together to read short words that have beginning blend sounds.

 

 

 

small group reading:

decodable readers - blending sounds and reading for fluency.

teacher read aloud - "The Missing Mitten Mystery"

 

Centers:

Art/word work:

beginning blend words

reading center:

children look for connections in reading materials - find and write about things that they have done before.

Writing:  writing about story sequence

 

 

homework due

No School - 

 

Assessments:  

letter identification

memorizing high frequency words

comprehension check with oral story

 

 

 

 

New weekly homework sent

 

                                          

 

 

 

                                          

Math:

We will take the unit test and begin unit #7 about time and money.  We will continue to work on the numbers and review them daily.  We will be counting up to 100 this week!!!

 

 

Special Programs:

"Star of the Week" 

 Each child will have a turn to be our star. They get to make a poster reflecting their interests, bring in a special story for the class and bring a special show and tell.

 

 

"Take-Home Lunchboxes"   Lunch

  Borrowing lunchboxes are sent home to use for 3 days.  All items should be returned inside the Lunchbox and returned back to school.

Student of the Month    Award 2

A student is selected who represents the qualities of our Character Counts Pillar. 

 

 

Take- Home BACK PACKS    

The students will take home an interactive backpack to keep and use for 3 days.  Please use the backpack with your child and return all the pieces in the backpack in 3 days.  These backpacks are meant to be done with a family member.  The children will take turns bringing home the backpacks.                                                                      .

 

Spirit The students now have the opportunity to earn a purple color change.  The purple means that they have gone above what is expected of them.  The students will earn a small prize for this color change!!
           

 

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HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS      

students will receive a packet over the winter break

FOR THE WEEK OF__(weekly)______

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
    paper readers come home to be read and reviewed with an adult.  They are due the next day. Homework baggies from Fridays are due on the following Thursday Homework bags go home.  They contain a letter page, a math page, and a practice reader

 

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Berkeley School District 87 Grading Scale

A = 100 - 92%

B = 91 - 83%

C = 82 - 74%

D = 73 - 65%

F = BELOW 64%

 

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HOMEWORK POLICY          

CLICK TO VIEW BERKELEY 87 HOMEWORK PROGRAM

CLASSROOM HOMEWORK POLICY
  • Homework is given out in a weekly packet.  

 

  • The homework is given out on Friday and it is due the following Thursday.  You have the week to complete the work.

 

  • Please return all the homework inside the folder by Thursday or earlier if it is completed.

 

  • The paper readers inside the baggie need to be read and reviewed with a family member and signed.

 

  • Students will not earn their Friday sticker on their homework bag and any free time if the homework is not in by Friday (1 day grace period).

 

 

 

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FAVORITE LINKS

http://www.pbskids.org

This website is for younger children and will help to improve all areas of reading,

http://starfall.com

this website is for the younger grades and great for kindergarten students.  It allows them to improve their reading skills

 

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CLASSROOM RULES


School District 87 Rules

1. Follow directions when given.
2. Stay on task; work quietly.
3. Keep hands, feet, and objects away from others.
4. Come prepared for class.
5. Respect yourself, others, and everyone's property.

Behavior Policy

 We use the color change system
 Students will receive a green smiley face for good behavior.
 Students will receive a yellow straight face for behavior that was not corrected during the day.
 Students will receive a red sad face for behavior that has been repeated through out the day or for serious infractions
 Weekly behavior charts will be sent home on Fridays

 

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

 

1/16/12 Martin Luther King Jr. Day _ No School

1/20/12 End of the quarter

February 1st - Family Night

February 3rd- 100th day of school

                                                                                                 

 

   

 

                                   

 

                                  

 

                                       

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

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FIELD TRIPS

WHEN    
WHERE     
FEE (IF  ANY)  
WHAT TO BRING  

BE SURE TO RETURN SIGNED PERMISSION SLIP BY [DATE]

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