Mrs. Corey's Kindergarten Website

   Phone: ( 732-291-2020 ) ext: 018

email: mcorey@ahes.k12.nj.us

November 

Important Dates:
November 7th-8th- No SCHOOL NJEA Teacher's Convention
November 11-15th: Spirit Week
Monday: Wear red,white and blue to honor our Veterans
Tuesday: Wear our school colors: blue and yellow
Wednesday: Rainbow Day
Thursday: Retro Day
Friday: Pajama Day
November 27th- 1:00 dismissal
November 28th No School- Happy Thanksgiving!
November 29th- No School

 

 

Optional Donations Needed for our classroom:

Liquid hand soap
gallon size zip lock bags

Thank you!

Our Kindergarten Friends
Amelia   Demiana  Eve   Natalie   Porter
Clara   Kaya   Logan   Karl   Nate
James   Elle   Jack   Anggel Sophia
Liam   Norman   Valentina   Julianna
10 Girls
9 Boys
  19 students 

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Dan St. Romain Behavior Lessons:

In class Juan Pablo teaches us how to be a kind and caring friend. Below are some of the phrases we us in class to help us learn to make good choices.

The phrases we use in class are in parentheses.

Please ask you child about these and reinforce them at home too.

1. Following Directions   ( I follow directions right away)

2. Handling Disappointment ( We get what we need, not always what we want)

3. Respect personal space   ( I have my space you have your space)

4. Getting a grown-ups attention appropriately (When I want the teacher's attention, I raise my hand)

5. Making Good independent choices  ( I have my own brain, I can make my own choices)

6. Paying Attention ( Where the eyes go, the brain follows)

7. Compassion   ( When I do the right thing, I have a happy heart)

8. Honesty ( Always tell the truth, no whoppers)

9)  Using Kind Words ( Just because I think it doesn't mean I say it)

10) Learning from Mistakes ( The more we practice, the better we get)
***Juan Pablo's second set of 10 More Simple Lessons for Good Behavior


1) We treat others the way you want to be treated.
2) Our differences make us special.
3) My brain controls my body.
4) We can break bad habits and build good ones.
5) We are all citizens, we take care of our community.
6) Good choices bring out my best self.
7) Our behavior sends a message.
8) I use my time wisely and do my work precisely.
9) Every person is gifted. Every person has challenges.
10) I can exercise my brain. I can exercise my body.

Find out more at  www.danstromain.com

 

Our Special Class Schedule

2019-2020

Monday: Art

Tuesday: Music/Garden

Wednesday: Gym/Library

Thursday:  Gym 

Friday:  Technology
Spanish/Media Center (2x a month)

 

 

Our Curriculum this month:

Reading :  We are continuing unit 2 in Reading Workshop. We are learning about fiction stories. We are learning how to retell the beginning, middle and the end of a story. We are discussing characters and setting of a story. We are practicing good habits of independent readers. 

In Wilson fundations we continue to learn our lowercase letters and sounds. 

Sight  Words 

Please practice these words:
The children need to know these by the end of the month! 

 

September RED Words
and, can,
is,me,no,the,you

October ORANGE Words
am, at, he, like,on,so,up,we

November/December: YELLOW Words
an,do,go,here,it,my,see,she,to,his

January/February: Green Words
all,are,as,be,by,come,day,have,then,was,what

March/April: Blue Words
for,from,got,her,him,saw,that,they,when, who,will

May/June: Purple Words
because, how, jump, little, look, now, of, or, out, play, this, by

 

Writer's Workshop :  We are beginning our unit on writing pattern stories. We will use our sight words to write pattern stories. 

Math:  We are continuing our unit in Ready Classroom on : Numbers 6-10.  We will count, write and compare these numbers. We will be learning how to use math words to share with a partner and explain our thinking. 

Social Studies/Science: 
Weather and Being a scientist
Vetrans' Day and Thanksgiving 

Weekly Homework:

Monthly Homework Calendar activities

IReady math practice

 Practice new sight words 

Tuesday: Poetry Journals: read and sing songs/poems at home

Wednesday and Thursday: Leveled reader bags come home to practice.

Complete monthly reading log.

 

** Here are some fun websites: 

      www.funbrain.com

www.kbears.com

www.starfall.com

www.abcya.com