Mrs. Corey's Kindergarten Website

   Phone: ( 732-291-2020 ) ext: 018

email: [email protected]

Important Dates:
May 10-11: PTO Plant Sale
May 25-30th: No School

Kindergarten Friends
Jameson  Thea  Andrew  
Kenlie  Julian  Charlotte  Gabby
Mira  William  Jack  Max 
Alexis Isla  Angie

 

Special Class Schedule

Our Curriculum this month:

Wilson Fundations: Unit 4

We are working on phonemic awareness and rhyming words
In Unit 5 we will continue to work on blending our sounds to build new cvc, ccve and digraph words. We will practice long and short vowel sounds and read nonsense words to build fluency with our decoding. We will focus a lot on writing sentences with our sight words and decodable words. 

Reading Workshop: Poetry Unit: We will explore Poetry books and learn about different style poems.


Heart Words to Practice:
I, in, it, if,  am, at, the, a, up, on, of, no, go, so,
 run, us, is, his, as, has, be, he, me, we,  as, and, can, ran, big, see, get, got, not, had, did, my, by, why, play, say, said, like, came, here, one, two, she, you, little, from, help, jump, or, for, her, are, too, good,l ook
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New Heart Words this Month:
 
Week 1: find, pretty, what
Week 2: these, they
Week 3: live,have,give
Week 4: there,where

Writer's Workshop:  This month we will write a fiction/fairy tale
We are working in small group centers to practice our reading and writing skills.

 Math: Ready Classroom Math: Unit 5:
Teen Numbers and Numbers to 100

 Social Studies:
Map Skills
 
Science:

We will visit the Tiger Patch Garden

 
Monthly Homework:
Each month your child will get a Choice board with skills to practice at home.
 

Weekly Homework:

They will  get a new sight words each week in their word wallet.


**Take Home Book Bags: Wednesday-Friday
Practice reading your decodable books!


IXL: Practice reading and math skills

IReady Math and Reading daily practice 20 minutes of math and 20 minutes of reading each week

Math: Green Extra practice pages 
from Ready Classroom

Razz Kids Reading online

 Practice sounds and  sight words 

Read to your child nightly

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

** Here are some fun websites: 

      www.funbrain.com

www.kbears.com

www.starfall.com

www.abcya.com

Social and Emotional Learning:

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.

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