Mrs. Alford
Mrs. Kellstrom
Ms. Spray
Mrs. Surber
Welcome to Kindergarten!
kindergarten news
First Quarter
Welcome to Signal Hill Elementary. It has been a great start to a great year. It was so nice to meet and speak with you at orientation and open house. We hope your children are having a great time as well. We are focusing on being "Quality Students", to achieve great success this year. We hope you will join us on this adventure as we teach them to read, write and use their math skills in everyday life. Please feel free to contact any of us with questions or concerns. Here is to a great year!
Curriculum
Language Arts: Learning our names, letters in our names, using lower case letters in our names, reading strategies-pointing to words as we read, left to right sweep, locating the beginning of a sentence, and beginning to identify high frequency words.
Math: Exploring manipulatives, calendar skills, identify numbers 1-10, writing numbers 1-10.
Themes: Quality students, school rules, school safety, colors, all about me.
** Activities In Case Of School Closing ***
Language Arts
1. Have mom or dad read a story: who is the author?
who is the illustrator?
name a character
where did the story take place?
2. Draw a picture and write a sentence about it. Parents, help sound it out. Remember spacing. Example: I see a dog. I like to play ball.
3. If you have a pet, draw a picture of of he/she and what they like to do. If you do not have a pet, pretend you do! Example: He likes to .....
4. Take the "A" Star Word List and choose 5 to 'Rainbow Write'.
5. Choose a book from your library at home. Read it with a grown-up and then draw a picture of the characters in a setting from the story.
6. Look for words around your house. Use magazines, cook books, etc. Practice writing words that you know from these.
Alphabet Websites
ABC Order http://www.learningplanet.com/act/abcorder.html
Alphabet Chart http://literacyhour.co.uk/kids/alph_char2.html
Animated ABC http://www.enfagrow.com/language008.html
Haunted Alphabet http://funschool.com
Alphabet Action http://learningplanet.com/act/fl/aact/aact.html
Hidden Letters http://sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet
Math
1. Using cans in the pantry at home, take them out and count them. Sort them according to what is in them, the sizes of the cans, brand, or whatever you can think of.
2. Keep track of each day's weather. Make a list of different types of weather and tally or graph what each day's weather is like.
3. Using a deck of cards, with just the numbers. Play 'More or Less' with mom, dad, or a bigger sibling. Directions: Deal the cards between the two people evenly. Each person turns over a card. The one with the higher number says, "More." The other person says, "Less." The person with More takes the cards. First person with all the cards wins!
4. Design a new bedspread with a pattern. Draw a picture of your new bed and the colorful pattern.
5. Count beans into 3 groups of ten and count 10, 20, 30...
6. Put some things in a jar and guess how many (estimate). Take 3 guesses. See which was the closest.
**For English Second Language students, hard copies of the activities are available in the school office.**
1. Have mom or dad read a story: who is the author?
who is the illustrator?
name a character
where did the story take place?
2. Draw a picture and write a sentence about it. Parents, help sound it out. Remember spacing. Example: I see a dog. I like to play ball.
3. If you have a pet, draw a picture of of he/she and what they like to do. If you do not have a pet, pretend you do! Example: He likes to .....
4. Take the "A" Star Word List and choose 5 to 'Rainbow Write'.
5. Choose a book from your library at home. Read it with a grown-up and then draw a picture of the characters in a setting from the story.
6. Look for words around your house. Use magazines, cook books, etc. Practice writing words that you know from these.
Alphabet Websites
ABC Order http://www.learningplanet.com/act/abcorder.html
Alphabet Chart http://literacyhour.co.uk/kids/alph_char2.html
Animated ABC http://www.enfagrow.com/language008.html
Haunted Alphabet http://funschool.com
Alphabet Action http://learningplanet.com/act/fl/aact/aact.html
Hidden Letters http://sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet
Math
1. Using cans in the pantry at home, take them out and count them. Sort them according to what is in them, the sizes of the cans, brand, or whatever you can think of.
2. Keep track of each day's weather. Make a list of different types of weather and tally or graph what each day's weather is like.
3. Using a deck of cards, with just the numbers. Play 'More or Less' with mom, dad, or a bigger sibling. Directions: Deal the cards between the two people evenly. Each person turns over a card. The one with the higher number says, "More." The other person says, "Less." The person with More takes the cards. First person with all the cards wins!
4. Design a new bedspread with a pattern. Draw a picture of your new bed and the colorful pattern.
5. Count beans into 3 groups of ten and count 10, 20, 30...
6. Put some things in a jar and guess how many (estimate). Take 3 guesses. See which was the closest.
**For English Second Language students, hard copies of the activities are available in the school office.**
