Week of February 13 - 17, 2012
Kindergarten Parent Newsletter # 24
Dear Parents,
This week we are reading the story, Abuela.
The genre for this story is about fantasy.
Question of the week: What kind of adventures can you have in the city?
Our “Amazing Words” are: abuela, adventure, flock, city, airport, harbor
Please use these words in sentences with your children as we will be doing
the same. This week’s lessons are online at Pearson Reading Street, Unit 4
week 6.
This week the children’s comprehension skill is setting, where and when the
story is happening. When reading to your child for BOOK IT!, please use this
time to review this in the stories. All students are to read or be read to
for at least 30 minutes every night.
The students will continue working on forming telling sentences. All students
must be using an upper case letter to begin their sentences and an ending
mark. Please continue to practice writing sentences at home using
our “popcorn words.” The students should be able to use the words I and me in
sentences.
We will continue recognizing groups of words that begin with the same spoken
initial sound. We will be reviewing the letter “Ee” this week.
We will review last week’s “popcorn words”: go, here, from
How Can Parents Help At Home?
This week we are learning the sound /e/ as in the word “elephant.” Please
have your child practice this letter and sound. Ask him or her to tell you
the names of things that start with the /e/ sound.
Words to Read:
here go from have
one well tell leg
two too with see
you my to for
three four they an
Write _ell on a paper. Have your child add a letter to make as many rhyming
words as he or she can. Continue with _ed and _en.
Please continue using pearsonsucess.com.
Students that are using the Pearson online site are able to read fluently
know the comprehension skill, letter sounds and are learning our grammar
skills easily.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Feb. 14: Bring 17 Valentine cards to exchange with classmates. Child should
sign own cards.
Feb. 13 – 16 send in order from lunch menus
Feb. 13-18: New Student Registration
Feb. 14: Mrs. Coleman @ Principals’ Meeting
Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Day class parties @ 2:00
Feb. 16: K Café rescheduled; 9:00 a.m. Graduation Pictures; All grades –
Nutrition Presentation
Feb. 17: Girl Scout cookie sale @ dismissal
Feb. 18: Steps for Students @ UH Robertson Stadium (SHCS responsible for
Finish Line Committee)
Feb. 20 – NO SCHOOL! Teacher In-service
Feb. 20: Professional Development @ St. Jerome’s in Spring Branch
Feb. 21: Fat Tuesday! 1st Grade Biography Party & Parade
Feb. 22: Ash Wednesday – Lent begins.
Feb. 29 – Vintage Tea Day for Kindergarten students (bring clothes to change
into @ 12:30 more info coming)
This is your child’s homework for the week:
MONDAY: Handwriting – practice forming letters Ee. Students must begin and
end the letters correctly. Letter formation is an important skill for your
child to master in kindergarten.
Reading – Write 2 sentences using any of this week’s amazing words and
illustrate. The amazing words are: abuela, adventure, flock, city, airport,
& harbor. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end the sentences
with a punctuation mark. Write in your best handwriting.
TUESDAY: Math worksheet pg. 5 7-58
Handwriting form letters Ee according to directions. Please check your
child’s pencil grip & letter formations.
WEDNESDAY: Reading – Write “popcorn” words four times: go, here, from
THURSDAY: Math - Practice Book pg.59-60
FRIDAY: Mass begins at 8:00.
May God bless you and your family,
Mrs. Andrepont and Mrs. Keister
new site:
http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/?pid=lpsZPy4LgK91jKnBgT8JE8hKyK_fYgsY
new site http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html
"Learning that sticks"
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/index.htm
site that helps with rhyming
http://www.slimekids.com/games.shtml
www.starfall.com
If you are ordering on line our
Scholastic code is HXV2R.
Please keep the following SHCS family in your prayers: My grandmother Doris
Daniels had hip surgery last Tuesday; Ms. Ventura's mom, Mrs. Quick, Ms.
Thorney and Mrs.Woods grandfather in-law.
Thank You So Much to...
1. Mrs. Santa Maria (Devon's mom)and Mrs. Zavala (Nathan's mom) for covering
my class last Monday so I can attend School Board meeting.
2. The Haecker family for donating a CD player to our class.
3. Mrs. Jarrell (Charlie's mom) for helping us during computer class and
lunch
time.
4. Mrs. Kilroy (Kevin's mom) and Mrs. Lam for helping us during computer
class.
If you have any questions , please don't hesitate to call or email me.
The school number is: 281-485-2845
My email address: lkeister@sthelencatholicschool.org
Thank you and may God bless us all.
