11-9-20

 

Weekly Update

11-9-20

Phonics: th rule (bath, with, thin)

Math- 2D Shapes

Reading and Social Studies- Veteran’s Day

Science-Weather

Sight words- all, here, big, is little

*Word list 3

Preforms   performs 

Phonics Reader is tonight’s homework, please send back Friday. There is note to help explain. Please read the book nightly. Students should be able to fluently read this book by Friday.

 

Thursday students can bring $1 and wear a hat to raise money for Dolly Parton’s imagination library.

I am sending home the early literacy assessment results.

Class pictures have been postponed!

November:

10 Picture Remake (please let me know if your child is getting their picture remade)

10 Class Pictures (canceled)

10 Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:00-6:00

12 Dolly Parton Hat Day - $1.00 to wear hat donation goes to DP Imagination Library

17 Red Cross Blood Drive 3:00-7:00

19 Board Meeting 6:00

25-27 NO SCHOOL Happy Thanksgiving

all

little

here

is

big

We all like little cats.

Here is the big cat!

The dog is little.

Can all dogs run and play?

The big dog is not here.

 

11-2-20

 

Weekly Update11-2-20

Phonics: sh rule (fish, shell, shark, shop)

Math-number words, numbers to 30

Reading/Science- Pumpkins, Spiders and Bats

Sight words- you, do, want, the, not

*Word list two was assessed today. Please work on the word ‘the’ and any words your child had trouble blending.  

*Parent Teacher conferences are scheduled for November 10^th from 3:00-6:00. These can be done in person, by phone or online. Please call Mrs. Jill at 270-674-4820 to schedule a time to meet. She will also ask how you would like to meet. Only one adult can attend the conference, if you choose in person, and will be required to wear and mask and have temperature checked upon entering the school. 

**week three sight words are attached. Please work on these nightly.

 

No school tomorrow!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the

not

you

do

want

 

The dog and cat want to run.

We do not want to play.

Do you like dogs and cats?

I do not run like a dog.

Do you want to play?

10-26-20

 

10-26-20

Phonics: ck rule (duck, truck, sick, rack)

Math-numbers to 30 and ten frames

Reading- Halloween

Sight words- like, cat, to, and, dog

*Word list one is coming home tonight. This was the first assessment I have given students to see how they do with blending. I will do a recheck on Friday to see if they are able to blend any words they missed. The Sight word ‘the’ is on this list. Students should be able to tell me this word Friday if they missed it today.

*Parent Teacher conferences are scheduled for November 10^th from 3:00-6:00. These can be done in person, by phone or online. Please call Mrs. Jill at 270-674-4820 to schedule a time to meet. She will also ask how you would like to meet. Only one adult can attend the conference, if you choose in person, and will be required to wear and mask and have temperature checked upon entering the school. 

**Sight words are a very important part of Kindergarten. Please help your child with their new words every night. On Friday when I assess them, it should be very fluent. Students should know them by looking. I recommend make flash card and adding to the list each week. Review all the words with your child using those flash cards. Students can also use the flash cards to build sentences. Please keep the sight word list in your child’s folder all week.

Red Ribbon Dress up days:

 Tuesday Wear PJS                 Wednesday Wear your favorite sports team

Thursday- Wear red, white and blue            Friday- Wear your costumes (we will not do hats)

On Friday, students should wear their costumes to school. We are going to be doing all our activities before lunch so they may want to bring a change of clothes for PE. They will need tennis shoes

like

cat

to

and

dog

 

I like to play.

A cat and a dog can run.

We can run and play.

A cat likes to run and play.

A dog can run.

10-19-20

 

Weekly Update

10-19-20

Phonics: long vowels; when a vowel is at the end of a word it says its name (we, go, hi)

Math-greater than, less than

Reading- Fall Weather

Science- Animal and Plants needs for survival

Sight words- we, can, play, a, I, run

*We have moved on to blending words. If your child still has letter names or sounds to work on, please continue to do so at home.

*Habitats are due Wednesday.

*Parent Teacher conferences are scheduled for November 10^th from 3:00-6:00. These can be done in person, by phone or online. Please call Mrs. Jill at 270-674-4820 to schedule a time to meet. She will also ask how you would like to meet. Only one adult can attend the conference and will be required to wear and mask and have temperature checked upon entering the school. 

**Today we introduced our first sight words. This is nightly homework, students should read the words and the sentences. I will assess them on Friday. The sight words are on the back of this note, please keep them.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me:

Mallery.fowler@graves.kyschools.us

 

 

play

we

I

a

can

run

 

We can play.

Can we run?

I can run.

Can I play?

We can run.

Q and U

 

Q and U will be married on Friday. We discussed today that words that begin with q are followed by u (quiet, queen, quarter, quail). On Friday at 10:40, Mrs. Janet will be officiating a wedding for the two letters to help us remember they go together. Students are encouraged to dress in wedding attire. Ms. Lear will be teaching us wedding dances during PE. Please remember students will still be running during PE so tennis shoes are needed. Since we are unable to invite parents to attend we plan to share our wedding on Facebook at 10:40. Just go to the school Facebook page ‘Fancy Farm Elementary’ and you should be able to see the live video. If for some reason that does not work, we will record for you to watch and I will post that to my class blog. It should only last 5-10 minutes J

10-12-20

 

Weekly Update

10-12-20

 

New Letters/sounds: /Ww/ /Qq/

Letters and sounds to review: Pp, Aa, Nn, Mm,

Ll, Oo, Gg, Hh, Tt, Ii, Ss, Ff, Rr, Kk, Bb, Uu, Zz, Cc, Ee, Yy, Dd, Vv, Jj, Xx,

Math-numbers 0-20

Reading- Apples

Science- Animal and Plants needs for survival

I hope everyone had a wonderful Fall Break. The Students were all excited to share things they did last week.

*This week, we will be reviewing the alphabet and moving into blending words next week. I can tell students worked on letters and sounds over the break and a few even earned their galaxy slime today!

*On Wednesday, students will be bringing home a graphic organizer of an animal they would like to create a habitat for. They do not have to do the animal they chose at school, this was just a way to get them thinking about what animals need to survive. These will be due Oct. 21^st. The instructions will be on the Wednesday note.

*Friday report cards will be ready. Please know this is a shorter quarter (27 days). A typical quarter is 40 days, so usually there would be more standards assessed. If you see things on the report card that concern you, please let me know.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me:

Mallery.fowler@graves.kyschools.us

9-28-20

 

Weekly Update

9-28-20

 

New Letters/sounds: /Yy/ /Dd/ /Vv/ /Jj/ /Xx/

Letters and sounds to review: Pp, Aa, Nn, Mm,

Ll, Oo, Gg, Hh, Tt, Ii, Ss, Ff, Rr, Kk, Bb, Uu, Zz, Cc, Ee,

Math-numbers 0-10

Reading- Community Helpers

Attached to your child’s folder is their counting goal and any letter names or sounds they need to work on. Please work on these nightly. If you child has finished letter names and sounds and counted to 200, they will not have anything to work on. After fall break, we will begin blending to read.  

·       Our first book order is coming home today. If you want to order online, the code is on the note. Please wait for Oct. 1^st to place an online order for the free book promotion. If you send the order to school, please note the company only accepts checks.

·       We are learning about community helpers this week, Friday, students are encourage to dress up as a career that they would like to do in the future. For example: Doctor, nurse, lawyer, store clerk, teacher, farmer, post master, etc.

o   This doesn’t have to be a store bought costume, things you have at home will work. The kids always love this day.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me:

Mallery.fowler@graves.kyschools.us

Update

Weekly Update

9-21-20

 

New Letters/sounds: /Bb/ /Uu/ /Zz/ /Cc/ /Ee/

Letters and sounds to review: Pp, Aa, Nn, Mm,

Ll, Oo, Gg, Hh, Tt, Ii, Ss, Ff, Rr, Kk

Math-numbers 0-10

Reading- Symbols of America

 

In your child’s folder is an assessment of letters and sounds I have covered. Please review the note and let me know if you have questions or concerns.

·       Water bottles- If you send a refillable bottle, we can refill each morning. You don’t have to send a bottle of water to replace it with, unless you just want to.

·       Please only send water in the water bottle. If it is for the lunch box I don’t mind, but the water bottles for their desk need to be only water. We have had a few spills and the colored drinks make a big sticky mess and stain their desk. Thank you.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me:

Mallery.fowler@graves.kyschools.us

CLUBS

 

100 club

Counting to 100 is an important standard in Kindergarten. Once students reach this goal they get to be in the 100 club. At the end of the nine weeks, I will give these students a special treat! Some students are near reaching this goal. On the bottom of your child’s behavior chart you will see a counting goal. I have found that sometimes students have trouble with knowing which ten comes next. Making them stop at the number they are forgetting is a great way to help them focus on that number. For example, if your child gets to 69 but doesn’t know what comes next, their goal is 70. They will stop at 70. Once your child reaches that counting goal I will give them a new goal.

 

Counting wizards

For students who have met the standard of counting to 100, they have a new goal. I want students to realize that numbers go on forever. I created the counting wizards club a few years ago and had great success with it.  These students will get counting goals above 100. Once we reach 200 and I am confident that students get the trend, they will become counting wizards.

 

Out of this world Alphabet Kings and Queens

 

Once students master the letter names and sounds of both capital and lowercase letters, they will join the Alphabet Kings and Queens club. Since knowing all the letter names and sounds makes them out of this world smart, they will earn galaxy slime!

 

Most importantly, we are learning one letter a day; students should be able to tell me those letters by both name and sound. If your child is struggling with the letter names or sounds, start with the ones we have covered in class first and work towards the rest. You can find the letters we have covered on the Monday note.

9-14-20

 

Weekly Updat

9-14-20

 

New Letters/sounds: /Ii/ /Ss/ /Ff/ /Rr/

Letters and sounds to review: Pp, Aa, Nn, Mm,

Ll, Oo, Gg, Hh, Tt

Math-numbers 0-10

Reading- Alphabet books and Family

 

At the end of this week, we will have covered 13 letters and sounds. Please make sure you child knows the letter name and sound they make. Reviewing these every night is their homework for right now. If your child has these nine, then feel free to introduce other letters from the alphabet.

 

Attached to this note, you will find information about counting to 100 and alphabet club. I talked to the kids about this today to encourage them to learn the letters and sounds. I will be checking progress for each student throughout the week.  

·       Water bottles- If you send a refillable bottle, we can refill each morning. You don’t have to send a bottle of water to replace it with, unless you just want to.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me:

Mallery.fowler@graves.kyschools.us

9-8-20

Weekly Update

9-8-20

 

New Letters/sounds: /Pp/ /Aa/ /Nn/ /Mm

Letters and sounds to review: Ll, Oo, Gg, Hh, Tt

Math-numbers 0-5

Reading- Alphabet books

 

At the end of this week, we will have covered 9 letters and sounds. Please make sure you child knows the letter name and sound they make. Reviewing these every night is their homework for right now. If your child has these nine, then feel free to introduce other letters from the alphabet.

 

We are also working hard to make sure that we are using correct letter formation. Any time your child is writing their name, please remind them to use lower case letters and that only the first letter in their name is capital.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me:

Mallery.fowler@graves.kyschools.us

 

 

8-31-20

 

Kindergarten News

August 31, 2020

This week:

●       Reading/Science: alphabet books

●       Math: shapes, counting

●       Phonics: letters and sounds /Ll/ /Oo/ /Gg/ /Hh/ /Tt/

 

●       Nightly homework:  practice letter names and sounds for the above letters and how to write both capital and lowercase

 

We have been working the last four days on the proper way to write our first names. I have told them that only their first letter is capital (I call it the boss letter). Please encourage this at home also.

 

If you have not completed your all about me person please send those in tomorrow. We are going to be sharing these this week.

School store forms come home today. Please read the note and send back after you have signed up. Students get a prize when they return the form.

 

I am sending home a sheet that shows the proper way to write the letters in the alphabet. We learn 5 letters a week and started today with the letter Ll.

Notes:

UPCOMING EVENTS:

        Sept. 7^th No school

 Sept. 8^th School Picture Day

8-26-20

  

 

Welcome back!

We have had a great first day in Kindergarten. We read books, played outside, and enjoyed making new friends.

Student homework:Welcome back!

We have had a great first day in Kindergarten. We read books, played outside, and enjoyed making new friends.

Student homework:

All about me There is an information sheet to explain the all about me person. Please help your child work on these and return by Monday. We will share these to help our friends get to know one another.

I have labeled your child’s folder with a ‘keep at home’ tag and ‘return to school’ tag. Anything that needs to be brought back will go on the return side and papers that can be kept will go on the keep side. Please check folders and empty them each night.

Our Specials schedule:

Monday- computers

Tuesday-art

Wednesday- music

Thursday-PE (wear tennis shoes)

Friday-PE (wear tennis shoes)

Any notes or paperwork  for school will need to be put back in your child’s folder. I do not check backpacks, only folders.

*Please let me know of transportation changes by writing a note.

 

School picture day is September 8th. Envelopes order forms will be sent home at a later date. All students will have a picture made for the yearbook.  

 

Reminder-Toys are not allowed in Kindergarten. I realize some kids have comfort item and those can be left in their backpack, but they cannot be out during class time or recess.

 

School drop off is 7:15-7:25

 

Class notes and pictures will all be uploaded to our class blog:

https://mfowlerkindergarten.blogspot.com/

 

 

We are going to have a great year!

 

Mrs. Fowler

All about me There is an information sheet to explain the all about me person. Please help your child work on these and return by Monday. We will share these to help our friends get to know one another.

I have labeled your child’s folder with a ‘keep at home’ tag and ‘return to school’ tag. Anything that needs to be brought back will go on the return side and papers that can be kept will go on the keep side. Please check folders and empty them each night.

Our Specials schedule:

Monday- computers

Tuesday-art

Wednesday- music

Thursday-PE (wear tennis shoes)

Friday-PE (wear tennis shoes)

Any notes or paperwork  for school will need to be put back in your child’s folder. I do not check backpacks, only folders.

*Please let me know of transportation changes by writing a note.

 

School picture day is September 8th. Envelopes order forms will be sent home at a later date. All students will have a picture made for the yearbook.  

 

Reminder-Toys are not allowed in Kindergarten. I realize some kids have comfort item and those can be left in their backpack, but they cannot be out during class time or recess.

 

School drop off is 7:15-7:25

 

Class notes and pictures will all be uploaded to our class blog:

https://mfowlerkindergarten.blogspot.com/

 

 

We are going to have a great year!

 

Mrs. Fowler

3-9-20

Kindergarten News

March 9, 2020

This week’s content:

●       Reading/Science: Insects

●       Writing: informational text

●       Math: subtraction

●       Phonics: th rule and wh rule

●       Sight words-up, sleep, as, they, give, use, how, Saturday

●       Nightly homework:  Sight words, word list 19.

Please practice sight words each night with your child.

Reading goals start today. Students can begin taking a test everyday if they would like. If you child is ready for a test over their library book, please make a note on their behavior chart. Students will have the opportunity to go to the library daily if needed, so reading every night is recommended, until students make their goals. Please look over the reading note and let me know if you have any questions. 

Cap and tassel money is due on the 23^rd. Please turn that in as soon as possible.

Report cards go home Friday.

Notes:

UPCOMING EVENTS:

 March 17^th-Blood Drive

●     March 20^th- Make Up Day- Students will be in school

●     March 23^rd- Money supper tickets go on sale (more information to be sent later)

○     Cap/Tassel money is due $8.50

●     March 24^th-Spring Pictures (order forms will be sent later)

●     April 25^th-Money Supper

●     May 15^th- Projected Last day of school, projected Kindergarten graduation

3-6-20

Friday Reminders:

MONDAY- All students will need to return their decodable book Pig’s Jet. Students will go to the library on Monday and check out a book on their reading level. They will start taking test as needed. They could take a test everyday if they read nightly. Once they make their goal, they will earn book bucks. Monday’s note will explain this better. Students will no longer read on assigned days, just as they are ready.

Cap and Tassel money is due on the 23^rd of this month. Please send that in as soon as you are able. Cost is $8.50 and checks should be made to Fancy Farm Elementary.

3-2-20

Kindergarten News

March 2, 2020

This week’s content:

●       Reading/Science: Dr. Seuss

●       Writing: Rhyming words

●       Math: addition

●       Phonics: ck rule and digraph ng

●       Sight words-talk, about, yes, an, who, cold, now, Friday

●       Nightly homework:  Sight words, word list 18.

Please practice sight words each night with your child.

End of the quarter is Friday. Beginning next Monday, students will have a reading point goal. There will be a note sent home Monday to explain this better, please make sure you look over this note and contact me if you have any questions. The fourth quarter of school, we give students a point goal for reading and they only have library books to read for homework. This is very similar to what they will do in first grade. This begins Monday March 9^th. All readers should return their book baggies on Monday so we can start working towards our goals.

Dr Seuss Week

Week of March 2-6

Grades K-2

Mellow Monday- wear pjs

Top Hat Tuesday-wear hats

Wacky sock Wednesday-wear crazy socks

Book Character Thursday-Dress as your favorite character of any book.

Funky Friday- wear mixed up clothing

Notes:

UPCOMING EVENTS:

●     March 6^th- end of the 3^rd quarter

●     March 17^th-Blood Drive

●     March 20^th- Make Up Day- Students will be in school

●     March 23^rd- Money supper tickets go on sale (more information to be send later)

○     Cap/Tassel money is due $8.50

●     March 24^th-Spring Pictures (order forms will be sent later)

●     April 25^th-Money Supper (more information to be sent later)

●     May 15^th- Projected Last day of school, projected Kindergarten graduation