Rockin' in Kindergarten
Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Robbins, Ms. Spence, Mrs. Greenwell
We are excited to let you know that we have planned another great field trip. We will be going to Holliday Park here in Indianapolis. We have a lot of great things planned. Permission slips should have come home for you to sign. Students must have a signed permission slip to attend the field trip. Also, pleased talk with your child about behavior for field trips, as well as in the class. Please see the guidelines that are also in the school handbook about attending a field trip.
On Tuesday, May 21 we will be having our very 1st KIndy 500. This is a home project! At home, your child, with the help of family, will build a cardboard racecar to "race" at school. You may have any theme you want, as long as it is school appropriate. Click on the website below for ideas.
Slushies and popcorn will be sold each week in April for $1 each. During lunch on Tuesdays will be slushies. During lunch on Thursday will be popcorn. Please put your child's name on his/her money as students tend to just leave their money on a table expecting the teacher to know who's money it is. Thank you in advance for your help!
Heart words are what we once called sight words. We call them heart words because we put a heart under the sounds we haven't learned yet, such as "ere" or "oul". We have been learning many of them this year. Here are a few of the most recent ones to practice at home:
should, there, my, would, they, who, said, for, or
Last week we started learning about the silent "e." As you know, it makes the vowel say it's name in words like make, bike, and ride. We are combining our new skills with our old skill to become more fluent with our reading. To help your child build fluency have your child read to you as often as possible. Make learning to read a fun experience!
Please be sure your child has an extra uniform and underwear in his/her backpack. Also, make sure it is weather appropriate. Uniform color sweaters and sweatshirts WITHOUT a hood are also ok to keep at school if your child tends to get cold. Please make sure your child's name is on it and remind them to put it in their cubby when they are not wearing it. Teachers are not able to keep track of sweaters, hats, & gloves. Each class has 27 students and it is not possible for teachers to always watch each child put their hat away.
READING:
Letters Sounds: silent "e"
Read words like: fame, site
Heart Words/Sight Words: to, do, is, his, look, into, said, look, are, was, you, your want, goes, they, could, would
Review All Letters (Capital & Lowercase)
Reviewing All Letters Sounds
Blend words
Answer questions after listening to a story
4rd Grading Period Goal:
- Recognize ALL Capital & Lowercase letters
- Say the correct sound for each letter
- Begin blending CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words like cut & bug
- Read word with blends such at bl, cl, st, pl & diagraphs
- Ask & answer questions from a story
Math:
3-D shapes
Addition & Subtraction
Shapes- names, counting sides, comparing
Continue practicing counting skills
Recognizing number 1 to 20
4rd Grading Period Goal:
- Count to 100 by 1's
- Use counting strategies to count objects with 1 to 1 correspondence.
- Recognize the numbers 0 -20 out of order
- Write the numbers 1 to 20 in order
- Identify shapes
- add & subtract
- continue patterns
- Comparing numbers
- Count by 10's & 5's
Writing:
Writing sentences correctly
Name begins with a capital letter and the other letters are lowercase
Holds pencil correctly
4th Grading Period Goal:
- Write sentence correctly independently (capital letter, spaces & punctuation)
- Write first and last name correctly without a guide
- Form letters correctly.
Mrs. Cox
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Email: HRGarcia@pike.k12.in.us
Phone: 317-387-8045
Mrs. Robbins
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Email: msrobbins@pike.k12.in.us
Phone: 317-387-8035
Ms. Spence
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Email: MSpence@pike.k12.in.us
Phone: 317-387-8076
Mrs. Greenwell
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Email: CGreenwell@pike.k12.in.us
Phone: 317-387-8070
Curriculum Corner
Behavioral Expectations
* Listen to your teacher the 1st time.
*Stay in your space.
*Keep your hands to yourself.
*Be responsible for your materials.
*Be Kind
Self Help Skills
*Carry your own backpack
*Fasten all clothing (button, snap & zip)
Uniforms
*Come dressed in a uniform everyday (navy blue, white, red, light blue shirt with collar & uniform pants Khaki, blue or black)
*Gym shoes (If they cannot tie shoes please double knot before coming to school. NO Crocs or sandals)
*Belts are not required if students cannot do it independently.
*Please provide an extra set of uniform clothes including underwear in a Ziploc bag.
Quick Reminders:
- Hooded jackets/sweaters/sweatshirts are not allowed to be worn in the classroom.
- The school day is 8:00-3:00. Please be to school on time.
- Birthdays are special, but treats are not allowed to be shared on your child's birthday.
- Check and empty your child's take home folder each day.
- Call the office if your child will be absent and to change transportation.
Central Elementary Contact Information
Website: https://ces.pike.k12.in.us/
Location: 7001 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone: 317-298-2778