Ruhnke Review for 9/23/19
651-771-8494 ext.18 aruhnke@stjeromeschool.org
We are learning about:
Reading: We will continue our new phonics curriculum, “Groves.” This program will be used the entire school year. It consists of Rhyming, Onset Fluency (beginning sound), Blending words, Isolating the Final sound in a word, Segmenting words, Adding words, Deleting words, Substituting words, Letter Naming, & Language Awareness.
We have begun learning how to do the Daily 5 Literacy within the next week or two. The Daily 5 is a Literacy center program with Guided Reading instruction from me. The Daily 5 includes: 1. Read to Self 2. Read to Someone 3. Listen to Reading 4. Word Work (Memory/Sight Word work 5. Work on Writing.
Math: We have begun Topic 2: Position & Location. Vocabulary for Topic 2: inside, outside, over, under, on, top, middle, bottom, before, after, left, right. Please work with your child so they know & understand these words/terms. I will do my best to explain here at school, but they need reinforcement from you, at home. Thank you.
Religion: I am Special to God Who Made Me!
Humanities: The Fall In the Garden of Eden: Genesis 3.
Science: Nutrition
Star of the Week for September 23, 2019
Zoe O.
A couple of times a month we will have a Star of the Week student in our classroom. This entitles the student to be the line-leader, to lead the morning calendar routine, to share/tell all about him/herself by filling in a poster. This will come home about a week or so before they are the star. A letter will also be included with the poster explaining all the special things the student will have an opportunity to do.
Memory/Sight Words:
It’s time to get out the flashcards I gave to you in the plastic bag!! Memory/Sight words are words we find in every sentence we read. Students must know these words to be able to read a sentence. Students should memorize these words, NOT sound them out. Please practice these words every day, both reading them and spelling them. Here are the first four Memory/Sight words:
a, I, to, the
Scholastic Book Orders:
I reccomend the Leveled books A-D. They usually come in a package deal of about 12 books for $12-$24 dollars. Your child will be reading at these levels beginning this school year, and you will need to have these leveled books for your child. The September book flyer coming home today. All Orders are due by Sept. 24th. If you would like to place an order, the easiest way to do so is online. Use code RGVYW. If you would rather fill in your order using the flyer, please send it back to school with your child with a check or cash for the total. Thank you!!
Help your Child with Shoe Tying:
Many Kindergarteners need their shoes tied several times a day. I will gladly help them, but to tie 15+ sets of shoes several times a day takes much of our learning time. So, if you would please work with your child to help them learn how to tie, it would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you.
Did You Know?
St. Jerome School requires at least 15 hours of volunteer time from each family? It helps keep the school going strong and shares the load. So, if you are ready to volunteer for some of your 15 hours, then contact the office at 651-771-8494 and they can let you know what those opportunities for volunteering are.
Specialist Schedule
Monday
Art
Tuesday
Art & Library book return & check-out
Wednesday
Music
Thursday
Phy. Ed., Technology, & Music
Friday
Phy. Ed.
Upcoming Events:
9/24 Picture Day-Students may be out of uniform.
9/25 Scholastic Book Orders are Due.
9/26 Rake-a-Thon Kick Off
10/1 First Tally Tuesday—Turn in money $$ that you collected for the Rake-a-Thon.
9/30-10/4 NWEA Testing. For Kindergarteners, it will assess your child where they are at at this time and then we will have a baseline for them in both math and literacy. It is exciting to see how much growth they accomplish throughout the school year.