Ruhnke Review for 4/21/20
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Today is “Honor our Teachers” Dress as your favorite teacher—share why that teacher means the most to you!
Tomorrow is“Pick-Up, Drop-Off” Day. Please bring any/all work your Kindergartner has done (except the “Groves” yellow & white handwriting book), to the school for me to see. Come either at 9-11am or 4-6pm. I will be at the 4-6pm time. I would LOVE to see your Kindergartner!!!! Thank you!
Scholastic Book Orders
The April book flyers were sent home in the last folders you picked up for your Kindergartner. If you don’t have the flyers, just go on the Scholastic website and look at the Kindergarten flyers there. Orders are due by this Friday, April 24th. The due date on the flyers says, “Due by April 22nd, but I have changed that to April 24th. If you would like to place an order; the easiest way is online. Use code RGVYW. Thank You!
We are Learning About:
Reading: Read 20 minutes daily. Keep filling in the April Reading Log each day. You can turn it in at another “Drop-Off” Day in May.
Phonics/Groves: Please make sure your child is watching the lesson videos of the “Rhyming” or “Groves.” Phonics every day (M, Tu, Th, F ). The children need to be “acting” (hand gestures) out what we do together & saying the things I tell them too. Also, doing the work in the workbook along with me. Use the “pause” button on your computer to stop the video so that your child has time to write.
Writing: Your child should be writing one-two stories each week. Use the brown book that says, “Writing” on it. They should only use pencil (even for the picture), and they should only be given at the most two minutes to draw the picture. Remind your child they should use a capital at the beginning of the sentence and there should be a period at the end of the sentence. Also, they should have a “finger space” between each word. Parents, you are NOT aloud to spell any words for them. They should “tap” out the word and “stretch” it out, then write the word as they hear the sounds. They know how to do this.
Math: We will continue Topic 14: Time. Vocabulary: morning, afternoon, evening, day, night, more time, less time, before, after, first, next, last, clock, hands, face, o’clock, hour.
Religion: We will learn about ”Jesus Says, “Come Follow Me.”
Humanities: We will learn about, “The Reign of Tutankhamun”
Science: Please have your child watch one or two videos each week on the Scholastic site (below). Make sure your child is clicking on the comprehension questions, etc.
Star of the Day
One student (puppet) will be the “Star of the Day.” They will get to help with the morning calendar routine!
Memory/Sight Words
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.
a, I, to, the, in, it, is, at, as, on, and, you, be, of, we, for, if, do, he, she, me, my, us, up, an, am, by, or, go, no, so, see, all, but, can, not, are, his, her, was, like, love, him, look, did, has, get, got, had, that, they, with, saw, say, sit, any, ask, big, day, may, from, have, one, this, said, your, what, when, how, it’s, were, will, them, then, there, their, use, out, each, many, come, some, made, make, into, more, could, would, been, down, find, than, about, part, other, which, these, two, time, words
Read Aloud
The month of April is National Autism Awareness Month, so here is a story I wanted to share with you:
Kindergarten Timeline Song
4-21-20 Morn. Mtg & Lessons
Monday
Art
Tuesday
Art & Library book return & check-out
Wednesday
Music
Thursday
Phy. Ed., Technology, & Music
Friday
Phy. Ed.
Upcoming Events:
4/21 Honor our Teachers: Dress as your favorite teacher—share why that teacher means the most to you!
4/22 Meaningful Messages: Create a meaningful message and share it with all your friends & St. Jerome! You could make a poster, art work on the sidewalk, make a bracelet, or put a large sign in your window. Be Creative!!
4/22 “Pick-Up, Drop-Off” Day. Please bring any/all work your Kindergartner has done (except the “Groves” yellow & white handwriting book), to the school for me to see. Come either at 9-11am or 4-6pm times. I will be at the 4-6pm time! I would LOVE to see your Kindergartner! Thank you!
4/23 Band/ Dance Party Day: Dress as your favorite musician or rockstar. Play your favorite song and have a dance party with everyone (online) then dance your hearts away!!
4/24 Scholastic Book Orders are Due This Friday. Please place your order before 7pm. Thank you!!
4/24 Spirit Wear Day: Wear St. Jerome spirit wear today. Represent the Lions!! Sing our school song for spirit, “Walk As Lions” by Skillet. I will have a link to the song on my newsletter on April 24th.
5/16” Party with a Purpose” is now going to be an online virtual party! Please come join in the fun on Saturday, May 16!!