Week 31: Insect Investigation, Animal activity, Watch us GROW!

April Events:

4/28 Animals in the Classroom (10:50-11:50am)

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May Events:

5/1 May Day

5/2 Mrs. Kloczko's Birthday! 

5/2 Minimum Day 8am-12pm

5/5 Feliz Cinco De Mayo!

5/5-5/9 Wildflower Week

5/6 National Teacher's Day

5/15 Open House 5:30-6:30pm

5/23-26 Memorial Day (No School)

Words of the Week (W.O.W.): when, would 

Blend of the Week (B.O.W.): th__ (example: thin, think, that, than, thump, three). 

Daily Reading Log: 

Options for logging your students exposure to literacy at home: 

Option A) Complete the online version of the "Daily Reading Log".

Option B) Record your child's reading selection on the back of the homework packet instruction sheet.

Option C) Create a electronic book shelf using shelfari and share it with me so I can follow your collection growth! This option is super easy! All you have to do is create a profile (basically name & email) and then type the title of the book(s). See my shelf to the right of this post for an example. 

Reading Strategy: Predictions & Inferences

Phonemic Skills: 

Syllable Tapping: Your student is now practicing syllable tapping (extend one arm and use the other hand to start at the shoulder and tap down the arm for every syllable). Practice this skill with simple CVC (consonant vowel consonant) words such as c-a-t, d-i-g, f-o-g, b-e-g... etc. Once your child proves success with independent practice you may challenge him/her to move on to more difficult words. By rehearsing this skill daily, your child will reach mastery in no time!

Rhyming: Please work with your student on words that rhyme. Begin with words that follow our word families. Reading poetry and seeing how others use rhyme can be a fun way to begin this journey! Dr. Seuss is a great resource for this activity. 

Please continue work with both segmenting words at home. 

Phoneme Segmentation: Kindergarten Skill Standard: RF.K.2c Student will be able to blend and segment onsets and rimes of single syllable spoken words. 

Example: Tell me the sounds in the word cat answer: /c/ /a/ /t

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word man 

Answer: /m/ /a/ /n/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word hit 

Answer: /h/ /i/ /t/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word box 

Answer: /b/ /o/ /x/

Math Focus: Composing 11-19!

Week 29: Measurement, Plants, How-to, & Blends!

April Events:

4/1 April Fool's Day

4/1- 4/4 Library Week! Visit your local library for some now literary adventures & say, "Thank you" for their wonderful service :)

4/2 National Children's Book Day (Bring your favorite book to share!)

4/10 National Siblings Day! 

4/7-4/11 Garden Week! On Monday we will be planting some spring sprouts in our planter boxes in the playground area! Come n' join us! (10:15am-11am) 

4/12-4/27 Star Academy Spring Break

4/22 Earth Day

4/24 Take your child to work day! 

Week 27: Key terms, concepts, & opportunities!

Words of the Week (W.O.W.): one, did, not

Word Family of the Week (WFW): sh__ (example: shoe, shin, shut, ship, shop). The initial sound referred to as an onset. The word family is referred to as a rhyme. Using this vocabulary will help in identifying the parts of the word and building familiarity with how to choose rhyming words.)

Daily Reading Log: 

Options for logging your students exposure to literacy at home: 

Option A) Complete the online version of the "Daily Reading Log".

Option B) Record your child's reading selection on the back of the homework packet instruction sheet.

Option C) Create a electronic book shelf using shelfari and share it with me so I can follow your collection growth! This option is super easy! All you have to do is create a profile (basically name & email) and then type the title of the book(s). See my shelf to the right of this post for an example. 

Reading Strategy: Predictions & Inferences

Phonemic Skills: 

Syllable Tapping: Your student is now practicing syllable tapping (extend one arm and use the other hand to start at the shoulder and tap down the arm for every syllable). Practice this skill with simple CVC (consonant vowel consonant) words such as c-a-t, d-i-g, f-o-g, b-e-g... etc. Once your child proves success with independent practice you may challenge him/her to move on to more difficult words. By rehearsing this skill daily, your child will reach mastery in no time!

Rhyming: Please work with your student on words that rhyme. Begin with words that follow our word families. Reading poetry and seeing how others use rhyme can be a fun way to begin this journey! Dr. Seuss is a great resource for this activity. 

Please continue work with both beginning sounds and segmenting words at home. 

Beginning Sound: 

Kindergarten Skill Standard: RF.K.2d Student will be able to isolate and pronounce the initial sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant or CVC) words. This does not include words with the ending sounds /l/, /r/, or /x/.

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "cat"?

Answer: "C! C says /k/"

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "mom"?

Answer: "M! M says /m/"

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "bed"?

Answer: "B! B says /b/"

Phoneme Segmentation: Kindergarten Skill Standard: RF.K.2c Student will be able to blend and segment onsets and rimes of single syllable spoken words. 

Example: Tell me the sounds in the word cat answer: /c/ /a/ /t/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word man 

Answer: /m/ /a/ /n/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word hit 

Answer: /h/ /i/ /t/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word box 

Answer: /b/ /o/ /x/

Math Focus: Measurement!




Science: Plants! 

Week 28: Fairy Tales, Field Trip, & Matter!

March Events: 

3/27 Field Trip to Fairy Tale Town!

April Events:

4/1 April Fool's Day

4/2 National Children's Book Day

4/12-4/27 Star Academy Spring Break

4/22 Earth Day

4/24 Take your child to work day! 

Week 27: Key terms, concepts, & opportunities!

Words of the Week (W.O.W.): for, want

Word Family of the Week (WFW): _ut (example: bun, zun, sun, pun, run). The initial sound referred to as an onset. The word family is referred to as a rhyme. Using this vocabulary will help in identifying the parts of the word and building familiarity with how to choose rhyming words.)

Daily Reading Log: 

Options for logging your students exposure to literacy at home: 

Option A) Complete the online version of the "Daily Reading Log".

Option B) Record your child's reading selection on the back of the homework packet instruction sheet.

Option C) Create a electronic book shelf using shelfari and share it with me so I can follow your collection growth! This option is super easy! All you have to do is create a profile (basically name & email) and then type the title of the book(s). See my shelf to the right of this post for an example. 

Reading Strategy: Predictions & Inferences

Phonemic Skills: 

Syllable Tapping: Your student is now practicing syllable tapping (extend one arm and use the other hand to start at the shoulder and tap down the arm for every syllable). Practice this skill with simple CVC (consonant vowel consonant) words such as c-a-t, d-i-g, f-o-g, b-e-g... etc. Once your child proves success with independent practice you may challenge him/her to move on to more difficult words. By rehearsing this skill daily, your child will reach mastery in no time!

Rhyming: Please work with your student on words that rhyme. Begin with words that follow our word families. Reading poetry and seeing how others use rhyme can be a fun way to begin this journey! Dr. Seuss is a great resource for this activity. 

Please continue work with both beginning sounds and segmenting words at home. 

Beginning Sound: 

Kindergarten Skill Standard: RF.K.2d Student will be able to isolate and pronounce the initial sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant or CVC) words. This does not include words with the ending sounds /l/, /r/, or /x/.

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "cat"?

Answer: "C! C says /k/"

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "mom"?

Answer: "M! M says /m/"

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "bed"?

Answer: "B! B says /b/"

Phoneme Segmentation: Kindergarten Skill Standard: RF.K.2c Student will be able to blend and segment onsets and rimes of single syllable spoken words. 

Example: Tell me the sounds in the word cat answer: /c/ /a/ /t/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word man 

Answer: /m/ /a/ /n/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word hit 

Answer: /h/ /i/ /t/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word box 

Answer: /b/ /o/ /x/

Math Focus: Subtraction!




Science: Matter! 

Fairy Tales Inspire Our Young Minds!

Week 27: Matter, Fairy Tales, & Subtraction

March Events: 

3/17 Ribbon Cutting Event for our NEW library! 11:30am

3/17 St. PaTRICK's day Shin Dig/ Leprechaun Hunt

3/ 19 Walking Wednesday 10:15am (Families are welcome to join)


3/21 Permission Slips due! 


3/24 WASC Visit 

3/27 Field Trip to Fairy Tale Town!

April Events:

4/1 April Fool's Day

4/2 National Children's Book Day

4/12-4/27 Star Academy Spring Break

4/22 Earth Day

4/24 Take your child to work day! 

Week 27: Key terms, concepts, & opportunities!

Words of the Week (W.O.W.): want, this

Word Family of the Week (WFW): _ut (example: bun, zun, sun, pun, run). The initial sound referred to as an onset. The word family is referred to as a rhyme. Using this vocabulary will help in identifying the parts of the word and building familiarity with how to choose rhyming words.)

Daily Reading Log: 

Options for logging your students exposure to literacy at home: 

Option A) Complete the online version of the "Daily Reading Log".

Option B) Record your child's reading selection on the back of the homework packet instruction sheet.

Option C) Create a electronic book shelf using shelfari and share it with me so I can follow your collection growth! This option is super easy! All you have to do is create a profile (basically name & email) and then type the title of the book(s). See my shelf to the right of this post for an example. 

Reading Strategy: Predictions & Inferences

Phonemic Skills: 

Syllable Tapping: Your student is now practicing syllable tapping (extend one arm and use the other hand to start at the shoulder and tap down the arm for every syllable). Practice this skill with simple CVC (consonant vowel consonant) words such as c-a-t, d-i-g, f-o-g, b-e-g... etc. Once your child proves success with independent practice you may challenge him/her to move on to more difficult words. By rehearsing this skill daily, your child will reach mastery in no time!

Rhyming: Please work with your student on words that rhyme. Begin with words that follow our word families. Reading poetry and seeing how others use rhyme can be a fun way to begin this journey! Dr. Seuss is a great resource for this activity. 

Please continue work with both beginning sounds and segmenting words at home. 

Beginning Sound: 

Kindergarten Skill Standard: RF.K.2d Student will be able to isolate and pronounce the initial sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant or CVC) words. This does not include words with the ending sounds /l/, /r/, or /x/.

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "cat"?

Answer: "C! C says /k/"

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "mom"?

Answer: "M! M says /m/"

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "bed"?

Answer: "B! B says /b/"

Phoneme Segmentation: Kindergarten Skill Standard: RF.K.2c Student will be able to blend and segment onsets and rimes of single syllable spoken words. 

Example: Tell me the sounds in the word cat answer: /c/ /a/ /t/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word man 

Answer: /m/ /a/ /n/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word hit 

Answer: /h/ /i/ /t/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word box 

Answer: /b/ /o/ /x/

Math Focus: Subtraction!




Science: Matter! 

Week 26: Careers, Subtraction, & Leprechauns!

March Events: 

3/ 12 Walking Wednesday 10:15am (Families are welcome to join)

3/17 Ribbon Cutting Event for our NEW library! 11:30am

3/17 St. PaTRICK's day Shin Dig

3/ 19 Walking Wednesday 10:15am (Families are welcome to join)


3/21 Permission Slips due! 

3/27 Field Trip to Fairy Tale Town!

April Events:

4/12-4/27 Star Academy Spring Break

Dr. Seuss Celebrations: 


Week 26: Key terms, concepts, & opportunities!

Words of the Week (W.O.W.): saw, do

Word Family of the Week (WFW): _un (example: bun, zun, sun, pun, run). The initial sound referred to as an onset. The word family is referred to as a rhyme. Using this vocabulary will help in identifying the parts of the word and building familiarity with how to choose rhyming words.)

Daily Reading Log: 

Options for logging your students exposure to literacy at home: 

Option A) Complete the online version of the "Daily Reading Log".

Option B) Record your child's reading selection on the back of the homework packet instruction sheet.

Option C) Create a electronic book shelf using shelfari and share it with me so I can follow your collection growth! This option is super easy! All you have to do is create a profile (basically name & email) and then type the title of the book(s). See my shelf to the right of this post for an example. 

Reading Strategy: Predictions & Inferences

Phonemic Skills: 

Syllable Tapping: Your student is now practicing syllable tapping (extend one arm and use the other hand to start at the shoulder and tap down the arm for every syllable). Practice this skill with simple CVC (consonant vowel consonant) words such as c-a-t, d-i-g, f-o-g, b-e-g... etc. Once your child proves success with independent practice you may challenge him/her to move on to more difficult words. By rehearsing this skill daily, your child will reach mastery in no time!

Rhyming: Please work with your student on words that rhyme. Begin with words that follow our word families. Reading poetry and seeing how others use rhyme can be a fun way to begin this journey! Dr. Seuss is a great resource for this activity. 

Please continue work with both beginning sounds and segmenting words at home. 

Beginning Sound: 

Kindergarten Skill Standard: RF.K.2d Student will be able to isolate and pronounce the initial sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant or CVC) words. This does not include words with the ending sounds /l/, /r/, or /x/.

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "cat"?

Answer: "C! C says /k/"

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "mom"?

Answer: "M! M says /m/"

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "bed"?

Answer: "B! B says /b/"

Phoneme Segmentation: Kindergarten Skill Standard: RF.K.2c Student will be able to blend and segment onsets and rimes of single syllable spoken words. 

Example: Tell me the sounds in the word cat answer: /c/ /a/ /t/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word man 

Answer: /m/ /a/ /n/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word hit 

Answer: /h/ /i/ /t/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word box 

Answer: /b/ /o/ /x/

Math Focus: Subtraction!

Social Studies: Community Helpers! 

Week 25: Community Helpers, Dr. Seuss, & Positional Words!

March Events: 

3/5 Skyping with Ame Dykeman (Author)

3/6 Safeway Walking Field Trip

3/14 (CHANGE)  Career Fair

3/18 St. PaTRICK's day Shin Dig

3/26 Field Trip to Fairy Tale Town!

April Events:

4/12-4/27 Star Academy Spring Break

Week 25: Key terms, concepts, & opportunities!

Words of the Week (W.O.W.): that, your

Word Family of the Week (WFW): _et (example: bet, zet, wet, let, met). The initial sound referred to as an onset. The word family is referred to as a rhyme. Using this vocabulary will help in identifying the parts of the word and building familiarity with how to choose rhyming words.)

Daily Reading Log: 

Options for logging your students exposure to literacy at home: 

Option A) Complete the online version of the "Daily Reading Log".

Option B) Record your child's reading selection on the back of the homework packet instruction sheet.

Option C) Create a electronic book shelf using shelfari and share it with me so I can follow your collection growth! This option is super easy! All you have to do is create a profile (basically name & email) and then type the title of the book(s). See my shelf to the right of this post for an example. 

Reading Strategy: Predictions & Inferences

Phonemic Skills: 

Syllable Tapping: Your student is now practicing syllable tapping (extend one arm and use the other hand to start at the shoulder and tap down the arm for every syllable). Practice this skill with simple CVC (consonant vowel consonant) words such as c-a-t, d-i-g, f-o-g, b-e-g... etc. Once your child proves success with independent practice you may challenge him/her to move on to more difficult words. By rehearsing this skill daily, your child will reach mastery in no time!

Rhyming: Please work with your student on words that rhyme. Begin with words that follow our word families. Reading poetry and seeing how others use rhyme can be a fun way to begin this journey! Dr. Seuss is a great resource for this activity. 

Please continue work with both beginning sounds and segmenting words at home. 

Beginning Sound: 

Kindergarten Skill Standard: RF.K.2d Student will be able to isolate and pronounce the initial sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant or CVC) words. This does not include words with the ending sounds /l/, /r/, or /x/.

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "cat"?

Answer: "C! C says /k/"

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "mom"?

Answer: "M! M says /m/"

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "bed"?

Answer: "B! B says /b/"

Phoneme Segmentation: Kindergarten Skill Standard: RF.K.2c Student will be able to blend and segment onsets and rimes of single syllable spoken words. 

Example: Tell me the sounds in the word cat answer: /c/ /a/ /t/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word man 

Answer: /m/ /a/ /n/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word hit 

Answer: /h/ /i/ /t/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word box 

Answer: /b/ /o/ /x/

Math Focus: Positional Words!


Social Studies: Community Helpers! 

Week 24: Community, Kindness, & Teamwork!

Community Helpers: Observational Charts

Our Friendship Story: 


Words of the Week (W.O.W.): they, will, because

Word Family of the Week (WFW): _et (example: bet, zet, wet, let, met). The initial sound referred to as an onset. The word family is referred to as a rhyme. Using this vocabulary will help in identifying the parts of the word and building familiarity with how to choose rhyming words.)

Daily Reading Log: 

Options for logging your students exposure to literacy at home: 

Option A) Complete the online version of the "Daily Reading Log".

Option B) Record your child's reading selection on the back of the homework packet instruction sheet.

Option C) Create a electronic book shelf using shelfari and share it with me so I can follow your collection growth! This option is super easy! All you have to do is create a profile (basically name & email) and then type the title of the book(s). See my shelf to the right of this post for an example. 

Reading Strategy: Predictions & Inferences

Phonemic Skills: 

Syllable Tapping: Your student is now practicing syllable tapping (extend one arm and use the other hand to start at the shoulder and tap down the arm for every syllable). Practice this skill with simple CVC (consonant vowel consonant) words such as c-a-t, d-i-g, f-o-g, b-e-g... etc. Once your child proves success with independent practice you may challenge him/her to move on to more difficult words. By rehearsing this skill daily, your child will reach mastery in no time!

Rhyming: Please work with your student on words that rhyme. Begin with words that follow our word families. Reading poetry and seeing how others use rhyme can be a fun way to begin this journey! Dr. Seuss is a great resource for this activity. 

Please continue work with both beginning sounds and segmenting words at home. 

Beginning Sound: 

Kindergarten Skill Standard: RF.K.2d Student will be able to isolate and pronounce the initial sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant or CVC) words. This does not include words with the ending sounds /l/, /r/, or /x/.

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "cat"?

Answer: "C! C says /k/"

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "mom"?

Answer: "M! M says /m/"

Prompt: What is the first/beginning sound you hear in the word "bed"?

Answer: "B! B says /b/"

Phoneme Segmentation: Kindergarten Skill Standard: RF.K.2c Student will be able to blend and segment onsets and rimes of single syllable spoken words. 

Example: Tell me the sounds in the word cat answer: /c/ /a/ /t/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word man 

Answer: /m/ /a/ /n/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word hit 

Answer: /h/ /i/ /t/

Prompt: Tell me the sounds in the word box 

Answer: /b/ /o/ /x/

Our Read Alouds:

Math Focus: Shapes!

Social Studies: Mapping, Community, & Presidents! 

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