Linn Grove Elementary Kindergarten 2016 Linn Mar Community Schools
Schedule 0 Circle Time 0 WIN Time (What I Need) 0 Literacy Block 0 Lunch/Recess 0 Specials 0 Math 0 Recess 0 Literacy 0 Science/Social Studies/Centers
Specials 0 Perry 0 Bruce 0 Day 1/5: Gym/Music 0 Day 1/5: Music/Gym 0 Day 2/6: Art 0 Day 2/6: Guidance/Library 0 Day 3/7: Music/Gym 0 Day 3/7: Gym/Music 0 Day 4/8: Guidance/Library 0 Day 4/8: Art 0 Martin 0 Calcara 0 Day 1/5: Guidance/Library 0 Day 1/5: Art 0 Day 2/6: Gym/Music 0 Day 2/6: Music/Gym 0 Day 3/7: Art 0 Day 3/7: Guidance/Library 0 Day 4/8: Music/Gym 0 Day 4/8: Gym/Music
Class Rules 0 Follow directions quickly. 0 Raise your hand for permission to speak. 0 Raise your hand for permission to leave your seat. 0 Make smart choices. 0 Make you dear teacher happy!
Super Improvers
Snacks We are a blue zone school and require healthy snack choices for kids. Must be store bought. Ideas include: Fruit String Cheese Low fat crackers Trail/Cereal Mix Granola Bars Fresh Vegetables Fig Newtons Cheese Cubes Pretzels Frozen Grapes Animal Crackers Graham Crackers
Lunch 0 Choice 1 0 Choice 2 0 Lion Cub Meal 0 White Milk 0 Chocolate Milk 0 Lunch accounts can be paid online or by taking a labeled check/envelope to the office. Lunch is $2.50
Journeys 0 30 weekly units 0 Each includes 2 anchor texts. 0 Focus Walls give overviews of skills and books for the week. 0 Introduces students to poetry, informational text, fiction, and non-fiction. 0 Introduces nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives.
Jolly Phonics 0 43 letter sounds 0 First set is S, A, T, I, P 0 Students can start reading and writing after the first set. 0 Each sounds has a story, song, action, handwriting sheet, and poster. 0 Works on consonants, vowels, and diagraphs. 0 Works on letter sounds, formations, blending, and segmenting.
Writing 0 We use the Zaner-Bloser curriculum to teach letter formations. 0 Pre-writing strokes 0 Letter Formations 0 Work on sentence formation. 0 Capital letters 0 Lower case letters 0 Spaces 0 Punctuation 0 Guess and go spelling and using word wall words (88). 0 Students will be expected to write a 3 sentence narrative piece by the end of the year.
Math 0 Everyday Math Curriculum 0 Materials are taught through whole class instruction, small groups, and individual instruction. 0 Concepts include 0 Problem solving 0 Communication 0 Estimation 0 Number sense (writing, ID, 1-1, order) 0 Simple addition and subtraction 0 Shapes including 2D and 3D 0 Telling Time 0 Money
Science Earth Science Life Science Students will develop Students will develop understanding of the an understanding of parts of animals, the trees and weather basic needs of and how they change animals, and how throughout the year. animals are similar and different. A 3 rd science unit will be “Materials in Motion. More information to come!
Other FAQs 0 T-Shirt order forms are due 9/2/16 0 Volunteer notes 0 Look for classroom needs in the hallway as you leave
Contact Info Nicole Bruce Tina Martin nbruce@linnmar.k12.ia.us tmartin@linnmar.k12.ia.us 319-892-4791 319-892-4779 Linda Perry Jade Calcara lperry@linnmar.k12.ia.us jcalcara@linnmar.k12.ia.us 319-892-4790 319-730-3522
How can parents help? • Volunteer as tutors. • Eat lunch with students. • Read books in the classroom. • Volunteer for school activities. • Work in the library, lunchroom, workroom, front office. • Volunteer for clerical items in the classrooms. • Serve on the PTO. • Reinforce classroom rules and good study habits. Please contact Karla Terry to get volunteer approval
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