Our class will have the opportunity to eat lunch in the lunchroom to prepare for 1st grade on Thursday, May 29. We will be introduced to the lunchroom procedures, practice going through the lunch line (if choosing school lunch), eat at the tables, and clean up. Please indicate lunch choice and sign up to volunteer here.
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In Kindergarten, students need to be able to solve math facts within 10 and fluently within 5 (1+4, 2+3, 0+4, 5-2, 3-1, etc.)
Timings we’ve been working on in class:
Math Facts Fluency within 5
Math Facts Fluency within 10 (for students who have passed off fluency within 5)
Flashcards Within 5
Flashcards Within 10
Our goal is to accurately complete 25 facts/minute
Looking Ahead:
Here’s a quick overview of new things we learned this week:
Comprehension strategy/skill: “Make and confirm predictions”/”Events: Sequence”. We read several different texts to go along with our theme: “Problem Solvers: What can happen when we work together?”
High Frequency Words (Power Words): good, who
Sound, spelling: introduced long /a/ (spelled a_e)
Vocabulary: opinion, decide, grateful, marvel, ragged
Math: Review of Lesson 23 and 25: “Compose and Decompose Teen Numbers with Tools, Drawings and Symbols”
Science: This week we’re learning about the four classic “seasons.” Your child was given a series of drawings and looked for patterns to figure out the seasons’ order. We also discovered which season our birthday occurs in.
In Kindergarten, students need to be able to solve math facts within 10 and fluently within 5 (1+4, 2+3, 0+4, 5-2, 3-1, etc.)
Here are the math facts fluency pages we’ve been working on in class (you’ll find all the pages by clicking on the tabs at the bottom):
Math Facts Fluency within 5
Flashcards Within 5
Math Facts Fluency within 10 (if your child has passed off the timings within 5, they start working on facts within 10 to help prepare them for first grade)
Flashcards Within 10
Some students have shown interest in working on these at home (yay!). Our goal is to complete 25 facts/minute. (The only exception is adding and subtracting 0; they need 30 in a minute). For some students, the hardest part isn’t the facts, but forming/writing the numbers quick enough, so practicing writing numbers might be a good place to start.
Tip:If you slip the timings into a sheet protector and use a dry erase marker, they can practice over and over without making lots of copies.
*If you’re unable to see the timings, please email me lteichert@questac.org and I will share the google sheet with you directly.
3rd term grades are available in Aspire. You can view the overall subject grade under “Unofficial Report Card”. For detailed scores by individual standards go to “Complete Progress Report”. For Citizenship go to “Citizenship Log”. (Make sure you have selected Term 3). Congratulate your child on their hard work!
(For more detailed instructions on using Aspire follow this link)
You will find your child’s latest progress monitoring scores leading up to end-of-year testing in their take home folder today (along with some tests they took this quarter). After looking through them, please let me know if you have any questions. They’ve shown amazing growth and we want to continue working hard to push through these last few weeks and show all the progress we’ve made! Thanks for all you do at home to continue helping your child! It always amazes me how scores continue to grow with consistent practice (and how they drop when our practice starts to relax).
Spring pictures will be taken during school on Friday, March 28. Students will be allowed to dress down for these photos while maintaining dress code standards (e.g: No bare shoulders or footwear with an open toe or open heel). Photos are optional, so please answer the questions in this FORM to state your preference for your student. Only students who have pre-ordered photos will be photographed. Orders due by March 27. Please note that there will not be a retake day for these photos. Thank you!
The National Junior Honor Society is organizing a book drive! If you have any gently used or new books to donate, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We would like to tell you of an opportunity that can help your child get ready for kindergarten: the Waterford UPSTART program, a resource designed to support your child is prepared for school success.
Current Eligible Students: If your child is enrolled in preschool or not, and they are attending kindergarten in 2025 with a birthday between September 2, 2019, and September 1, 2020, they qualify for this program. Registration is still open for the current year and can still provide several months of resources. Deadline for this year is February 28, 2025.
2025-2026 Eligible Students: Registration has begun for those who are preschool age during the 2025-2026 school year. Students with a birthday between September 2, 2020 and September 1, 2021 qualify for this registration year.
Kindergarten readiness sets a strong foundation for your child’s future learning. With Waterford UPSTART, your child will have access to the curriculum, a personal virtual coach, and may be eligible to receive a computer and a WiFi hotspot to support their learning.
