Mrs. Jordan
Kindergarten
Mission Statement: To enrich the whole child preparing them for lifelong social and academic success.
Review ALL basic skills daily! Practice reading and writing independently as often as possible! Donations Needed: Please send cool stickers, trinkets, prizes, and small toys, for our class treasure chest and rewards!
Ms. Jordan’s Classroom Newsletter April 28-May 23 Monday- Review any skills that your child has not mastered. Tuesday- Review any skills that your child has not mastered. Wednesday- Review any skills that your child has not mastered. Thursday- Review any skills that your child has not mastered. Friday- Review any skills that your child has not mastered. *We will not assign homework for the remainder of the year. Please practice any skills that your child has not mastered. Please have your child continue to practice reading and writing independently throughout the remainder of the year as well as during the summer! Reading Challenge Update *Please continue to read daily and turn in reading logs after 15 books are read to receive a prize. Our reading challenge ends April 30^th, only 13 more days. Each student that has read at least 45 books will enjoy a pizza party! I will have an dditional reward for students who read more than 45 books, including 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place prizes for the top readers! Please help your child complete this challenge. Thanks!!! This Week’s Highlights Phonics- Review Language Arts – Review Math- Review Science- Ocean Animals/Zoo Animals *We will be practicing for Graduation and reviewing skills taught this year. Upcoming Events April 30 – Last Day for Reading Challenge May 1 – Reading Challenge Pizza Party May 2 – PBS Friday May 5-May 9-DIBELS Testing May 14 – Kindergarten T-shirt Day May 15- Kindergarten Graduation Dyess, Jordan -9:30 Sasser, Pruitt, Comeaux - 12:45 *This is the last day of Kindergarten instruction- K students are not required to attend school after this day. Reminders to Students & Parents Please READ DAILY!!!!! Please review school rules w/ your child daily! Please practice tying shoes, and buttoning clothing. Please label jackets and coats! Please have girls wear shorts under skirts and dresses. Please send all money in a labeled envelope, with your child’s name, teacher’s name, and purpose (ex: candy money). If needed please put mosquito spray and/or sunscreen on your child before school. Your child may bring a water bottle to school. Please label it with your child’s name, and make sure that it does not leak! Thank You Students & Parents! *Parents-Thank-s for all that you do, we CAN’T do it with out YOU!!!!! *****We have finished our phonics units for ALL uppercase and lowercase letters and sounds, and will continue with concentrating on making words, and sentences and reading. If your child has not mastered ALL uppercase and lowercase letters and sounds please work hard on mastering this very soon. Although, we will continue to review these letters and sounds daily, we are moving on to other skills that demand the knowledge of these skills. Please spend extra time at home learning these skills every night. Thank-you! Thank-you for your interest in online educational games to help reinforce what your child is learning! Try these out: *Please visit- www.starfall.com - this is a wonderful site to help your child! *See www.brainpopjr.com (this is a new site, and add more videos often) for awesome mini videos on various subjects and topics! Easy to navigate & from our math series, visit the PreK, K, & 1st grade areas. The Pre-k section explains skills and has a game at the end that can be played on different levels. Password-Jones http://harcourtschool.com/menus/math2004/math2004-menu This a good web site with links to different sites with games that cover different subjects. www.kellyskindergarten.com/Online%20Games/online_games.htm This is a good site that has games that cover different subjects. http://funschool.kaboose.com Go to preschool activities, select preschool arcade, and then select view all. Click picture to view a power point on blending and segmenting. Go backwards to segment. J Please allow your child to try and complete his/her work by him/herself. J Please read to and with your child daily! J Students may bring water bottles (bottled water or cover tops that do not leak) to school. J Please practice tying shoelaces with your child. J Please send any money in an envelope with your child’s name, teacher, and purpose
Star Student of the Month April We are all shining stars, but one shined the BRIGHTEST this month! Congratulations Destiney You are “OUT OF THIS WORLD”! Each Star Student of the Month will: Have their name announced Picture displayed Receive a certificate and star cookie Enjoy a special lunch with Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Loretta Star Student of the Week Of: , 2008 Congratulations Mrs. Jordan’s parents are the best! *The Reading Challenge will begin 2^nd semester.*  Mrs. Jordan’s Reading Challenge 2008 Dear families, I think I can! I think I can! I know I can, READ!!! All aboard!!! Mrs. Jordan’s class has jumped on the “Kindergarten Book Train Express”, and are pleased to announce that we are energetically exploring the fun and fascinating world of reading! Our class is so excited about reading and enjoying all the magical places, feelings, and facts we learn and experience when jumping in to a great book! I have extended a very exciting challenge to each student, but they will need your help to be successful! Each child has been extended a challenge to read at least 45 books by April 26^th! Research continues to prove that reading to and with your child daily will make a significant difference in their academic and social performance. This is a wonderful opportunity to promote the joy of reading and encourage your child to become a life long reader! It is also help to teach and reinforce to your child good reading habits and skills while having fun together as a family! Feel free to read books from home, the public library, (a great resource to check out easy to read books, fiction and non-fiction, as well as, enjoyable picture books!), paper books made in class, or my personal easy to read books (Students may check out my personal easy to read books (limit one per day) to read at home. Students must return the book borrowed in good condition to check out another). Please note that students may listen to or read the same picture book or fairy-tale several times, if desired (we all our favorites!). The book will count each time it is read. Have fun reading with your child; this activity is intended to promote daily enjoyment of reading. If you only have time to read a paper book made in class, don’t worry- YOUR READING!!! I suggest that you allow your child to read some short, easy to read books to you independently, and that you read longer, more difficult books to your child for enjoyment. Each student that reads at least 45 books will enjoy a pizza party for completing the challenge! I will have an additional reward for students who read more than 45 books, including 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place prizes for the top readers! Please show a strong interest and enthusiasm in your child’s reading and don’t forget to tell him/her how proud you are of their progress. Good luck and have fun! Don’t miss the train to this fantastic, family fun, frontier of reading! Is your child having trouble with school and/or home behavior? Try this: Chip Reward/Punishment System Supplies: 2 Lg. Containers Poker Chips or Doubloons Rewards or Movie Passes Giving Chips As Rewards Option 1 Chips are given when your child willingly complies with the instructions given. Chips are also given when your child completes a task on their own without reminders. Chips are given for any behavior that the parent deems appropriate (i.e. getting up in the morning on the first call, happy morning mood, cleaning room, getting dressed on time, doing chores, etc.) Parent decides on the amount given. In general, an amount of 5 – 10 chips should be given for most things. When a parent really wants to increase the chance of a behavior happening, a larger amount is given. Option 2 A set amount of chips are given to start each day. It is the child’s responsibility to keep all chips throughout the day. At the end of the day, the child can redeem the chips for a treat or accumulate the chips daily for a weekly prize. To begin this system, 10 chips should be given daily. As the child progresses and gets more successful with this, changes in the amount of chips given daily should be made. For example, if you give 10 chips daily in November, use 9 daily chips in December, use 8 daily chips in January, etc. Never go below 7 per day. You want the child to work at the goal and still feel success so that he/she is encouraged to continue with the chip system. Taking Chips Away Option 1 Chips are also taken as a punishment when things are not done or directions are not followed. It is recommended that the amount vary from 5 – 15 chips. Only in the case of a severe consequence should 30 chips be taken for an individual misbehavior (i.e. office referral, hitting others, etc.) Option 2 Take one chip for each incident of misbehavior or lack of responsibility. Redeeming Chips Option 1 If a parent chooses to use the chips for movie passes only, here’s a system that you may find helpful: 30 chips Pass to the Movie 30 chips Popcorn 30 chips Coke 30 chips Candy Option 2 Chips are redeemed daily for a treat, treasure, sticker, etc. A container with dividers works wonders with this. Collect reward items. Place a tag on each type of item…Erasers – 4 chips; Gum – 3 chips, etc. Allow the child time to “shop” at the store. What Do I Do When My Child Runs Out Of Chips Due To Misbehavior? When your child owes you more chips than he/she has, time out needs to be assigned. For every time out period that is completed, your child earns a set amount of chips…5 chips may be appropriate in you’re using Option 2 and 10 chips is you’re using Option 1. Others ways to earn chips back is for the child to miss 30 min. of television time on Saturday morning, miss going to a friend’s house to play, going to bed 15 min. earlier, doing extra homework assignments in reading or math, etc. No Bartering The chip system will only work if the parent is in control of when and how many chips are given and taken. When the child attempts to control this part of the system, or tries to avoid having them taken by crying, etc. then the system becomes ineffective. When you say chips will be taken, TAKE THEM. If crying ensues, TAKE MORE. Once the child has calmed down, discuss why the extra chips were taken and how to avoid this in the future. Look for any reason to reward your child with chips. The more often they are used as rewards, the more effective the whole plan will be for you. GOOD LUCK! 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E-Mail Address: elizabeth.jordan@lpsb.org
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Dear Parents, Welcome!!! I am delighted to be your child’s teacher this year. Kindergarten is a time of new beginnings, of making friends, and learning lots of new things each and every day. Our days and weeks will be filled with many wonderful experiences and opportunities for learning and growing. Very soon, your child will complete one of the most important milestones in his/her life…. The first day of kindergarten! I understand that you and your child may have met this day with excitement or apprehension, (or a little of both!) I hope this handbook will help you to know what to expect in kindergarten year, and answer any questions you may have. This handbook will explain the rules and routines in our classroom, as well as some of the expectations I have of your child. Kindergarten students will be working on readiness skills and should practice these same skills at home as often as possible. Please be involved in your child’s school year. Kindergarten is an extremely important year for your child. Some of the skills you will need to work with your child are listed below. · · Orally gives first, middle, and last name, writes first/last name · · Orally gives birthday, phone number, address · · Recognizes 8 basic colors and color words, and various other sight words and word families · · Orally gives names of days of the week and months of the year · · Cutting, tracing, coloring, fine motor, writing, and reading skills · · Orally counts 1-100, counts by 2’s, 5’s, & 10’s, recognizes and writes numbers 1-20 · · Knows left/right, shapes, recognizes money, and simple addition & subtraction · · Ties shoelaces, buttons/snaps/zips clothes · · Recognizes letters and letter sounds Aa-Zz · · Reads and writes simple texts · · Completes assigned homework and brings needed materials to school each day I truly believe in developing a relationship not only with my students, but with their families as well. I feel that working as a team helps to establish a positive environment as well as developing a relationship that will continue to grow through the years. If at any time you have questions or comments about our classroom procedures, please contact me at school. Sincerely, Mrs. Elizabeth Jordan The following information may be helpful: