Welcome to K-2 Parent Night September 3, 2015

Kindergarten Reading During the 1st nine weeks we will focus on: Knowing the difference between a letter and a word. Learning all of our letters and the sounds they make. The direction of print goes from left to right. Recognize and produce words that rhyme. Blend and segment the beginning sound in a word. (B-ed, m-an, t-op)

Helping Your Child to Read Things you can do with your child at home: Read everyday with your child!!! Ask questions about what you are reading, such as: Who are the characters? How do feel about what the character did? What happened in the story? Where did the story take place? How many words are in this sentence? How many letters are in this word? Read lots of rhyming books, emphasize the words that rhyme while isolating the ending rhyme (b-ox, f-ox=they both have ox) Add to my rhyme Give 3 rhyming words and the child says other words that rhyme along Go on a picture hunt in magazines for rhyming pictures  Play guess my word when: – buying things at the grocery (we need b-ananas, we need g-r-a-pes) -dinner is about the be served (we are having ch-icken, p-ea-s) - when driving in the car as an I spy game (I spy a –t-r-ee, I spy –c- ars) Find things in the home that start with the same letter, and put it on the coffee table Find pictures in magazines for each letter of the alphabet Say words that start the each letter when driving in the car

Kindergarten Writing During the first nine weeks we will focus on: Forming letters correctly using the Handwriting Without Tears curriculum. Telling a personal story using the work I and transition words with a beginning, middle, and end. Writing a personal story using the work I and transition words with a beginning, middle, and end. Learning that what we say we can write using letter sounds to start writing letters to form words to go with our picture. Writing the sight words we know.

How to Help Your Child Write Things you can do at home: After an outing have your child talk about what you did and where you went, then have them write about it. Have your child make up a story and tell it to you. When your child is writing, encourage him/her to spell words using what he/she knows about letters and sounds. Encourage your child to write notes, emails, and letters to family members and friends. Keep paper and writing utensils readily available for your child to use.

First Grade RELA Writing Students will learn to write a story with a beginning, middle, and end. Students will work on forming sentences using capital letters and punctuation. Students are learning to revise and edit their stories. Reading Students will identify and describe characters in the story. The students will locate reason in the text for the characters actions and feelings. Students will use text elements (character, setting, events, and resolution) to gain a better understanding of the story. Students will use strategies to decode unknown words and monitor reading.

How to help at home with RELA Encourage your child to stretch their unknown words when writing. Remind your child to use punctuation and correct capitalization in their writing. Read with your child every night to build stamina Encourage your child to use their strategies while reading. Ask your child to retell their story back to you.

Second Grade RELA Bundle 1 Reading (Fiction stories) Describing main characters Analyzing the plot and retelling events of a fiction story. Writing (Personal Narratives) Steps in the writing process Writing small moments

How to help at home Read with your child for 20 min every day Ask questions about what they read Review spelling list daily Discuss interesting moments they can use in their writing

Kindergarten Math Count forward and backward to at least 10 Read, write, and represent numbers to at least 10 with and without objects. Demonstrate that the last number said tells the number of objects. Recite numbers up to at least 20 by ones beginning with any given number.

How to Help Your Child in Math Things you can do at home: Give your child plenty of opportunities to count Play number games during everyday activities, such as counting the number of steps, the number of trucks you see while driving, or counting the number of items going in the laundry. Read the calendar, and determine the number of days until an upcoming event. Count the number of items you bought at the store.  Take an inventory of your pantry or fridge and have students help you make a list of what you need.

First Grade Math Bundle 1 Place Value: Count, Represent and Compare Numbers Recognize Addition and Subtraction Situations and Use Strategies to Solve Time and Money

How to help at home with Math Counting forwards and backwards to 20 Count by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s to 50 use beans, cereal, or coins Name coins and their value Compare and Order numbers least to greatest use decks of cards, uno, dice, and dominos Use problem solving routine -

Second Grade Math Bundle 1 Place Value (hundreds, tens and ones) up to 200 Standard, expanded, pictorial and word forms Whole number addition and subtraction Data Analysis Money, time, graphs, word problems

How to help at home Practice addition facts up to 20 Play addition war Assist with and check over homework Problem solving boards Count money – coins and bills Encourage your child!!! 