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bpeitz@pld.com
Welcome
to a new school year!
I
am happy to share all-day
Kindergarten
with your child.
READING
FUN!
Unit
One:
Story:
Comprehension:
Concept Words:
High-frequency
Word:
Phonics: "
Visual Phonics 
Visual Phonics is a system of
46 hand cues and corresponding written symbols to facilitate development of
speech as well as reading skills. These cues are used in conjunction with
spoken language and represent individual sounds. The hand cues selected for
Visual Phonics are in some ways suggestive of how the sounds are produced.
Visual Phonics helps make a phonics approach accessible and provides another
way to support literacy development.
Visual Phonics/See the Sound is
now being used with preschool-age through 1st Grade students at Wiley
Elementary. It is showing great promise in helping these students approach the
reading process. Preliminary observations have been encouraging regarding the
benefits of this system. Students are
making the connection between:
Daily practice
will improve handwriting. We will be using pencils, markers, color markers,
smelly markers, pens, gel pens, chalk, and colored pencils…anything to show the
importance and fun of learning to write. Just learning to use the pencil
sharpener is an adventure for a kindergartenerJ
HOME READING CONNECTIONS
Book It 
Take Home Sight Word Readers
Reading At Home is the Number One indicator for your child's
success at school.
After reading to or with
your child please remember to fill out the Home
Reading Connection papers and
return to school for documentation and a reward! Several students have earned
stickers on their charts and a toy from the reward basket. Your home reading
paper also gets a free PIZZA coupon from the Pizza Hut for the Book It Program
beginning in October.
Students will be recognized for the Number
Totals they have completed at the end of the year assembly.
Kindergarteners are lucky to
go to the Computer Lab twice a week! Mrs. Hebrlee has many awesome programs that
we are excited to learn more about We also have three classroom computers
available during our Center time. Students are provided an opportunity once a
week to choose a program. Some of the favorite choices are: School Zone;
Between the Lions; Starfall, ChickaChicka, PBS Kids.
lower grows to b
e
at least 36 inches tall!
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Mon.:Library T/Th/Frid.; Phonemic Activities Wedn.; Counselor 3rd Week
Tuesday: Library Counselor: Every 3rd Wedn. Of
month 11:20-11:45
Lunch 1/2 Day Students go
home Computer Lab T/Th PE
M/T/W/F Swimming ThursdaysJ Science/S.Studies: Thursdays
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