Click on this link to find the learning standards for kindergartners in the State of IL:
http://www.isbe.net/earlychi/html/kindergarten_corner.htm.
OUR SCHOOL WAS LISTED IN THE CHICAGO SUN TIMES' TOP 100 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS! NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY WAS RANKED 85th out of 2,200 state schools!
Important Dates
-Snack supplies during March -
Girls' turn. . . thanks a bunch!
-I could also use some refill packages for our wipes!
Fri. March 12 - Ethnicity forms due to office
Report card envelopes and blue signature cards due to KD
Mon. March 15 - KD Music Concert 7:00 Students report to classroom at 6:45 Commons doors may be locked until 6:45.
Tues. March 16 - Kindergarten Registration for '10 -'11 School year
Fri. March 19 - KD Pajama Day (no slippers)Bring a sml sleeping bag or beach towel to watch Disney movie "Snow Buddies"
Spring Break - March 22 - 26
Wed. March 31 - Parent Helpers/Literature Circles 1:00 - 2:00 "Famous Americans" Jean K.
2010 Kindergarten New Year's Resolutions
- practice football -teach my cat ballet
-be a good singer like Taylor Swift -learn how to draw big hearts
-try to ride an elephant -practice riding my dirt bike
-have a party this summer -teach my cat how to disco dance
-be in a rock and roll band -practice baseball
-learn how to use a telescope -teach my dogs how to disco dance
-become a dirt bike racer -learn how to lift weights
-sing really good in a concert and be brave
Word Fun
Here are some activities that your child might enjoy at home:
***A list of high frequency words for kindergarten are included on our class website/curriculum.
1. Enjoy a book, poem or song!
2. Use Abc pasta or Alphabits cereal to make familiar words.
3. Go on a word hunt in your home. Write down words and make your own dictionary. If you include pictures with the words you can make a
picture dictionary.
4. Make your own Bingo game or Concentration game using our sight words.
5. Use a marker to highlight sight words that are in the newspaper headlines.
6. Use shaving cream on a tray or cookie sheet. Write and spell the sight words in the shaving cream. Then just for fun. . . blow up a balloon and draw a face with a marker. Spread shaving cream on the balloon for a beard. Use a popsicle stick to 'shave' the beard! This activity is fun to do outdoors. Use a wading pool to rinse the balloon face again and again!
7. Play school with your child but allow them to be the teacher!
8. Enjoy a family puzzle or game night!
9. As you enjoy stories at home, look on each page for different kinds of punctuation.
Ten Ways to Become a Good Reader
Read Read Read Read
Read Read Read Read
Read Read
Remind your child that 'good readers' do not know all of the words. . . they try 'tricks' or strategies to help them figure out the words that they do not know! (Look at the word and try the letter sounds; read on in the sentence; look at picture clues; try a word that makes sense in the sentence; if the word is long, look at word parts or syllables.)