Zoo Field Trip

We had so much fun on our field trip to the zoo. What was your favorite animal that you saw? My favorite animal was the giraffe!

Here are some pictures of us having fun! Enjoy :)

Homework Fun!

This is the last week of homework for Kindergarten...yay we made it!!!! I hope you had some fun this week with your homework. I'd love for you to share your favorite thing you did.

Was it.....
-hide and seek
-tag
-catch
-cooking dinner
-exercising

One of my students wanted to share with the class his trophy he received on Sunday for playing in a championship football game! Way to go we are so proud of you :)

Field Trips

We have a lot of field trips coming up and I want to make sure you have all the information you need.

May 3rd we will go to The Florida Theatre to see Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type.  The cost for that trip is $9.50. Payment and permission slips are due April 29th.  Please let me know if you'd like to chaperone.

May 14th we will be going to The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.  All students in my class have paid so there will be no additional cost for children.  If you'd like to chaperone (and have not already paid) the cost will be $10.95 if you pay by April 26th.  The cost at the door is $14.95.

Please remember that all chaperones MUST be approved volunteers in the Duval County School system.  To do this, please click here.

Fourth Nine Weeks Expectations

Merrill Road Elementary School

Fourth Quarter Expectations for Kindergarten

Based upon the Common Core State Standards

2012-2013

Communications

Reading

• Names capital letters
• Names lowercase letters
• Makes sounds for capital letters
• Makes sounds for lowercase letters
• Identifies initial sounds in words
• Identifies medial (middle) sounds in words
• Identifies ending sounds in words
• Add and substitute individual sounds in words to make new words
• Associates the long and short sounds with common spellings for vowels
• Blend and segment one syllable words
• Reads sight words without hesitation:                                                                                                                                   I, see, a, the, can, we, you, my, like, to, and, it, is, play, on, in, me, yes, no, go, at, am, an, she, he, for, have, here, said, are, come
• Reads short vowel CVC words
• Produces rhyming words
• Actively engages in group reading activities with purpose and understanding
• Uses reading strategies effectively

Writing

(General)

• Participates in shared writing projects
• Writes capital and lowercase letters with correct size and form
• Uses phonetic spelling
• Writing shows evidence of spacing

Functional Writing

• Generates own functional topic
• Writes sequential steps for a “How to” piece
• Includes a detailed picture that supports the topic

Response to Literature Writing

• Generates a response to a student-selected book
• Writes a response which is focused on the book
• Retells story OR gives an opinion on the book with backup reasoning
• Includes a detailed picture that supports the response

Speaking and Listening

• Confirms understanding of a text read aloud by answering questions about key details
• Describes familiar people, places, things, and events
• Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories

Mathematics

• Counts orally up to 100
• Names numerals 0-20
• Counts by tens up to 100
• Counts forward from a given number
• Matches numerals with groups of objects, 0-20
• Given a number, 0-20, count out that many objects
• Composes and decomposes numbers, 11-19, into ten ones and some more ones
• Writes numerals 0-20 with correct size and form
• Represent addition and subtraction, using multiple strategies, with equations up to 10
• Solve addition and subtraction word problems by using objects or drawings to represent the problem
• Decompose numbers up to 10 into two groups, in multiple ways
• Find the missing addend in equations with sums up to 10
• Fluently add and subtract within 5

Social Growth & Development

• Follows class rules
• Respects the rights of others
• Uses acceptable work habits
• Takes care of personal and school property
• Works well in cooperative group activities
• Listens to and follows directions

Functional Writing "How To"

In writing we are revisiting the functional writing genre. Functional writing focuses on giving your reader steps on how to do something. Today we wrote about how to go down the slide. We came up with the steps together as a class then practiced our steps to make sure they made sense. Here are a few pictures of us having fun during writing :)

Steps:
First go up the steps.
Next sit down on the slide.
Then slide down the slide.
Last get off the slide.

I'm an Auntie!!

As most of you know I was not at school last Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. My dad and I drove up to Charlotte NC on Wednesday when we got the call my sister was in labor. We made it with plenty of time to spare before the birth of my nephew.

Wesley William Baker was born February 27 at 10:51pm. He weighed 6 lbs 15 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. I am so in love with this little man and couldn't be happier. I have to be a proud Auntie and brag so I am going to share a few pictures of how precious he is! Enjoy :)

Aunite Ashley

Grammy and Poppy

My sister Kristen and brother in law Jarrett

It snowed!!

Ducky Booty :)

Heading home!

Field Trip to the Cummer Museum

Pretending to Paint a Self Portrait

Beautiful Gardens

Educational Fun

Art Time

3rd 9 Weeks

Merrill Road Elementary School

Third Quarter Expectations for Kindergarten

Based upon the Common Core State Standards

2012-2013

Communications

Reading

·         Names capital letters

·         Names lowercase letters

·         Makes sounds for capital letters

·         Makes sounds for lowercase letters

·         Identifies initial sounds in words

·         Blends one syllable words

·         Segments one syllable words

·         Reads sight words without hesitation:     

      I, see, a, the, can, we, you, my, like, to, and, it, is, play, on, in, me, yes, no, go, at, am, an, she, he

·         Reads short “a” CVC words

·         Reads short “e” CVC words

·         Reads short “o” CVC words

·         Produces rhyming words

·         Discusses books with others (characters, setting, sequence of events, predictions, etc.)

·         Actively engages in group reading activities with purpose and understanding

·         Draw/Write the beginning, middle, and ending of a story

·         Uses reading strategies effectively

Writing

(General)

·         Participates in shared writing projects

·         Writes capital and lowercase letters with correct size and form

·         Uses phonetic spelling

·         Writing shows evidence of spacing

Narrative Writing

·         Generates own narrative topic

·         Writes a narrative story

·         Includes a detailed picture that supports the story

Report Writing

·         Generates own topic for a report

·         Writes a report which is focused on the topic

·         Writes at least two facts about the topic

·         Includes a detailed picture that supports the writing

Persuasive Writing

·         Generates own persuasive topic

·         Writes a persuasive piece designed to convince someone of something

·         Includes a detailed picture that supports the argument

Speaking and Listening

·         Confirms understanding of a text read aloud by answering questions about key details

·         Describes familiar people, places, things, and events.

Mathematics

·         Counts orally up to 75

·         Names numerals 0-20

·         Counts by tens up to 100

·         Counts forward from a given number

·         Matches numerals with groups of objects, 0-20

·         Given a number, 0-20, count out that many objects

·         Composes and decomposes numbers, 11-19, into ten ones and some more ones

·         Writes numerals 0-20 with correct size and form

·         Names two-dimensional shapes – circle, hexagon, rectangle, square, triangle

·         Names three-dimensional shapes – cone, cube, cylinder, sphere

·         Identifies shapes as two-dimensional or three-dimensional

·         Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes

·         Draws shapes – circle, rectangle, square, triangle

·         Builds shapes from components

·         Describes objects in the environment using names of shapes

·         Describes the relative positions of objects using positional terms, such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to

Social Growth & Development

·         Follows class rules

·         Respects the rights of others

·         Uses acceptable work habits

·         Takes care of personal and school property

·         Works well in cooperative group activities

·         Listens to and follows directions

Literacy Week

Vocabulary Dress Up Day  

Athlete

Twins

Paleontologist

Celebrity Reader Day- Thank you to Mrs. Callahan (Dylan's mom) and Mrs. Lawson (Elizabeth's grandmother) for coming in today and reading us your favorite book. We enjoyed having you as our celebrity reader and welcome you back anytime :)

Mrs. Callahan read the book How Do You Feed A Hungry Giant? by Caitlin Friedman

Mrs. Lawson read the book How To Babysit A Grandpa by Jean Reagan