MRS.KILIAN'S WEEKLY UPDATE

We had a lot of fun this week! We celebrated meeting our Fun Run Goals for $40 and $50 with Art Hub and Dance Break and working toward our $60 with an extra recess.

We're working to beat out our $70 and $80 goals so we can enjoy freezer pops and a movie with some popcorn!

If we beat the $90 goal we will have Pajama Day.

$100 will be a water balloon toss.

Some teachers were chosen to get a pie in the face when the school reached it's $20,000 goal. This was watched on Zoom and the kids went CRAZY! They laughed themselves silly. I am betting the kids would love to see me get a pie to the face. So, I accept! If we get over $105 per lap on our Pledge-O-Meter (currently we are $52) I will take a pie to the face when I return.

Check out funrun.com for more information.

Mrs. Gossett has asked that our library books be returned on THURSDAY so she can get them checked in for our Library time on Friday.

Library is on Friday but books should be returned on THURSDAY, please. WE are working on a routine for this!

Saxon Phonics is an incremental approach to phonics instruction. It combines a systematic explicit instruction with daily practice opportunities and ongoing assessment to ensure prior knowledge sticks and new knowledge accumulates.

I have added a Saxon button to the website and will add helpful guides and information so you can help with homework

Monday - Thursday your child will have a Saxon homework page: This week's Letters are I, L, A, and Z.

• On the top, the new letter will be introduced. Your child will need to write 5 of the capital letters and 5 of the lowercase letter. I ask that you sit down with your child and make sure he/she is forming the letter correctly according to the Zaner-Bloser printing guide I included in your open house folder. You can also use the button below to see the correct way to form the letters. All letters start from the top and your child should put a space between each letter. The circle letters like a, d, g, o, q are tricky so please help your child get the correct starting point. These letters DO NOT start at the bottom. Letters b & p start by making the stick first.
• At the bottom of each homework page, there is an explanation for parents about what your child learned that day and how to help with homework. You can also look at the front to see how it was done in class.
• Please make sure your child is coding the words on their homework. Make sure they are using the breve and macron.

The more you practice the new rules with your child the easier it will be when new rules are added. They will have their 1st assessment on Friday. Your child will have to code words to show an understanding of the rules below:

• Vowel Rule 1: A vowel followed by a consonant is short; code it with a breve.

Examples: căt, lŏg, tŭg, wĕt, sĭt

• Vowel Rule 2: An open, accented vowel is long; code it with a macron.

Examples: mē’, hē’, gō’, sō’

Lesson 2

• Counting on to Subtract.
• You will receive a family letter explaining how you can help.
• Your child will start with the small number and count up to the big number.

Example: see below.

Flashcards went home last week.

We took the 1st addition timed test and there were several who passed it. Keep working as needed.

Remember: The ultimate goal for math facts is MEMORIZATION

Math:

• ordinal numbers
• Addition and subtraction facts 0-6
• Solve real-world problems using facts.

Reading:

• Recognize the components on a sentence (starts with a capital, complete thought, and ends with a punctuation mark)
• Blending Sounds to make words
• Add/delete or substitute sounds to change words. Change the i in pig to e and write the new word. pig = peg
• Distinguish beginning, middle, and ending sounds.
• Segment sounds pig /p/ /i/ /g/
• Read common word families cap, gap, map, sap, trap, clap, etc
• Read accurately and fluently supporting comprehension. Books have levels of difficulty from A-Z. Level C is considered on level 1st quarter. I will be adding level C books to Raz kids for your child to practice.
• Ask and answer key details about the main idea and details in a fiction text.
• Plot, Character, and setting
• Ask and answer questions in a non-fiction text.
• Use context clues and text features for unknown words.
• Sort words into categories.
• Write upper and lower case letters legibly.

Below you will find lots of clickable buttons.

I want you to have easy access to resources to help your child have an amazing and successful school year. Check them out!

Most are self-explanatory. I will explain a couple:

• 1st Grade website: Most of the things found on the website can be found on a button below. But just know it is available.
• Photo circle: most have signed up but if you haven't please check it out. I usually don't post on Facebook. Most classroom pictures will be posted here.
• Saxon: This is a great guide for helping your child with homework.
• Phonics and Math videos: lots of good practice.
• Previous Newsletters: I will house my previous newsletters here.

I have currently wrote your child's log in numbers in their green(plastic like) TAKE HOME folders with a black marker. If your child's is NOT there please let me know so I can get it on there. If you want to also write the numbers somewhere at home and keep in a safe place - AWESOME! These are the numbers they need to log into Canvas. The smaller number is their username and the longer one is their password.

Once logged in:

The "homepage" has a modules button and right now this takes them to the monthly reading and math number sense. I will be adding buttons to the home page as the year progresses. If we go to eLearning there will be a button for that.

The blue hyperlinks on the left-hand side will give your child access to:

Connect Ed which houses our reading series called Wonders: You can pull up the reading material from there. This is useful if your child forgets his/her reader. I will also be putting assignments on there to get them prepared for Elearning.

Clever: Learning A-Z is a leveled reading site. Your child can practice by reading and listening to books on his/her level.

Learning games: Freckle, Prodigy, & ABCYa

I have also signed you up as a parent to be an OBSERVER - meaning you can see what they are on.

9/3 Fun Run

9/7 Labor Day NO SCHOOL

9/10 Picture Day

I have been hearing great things about EPIC. A program that allows your child to read and listen to thousands of books. I've noticed several of you have been reading LOTS of books. YAY!

Get Epic

Enter Our class code: vpy8452

You can then bookmark this site and your child can get on it anytime. You bookmark a site by clicking on the star in the address bar.

Email: dkilian@gjcs.k12.in.us
Phone: 812-630-1261