2nd Quarter Benchmarks

These are some of the concepts (in addition to the ones we worked on last quarter) that we will be covering this quarter. Please do what you can at home to reinforce what we are doing in class. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

Math:
*I can count and compare groups of objects up to 30
*I can represent whole numbers up to 30 in flexible ways
*I can use slides, flips, and turns to solve puzzles
*I can recognize shapes (including rhombus, trapezoid, and hexagon, etc.)

Language Arts:
*I can identify similarities and differences of sounds in similar and unlike words
*I can produce basic rhymes
*I can write for a variety of purposes related to daily class activities and own life
*I can retell familiar stories, placing important events in order of beginning, middle, and ending
*I can describe familiar topics and convey thoughts, ideas, and basic information using pictures and phonetically spelled words
*I can use correct spelling for own name, commonly used high-frequency words, and words in environmental print
*I can use basic social conventions in greetings, in introductions, and in conversations
*I can use new grade-appropriate vocabulary learning through stories and instruction
*I can identify lower case and upper case letters and their sounds

Science:
*I can tell the differences between living and non-living
*I can identify ways in which some offspring are very much like their parents

Social Studies:
*I can explain change and continuity over time, using calendars and simple timelines
*I can explain how and why people from different cultures observe different holidays/celebrations
*I can describe historically significant events and observations in American history

Aloha Parents!
The week ahead is Parent/Teacher Conference week. This means school gets out every day at 12:30 p.m., so be sure to make the necessary arrangements to pick-up your children.
The schedule for conferences is below. Please be promt, and keep in mind that conferences are only 20 minutes each. If for any reason you cannot make your time, or you need to modify when we meet, please call me at 635-1712 at least a day in advance.
Also note that the school is hosting a Book Fair in the Library on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Please come and check it out. Doors open these three days at 7:15 a.m., so come when you drop your child off, after school, or at your conference time; don't forget your wallet!

Conference Schedule, October 18 - 22

Monday, 7:15 - 7:35 Lyllian
Monday, 12:40 - 1:00 Cyan
Monday, 1:00 - 1:20 Bradley
Monday, 2:20 - 2:40 Adonijah

Tuesday, 12:40 - 1:00 Jesse
Tuesday, 2:20 - 2:40 Xander

Wednesday, 12:40 - 1:00 Haley
Wednesday, 2:20 - 2:40 Lono

Thursday, 12:40 - 1:00 Joelene
Thursday, 1:00 - 1:20 Tagen
Thursday, 1:20 - 1:40 Zaylee
Thursday, 2:00 - 2:20 Keoni
Thursday, 2:20 - 2:40 Kelly
Thursday, 3:30 - 3:50 Calvin

Friday, 12:40 - 1:00 Taelor
Friday, 1:00 - 1:20 Ruby
Friday, 2:00 - 2:20 Kanoa
Friday, 2:20 - 2:40 Kaina

September

This blogging business isn't as easy to keep up with as I thought it would be; thank you for your patience with me! I have some great recordings of your children that I am working on posting. We'll see if I'm able to get them up for y'all to see in the near future. As I tell your children, I am always learning new things just as they are. I am confident (more like hopeful) that I will be quite skilled at blogging by the end of the year, and that through this journey you will learn to be too.

Some concepts we have been/will be covering in class that you might want to ask your child about:
* graphing (sort it, table it, fill it, title it)
* the sun, moon, and stars
* identifying and writing the letters f, g,and i (last week), and l, h, b (this week)
as well as the saying the sounds these letters make
* skipping

Thanks!
Mrs. Taba*:)

First Day of School!!

Welcome to Kindergarten!

Welcome to the 2010 - 2011 school year! I am looking forward to a great school year with you all. This year I will be using this blog to communicate with the students as well as with parents. I encourage you to subscribe to the blog and check back regularly to see what is going on in the class. I will try to post pictures as often as possible as well as updates for parents and some assignments and assessments for students. Please feel free to contact me anytime with questions or concerns.

Aloha-
Mrs. Shannon Taba*:)