Week of March 23

Hello KB Families!

Mrs. Moore and I miss you all so much! Give yourselves a big hug and pretend it's from us!

This week you will be having "class" from home. Please review the previous post about online learning packets. If you have any questions do not hesitate to reach out to me! My personal cell is 608-566-3478. 

This week you and your child will be reviewing phonograms and words together. We will continue to practice subtraction skills in math and your child will get to participate in their first timed Rocket Math! In history/georgraphy, you will be learning about the continent of China.

Happy Birthday to Haven and Amelia!! 

We are doing well in the Woinarowicz home. It has been nice to slow down and enjoy one another! Ellie especially likes the extra snuggles. Here are just a couple pictures from last week. If you have one or 2 pictures of your child that they would like to share with the class PLEASE email them to me and I will do my best to feature them on the blog! I'm sure the kiddos miss each other so sharing photos is one way to stay connected! 

Ellie turned 7 months this month! 

         

Hiking at Lost Dutchman with Ellie and my Mommy!

Hiking at Slide Rock in Sedona!

Enjoying some sunshine!

Remote Learning

Packet Distribution

Paper packet pick-up for those families who indicated on the survey that they will need a hard copy, will be on Monday, March 23rd from 8:00 am - 6:00 pm. We have plenty of packets and there is no need to arrive early. 

Prep packets can be found on the east side of campus.  Archway packets can be found on the west side of campus.  If there is a line of cars when you enter campus, please queue in line as you would for drop-off.  Families with both Archway and Prep students will need to travel to both sides of the campus but can do so in either order they choose.

   

Archway

Plastic boxes will be lined up along the drop-off/pick-up zone on the west side of campus. Enter campus as you usually would, pulling up along the west curb of the academic building. The pickup is self-serve.  We will have Clorox wipes available for you to wipe your hands. Boxes are labeled by grade level. Only take one packet per student in the corresponding grade level. If there is a line of cars when you enter campus, please queue in line as you would for drop-off.

Please avoid coming to the front office as we are not accepting visitors at this time. If you have questions about receiving a packet, please contact Office Manager Melody Pati.  Further, all items needed to complete these packets will be scanned and/or printed in the packets. Students and/or parents will not be allowed to access the school for books, notebooks, or other items.  If you have specific questions regarding your child's work, please email their teacher. We are all working and will return emails and voicemails.

All packets are available electronically beginning Friday, March 20th at 4:00 pm. Use this link to access your packet.

Families who do not have access to a home computer, may come to school to pick up a printed version on Mondays from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm. At this time, we are unable to allow students or parents on campus to access supplies, etc. Please keep packets at home until further instructions are given on how/when to return them to the school.

Remote Education Packets Week One (March 23 – March 27, 2020)

• Kindergarten
• 1st Grade
• 2nd Grade
• 3rd Grade
• 4th Grade
• 5th Grade

Week 29 March 17- March 20 (no school Monday)

Happy Friday Families! Today was a busy last day before break and Mrs. Moore and I ran out of time to correct homework! Please forgive us. 

I hope you're able to enjoy the beautiful weather over break. The kiddos shared lots of fun plans with me!

Congratulations Maybelline! You display the virtue of
friendship well!

Here's a look at our week when we come back from break:

Spalding: We will continue to review all phonograms while adding the remainder of our learned phonograms to homework. Our spelling words this week will be: six, boy, book, by, have, are, had, over, must, make. 

Sight Words: This week will we will introduce list 9; find, now, oil, who, call, been, water, first, than, my.  Look for it to be added to your child’s sight word lists next week. 

Literature: When we return from break, we will read the story Mouse Soup.  Please have your child bring in their copy of Mouse Soup to read together as a class. We will discuss the problem and solution of the story and observe how the mouse outsmarts the tricky weasel. Our poem will be the Muffin Man.  

Math:  This week we will finish our unit on counting back and review some topics from the third quarter.  We will work on subtracting with a number line, number bonds, and addition/ counting on.  We will also begin a math program called Rocket Math.  Students will be timed and asked to answer addition or subtract sentences in that time frame.  We recommend that you review these when they are sent home and work with your child on any math facts that they are struggling with.

History and Geography: We will begin a unit on the continent of Asia this week! Students will learn that it is the largest of the seven continents. We will explore the country of China as well as what a Chinese character is. We will talk about many Asian animals and will focus specifically on Asian elephants this week.

Week 28- March 2-March 6

Happy Friday Families! Can you believe we're only a week away from spring break!?

The weather has been so nice! We have been doing much of our afternoon class work outside and it has been delightful!

Here's a look at next week. 

Spalding: We will learn our last three phonograms ti (cue: tall), si, ci (cue:short). We now know 70 phonograms!  Please be sure that you are also going back to the alphabet and reviewing the first 26 phonograms, especially all of the vowel sounds. Our words this week will be: your, out, time, may, into, him, today, look, did, like.

Sight Words: This week will we will introduce list 9; find, now, oil, who, call, been, water, first, than, my.  Look for it to be added to your child’s sight word lists next week. 

Literature: This week’s story will be Mike Mulligan.  Students may bring in their copy of Mike Mulligan on Monday. Please hold off on reading the story ahead of time, we would like to enjoy the story for the first time as a class family. We will explore the importance of hard work and discuss the virtues Mike Mulligan and Mary Anne display. Our poem will be I’m a Little Teapot. 

Math:This week we will continue our unit on subtraction. We will focus on teaching your scholar how subtraction is a whole minus a part. This will be demonstrated through number bonds, and various tangible examples. In the afternoon we will continue working on subtraction through fun games such as “Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar”!

Science: This week we will be learning all about frogs! We will begin the week by focusing on the lifecycle of a frog and how it grows from egg to tadpole, and tadpole to frog. We will talk about the parts of a frog as well as what an amphibian is. Students will create a mini booklet to share about the lifecycle and they will make their very own frog mask with a fun tongue!