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Jr. Kindergarten & Kindergarten
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- Classroom News
- Jr. K Program
- Kindergarten Program
Entries for March 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009 :: 697 Views :: Pre K-4
Jr. Kindergarten Class
Notes from Teacher: We welcome Darvin to our class as our new studentJ This week we turn in March’s Spring Reading sheets for awards Friday. We also begin a flip book for long (a) words. Please read with your child the flip books for letters and vowels that come home, return them back to class and earn a sticker. Thanks for your support at home.
Letters of the week: (C&D) we will write the beginning letter for words that start with C & D as a way to reinforce what they have learned and introduce long vowel (a) words, by making their own flip books to be read in class and at home.
Books read: “When I get Bigger,” “Going to the Dentist,” “Biscuit Visits the Doctor,” “My Trip to the Hospital,” “If I Could Drive a Fire Truck,” “If I Could Drive a Bulldozer,” and “The Golden Rule.”
Math: Counting different amounts, identify what does not belong, and continue shape patterns.
Large motor: Outdoor play on tricycles, using sand and water tables, easel painting, and chasing bubbles. Using Wee Sing Music, enjoy circle games and freeze dance.
Small motor: Coloring, cutting and gluing for letters (C & D), and creating their long vowel (a) flip book. They will also create their own layered cake with construction paper. Later in the week, both Jr. K. and K. class will bake a layered cake and decorate it for fun, yum!
God’s Word: We will use art to compare the message of Jonah and the whale preached to Nineveh and that of Jesus’ obedience on the cross, raised on the third day, offering forgiveness to the whole world.
For school chapel tithing, we as a school are collecting money to help one of our own.
Social Studies: We begin a new unit on “Workers All Around.” Concepts of community workers, team work, the golden rule, the use of money and schooling will be discussed. Each child will be given the opportunity to tell others what they might like to do in their future.
Spanish: Conversational Spanish will be taught 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. Monday with Ms. Rosa.
Music: Monday and Wednesday morning at 10:30a.m.
Enjoy,
Mrs. Maxwell
Monday, March 23, 2009 :: 675 Views :: Pre K-4
March 23rd- Mrs. Maxwell's Jr. Kindergarten Class
Notes from Teacher: We have just finished introducing all letters A-Z. To foster reading, I have “Itsy Bitsy Books” for A-Z that will come home to be read with you, along with the introduction of vowel sounds, using flip word picture books. Please note if they read them with you on the “Spring into Reading” sheet so they see praise for their efforts.
Letters of the week: (A & B) we will write the beginning letter for words that start with A & B as a way to reinforce what they have learned and introduce short vowel (a) words, by making their own flip books to be read in class and at home.
Books read: Flannel board story, “The Little Red Hen,” “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” “Count With Me,” and “Fun with Magnets.”
Math: Counting backwards with “Rocket Blast Off” art. Introduce math worksheets for completing patterns and which picture does not belong. * Time with Jesus; use illustrations to show the groupings of 5000 people Jesus fed with the 12 disciples.
Large motor: Outdoor play on tricycles, using sand and water tables and easel painting. Using Big Fat Band music CD, song-Jazz Police, the children will do some fun freeze dance. Small motor: Coloring, cutting and gluing for letters (A & B), and creating their short vowel (a) flip book. They will also be using colorful clay to make five loaves and two fish. Together, do a dot to dot lower case letters a-z.
God’s Word: “Jesus Feeds the 5000,” Luke 9: 10-17. Memory verse: “They do not need to go away, we can feed them here.”
For school chapel tithing, we as a school are collecting money to help one of our own.
Science: The children will finish designing their own balanced meal for healthy foods from last week. Then we will begin learning about magnets, how they work and how they help us.
Spanish: Conversational Spanish will be taught 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. Monday with Ms. Rosa.
Music: Monday and Wednesday morning at 10:30a.m.
It is fun to watch the children be excited about reading.
Enjoy, Mrs. Maxwell
Monday, March 16, 2009 :: 627 Views :: Pre K-4
Notes from Teacher: This Tuesday is Pizza night at Shakey’s and St. Patrick’s Day fun.
Letter of the week: (Z) we will identify word pictures that begin with letter (Z).
Books read: “The Zoo,” and a Ugandan Folktale “How Zebras Got Their Stripes.” Flannel board stories counting to 5 and counting back down to zero.
Math: Counting with zero, counting with tens.
Large motor: Riding tricycles, painting on the easel, stretching and guessing what zoo animal each child is acting out as for letter Z in Zoo. Small motor: Coloring, cutting and gluing for letter (z) , tracing letters and creating their own zoo animal and zebra puppet with black paint and golf balls.
God’s Word: The Good Shepherd: memory verse Psalms 23.
Science: continuing with healthy foods, the children will identify each food group and create their own illustrated healthy meal. Tuesday, they will make butter to have with bread. Thursday, they will enjoy fruit and vegetables; and Friday, they will all make a healthy meal pizza. *note pizza has two letters Zs, how cool is that!
Spanish: Conversational Spanish will be taught 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. Monday
with Ms. Rosa.
Music: Monday and Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m. Some silly fun songs with be sung for letter Z as well.
Jr. K progress reports will go out this week.
Also, big thanks to Maureen for helping with the school bulletin boards. They are beautiful! She did many more things for us teachers and staff and we so appreciate the help. Plus, the continued help for our class treat sale.
Mrs. Maxwell
Monday, March 09, 2009 :: 625 Views :: Pre K-4
Notes from Teacher: Thank you Mia’s and Charlee’s mom who came and helped at the jog-a-thon. All the Jr. Kindergarteners that signed up to run did awesome, between 50 and 60 laps. What a fun week we all had!
Letter of the week: (Yy) we will identify word pictures that begin with letter (Y). For fun, I will be singing the Beatles’ song “We All Live in the Yellow Submarine.” Hopefully, your child will be singing it to you, tooJ.
Books read: “Why do Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples’ Ears?” The classic “Rapunzel,” “ABC” Dr. Seuss book, and create our own Y book, “Why, Where Would You Go in Your Yellow Submarine?”
Math: This week we will hopefully get to our nine dots page and create our own Shamrock patterns exercises.
Large motor: Riding tricycles, painting on the easel, stretching and moving to “Smart Moves” music cd. Small motor: Coloring, cutting and gluing for letter (y) , tracing letters and creating their own yarn necklace, yarn on a cross and illustrate a yellow submarine page under the sea.
God’s Word: Last week the children came home with bath salts: glycerin, peppermint, food coloring and Epson salt. They loved making it.
This week our story is:
Science: Last week was full of All Lutheran’s Schools’ Week and we did not get to science. So hopefully this week we will review our healthy food and junk food chart, and begin talking about why eating healthy foods is good for our body.
*Does anybody have extra fallen out teeth we can use in a calcium test? We plan to test the effects of soda, juice and water on the enamel of teeth. *Also, does anybody have chicken bones, cleaned, that we could use for a calcification test using vinegar?
Spanish: Conversational Spanish will be taught 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. Monday with Ms. Rosa.
Music: Monday and Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m.
Mrs. Maxwell
Monday, March 02, 2009 :: 624 Views :: Pre K-4
Mrs. Maxwell's Jr. Kindergarten Class- March 2, 2009
Notes from Teacher: It is Lutheran Schools’ Week celebration this week. We began with praise in Chapel Sunday morning. More fun is planned this week. Monday- Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses, Tuesday- Crazy Hat day, Wednesday- wear jeans and red school logo shirt, Thursday- wear camouflage, and Friday- jog-a-thon fundraiser, half day. Be sure to order your Jamba juice for Friday and come if you can.
Letter of the week: (Xx) we will identify word pictures that begin with letter (X), For fun will will go on a “Fox” scavenger hunt for words in a box each day that use letter X.
Books read: Any favorite books brought from home and the classic story “The Gingerbread Man.”
Math: Number 9, using dots. They will be creating their own shamrocks with green bell pepper and paint, count shamrocks leafs and match shamrocks.
Large motor: Riding tricycles, painting on the easel, looking for letter X box and school relay games and the Jog- a – Thon on Friday.
Small motor: Coloring, cutting and gluing for letter (X) , tracing letters and numbers and lego creation, play doh and mixing and pouring their bath salts.
God’s Word: Story: “A Woman Anoints Jesus’ Feet.” Memory verse: “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good.” Psalm 107:1
*Also, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday other teachers will visit our classroom and do a special bible lesson.
Science: We will review our healthy food and junk food tests of last week and the food pyramid and begin talking about how we maintain healthy bones. Next week we will do a calcium experiment.
Spanish: Conversational Spanish will be taught 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesday mornings with Ms. Rosa.
Music: Each morning this week we will begin singing praise together as a whole school.
Reading Awards go home this week for the month of February. Our new reading theme is “Spring Into Reading.”
Thursday morning , I will be treating the class to chocolate cake for morning snack.
This week should be a lot of fun.
Mrs. Maxwell
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Curriculum
Our Pre-K programs explore these concepts, but are not required to master them before entering Kindergarten. Children learn these concepts at their own pace. Children are taught with hands on materials.
Math: numbers 1 – 10, counting objects to 10, sorting, patterns: AB, AABB, sizes, shapes, matching, same and different, more, less, same. Time: day and night.
Literacy: Exposure to alphabet, letter names and sounds, learn to recognize and spell first name, hold pencil, marker, crayon correctly, repeat simple nursery rhymes and finger plays, direction, left to right. Build new vocabulary, build listening skills, develop fine motor skills, play dough, scissors, writing utensils, legos, etc.
Science: explore science tools: magnets, prisms, magnifying glasses, etc. Natures, gardening, observe insect life, plant growth, and weather and plant life. Cooking activities, basic colors and explore color mixing. Explore the world with the five senses; learn about animals, their homes and the food they eat.
Creative Arts: Painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, etc. use different art materials: crayons, tempera paint, watercolor paint, colored pencils, markers, chalk and clay. Sing songs with movement and dances, use carves and other objects to practice rhythms, dramatize familiar stories, act out movements and sounds of animals.
Social Skills: Practice problem-solving skills in social situations, work in groups or with a partner, sharing, practice using manners: please, thank you, and excuse me.
Jesus Time Listen to Old and New Testament Bible stories, Recognize that God created families to love and take care of one another. Learn about God’s love, listen to stories of the life of Jesus, learn Jesus’ teachings to love God and love others
Curriculum
Our Pre-K programs explore these concepts, but are not required to master them before entering Kindergarten. Children learn these concepts at their own pace. Children are taught with hands on materials.
Math: numbers 1 – 10, counting objects to 10, sorting, patterns: AB, AABB, sizes, shapes, matching, same and different, more, less, same. Time: day and night.
Literacy: Exposure to alphabet, letter names and sounds, learn to recognize and spell first name, hold pencil, marker, crayon correctly, repeat simple nursery rhymes and finger plays, direction, left to right. Build new vocabulary, build listening skills, develop fine motor skills, play dough, scissors, writing utensils, legos, etc.
Science: explore science tools: magnets, prisms, magnifying glasses, etc. Natures, gardening, observe insect life, plant growth, and weather and plant life. Cooking activities, basic colors and explore color mixing. Explore the world with the five senses; learn about animals, their homes and the food they eat.
Creative Arts: Painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, etc. use different art materials: crayons, tempera paint, watercolor paint, colored pencils, markers, chalk and clay. Sing songs with movement and dances, use carves and other objects to practice rhythms, dramatize familiar stories, act out movements and sounds of animals.
Social Skills: Practice problem-solving skills in social situations, work in groups or with a partner, sharing, practice using manners: please, thank you, and excuse me.
Jesus Time Listen to Old and New Testament Bible stories, Recognize that God created families to love and take care of one another. Learn about God’s love, listen to stories of the life of Jesus, learn Jesus’ teachings to love God and love others
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Teacher Profile
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Mrs. Maxwell
I am Renee Maxwell, the Jr. Kindergarten and Kindergarten teacher. The children call me Mrs. Maxwell. I grew up in Mission Viejo, CA and graduated from California State University, Chico with a B.A. in Child Development. My passion has always been to teach the joy of learning through nurturance and letting each child know the love of Christ in their day.
This will be my eleventh year teaching. I have had the honor of teaching second grade for seven years at American Lutheran Elementary School in Burbank; and two years, prior, as their computer teacher for the 4th, 5th and 6th graders. However, I started at American Lutheran teaching with the Kindergarten classes and am delighted to be working with the young again here at First Lutheran in Burbank.
My husband and I met at Chico State and raised two children together, who now have gone off to college at the Naval Academy. After a lot of travel supporting them their first academic year, I longed to get back into teaching. I was an active parent, into marching band, water polo, swim, and many camp outs and hikes with the boy scouts. I love the outdoors, hikes and walks with my dog and visiting my family. I am a “doer.” I will be working hard to make each day fun in the classroom and on the yard for your children.
God Bless,
Mrs. Maxwell
Mrs. Maxwell
I am Renee Maxwell, the Jr. Kindergarten and Kindergarten teacher. The children call me Mrs. Maxwell. I grew up in Mission Viejo, CA and graduated from California State University, Chico with a B.A. in Child Development. My passion has always been to teach the joy of learning through nurturance and letting each child know the love of Christ in their day.
This will be my eleventh year teaching. I have had the honor of teaching second grade for seven years at American Lutheran Elementary School in Burbank; and two years, prior, as their computer teacher for the 4th, 5th and 6th graders. However, I started at American Lutheran teaching with the Kindergarten classes and am delighted to be working with the young again here at First Lutheran in Burbank.
My husband and I met at Chico State and raised two children together, who now have gone off to college at the Naval Academy. After a lot of travel supporting them their first academic year, I longed to get back into teaching. I was an active parent, into marching band, water polo, swim, and many camp outs and hikes with the boy scouts. I love the outdoors, hikes and walks with my dog and visiting my family. I am a “doer.” I will be working hard to make each day fun in the classroom and on the yard for your children.
God Bless,
Mrs. Maxwell
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