Dear Ramona Lutheran Kinder Families,
We had a very productive first couple of days assessing our kinder students in 32 areas of strengths and weaknesses including in the following areas:
Reading and Writing:
- Upper-Case Letter Names
- Lower-Case Letter Names
- Letter Sounds Long Vowels
- Concepts of Print
- Reading Readiness
- Common Words
- Number Words
- Color Words
- Writing
- Writes Own Name
- Can Spell Own Name
- Uses Scribbles to Write Words
- Can Write One Word (other than name)
Math:
- Shape Recognition
- Color Recognition
- Number Recognition
- Rote Counts Up To
- Counts Objects Up To
- Sorts By Color
- Sorts By Shape
- Sorts By Size
- Can Make AB Patterns
Motor Skills:
- Holds Pencil/Crayon Correctly
- Uses Scissors Correctly
Social & Emotional:
- Interacts With Others
- Participates In Group Activities
- Respects Teachers & Rules
- Follows Simple Directions
- Takes Turns With Others
- Shares With Others
- Cleans Up After Themselves
August 26th-30th
Week 1
During the first week we learned:
- Manner of the week – (smile! )
- Book “The Nice Tree”
- The alphabet
- the letter M m
- God Creates the World. Part 1
- Circle shape
Music:
- Ludwig Van Beethoven Symphony #6 F Major “Pastoral”
The weather:
- Calendar for August
- Days of the week
- Months of the year
The Bible Story:
- God created the universe.
September 3rd-6th
Week 2
During the second week we learned:
- Manner of the week – (Greet everyone cheerfully!)
- Book “How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World“ By Marjorie Priceman
- Circle shape
- Number’s Book – Draw and count #1 (prefix uni – unicycle, unicorn) – Compare zero items to more than zero (temperatures and money)
- Letter A a
Music:
- Francis Scott Key “The Star Spangled Banner” Etiquette: Stand, right hand over heart (called salute)
The weather:
- Calendar for September
- Days of the week
- Months of the year
The Bible Story:
- God Creates the World. Part 2
September 9th-13th
Week 3
During the third week we learned:
- Manner of the week (Look people in the eye when you speak to them.)
- Book “Hubert”s Hair -Raising Aventure”
- The alphabet has 5 vowels and 21 consonants
- the letter “ S s”
- Circle shape
- Number’s Book – Count and Write #2-3
Music Biography:
- Sergei Prokofiev “Peter and the Wolf” op. 67
The weather
- Calendar for September
- Days of the week
- Months of the year
The Bible Story:
- God Created Adam and Eve.
Memorize:
Genesis 1:3, “And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” NKJV
September 16th-20th
Week 4
During the fourth week we learned:
- Manner of the week (Be respectful of parents, teachers, and adults.)
- Book “The Important Book” Discuss the most important thing about a variety of topics. What is the most important thing about ________?
- What letter do you add to a word to make it plural?
- Letter N n
- Skip Counting 5’s to 100
- Number’s Book – Draw, Count, and Scrambled #3
Music:
- Biography: Gioachino Rossini “The Barber of Seville: “Overture”
The Bible Story:
- Review The Creation Story
Memorize:
- Genesis 1:5, “God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.” NKJV
September 23rd-27th
Week 5
During the fifth week we learned:
- Manner of the week (Listen carefully when others speak.)
- Book “Frederick by Leo Lion
- What letter do you add to a word to make it plural?
- Letter N n and R r – Cut and paste F f
- Skip Counting 5’s to 100
- Number’s Book – Count and write #9-11 (L.8) Dictate numbers 0-8
Music:
- Biography: Franz Liszt “Liebestraum No.3 in A-Flat Major”
The Bible Story:
- Review God Creates Adam and Eve.
Memorize:
- Genesis 2:8, “Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made.” NKJV