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Classroom News
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In this section, you will find information on topics and skills that we are covering in our classroom. At the very bottom of the page, you will also find current and archived news and newsletters, upcoming events and important dates. Please take time to check the related links for school and district event dates and times. Elephant Words (Sight Words): Here is a list of our Elephant Words. They are a group of frequently used words that your child should be able to read quickly, by sight. These are words that "elephants never forget!" I, am, red, yellow, blue, green, purple, orange, little, the, to, a, have, is, my, we, like, he, for, she, me, with, see, look, they, you, of, do, are, that, one, two, three, four, five, here, go, from, was, what, said, where, come, can Letter of the Week (the last letter on the list is the most recent letter we have discussed for a week, focusing on the name and sound): Mm, Tt, Aa, Ss, Pp, Cc, Ii, Bb, Nn, Rr, Dd, Kk, Ff, Oo, Hh, Ll, Blends (sl, pl, fl, cl), Gg, Ee, Jj, Ww, Xx, Uu, Vv, Zz, Qq, Yy Pre-Reading and Reading Skills: Alphabetical Order, Letter Names, Letter Sounds,Tapping Out Sounds in Words (Phoneme Segmentation), Comprehension Skills (Character, Sequence, Setting, Real v. Fantasy), Rhyming, Segmenting Sentences into Words, Counting Syllables, Blending Sounds in Words, Reading (consonant-vowel-consonant) Words Writing Skills: Pencil Grip, Right and Left, Bumping the Line, Starting at the Top, Handwriting-Numbers, Frog Jump Capitals (F, E, D, P, B, R, N, M), Starting Corner Capitals (H, K, L, U, V, W, X, Y, Z), Center Starters (C, O, Q, G, S, A, I, T) Lowercase Letters: Baby Letters (c, o, v, w, t), Magic c Letters (a, d, g) Tricky Letters (u, i, e, l, k, y, j), Diver Letters (p, r, n, m, h, b), Ghost Letters (f, q, x, z), Letter size (tall letters, short letters, letters with a tail) Lining letters up on 1, 2, and 3 lines. Math Concepts: Colors, Shapes, Same and Different, Sorting, One-to-one Correspondence, Graphing, More than, Less than, Equal, Patterns (ABAB, ABC, AABB, AAB, ABB), Recognizing, Writing and Counting Numbers 0-30, Ten Frames, Missing Number, Counting by 1's to 100, Counting by 10's to 100, Skip Counting by 2's to 20, Skip Counting by 5's to 20, Addition with Numbers 0-10, Addition with word problems Social Studies Themes: Classroom and School Community, Community Helpers, Halloween, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, Holidays Around the World (Holland-St. Nicholas Day, Germany-Christmas Tree, Sweden-St. Lucia Day, Mexico-Las Posadas, Italy- La Befana, Israel-Hanukkah), New Year's, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Chinese New Year, Groundhog's Day, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, City vs. Country, Transportation, Homes ScienceThemes: Fall, Weather, Life Cycle of a Pumpkin, Life Cycle of an Apple, Seeds, Land Animals v. Water Animals, Winter, Growing and Changing (animals, people), Water, Spring, Plants (needs, parts) Social Skills: School Rules, The 4 Bees (Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Cooperative, Be Responsible), Friends, Manners, Emotions, Giving to Others, Bucket-filling, The Talk It Out Table
Mrs. Moriarity and Mrs. Miller-Kindergarten
Plattsburgh City School District
50 Bailey Avenue
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
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