Kriletown Adventures - Week 10

Welcome to week ten of Kriletown News. 

Here is a look into what we have been learning during week 10 of our Kriletown adventures. 

Important Dates

• Monday, November 3 - IN PERSON conferences

• Tuesday, November 4 - No School, Election Day

• Thursday, November 6 - Google Meet conferences, link to come

• Tuesday, November 11 - Google Meet conferences, link to come

• Wednesday, November 26-Friday, November 28 - No School, Thanksgiving Break

• Friday, December 19 - Last day of school before winter break

Curriculum

Word Work

This week we worked with the digraphs sh and th. We also continued work with the consonant digraph ck which shows up at the end of words with a short vowel. Our heart words this week were says, she, we, they, and their. These are words that do not follow traditional spelling rules. Our FANCY vocabulary words were ’inspect', ’nimble', ‘vote', 'booth' and ’miniature’. 

Reading

This week we read books about fall and perseverance. We spent the week reviewing all of the great books we read during our reading unit 'Why books are Important'. 

Math

We worked with both addition and subtraction number stories this week. We are also working on missing addends with in 10. We also learned a great new game I HIGHLY recommend adding to your families game night called Rat a Tat Cat.

Writer’s Workshop

Students continued to work on their last narrative piece centered around a character using a book to learn something. This week we concentrated on writing a blurb.

Social/Emotional Learning - Life Skills

This week we discussed perseverance. We talked about how Krile Kids do not give up when something is hard. In Kriletown we take a deep breath say to ourselves "I can do this!" and jump back in. We also discussed self care and what that looks like. We discussed how exercise, eating healthy and taking time to do the things we loved are all forms of self care.

Socktober Update

I am SO excited to announce Kriletown has collected 537 pairs of socks during the month of October!! Thank you SO much to all who donated. I will be delivering to Alpha House next Tuesday. Please check Instagram and share the picture with your little.

Social Studies/Science

This week we discussed voting. I explained to the littles that in America on your 18th birthday our country gives us one of the greatest gifts will ever be given...the power to VOTE. We discussed the process and how VERY important it is for all of our voices to be heard!

Parent Corner

Each week I will share ideas of ways you can aid in your child's education. Soft skills modeled at home have the most impact on life long learning. 

This week your children and I talked at length about perseverance. In Iceland, uncertainty isn't feared. It's familiar. Storms cancel plans, flights, and power yet life continues. Kids grow up watching adults adapt, not spiral. They don't hear "why did this happen?" They hear, "We'll figure it out together." 

In Kriletown we call this 'going with the flow.' When plans change we adapt, when the internet goes down we pivot, when it rains we have indoor recess, when we run out of time to read a great book we say "tomorrow is another day." Kids are not born resilient. They learn it one recovery at a time.

School Stuff:

HALLOWEEN CANDY is not a snack! Please send in healthy morning and afternoon snacks.

SNACK DONATIONS

We need healthy snack donations please.

Conferences

If you have not signed up for a fall conference please do so immediately. A separate email was sent with the link. Looking forward to seeing many of you on Monday!!

COLD WEATHER GEAR

Please be sure your students name is in/on EVERY piece of cold weather gear. Be mindful many of you shop at the same stores so items are identical. The only way items get home is if names are in them. Your child should know their own clothing as well. Practice at home putting on and off winter gear. Practice zipping and buttoning every item as well as the order the items should be put on. We go out in ALL types of weather so make sure your little has the appropriate clothing for the day.

ILLNESS

Kriletown has been hit with several viruses the last two weeks. As I have shared your little must be fever free unmedicated for a full 24 hours before they may return to school. That being said your student does NOT have to have a fever to be sick. If they are experiencing body aches, headache, and are complaining of being very tired keep them home.

From past newsletters....

Class books

These books will are making their way to each of your homes. When a large manila envelope comes home in your littles backpack please read through the book together and return the next school day. If you would like to leave a book review on a class book that comes home. Please attach a post it note to the large envelope. The littles love to hear what you think of their creations :) 

Computers

 Please be sure to send the computer FULLY charged each day. We will be using them daily. Please also send the charger. I am not supplied a classroom charger. Please do not let your littles change the settings on their computers. This is against the user agreement and poses a big problem when using them in class. Changes and creation of personal backgrounds interfere with programs run at school.

Attendance Line

When your student is absent please use the following email to report the absence log_attendance@aaps.k12.mi.us

Instagram

If you would like to see adventures from our days together you can request to follow @Kriletown. 

Donations

To donate much needed items you can find the Kriletown wishlist here. 

It has been a VERY busy week in Kriletown!! Thank you for sharing your little learner with me.

Kriletown Adventures - Week 9

Welcome to week nine of Kriletown News. 

Here is a look into what we have been learning during week 9 of our Kriletown adventures. 

Important Dates

• Socktober - One week left to donate! Kriletown will be collecting men, women and children's socks durning the month of October for Alpha House. We have 402 pairs donated so far!!

• • • Thursday, October 31 - Half Day

    • Monday, November 3 IN PERSON conferences

    • Tuesday, November 4 - No School, Election Day

    • Thursday, November 6 ONLINE conferences

    • Tuesday, November 11 ONLINE conferences

    • Wednesday, November 26-Friday, November 28 - No School, Thanksgiving Break

Curriculum 

Word Work

This week we learned the letters FLSZ at the end of a word after a short vowel DOUBLE. We also worked with the consonant digraph ck shows up at the end of words with a short vowel. Our heart words this week were your, want, no, and goes. These are words that do not follow traditional spelling rules. Our FANCY vocabulary words were ’metamorphosis', ’canteen', ‘speedy' and ’stumble’. 

Reading

This week we read books about fall, being a good friend and telling the truth.

In reading workshop this week we read The Book Rescuer. This book is all about the life's work of Aaron Lansky the founder of the Yiddish Book Center. He with the help of friends and relatives saved over a million and a half Yiddish keeping the stories alive for generations to come. We learned ordinary people can do extraordinary things.

Math

We worked with both addition and subtraction number stories this week. Missing addends within ten was introduced. Your students should have sums within 10 solid at this point in first grade. They should be able to explain what a turn around fact (6+4 and 4+6) and doubles fact (5+5) is and give you examples of both.

Writer’s Workshop

Each student started a new book this week. In our new story our main character will learn something from a book. 

Social/Emotional Learning - Life Skills

This week we discussed what it means to be honest. We talked about how it is always best to tell the truth as lies have a way of growing out of control.

We continue to have daily conversation on respect. What does respect look like and feel like. How do we show respect to each other and the adults in our lives.

Socktober Update

Kriletown is participating in the national Socktober campaign. Socks are the least donated items to homeless shelters. The children and I discussed this is a way for us to be generous and make a difference in our community. Please consider donating if you are able. We have collected 402 pairs toward our 510 goal!! Thank you to all who have donated.

Science/Social Studies

We discussed the difference between wants and needs this week. We learned it is only after your wants are paid for and a few dollars are saved for emergencies we could treat ourselves to a want. We also discussed if it is ever ok to break a rule. We concluded that while we are expected to come to  school each day in the case of being ill, special family trips and dentist or doctors appointments it is ok to miss a few days in Kriletown.

Parent Corner

Each week I will share ideas of ways you can aid in your child's education. Soft skills modeled at home have the most impact on life long learning. 

This week your children and I talked about honesty. Children are little, they are not stupid. Kids can handle honesty at their developmental level. Have the hard conversations as they come up. The kids will cringe. You will stumble. But silence does not protect them. Honesty does.

School Stuff:

BOOK ORDERS 

In this weeks Friday Folder you will find a Scholastic book order.  Please place any orders online at https://clubs.scholastic.com/cart by Monday, Nov 3th. Our class code is LC2KC

SNACK DONATIONS

Our snack box is running low. Please donate if you can. 

Conferences

If you have not signed up for a fall conference please do so immediately. A separate email was sent with the link.

From past newsletters....

Class books

These books will are making their way to each of your homes. When a large manila envelope comes home in your littles backpack please read through the book together and return the next school day. Your book reviews are the highlight of our day. Thank you so much for taking the time to acknowledge the author's hard work!

Computers

 Please be sure to send the computer FULLY charged each day. We will be using them daily. Please also send the charger. I am not supplied a classroom charger. Please do not let your littles change the settings on their computers. This is against the user agreement and poses a big problem when using them in class. Changes and creation of personal backgrounds interfere with programs run at school. 

Attendance Line

When your student is absent please use the following email to report the absence log_attendance@aaps.k12.mi.us

Instagram

If you would like to see adventures from our days together you can request to follow @Kriletown. 

Donations

To donate much needed items you can find the Kriletown wishlist here. 

Thank you for sharing your little learner with me this week. 

Kriletown Adventures - Week 8

Welcome to week eight of Kriletown News. 

Here is a look into what we have been learning during week 8 of our Kriletown adventures. 

Before we jump into this weeks learning I wanted to share with you an observation. Each day I open the door and greet your children. Each one of them is smiling and has something to share with me. As they unpack they visit and giggle with friends before getting to the first learning activity. Your children are SO happy! It warms my heart they are excited to spend the day together.

Important Dates

• Socktober - Socks are one of the least donated items to shelters and yet very needed. Kriletown will be collecting men, women and children's socks durning the month of October for Alpha House. We have 262 pairs donated so far!!

• • Thursday, October 31 - Half Day

  • Monday, November 3 IN PERSON conferences

  • Tuesday, November 4 - No School, Election Day

  • Thursday, November 6 ONLINE conferences

  • Tuesday, November 11 ONLINE conferences

  • Wednesday, November 26-Friday, November 28 - No School, Thanksgiving Break

Curriculum

Word Work

This week we read and continue to write many words with various short vowel families and consonant blends. Our heart words this week were do, which, are, and was. These are words that do not follow traditional spelling rules. Our FANCY vocabulary words were ’greeting', ’camouflage', ‘separate' and ’crunchy’. 

Reading

This week we read books about scarecrows.

We learned all about bookmobiles this week. We read Ready to Fly all about Sylvia Townsend known as the bookmobile ballerina. Ask your child to share this wonderful story of learning something new by reading great books.

Math

We worked with both addition and subtraction number stories this week. We created numbers using base ten blocks. Coach Natalie came in and taught us a new sums of 10 math game.

Writer’s Workshop

Students are writing great stories about characters who learn something from a book. We are concentrating on transition words, capitals and proper punctuation. 

Social/Emotional Learning - Life Skills

This week we discussed the fancy word for brave COURAGE! We discussed there are many ways to be brave each day. We also learned the importance of moving our bodies each day. Exercise is key to keeping our bodies and brains healthy.

Socktober Update

Kriletown is participating in the national Socktober campaign. Socks are the least donated items to homeless shelters. The children and I discussed this is a way for us to be generous and make a difference in our community. Please consider donating if you are able. We have collected 262 pairs toward our 510 goal!! Thank you to all who have donated.

Science/Social Studies

In science we were SO lucky to have a hunter's moon this last week. Thank you so much for those of you who shared the moon with your little. Thank you to all who sent me pictures. 

In social studies we discussed fair is not always equal. Each Krile Kid gets what they need to be successful each day. We also started a discussion about wants and needs. We learned we take care of our needs first and then wants.

Parent Corner

Each week I will share ideas of ways you can aid in your child's education. Soft skills modeled at home have the most impact on life long learning. 

What predicts academic success more than extra worksheets? Dinner. Columbia University found teens who shared family meals 5+ nights a week had better grades, higher, higher self-esteem and less substance use. Kids don't just eat at the table. They grow there. 

In Kriletown we have classroom snack twice a day. During this time we chat. We practice conversation skills. We learn about each other, we grow!

School Stuff:

Conferences

If you have not signed up for a fall conference please do so immediately. A separate email was sent with the link.

From past newsletters....

Class books

These books will are making their way to each of your homes. When a large manila envelope comes home in your littles backpack please read through the book together and return the next school day. If you would like to leave a book review on a class book that comes home. Please continue with the book reviews!! It is one of the highlights of the day reading what our grown ups thing of all of our hard work :)

Computers

Please be sure to send the computer FULLY charged each day. We use them daily. Please also send the charger. I am not supplied a classroom charger. Please do not let your littles change the settings on their computers. This is against the user agreement and poses a big problem when using them in class. Changes and creation of personal backgrounds interfere with programs run at school. 

Attendance Line

When your student is absent please use the following email to report the absence log_attendance@aaps.k12.mi.us

Instagram

If you would like to see adventures from our days together you can request to follow @Kriletown. 

Donations

To donate much needed items you can find the Kriletown wishlist here. 

Thank you for sharing your little learner with me this week. 

Kriletown Adventures - Week 7

Welcome to week seven of Kriletown News. 

Here is a look into what we have been learning during week 7 of our Kriletown adventures. 

Important Dates

Socktober - Socks are one of the least donated items to shelters and yet very needed. Kriletown will be collecting men, women and children's socks durning the month of October for Alpha House.

• Friday, October 11 and Monday, October 14 - No school for students and staff, Fall Break

• Thursday, October 31 - Early Release, Dismissal at 1:00pm

• Monday, November 4 - IN PERSON conferences

• Tuesday, November 5 - No School, Election Day

• Thursday, November 7 - ZOOM conferences

• Tuesday, November 12 - ZOOM conferences

• Wednesday, November 27-Friday, November 29 - No School, Thanksgiving Break

Curriculum

Word Work

This week we read and wrote many words with various short vowel families. Our heart words this week were want, book, said, what and from These are words that do not follow traditional spelling rules. Our FANCY vocabulary words were ’hibernate', ’surprise, ’, ‘brilliant' and ’machine’. 

Reading

This week we read books centered around the theme of fall. 

Math

We celebrated the 30th day of school this week. We worked with both addition and subtraction number stories. We learned number model is the fancy way of saying number problem or sentence. 

Writer’s Workshop

We continue to work on our project patterned after Derrick Barnes and Gordon C James book I Am Every Good Thing. In this book we are highlighting things that make us unique.

Social/Emotional Learning - Life Skills

This week we discussed being trustworthy. We discussed how the adults at Logan are people your littles can trust with anything.

Socktober Update

Kriletown is participating in the national Socktober campaign. Socks are the least donated items to homeless shelters. The children and I discussed this is a way for us to be generous and make a difference in our community. Please consider donating if you are able. We have collected 96 pairs toward our 400 goal!! Thank you to all who have donated.

Science/Social Studies

We wrote a book about our families this week. At Logan the definition of family is a group of people that love and care for one another.

School Stuff:

Conferences

I have sent an email to sign up for fall conferences. I am offering one night of in person conferences and two evenings zia zoom.

From past newsletters....

Class books

These books will are making their way to each of your homes. When a large manila envelope comes home in your littles backpack please read through the book together and return the next school day. If you would like to leave a book review on a class book that comes home. Please attach a post it note to the large envelope. The littles love to hear what you think of their creations :) 

Computers

Computer will be coming home with your little on Monday. Please be sure to send the computer FULLY charged each day. We will be using them daily. Please also send the charger. I am not supplied a classroom charger. Please do not let your littles change the settings on their computers. This is against the user agreement and poses a big problem when using them in class. Changes and creation of personal backgrounds interfere with programs run at school. 

Attendance Line

When your student is absent please use the following email to report the absence log_attendance@aaps.k12.mi.us

Instagram

If you would like to see adventures from our days together you can request to follow @Kriletown. 

Donations

To donate much needed items you can find the Kriletown wishlist here. 

Thank you for sharing your little learner with me this week. Have a GREAT fall break! I will see your littles Tuesday, October 15th!

Kriletown Adventures - Week 6

Welcome to week six of Kriletown News. 

Here is a look into what we have been learning during week 6 of our Kriletown adventures. No progress reports or newsletter next week.

Important Dates

Socktober - Socks are one of the least donated items to shelters and yet very needed. Kriletown will be collecting men, women and children's socks durning the month of October for Alpha House.

• Wednesday, October 8 Logan Fun Run

• Friday, October 10 and Monday, October 13 - No school for students and staff, Fall Break

• Thursday, October 31 - Half Day

• Monday, November 3 IN PERSON conferences

• Tuesday, November 4 - No School, Election Day

• Thursday, November 6 ONLINE conferences

• Tuesday, November 11 ONLINE conferences

• Wednesday, November 26-Friday, November 28 - No School, Thanksgiving Break

Curriculum

Word Work

This week we read and wrote many words with the short u and short e. Our heart words this week were you, was, are, have, and what. These are words that do not follow traditional spelling rules. Our FANCY vocabulary words were ’pollinate', ’nature', ’season’, ‘quest' and ’plan’. 

Reading

This week we read books centered around the theme of being our best selves. We met a little girl named Molly Lou Melon who is small but mighty!

This week we read Waiting for the Biblioburro. Our new vocabulary words were borrow, access, edit, knowledge and imaginary. We continue to discuss the importance of reading everyday. Your students are learning they can be transported to amazing places between the pages of a book.

Math

We celebrated the 25th day of school this week. We practice turn around facts and created a fun book using sums of 10. We created several picture and tally graphs this week.

Writer’s Workshop

This week we added transition words to our library stories. We did one final edit with a partner looking for capitals and punctuation. We shared our stories with our learning buddies :)

Social/Emotional Learning - Life Skills

This week we discussed being generous. Kriletown is participating in the national Socktober campaign. Socks are the least donated items to homeless shelters. The children and I discussed this is a way for us to be generous and make a difference in our community. Please consider donating if you are able. We have set a goal of 510 pairs!!

Science/Social Studies

We continue to study the phases of the moon. We discussed how shadows are created. 

Parent Corner

Each week I will share ideas of ways you can aid in your child's education. Soft skills modeled at home have the most impact on life long learning. 

Emotional intelligence is as important as reading, writing and math. I am working to build your child's emotional intelligence daily. When your child is having big emotions help them label what they feel. Fear. Shame. Embarrassment. Words help shrink big emotions down to size. Ask your child "is this a level 3 problem or a level 10?" Different feelings need different tools. Awareness comes first.  Your children have learned several deep breathing strategies to help calm both their body and mind. We have discussed sometimes we need to step away from a task, regroup then resume when calmer. 

School Stuff:

Fall conferences

Please use the link sent Sunday, Sept 28th to sign up for a fall conference. Please pay close attention to the IN PERSON and ONLINE dates.  

From past newsletters....

Snack

We are still in need of two cases of water for emergencies.

Class Books

These books ware making their way to each of your homes. When a large manila envelope comes home in your littles backpack please read through the book together and return the next school day. If you would like to leave a book review on a class book that comes home. Please attach a post it note to the large envelope. The littles are LOVING all of your book reviews!!! Thank you!

Computers

Please be sure to send the computer FULLY charged each day. We are using them daily. Please also send the charger. I am not supplied a classroom charger. Please do not let your littles change the settings on their computers. This is against the user agreement and poses a big problem when using them in class. Changes and creation of personal backgrounds interfere with programs run at school. These caused major headaches.

Attendance Line

When your student is absent please use the following email to report the absence log_attendance@aaps.k12.mi.us

Instagram

If you would like to see adventures from our days together you can request to follow @Kriletown. 

Donations

To donate much needed items you can find the Kriletown wishlist here. Thank you SO much for the wonderful indoor activities. We are going to be SO creative this year :)

Thank you for sharing your little learner with me this week. Have a GREAT weekend!