Kriletown Adventures - Week 33

 Welcome to week thirty three of Kriletown News. Here is a look into our adventures this week.

Important Dates:

• Tuesday, May 6 - NO SCHOOL for students and staff, Election Day

• Thursday, May 8 Kriletown to Pioneer 9:30-11:00

• Thursday, May 15 - Early Release Day, 1:00pm dismissal

• Monday, May 26 - NO SCHOOL for students and staff, Memorial Day

• Thursday, June 5 - Logan Field Day Kriletown will attend 1:15-3:15

• Friday, May 30 - Logan Spring Carnival, 6:00pm-8:00pm

• Wednesday, June 11 - Last day of school, 11:30 dismissal

• Wednesday, June 11 - Report Cards sent home

Curriculum

Word Work

This week we worked on -er and -est while continuing to work with vowel teams daily. We learned about kn, wr, and mb words. Our heart words this week were come, didn't, could, them, know and good.  These are words that do not follow traditional spelling rules. Our FANCY vocabulary words were ’absorb', ’fiesta', 'strenuous' and ’repair'. 

When working with your little at home and your child asks how to spell a word it is much more beneficial to stretch out the sounds in the word and let your little write what he/she hears. For example shut would look like.....sh....u...t. Then say the word again. 

Reading

This week we read the Memoir  series by local newscaster Devin Scillian. We will be writing our own books patterned after these great stories.

Math

We spent time with 3D shapes, two digit addition and fractions this week. We learned about 1/2 and 1/4 also known as a quarter.

Writer’s Workshop

This week I taught the kids how to write a persuasive letters. Each of your children wrote a letter to me trying to persuade me to do something for the class. It looks like we are going to be having a popcorn party, pj day and a few other fun filled days this May. More to come on these special events.

Social/Emotional Learning - Life Skills

This week we discussed what it means to be encouraging. We learned that we need to surround ourselves with people that build us up and cheer us on. We also need to be cheerleaders for those we love.

Social Studies/Science

This week we learned all about plant parts. We discussed the changes we are noticing in the world around us as spring is in full bloom.

School Stuff:

Donations

We have two special projects coming up. If you are able I am asking each family to donate $5 to cover the cost of materials. Thank you do all who have already donated. You can venmo me @kkrile

SPRING CARNIVAL BASKET

Every year each class puts together a basket to be auctioned off at the spring carnival. Kriletown's theme is Family Fun. If you are able to donate items for the basket it would be much appreciated. Some ideas are.....

Rat a Tat Cat Card game

Uno

Books both for kids and adults

Sunscreen

Beach towels

Popcorn, candy etc...for a fun family movie nights

Board games

Beach toys

Soccer, basketball, football

Water bottle

Jump ropes

Think FAMILY summer fun! All donations need to be in by Wednesday, May 30th. You can visit our Amazon wishlist. The kids and I have great fun 'shopping' for suggestions.

End of Day

If your students end of day plans change you must send me and email by 3:00 the day of or I will proceed with their usual pick up plan. Please do not sent this information verbally through your student.

SNACK DONATIONS

We are good for now!! Thank you SO much for your donations!

From past newsletters....

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. 

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. 

Have a wonderful weekend!! 

Kriletown Adventures - Week 32

Welcome to week thirty two of Kriletown News. No progress reports this week. Here is a look into our adventures this week.

Important Dates

• • Friday, April 25 - Family Traditions Night 6-8

  • Tuesday, May 6 - NO SCHOOL for students and staff, Election Day

  • Thursday, May 8 Kriletown to Pioneer 9:30-11:00 Permissions slips in this weeks folder. Return ASAP

  • Thursday, May 15 - Early Release Day, 1:00pm dismissal

  • Monday, May 26 - NO SCHOOL for students and staff, Memorial Day

  • Thursday, June 5 - Logan Field Day

  • Friday, May 30 - Logan Spring Carnival, 6:00pm-8:00pm

  • Wednesday, June 11 - Last day of school, 11:30 dismissal

  • Wednesday, June 11 - Report Cards sent home

Curriculum

Word Work

This week we continued our work with vowel teams. We worked with oi, and oy. Our heart words this week were said, friend, please, come, again and because.  These are words that do not follow traditional spelling rules. Our FANCY vocabulary words were ’confidence', ’athlete', 'pattern' and ’imagination’. 

When working with your little at home and your child asks how to spell a word it is much more beneficial to stretch out the sounds in the word and let your little write what he/she hears. For example shut would look like.....sh....u...t. Then say the word again. Your students are at the stage of writing development where I encourage them to use what they have learned and give s encouraging reminders of vowel teams and blend combinations only AFTER the student has attempted to spell a word.

Reading

This week we read series we have come to know and love. We compared and contrasted character traits between characters.

Math

With we took the time to review concepts we have been learning such as shapes, missing addends, reading and creating bar graphs, time to the hour and half hour. Coach Natalie came in and taught us a new fraction game.

Writer’s Workshop

We finished up our opinion books this week.

Social/Emotional Learning - Life Skills

This week we discussed what it means to have a sense of humor. We learned that laughing each day is good for both mental and physical health.

Social Studies/Science

This week we discussed family history. We learned each day we are adding to the history of our lives. We learned the word reviewed the word memorabilia. We discussed the importance that photographs play in documenting a families history and major events.

In honor of Earth Day we read several books and learned simple ways to be green. Ask your littles Fancy Nancy's simple rules.

Permissions slips for the Pioneer Planetarium are in your littles Friday Folder. Please sign and return Monday. 

School Stuff:

Donations

We have two special projects coming up. If you are able I am asking each family to donate $5 to cover the cost of materials. Thank you do all who have already dondated. You can venmo me @kkrile

Water Bottles

Please send your student to school each day with a water bottle. If you are unable to provide this please contact me and I will see that one is provided for your child from the office.

Bedtime

We still have lots of learning to do in Kriletown. It is extremely importance your student gets enough sleep each night to be ready to learn. Please be mindful and stick to a consistent schedule. Ten hours of sleep is the recommended amount each night for 6-7 year olds.

End of Day

If your students end of day plans change you must send me and email by 3:00 the day of or I will proceed with their usual pick up plan. Please do not sent this information verbally through your student.

From past newsletters....

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. 

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. 

Have a wonderful weekend!! 

Kriletown Adventures - Week 31

 Welcome to week thirty one of Kriletown News. No Friday folders or progress reports this week. Here is a look into our adventures this week.

Important Dates

• • Friday, April 18 - NO SCHOOL

  • Wednesday, April 23 - Early Release

  • Friday, April 25 - Family Traditions Night 6-8

  • Tuesday, May 6 - NO SCHOOL for students and staff, Election Day

  • Thursday, May 8 Kriletown to Pioneer 9:30-11:00 More info to come

  • Thursday, May 15 - Early Release Day, 1:00pm dismissal

  • Monday, May 26 - NO SCHOOL for students and staff, Memorial Day

  • Thursday, June 5 - Logan Field Day

  • Friday, May 30 - Logan Spring Carnival, 6:00pm-8:00pm

  • Wednesday, June 11 - Last day of school, 11:30 dismissal

  • Wednesday, June 11 - Report Cards sent home

Curriculum

Word Work

This week we started work with vowel teams au, aw, augh. Our heart words this week were said, look, what, and month.  These are words that do not follow traditional spelling rules. Our FANCY vocabulary words were ’translate', ’disappointed', 'adventure' and ’unique’. 

Reading

This week we read books identifying the problem and solution. We continue to work on reading with expression. We were introduces to several new book series just right for first graders. Series to look for this summer at the library are.... Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborn, Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows, Annie and Snowball, Mr Putter and Tabby, Henry and Mudge all by Cynthia Rylant.

Math

We worked with missing addends, created bar graphs and counted money this week. Coach Natalie taught us four new games to practice working with missing addends.

Writer’s Workshop

We started continue to work on several opinion projects this week.

Social/Emotional Learning - Life Skills

As we approach the end of the year special events will change some of our days. For this reason we worked on going with the flow this week. It is important to teach young children how to deal with changes in daily schedules. It is important to give children the tools they need to roll with things when life throws a curve ball. 

Social Studies/Science

This week we started our science unit biomimicry. 

School Stuff:

Donations

We have two special projects coming up. If you are able I am asking each family to donate $5 to cover the cost of materials. You are more than welcome to send cash in your student or venmo me at @kkrile

Field Trip

We will be heading to Pioneer High School to visit the planetarium on Thursday, May 8th. Permission slips will come home in next week's Friday folder.

Water Bottles

Please send your student to school each day with a water bottle. If you are unable to provide this please contact me and I will see that one is provided for your child from the office.

Bedtime

As spring brings more day light and sports activities it is important to stick with a consistent  bedtime for your little. We still have lots of learning to do in first grade and that does not happen when children are tired and cranky. When your child falls asleep in class they are missing important instruction. 

End of Day

If your students end of day plans change you must send me and email by 3:00 the day of or I will proceed with their usual pick up plan. Please do not sent this information verbally through your student.

SNACK DONATIONS

We need April donations please!! Popular items have been cheese its, fruit snacks, z bars, bananas and clementines! You can also look at our Amazon wish list for ideas. 

From past newsletters....

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. 

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. 

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Kriletown Adventures - Week 30

 Welcome to week thirty of Kriletown News. As I am sure you have all heard we had a new student join Kriletown which now bring our total to 20. Here is a look into our adventures this week.

Important Dates

• Friday, April 18 - NO SCHOOL

• Wednesday, April 23 - Early Release

• Friday, April 25 - Family Traditions Night 6-8

• Tuesday, May 6 - NO SCHOOL for students and staff, Election Day

• Thursday, May 8 Kriletown to Pioneer 9:30-11:00 More info to come

• Thursday, May 15 - Early Release Day, 1:00pm dismissal

• Monday, May 26 - NO SCHOOL for students and staff, Memorial Day

• Thursday, June 5 - Logan Field Day

• Friday, May 30 - Logan Spring Carnival, 6:00pm-8:00pm

• Wednesday, June 11 - Last day of school, 11:30 dismissal

• Wednesday, June 11 - Report Cards sent home

Curriculum

Word Work

This week we started work with vowel teams ew, ui, ue. Our heart words this week were because, won, again, and every.  These are words that do not follow traditional spelling rules. Our FANCY vocabulary words were ’furious', ’imposter', 'courteous' and ’strategy’. 

Reading

This week we started book two of the Magic Tree House Series. We are working on creating movies in our head.

Math

We worked with missing addends, created bar graphs and counted money this week. Your student should be able to identify and give the amount for quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. We are working on counting change up to a dollar. We also learned a new game using shapes and their attributes.

Writer’s Workshop

We started opinion writing this week. Our first project was to write about our favorite pet.

Social/Emotional Learning - Life Skills

With so many exciting events happening in our lives I chose to bring back the life skill of patience this week. It is hard for little people to contain their excitement as the days start to get warmer and spring sports start. We reviewed how important it is to continue to raise our hand so that Mrs Krile can have a chance to hear everyone share. 

Social Studies/Science

We continued to discuss what it means to be a good citizen of the world. We discussed how we can be helpful at both school and home. We also talked about the importance of being trustworthy.

Movement Moments

Each day the students and I do a movement moment before we sit down to start our focused morning learning. The kids wanted me to share with you DJ Raphie. You can find his videos on youtube using this link.... https://www.youtube.com/@DJRaphi

School Stuff:

End of the year

If your family is planning to leave before June 11th for summer break please let me know ASAP. If your student will NOT be returning for second grade please let me know that as well.

Special projects

We have some special projects the next few weeks. I am asking all families who are able to donate $5 to cover the cost of the supplies we will need. You can send cash with your little or venmo me @kkrile

End of Day

If your students end of day plans change you must send me and email by 3:00 the day of or I will proceed with their usual pick up plan. Please do not sent this information verbally through your student.

SNACK DONATIONS

We need April donations please!! Popular items have been cheese its, fruit snacks, z bars, bananas and clementines! You can also look at our Amazon wish list for ideas. 

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. 

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. 

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Kriletown Adventures - Week 29

Welcome to week twenty nine of Kriletown News. Here is a look into our adventures this week.

Important Dates

• Friday, April 18 - No School

• Wednesday, April 23 - Early Release Day, 1:00 pm dismiss

• Tuesday, May 6 - No School

• Thursday, May 8 - Kriletown to Pioneer Planetarium more info to come
  

Curriculum

Word Work

This week we started work with vowel teams oo and u. Our heart words this week were dear, always, almost, and talk.  These are words that do not follow traditional spelling rules. Our FANCY vocabulary words were ’relax', ’explore', 'texture' and ’author’. 

Reading

This week we started a great chapter book series Junie B. Jones. We discussed these books are written in the characters five year old voice. We are working on creating movies in our heads.

Math

We have had fun reviewing fact families. We talked about sides and vertexes of 2D shapes.

Writer’s Workshop

We started a book all about being a good citizen.

Social/Emotional Learning - Life Skills

This week we reviewed what it means to have empathy. We discussed how important it is to think about how others are feeling.

Social Studies/Science

We started our social studies unit on citizenship. We discussed how important it is for all of us to be respectful of one another even when we have different opinions. We discussed how being respectful and kind go hand in hand.

School Stuff:

End of Day:

If your students end of day plans change you must send me and email by 3:00 the day of or I will proceed with their usual pick up plan. Please do not sent this information verbally through your student.

SNACK DONATIONS

We need April donations please!! Popular items have been cheese its, fruit snacks, z bars, bananas and clementines! You can also look at our Amazon wish list for ideas. 

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. 

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. 

Have a wonderful weekend!!