Mrs. Kane Notes

October 22nd

Notes

Posted: November 3, 2021

Literacy 

Speaking and listening 

Read a story to your child and ask them questions. Example: What was your favorite part? What happened at the beginning/end of the story? 

The class is now sign up for epic books if you are looking for books to read to your child.  Student Log In (getepic.com) (Class code is hnd6733 and they find their name) 

Reading  

Have your child read their books.  Make sure your child in pointing to each word. If you child would like to read some new books login into epic books the code is above and below. Click on the GRL tab and they can read some A level books with assistance from you. 

Student Log In (getepic.com) (Class code is hnd6733 and they find their name) 

 

Letters  

Work on learning letter Xx 

Have students practice printing letter Xx. If you have Playdoh or Lego have your child build upper-case and lower-case Xx. Tell your child to pick their favorite book and see if they can find the letter Xx. Draw a picture of something that starts with Xx. 

Review letters by playing a couple squiggle park games in the ABC world.  

 

Writing  

Draw a picture and have your child label the things in their picture. (Example: me, mom, dad, sun, tree, etc.) Please don’t spell the words for them. Help them by saying the word over and over and telling them to write the letters they hear. 

 

Sight word  

Print lower case letters and 1 upper case I (the word I is always a capital letter) on a piece of paper and cut them up and have your child build the sight word you call out to them. Work on the level your child is working on. 

Level A words – a, I, am, at, can, go, is, like, me, see, the, to 

Level B words – dad, he, in, it, look, mom, my, on, up, we 

Level C words – and, are, come, for, got, here, not, play, said, you 

 

Math 

Draw a number line from 1 to 10 for your child(warm up activity) 

Practice counting forwards and backwards and have your child point to the number on the number line while they are counting 

Call out a number from 1 to 10 and have your child find it on the number line. Then ask your child what comes before the number and after the number. 

 

Fewer and More (warm up activity) 

Have your child roll two dotted diceSay the amount on each dice and then get them to tell you which one is fewer, and which one is more. 

 

Number 8 (this week we are working on number 8) 

Practice printing number 8 

Go outside and walk around your yard 8 times.  

 

Pattern 

Have your child take out their Halloween treats and make a pattern.  Example: KitKat, Aero, KitKat, Aero, KitKat, Aero. 

 

Subitizing (Student should be able to look at a small set and know how many) 

Roll a dotted dice and have your child quickly say the amount without counting. 

 

Splash Math 

I have assigned a couple activities on this website. SplashLearn Sign In 

Class code: GBESWG   Class password: picture of a Kiwi 

 

 

Posted: November 1, 2021

Literacy 

Speaking and listening 

Read a story to your child and ask them questions. Example: What was your favorite part? What happened at the beginning/end of the story? 

The class is now sign up for epic books if you are looking for books to read to your child.  Student Log In (getepic.com) (Class code is hnd6733 and they find their name) 

Reading  

Have your child read their books.  Make sure your child in pointing to each word. If you child would like to read some new books login into epic books the code is above and below. Click on the GRL tab and they can read some A level books with assistance from you. 

Student Log In (getepic.com) (Class code is hnd6733 and they find their name) 

 

Letters  

Work on learning letter Ww 

Have students practice printing letter Ww. If you have Playdoh or Lego have your child build upper-case and lower-case Ww. Tell your child to pick their favorite book and see if they can find the letter Ww. Draw a picture of something that starts with Ww. 

Review letters by playing a couple squiggle park games in the ABC world.  

 

Writing  

Draw a new picture or add to your writing from yesterday. Have your child label the things in their picture. (Example: me, mom, dad, sun, tree, etc.) Please don’t spell the words for them. Help them by saying the word over and over and telling them to write the letters they hear. 

 

Sight word  

Print lower case letters and 1 upper case I (the word I is always a capital letter) on a piece of paper and cut them up and have your child build the sight word you call out to them. Work on the level your child is working on. 

Level A words – a, I, am, at, can, go, is, like, me, see, the, to 

Level B words – dad, he, in, it, look, mom, my, on, up, we 

Level C words – and, are, come, for, got, here, not, play, said, you 

 

Math 

Draw a number line from 1 to 10 for your child(warm up activity) 

Practice counting forwards and backwards and have your child point to the number on the number line while they are counting 

Call out a number from 1 to 10 and have your child find it on the number line. Then ask your child what comes before the number and after the number. 

 

Fewer and More (warm up activity) 

Have your child roll two dotted diceSay the amount on each dice and then get them to tell you which one is fewer, and which one is more. 

 

Number 8 (this week we are working on number 8) 

Practice printing number 8 

Go outside and walk around your yard or apartment building 8 times.  

 

Sorting 

Have your child take out their Halloween treats and collect all the suckers Have them sort the suckers by colors.  

 

Subitizing (Student should be able to look at a small set and know how many) 

Roll a dotted dice and have your child quickly say the amount without counting. 

 

Splash Math 

I have assigned a couple activities on this website. SplashLearn Sign In 

Class code: GBESWG   Class password: picture of a Kiwi 

 

 

Posted: November 1, 2021

Literacy 

Speaking and listening 

Read a story to your child and ask them questions. Example: What was your favorite part? What happened at the beginning/end of the story? 

The class is now sign up for epic books if you are looking for books to read to your child.  Student Log In (getepic.com) (Class code is hnd6733 and they find their name) 

Reading  

Have your child read their books.  Make sure your child in pointing to each word. If you child would like to read some new books login into epic books the code is above and below. Click on the GRL tab and they can read some A level books with assistance from you. 

Student Log In (getepic.com) (Class code is hnd6733 and they find their name) 

 

Letters  

Work on learning letter Vv 

Have students practice printing letter Vv. If you have Playdoh or Lego have your child build upper-case and lower-case Vv. Tell your child to pick their favorite book and see if they can find the letter Vv. Draw a picture of something that starts with Vv. 

Review letters by playing a couple squiggle park games in the ABC world.  

 

Writing  

Draw a picture and have your child label the things in their picture. (Example: me, mom, dad, sun, tree, etc.) Please don’t spell the words for them. Help them by saying the word over and over and telling them to write the letters they hear. 

 

Sight word  

Print lower case letters and 1 upper case I (the word I is always a capital letter) on a piece of paper and cut them up and have your child build the sight word you call out to them. Work on the level your child is working on. 

Level A words – a, I, am, at, can, go, is, like, me, see, the, to 

Level B words – dad, he, in, it, look, mom, my, on, up, we 

Level C words – and, are, come, for, got, here, not, play, said, you 

 

Math 

Draw a number line from 1 to 10 for your child(warm up activity) 

Practice counting forwards and backwards and have your child point to the number on the number line while they are counting 

Call out a number from 1 to 10 and have your child find it on the number line. Then ask your child what comes before the number and after the number. 

 

Fewer and More (warm up activity) 

Have your child roll two dotted diceSay the amount on each dice and then get them to tell you which one is fewer, and which one is more. 

 

Number 8 (this week we are working on number 8) 

Practice printing number 8 

Have your child do 8 squats8 sit ups, 8 touch your toes, and 8 push up. 

Make a group with 8 forks, 8 T-shirts, 8 treats. 

Draw a picture of 8 balloons and color your picture. 

 

Sorting 

Have your child take out their Halloween treats and collect all the chocolate bars Haver them make a pile with all the KitKat, Aero, Smarties, Coffee Crisp, etc..  

 

Subitizing (Student should be able to look at a small set and know how many) 

Roll a dotted dice and have your child quickly say the amount without counting. 

 

Splash Math 

I have assigned a couple activities on this website. SplashLearn Sign In 

Class code: GBESWG   Class password: picture of a Kiwi 

 

 

Posted: October 22, 2021

Every night have your child, read their books, work on a couple sight words, practices their letters and tracing their letters in their ABC book.  Then pick a couple other activities.     

Splash math, squiggle park, and epic books are great homework websites. Splash math (class code: GBESWG; password Kiwi) Epic Books (Class code is hnd6733 then find their name) 

 

Speaking and listening 

Read a story to your child and ask them questions. Example: What was your favorite part? What happened at the beginning/end of the story? 

The class is now sign up for epic books if you are looking for books to read to your child.  Student Log In (getepic.com) (Class code is hnd6733 and they find their name) 

 

Reading  

Have your child read the new books.  Make sure your child in pointing to each word. If you child would like to read some new books login into epic books the code is above and below. Click on the GRL tab and they can read some A level books with assistance from you. 

Student Log In (getepic.com) (Class code is hnd6733 and they find their name) 

 

Letters 

Work on learning letter Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu this week (The following are some songs for the letters if your child is having trouble remember the name.) 

 

Letter Tracing ABC book 

Each night have your child say the name of each letter and trace it in their ABC book.  Make sure they are watching the arrows and starting at the dot.  When they know most of the names of the letter’s students can start saying the letter name and sound both before they trace the letter. 

 

Writing  

Practice printing their ABC. (New sheet sent home) Make sure they are holding the dry erase marker the right way.   

 

Sight word  

Level A words – a , I, am, at, can, go, is, like, me, see, the, to 

Level B words – dad, he, in, it, look, mom, my, on, up, we 

 

Math 

Working on counting: 

Draw a number line from 1 to 10 for your child.  

Practice counting forwards and backwards and have your child point to the number on the number line while they are counting.  

Call out a number from 1 to 10 and have your child find it on the number line. Then ask your child what comes before the number and after the number. 

Fewer and More 

Have your child roll two dotted dice.  Say the amount on each dice and then get them to tell you which one is fewer, and which one is more. 

Splash Math 

I have assigned a couple activities on this website. SplashLearn Sign In 

Class code: GBESWG   Class password: picture of a Kiwi 

Number 7 (this week we are working on number 7) 

Subitizing (Student should be able to look at a small set and know how many) 

 

Posted: October 18, 2021

Homework – Week of October 18th   

Every night have your child, read their books, work on a couple sight words, practices their letters and tracing their letters in their ABC book.  Then pick a couple other activities.  

Splash math, squiggle park, and epic books are great homework websites. Splash math (class code: GBESWG; password Kiwi) Epic Books (Class code is hnd6733 then find their name) 

 

Speaking and listening 

 Read a story to your child and ask them questions. Example: What was your favorite part? What happened at the beginning/end of the story? 

 

The class is now sign up for epic books if you are looking for books to read to your child.  Student Log In (getepic.com) (Class code is hnd6733 and they find their name) 

 

Reading  

Have your child read the new books.  Make sure your child in pointing to each word. If you child would like to read some new books login into epic books the code is above and below. Click on the GRL tab and they can read some A level books with assistance from you. 

 

Student Log In (getepic.com) (Class code is hnd6733 and they find their name) 

 

ABC

Play ABC Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36IBDpTRVNE 

Work on learning letter NnOo,  and Pp this week (The following are some songs for the letters if your child is having trouble remember the name.) 

 

Letter Tracing ABC book 

Each night have your child say the name of each letter and trace it in their ABC book.  Make sure they are watching the arrows and starting at the dot.  When they know most of the names of the letter’s students can start saying the letter name and sound both before they trace the letter. 

 

Writing  

Practice printing their ABC. (New sheet sent home) Make sure they are holding the dry erase marker the right way.   

 

Sight word  

Level A words – a , I, am, at, can, go, is, like, me, see, the, to 

Level B words – dad, he, in, it, look, mom, my, on, up, we 

 

Math 

Working on counting: 

Draw a number line from 1 to 10 for your child 

Practice counting forwards and backwards and have your child point to the number on the number line while they are counting 

Call out a number from 1 to 10 and have your child find it on the number line. Then ask your child what comes before the number and after the number. 

Fewer and More 

Have your child roll two dotted dice.  Say the amount on each dice and then get them to tell you which one is fewer, and which one is more. 

Splash Math 

I have assigned a couple activities on this website. SplashLearn Sign In 

Class code: GBESWG   Class password: picture of a Kiwi 

Number 6 (this week we are working on number 6) 

Subitizing (Student should be able to look at a small set and know how many) 

 

 

Posted: October 15, 2021

Literacy 

Speaking and listening 

Read a story to your child and ask them questions. Example: What was your favorite part? What happened at the beginning/end of the story? 

The class is now sign up for epic books if you are looking for books to read to your child.  Student Log In (getepic.com) (Class code is hnd6733 and they find their name) 

 

Reading  

Have your child read the new books.  Make sure your child in pointing to each word. If you child would like to read some new books login into epic books the code is above and below. Click on the GRL tab and they can read some A level books with assistance from you. 

Student Log In (getepic.com) (Class code is hnd6733 and they find their name) 

 

Letters  

Work on learning letter Mm 

Have students practice printing letter Mm 

Tell your child to pick their favorite book and see if they can find the letter Mm. Draw a picture of something that starts with Mm. 

Review letters by playing a couple squiggle park games in the ABC world.  

 

Letter Tracing ABC book 

Trace the letters in their ABC book.  Have your child say the letter name and sound as they are tracing. Make sure they are watching the arrows and starting at the dot. 

 

Writing  

Practice printing their ABC. (New sheet sent home on Friday) Make sure they are holding the dry erase marker the right way  

 

Sight word  

Level A words – a, I, am, at, can, go, is, like, me, see, the, to 

Level B words – dad, he, in, it, look, mom, my, on, up, we 

 

Math 

Draw a number line from 1 to 10 for your child 

Practice counting forwards and backwards and have your child point to the number on the number line while they are counting 

Call out a number from 1 to 10 and have your child find it on the number line. Then ask your child what comes before the number and after the number. 

 

Fewer and More 

Have your child roll two dotted dice.  Say the amount on each dice and then get them to tell you which one is fewer, and which one is more. 

 

Splash Math 

I have assigned a couple activities on this website. SplashLearn Sign In 

Class code: GBESWG   Class password: picture of a Kiwi 

 

Number 5 (this week we are working on number 5) 

Practice printing number 5 

Have your child do 5 jumping jacks, 5 sit ups, 5 touch your toes, and 5 reach for the sky. 

 

Subitizing (Student should be able to look at a small set and know how many) 

Roll a dotted dice and have your child quickly say the amount without counting. 

 

Posted: October 14, 2021

Literacy 

Speaking and listening 

Read a story to your child and ask them questions. Example: What was your favorite part? What happened at the beginning/end of the story? 

The class is now sign up for epic books if you are looking for books to read to your child.  Student Log In (getepic.com) (class code is hnd6733 and they find their name) 

 

Reading  

Have your child read the new books.  Make sure your child in pointing to each word. 

 

Letters  

Work on learning letter Mm 

Have students practice printing letter Mm and find things in the house that start with m sound. If you have Playdoh or Lego have your child build upper-case and lower-case Mm. 

Review letters by playing a couple squiggle park games in the ABC world.  

 

Letter Tracing ABC book 

Trace the letters in their ABC book.  Have your child say the letter name and sound as they are tracing. Make sure they are watching the arrows and starting at the dot. 

 

Writing  

Practice printing their ABC. (New sheet sent home on Friday) Make sure they are holding the dry erase marker the right way  

 

Sight word  

Level A words – a , I, am, at, can, go, is, like, me, see, the, to 

 

Math 

Draw a number line from 1 to 10 for your child 

Practice counting forwards and backwards and have your child point to the number on the number line while they are counting 

Call out a number from 1 to 10 and have your child find it on the number line. Then ask your child what comes before the number and after the number. 

 

Fewer and More 

Have your child roll two dotted dice.  Say the amount on each dice and then get them to tell you which one is fewer, and which one is more. 

 

Splash Math 

I have assigned a couple activities on this website. SplashLearn Sign In 

Class code: GBESWG   Class password: picture of a Kiwi 

 

Number 5 (this week we are working on number 5) 

Practice printing number 5 

 

Subitizing (Student should be able to look at a small set and know how many) 

Roll a dotted dice and have your child quickly say the amount without counting. 

 

Posted: October 13, 2021

Literacy 

Speaking and listening 

Read a story to your child and ask them questions. Example: What was your favorite part? What happened at the beginning/end of the story? 

 Student Log In (getepic.com) ( class code is hnd6733 and they find their name)

 

Reading  

Have your child read the new books I sent home on Friday.  Make sure your child in pointing to each word. 

 

Letters  

Work on learning letter Ll  

Have students practice printing letter Ll  

Tell your child to pick their favorite book and see if they can find the letter Ll. 

Draw a picture of something that starts with Ll. 

Review letters by playing a couple squiggle park games in the ABC world.  

 

Letter Tracing ABC book 

Trace the letters in their ABC book.  Have your child say the letter name and sound as they are tracing. Make sure they are watching the arrows and starting at the dot. 

 

Writing  

Practice printing their ABC. (New sheet sent home on Friday) Make sure they are holding the dry erase marker the right way  

 

Sight word  

Level A words – a , I, am, at, can, go, is, like, me, see, the, to 

 

Math 

Splash Math 

I have assigned a couple activities on this website. SplashLearn Sign In 

Class code: GBESWG   Class password: picture of a Kiwi 

 

Number 5 (this week we are working on number 5) 

Practice printing number 5 

Have your child go around the house and make groups of five. (Example; Can you go get me 5 spoons, 5 crayons, 5 toys etc.) 

 

Subitizing (Student should be able to look at a small set and know how many) 

Roll a dotted dice and have your child quickly say the amount without counting. 

Posted: October 12, 2021

Literacy 

Speaking and listening 

Read a story to your child and ask them questions. Example: What was your favorite part? What happened at the beginning/end of the story? 

 

Reading  

Have your child read the new books I sent home on Friday.  Make sure your child in pointing to each word. 

 

Letters  

Work on learning letter Ll  

Have students practice printing letter Ll and find things in the house that start with L sound. If you have Playdoh or Lego have your child build upper-case and lower-case Ll. 

 

Letter Tracing ABC book 

Trace the letters in their ABC book.  Have your child say the letter name and sound as they are tracing. Make sure they are watching the arrows and starting at the dot. 

 

Writing  

Practice printing their ABC. (New sheet sent home on Friday) Make sure they are holding the dry erase marker the right way  

 

Sight word  

Level A words – a , I, am, at, can, go, is, like, me, see, the, to 

 

Math 

Have Students make groups 1 to 6 – Roll a number die and make that group using small toys. Example cars or dolls. If you cannot find a dice with numbers print the numbers on a piece of paper and have your child pick a number 

Number 5 (this week we are working on number 5) 

Practice printing number 5 

Have your child draw a picture to represent the number 5 (example 5 balloons) 

 

Subitizing (Student should be able to look at a small set and know how many) 

Posted: October 12, 2021

Homework – Week of October 12th   

Every night have your child, read their books, work on a couple sight words, practices their letters and tracing their letters in their ABC book.  Then pick a couple other activities.  Homework is also posted on my teacher page.  It will be the same homework for the next couple of weeks, the only thing that will change is the letters we are working on. 

 

Splash math and squiggle park are great homework websites. 

 

Speaking and listening 

Read to your child each day.   

 

Reading  

 

Work on learning letter Ll and Mm this week (The following are some songs for the letters if your child is having trouble remember the name.) 

 

 

 

Letter Tracing ABC book 

Each night have your child say the name of each letter and trace it in their ABC book.  Make sure they are watching the arrows and starting at the dot.  When they know most of the names of the letter’s students can start saying the letter name and sound both before they trace the letter. 

 

Writing  

Practice printing their ABC. (New sheet sent home) Make sure they are holding the dry erase marker the right way.   

 

Sight word  

Level A words – a , I, am, at, can, go, is, like, me, see, the, to 

 

Math 

Working on counting: 

Some ideas: 

When you get a snack count how many goldfish are in your bowl 

When you are building with Lego count the pieces you need or the pieces you used. 

Count your teddy bears, trucks, etc. 

 

 

Posted: October 6, 2021

Students can work on their homework activities for the week of October 4th (posted below).  I assigned a couple of math games on Spalsh math and students can play a few games on squiggle park. (codes were sent home last week)  On Squiggle park please keep your child on world 1 until they know the majority of the letter names. They can play the same games over again to help master all the upper and lower case letters.

Some students went home with sight words this week, here is a song for the level A sight words.Jan Richardson's Sight Word Review | Level A | Jack Hartmann Sight Words - YouTube

Posted: October 1, 2021

Every night have your child, read their books, work on a couple sight words, practices printing their name and tracing their letters in their ABC book.  Then pick a couple other activities.  Homework is also posted on my teacher page.  It will be the same homework for the next couple of weeks, the only thing that will change is the letters we are working on. 

 

Speaking and listening 

Read to your child each day.   

 

Reading  

 

Work on learning letter Ii, Jj, Kk this week (The following are some songs for the letters if your child is having trouble remember the name.) 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter Tracing ABC book 

Each night have your child say the name of each letter and trace it in their ABC book.  Make sure they are watching the arrows and starting at the dot.  When they know most of the names of the letter’s students can start saying the letter name and sound both before they trace the letter. 

 

Writing  

Practice printing their name.  Make sure they are holding the dry erase marker the right way.  The first letter of their name should be a capital letter and the rest of their name is all lower-case letters.  Example: Bob 

 

Math 

Working on counting: 

Some ideas: 

When you get a snack count how many goldfish are in your bowl 

When you are building with Lego count the pieces you need or the pieces you used. 

Count your teddy bears, trucks, etc. 

 

 

Posted: September 27, 2021

Every night have your child practices printing their name and tracing their letters in their ABC book.  Then pick a couple other activities.  Homework is also posted on my teacher page.  It will be the same homework for the next couple of weeks, the only thing that will change is the letters we are working on. 

 

Speaking and listening 

Read to your child each day.   

 

Reading  

 

Work on learning letter GgHh, Ii this week (The following are some songs for the letters if your child is having trouble remember the name.) 

 

 

 

Letter Tracing ABC book 

Each night have your child say the name of each letter and trace it in their ABC book.  Make sure they are watching the arrows and starting at the dot.  When they know most of the names of the letter’s students can start saying the letter name and sound both before they trace the letter. 

 

Writing  

Practice printing their name.  Make sure they are holding the dry erase marker the right way.  The first letter of their name should be a capital letter and the rest of their name is all lower-case letters.  Example: Bob 

 

Math 

Working on counting: 

Some ideas: 

When you get a snack count how many goldfish are in your bowl 

When you are building with Lego count the pieces you need or the pieces you used. 

Count your teddy bears, trucks, etc. 

 

 

Posted: September 10, 2021

Speaking and listening 

Read to your child each day.  

Reading  

Play ABC Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36IBDpTRVNE 

Each night have your child say the name of each letter and trace it in their ABC book.  Make sure they are watching the arrows and starting at the dot.  When they know most of the names of the letter’s students can start saying the letter name and sound both before they trace the letter. 

Writing  

Practice printing their name.  Make sure they are holding the pencil or crayon the right way.  The first letter of their name should be a capital letter and the rest of their name is all lower-case letters.  Example: Bob 

Math 

Working on counting: 

Some ideas: 

When you get a snack count how many goldfish are in your bowl 

When you are building with Lego count the pieces you need or the pieces you used. 

Count your teddy bears, trucks, etc. 

 Play counting song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR-cfDsHCGA

 

Posted: September 10, 2021

I look forward to teaching your child and hope to have a year packed with fun-filled days of learning. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. 

Kindergarten information: 

Instruction begins at 8:30 am. 

Dismissal is at 2:55 pm.  

Students will eat their lunch in the cafeteria 11:55 – 12:25 pm and will play outside (weather permitting) from 12:25 – 12:55 pm.  A cafeteria menu will be sent home. 

Students will eat their recess snack in the classroom from 10:10 – 10:25 am. 

Please send a clean mask everyday labelled in a Ziploc bag in a side pocket of their bookbag for quick access in the morning.  When they enter the building, they will be able to quickly find their mask. Students will be expected to wear a mask travelling throughout the school.   

Any money sent to school with your child should be labelled in a Ziploc or envelope and put inside your child’s home folder. 

If you send a note to school for the teacher, please put the note in your child’s home folder. 

If your child is absent from school a written excuse is required. 

A home folder will be sent home every day and should be returned the following day. I will be posting homework videos on my teacher page on the King Street Website that students can do at home to help reinforce material taught in class.  

Toys and trading cards are not permitted at school as they cause distractions, conflict between students, or may be lost or damaged.   

Phys Ed. Classes will be each day except Thursday 

Music classes will be Thursday and Friday. 

Please check the weather forecast and make sure your child is dressed for the weather.   

Contact information Colleen.Kane@nbed.nb.ca or school phone 778-6076 

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