Welcome to Mrs. Rivera's Class
We are a NUT free classroom!

We lift Olivia and her family in prayer for continued  health and healing. 
“I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you” (2 Kings 20:5).
Service Project

Please sign up for our service project that we will be doing together with our prayer partners for the St. Vincent De Paul Society who serves many families this Christmas season.  This year items do not need to wrapped.  We will be collecting and delivering these items on Tuesday, December 17. Please make sure to label gifts with your Grade and Homeroom teacher's name (Example: Kindergarten/Room 17/Rivera).
Thank you so much for you help and support!

Important Dates:
Monday, December 9th- Scripture/Theme Shirt
 Students must have their Scripture Shirt/Jeans
Tuesday, December 10th - Regular Uniform
Wednesday, December 11th - Out of Uniform/ Dress in Red/White/Blue
Thursday, December 12th - PE Uniform
Friday, December 13th - Pajama Day for Kindergarten Only

December 16th - Christmas Concert @ 6pm

December 19th - Pajama Day
(Out of uniform day for students - Cozy, Comfy, Christmas - favorite Christmas PJ bottoms, Sweatshirt, or Christmas attire)

REGULAR DISMISSAL:  ​
Kindergarten students dismiss at 3:05

EARLY DISMISSAL DAYS:
  Please note that on early dismissal days, kindergarten students will be dismissed at 12:20. 
Please make sure you arrive by 12:20 on early dismissal days and relay this information to anyone who picks up your child. ​

 VOLUNTEERS:  
If you wish to volunteer in any capacity, you must have completed the mandatory VIRTUS training. 
If you are considering volunteering, please start this training as soon as possible.

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Unlocking the Power of Kindergarten!

 Skills we are working on in class:
Language Arts:
 
Essential Question: What do people use to do their jobs?
Story: Whose Shoes: A Shoe for Every Job!
               Genre:  Nonfiction

Paired Story:  Workers and their tools
              
Vocabulary:  Language Development
               Vocabulary Words:  equipment, uniform
               Category Words: 
Adjectives - color, shape, size

Listening Comprehension Strategy: Retelling
What does the author want us to know?

          Print Concepts: Ask and Answer Questions
What questions do you have about people who do not wear shoes?
               
​Phonological/Phonemic Awareness: 
Phoneme Isolation
Phoneme Blending
Phoneme Categorization
                
Phonics/Spelling/Handwriting: 
                 CVC words with short & long vowel sounds (a,e,i,o,u)
                 Sorting
                 Final Double Letters: 
                 Words with middle sound
                 Handwriting:  Word ladders, Sentences, Letter Formation practice

High Frequency Words:  I, can, and, like, see, you

Writing and Grammar: 
                 Narrative/Descriptive Sentence
                Letters make words, words make sentences
                Sorting Nouns/Adjectives
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Math:
        Continue to practice counting 1-100
Addition (putting together, composing)

Science:
Plants/Animals/Environment
        
Religion: Advent & Christmas

Skills to build on at home:

Phonics:
     Homework will be sent home to practice
     skills learned in class.

      Read the book sent home in the Book Buddy Bag
      to practice decoding skills.
    
Handwriting:
     Practice writing their high frequency words and
     pointing out the words in text

Math:
     Homework will be sent home and should be
     returned each day for practice. 
    
      Practice counting 1-100
OUR SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
Monday - No Specials
Tuesday - Library and Music
Wednesday - Spanish and Art
Thursday - P.E.
Friday - Technology and Mass