Fun With Phonics - Letter /o/

 

We will be only focusing on the short /o/ sound.  

HEART WORDS

These are also known as "sight words".  These words do not follow the rules and we put them in our hearts to help remember them when we read and write them.

Parent University

Holland Christian Schools will be facilitating an event called Parent University: a conversation around Jonathan Haidt's Book: The Anxious Generation

• Aim: How, collectively, parents can make choices to counter the smartphone culture and guard their hearts.

• Focus: We will discuss the harmful effects technology has on our children. We will dive into data that demonstrates the psychological damage that can occur to a child immersed in a phone-based childhood. Join us in these conversations and walk away with a clear call-to-action that will make a difference not only in your child's life but their time here at Holland Christian Schools. Please RSVP at this link

New Weekly Homework

Number Parade and Writing Practice Activity

At home Book Bag Reading

Your student will have their own book bags with their books in them.  I will be sending these home on Fridays.  Please make sure the bag and books are returned to school by Thursday so I can add new books to them.

Letter Name/Sound Fluency

Once your kindergartener has mastered all the letter name and sounds I will be adding this activity to their Green Folder every week.  These will be assessed on Fridays and added to the weekly progress report.  I do not need this paper returned to school - this is at home practice!

 

Book Bags

Every Friday your child will be bringing home books in their book bags.  These books are at their reading level and will change as they grow as readers.

I ask that you work alongside your child with these books daily. I would like all the books and the bag to be returned to school by Friday so I can send home new books.

Here is what you can do with the books:

• I READ - YOU READ: this is where you read a sentence and then they read it back to you. Please make sure you encourage them to point to the words as they read them - this helps them with tracking and connecting the word to print.
• Once they have mastered the reading have them read it out loud to you or another family member.
• Even if they have mastered it - I would like them to continue reading it through the week. This will help solidify sight words and other vocabulary to their memory.
• Ask questions about what they read. When we are looking at reading levels it is important to know the words you are reading BUT it is also important to be able to comprehend or connect with what you just read. So, asking follow up questions is a great way to practice remembering the text and connecting it.

NO SCHOOL - CEA Convention

October 23 - 25, 2024

Due to the CEA (Christian Education Association) Convention for staff, there will be no school on these dates.

Parent Teacher Conferences

Conferences will be held on October 17 and 21 this year.

Scheduling conferences will be done through Virtual Paragon, which HC has used in the past. Links to the online conference will be provided once you have chosen your conference times for each of your children. If none of the times work for your schedule please reach out to me and we will try to work something out. The Parent/Teacher Conference Schedule is:

Elementary: K-5th
Thursday, October 17 from 4:00 – 8:00 pm
Monday, October 21 from 4:00 - 8:00 pm

Making PT Conference Reservations:
Go to HC Virtual Paragon - our conference reservation system.
“Holland Christian’s Master Password” is gohc (all lowercase).
Login with an account you created previously or create an account by clicking the “Create New User Name” button.
Once logged in select "Making reservations."
Select all of the teachers with whom you want conferences, by clicking the box next to each teacher's name. Be sure you have the correct teacher in the correct building since many of our teachers work in more than one building.
Scroll to the bottom to click “Continue.”
Reserve the times you want by clicking the box in the available time slots. The number of time slots you sign up for vary by grade level.Elementary; K-5th grade – 15 minute reservations with teacher.
Press “SAVE/DONE” button when you are finished making all of your reservations.
In the next window associate each reservation with a specific student by clicking “Edit.”

You have now reserved your conferences! If you have difficulty, you can email vp_support@hollandchristian.org or you can call your school's office for assistance.

Field Trip

Field Trip - Holland Farmers Market

Wednesday, October 9

Time: 8:45 - 10 AM

I am looking for 5 Guest Helpers to join us this morning.  If you are able to help with a small group explore their senses around the farmers market please email me and let me know.  

Picture Retakes

Photo retakes are October 21 - if your child will need retakes or have their picture taken add that date to your calendar.

* If you are doing retakes, please return the original photo package to school with your child on that day *

End of Quarter 1

We have finished Quarter ONE and 1st - 5th Grade students will be receiving a report card that can be viewed on Power School. In Kindergarten we complete report cards at the end of Semester 1 and at the end of the year.

Your child's weekly progress report gives you an idea of where they are academically and we will talking during Parent Teacher Conferences on this as well as their social emotional development up to this point.