Mrs. Bernal's Kindergarten Classroom

  Dear families, The weather feels like fall now! The students are progressing accordingly with their academics and reading. Make sure your child eats and sleeps well to avoid illnesses. This is the season they can catch colds. Exciting learning will happen in the classroom, and we do not want them to miss it. Students need to read daily at home for 20 minutes. Practice makes better! The highlight of the week was our Classical Character Day! Students enjoyed all the fun activities and talking about why they choose their character. Thank you to our home room parents for a cute and delicious treat, bookmark craft, and reading "The Day the Crayons Quit" on Classical Character Day! The students enjoyed all the activities. Thank you, Mrs. Bernal What we learn this week! Spalding:   Two letter phonograms OW, CH, AR were introduced. Remember to underline the two letter phonograms. This marking states that these are two letter phonograms making one sound. We reviewed D an...

  Dear families, We are finishing October! This quarter will be busy with activities and academic learning. Character day is next week on Wednesday! Thank you to all the volunteers that helped us with reading and all the October supplies families who provided us with cleaning supplies. Thank you, Mrs. Bernal What we learn this week! Spalding:   New phonograms were taught this week! Two letter phonograms SH, EE, TH were introduced. Remember to underline the two letter phonograms. This marking states that these are two letter phonograms making one sound. We reviewed A and C from the previous first 26 phonograms. Students used their pink notebook to write their new spelling words/sight words ( go, at, on, it ). Reading:   Your child should read to an adult as daily homework, along with practicing the sight words. Remember students should read the whole word unless they are not sure about the word, ask your child to use their phonograms to sound out each letter to...

  Dear families, Welcome back! It was wonderful to meet with you at the parent-teacher conferences. Thank you for attending! I hope you had a well-deserved and restful break. Students are fresh and energized to start a new quarter! They are ready for the next chapter and all the academic challenges we will encounter! We are always persevering and trying our best effort. With appreciation, Mrs. Bernal What we learn this week! Spalding:   Students reviewed all 26 phonograms learned in the first quarter. We reviewed the proper strokes for their best Spalding handwriting. For the first time, students used their Spalding Pink Notebook! Students were so excited about the new challenge! The purpose of this notebook is to write their spelling words learned for the week ( me, do, and, go ). The Spalding process is very rigorous on learning how to spell, read, and write the words using the learned phonograms and Spalding rules. At all times, students need to write with neat and clean ...

  Dear families, As we head into Fall Break, I want to wish you all a wonderful and restful time together. Our kindergarteners have worked so hard, learning and growing in so many ways, and they truly deserve this special break. I hope these days are filled with joy, relaxation, and family fun. I look forward to seeing everyone refreshed and ready for more learning adventures when we return! See you at the parent-teacher conferences! With appreciation, Mrs. Bernal What we learn this week! Spalding:  Students reviewed all 26 phonograms learned in the first quarter. We reviewed the proper strokes for their best Spalding handwriting. At all times, students need to write with neat and clean Spalding handwriting. Literature:  Our poem this week was Twinkle, Twinkle! On Monday we read the story “Make Way for Ducklings”! I transported myself to when my daughters were little! They both loved this story! Students worked on the sequences of events for the story by placing them in o...

Dear families, Children have a natural curiosity and want to know more about everything. Is our job to keep their curiosity and nurture lifelong learners. Take the time to read fiction and non-fiction books to your child. Explore nature and spend time outdoors. Reflect about situations and how to learn from every experience. We need to teach students to learn how to learn. Enjoy every moment with your child! Mrs. Bernal What we learn this week! Notes: Please sing up for Parent-Teacher conferences using this link:  SignUp Parent-Teacher Conference  During conferences we will discuss your child's academic progress. Conferences will take place Monday October 13 and Tuesday October 14. Spalding:  The only two phonograms taught this week were Y and Z. Y has three sounds and can be a challenge for some students. Also, our cumulative test ended this week. We tested all the phonograms learned in first quarter. Coming back from fall break, we will review 26 phonogram...

  Dear families, It is a joy for me to come to work every day! It is a pleasure to work with happy and healthy children! They are energetic and curious about everything we talk about in class! Two more weeks for the first quarter to finish! We are assessing students in all areas. We will share all the growth with you during parent-teacher’s conferences. These kindergartens are working very hard and learning from every experience. Your support at home is an important key to your child’s academic success. Thank you for all that you do at home! Thank you! Mrs. Bernal What we learn this week! Spalding:  This week, students learned this phonograms T U V W X, Y, Z. We are learning how to sound out all the sounds students hear in some words, and then blend them together orally. That is a skill you can practice casually at home with CVC words (consonant, vowel, consonant). Some examples are cat, mug, bed, sit, dig, etc. Review all the phonograms learned at home for a succe...