Kindergarten Literacy Curriculum Information and Upcoming Dates

Daily 5 Literacy:

The Daily Five is a literacy structure that teaches independence and gives children the skills needed to create a lifetime love of reading and writing. It consists of five tasks that are introduced individually. When introduced to each task, the children discuss what it looks like, sounds like, and feels like to engage in the task independently. Then, the children work on building their stamina until they are successful at being independent while

doing that task.

The five tasks include:

1. Read to self

2. Read to someone

3. Listen to reading

4. Work on writing

5. Word work

When all five tasks have been introduced and the children are fully engaged in reading and writing activities, I am able to work with small groups

and confer with children one on one. This structure is effective, the results are amazing, and the children really look forward to Daily Five time. Ask your child about Daily Five and see what he/she has to say. I anticipate your child will tell you about the class stamina, how we are working towards independence, and maybe you will even hear about some of the fantastic things your child

has written, read, or listened to during our structured reading time.

Writers’ Workshop
Writer’s Workshop is the framework for writing instruction and practice in the classroom. It allows students to determine the topics they will write about and work at their own writing stage and pace. The teacher serves as the facilitator and conducts daily mini lessons and conferencing with individuals and small groups. Students always love this time of day and I am excited to watch your child grow into a confident, developing writer!

Letterland

I’m sure many of you having been hearing about Letterland.  This is an imaginary and secret place where all the letters live. We have finished fast tracking all the Letterlanders and their sounds! We will now begin teaching each Letterlander for mastery, introducing capital letters and working on correct letter formation.

What exactly is Letterland??
Letterland is a unique, phonics-based approach to teaching reading, writing and spelling to 3-8 year olds. The Letterland characters transform plain black letter shapes into child-friendly pictograms and they all live in an imaginary place called Letterland.
Simple stories about the Letterland characters, explain the full range of dry phonics facts so that children are motivated to listen, to think and to learn. These stories explain letter sounds & shapes, allowing children to progress quickly to word building, reading and writing.

Letterland fast tracking sounds:

a – Annie Apple	i – Impy Ink
b – Bouncy Ben	j – Jumping Jim
c – Clever Cat	k – Kicking King
d – Dippy Duck	l – Lucy Lamp Light
e – Eddy Elephant	m – Munching Mike
f – Firefighter Fred	n – Noisy Nick
g – Golden Girl	o – Oscar Orange
h – Harry Hat Man	p – Peter Puppy
q- Quarrelsome Queen	r- Red Robot
s- Sammy Snake	t- Talking Tess
u- Uppy Umbrella	v- Vicky Violet
w- Walter Walrus	x- Fix-it Max
y- Yellow Yo-yo Man	z- Zig Zag Zebra

Upcoming Dates and Information:

Volunteer Calendar
The volunteer calendar is now located under "Important Classroom Links". This is where you sign up for Book and Bite and Mystery Reader. These are both great opportunities for you to come in and spend time with your child and our class. We look forward to seeing soon!

Joyner Jamboree

Joyner Jamboree is this Friday, October 18 from 5:30-8:00. If you are interested in volunteering or donating items please check Member Hub for more information. We hope to see you there!

CO’IN CRAZY – October 15-25

Join us in the Joyner Elementary Coins for a Cure Campaign. We will be collecting change from October 15-25 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The class who collects the most money in each grade level will win a pizza party.