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Miss Danielle Hach » Welcome to Kindergarten!

Welcome to Kindergarten!

Hello Kindergarten Families,
 
I am so excited to be in my sixth year here at St. Joseph Catholic School!
 

I graduated from Northern Illinois University with a degree in elementary education. I have taught Kindergarten for many years and before that I was a fourth grade teacher.  I am excited to be part of a Catholic school environment to cultivate a love for learning and to help my students grow in their relationship with Christ.  

In my free time, I enjoy reading, hiking around the local parks and cheering on the Chicago Blackhawks.

I look forward to a wonderful year!

 
 

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Thursday, October 8, 2020

Google Meets at 8AM, 10:30AM, and 12:30PM 

8:00-Google Meet live session: Guardian Angel prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, School Pledge, Calendar.  Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Please have the following items with you:


GO Math Chapter 2 Test

Pencil, eraser, red crayon and blue crayon


GREEN construction Writing: Setting pages 



Independent Work Time: 


Read the books from your book bag: “I Am!”, “Am I?”, “Little Me!”, “Am I Little?”, “Little Mouse”

Make sure to point under the words as you read and highlight your sight words (I, am, the, little, a, to) with a yellow utensil.  Look at the pictures to help you and sound out the words you don’t know.  Practice reading the books several times with someone at home.



Reading Workbook pages 57-58

Sight Word (a) sentences worksheet

Pulling Pumpkins sheet

Pecking Out Shapes worksheet 


Snack/Work Time


10:30-Google Meet live session: Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Go over Reading WB pgs., Sight Word sheet, Pulling Pumpkins sheet



Lunch 

Recess 

Nap/Quiet time/Reading time


12:30-Google Meet live session: Please have the following items with you: 

  • pencil, eraser, crayons, scissors
  • Religion worksheet: Ordinary Time Booklet
  • Who am I? Project 


Independent Work time:

Go to the BrainPop Jr. app on your iPad and log in with the

username: sjknights

password: joseph

Search for "Fire safety" and watch the Fire Safety video.  After watching the video click on Features and take the easy quiz. 


Log on to iReady and work on your Reading lessons for 20 minutes 


Finish up any activities you need to from the day

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Google Meets at 8AM, 10:30AM, and 12:30PM 

8:00-Google Meet live session: Guardian Angel prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, School Pledge, Calendar.  Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Please have one of the GREEN construction Writing: Setting pages with you


Picture Day 8:00-11:00AM-Make sure to take a pumpkin home while you are at school getting your picture taken.  


Independent Work Time: 


Please study for your Chapter 2 Math Test that will be tomorrow during the 8AM Google Meet.  You can watch the Chapter 2 Review video again from yesterday to help you study and work on the skills that you are having trouble with.


Math IXL account and work on skills from the G section(Comparing) 



Read the books from your book bag: “I Am!”, “Am I?”, “Little Me!”, “Am I Little?”, “Little Mouse” and any of the other books we have done

Make sure to point under the words as you read and highlight your sight words (I, am, the, little, a, to) with a yellow utensil.  Look at the pictures to help you and sound out the words you don’t know.  Practice reading the books several times with someone at home.


Reading Workbook pages 55-56

Sight Word Poem  (a) worksheet: Colors

Sunform Handwriting WB pgs. 24-25

Scoop the Goop worksheet



Snack/Work Time


10:30-Google Meet live session: Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Go over Reading WB pages,  Sight Word (a) sheet, Sunform WB pages, Scoop the Goop sheet



Lunch

Recess

Nap/Quiet time/Reading time


12:30-Google Meet live session: Please have the following items with you: 

  • pencil, eraser, crayons
  • Religion WB pgs. 29-30
  • S.S. WB pgs. 32-35


Independent Work time: 


Watch I Spy Cooking Safety video here


Log on to your Math IXL account and work on skills from the G section(Comparing) for 20 minutes

Read 1 book on your Raz Kids 


Finish up any activities you need to from the day


Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Google Meets at 8AM, 10:30AM, and 12:30PM 

8:00-Google Meet live session: Guardian Angel prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, School Pledge, Calendar.  Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


8:30-9:00 Watch the live stream Mass here



Independent Work Time: 


Complete GO Math WB Chapter 2 Review pages 111-114

Follow along and watch video here



Read the books from your book bag: “I Am!”, “Am I?”, “Little Me!”, “Am I Little?”, “Little Mouse” and any of the other books we have done

Make sure to point under the words as you read and highlight your sight words (I, am, the, little, a, to) with a yellow utensil.  Look at the pictures to help you and sound out the words you don’t know.  Practice reading the books several times with someone at home.


Reading WB pgs. 53-54

Sight word (a) Trace it, Write it, Color it sheet

Color the lowercase b pictures 



Snack/Work Time


10:30-Google Meet live session: Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Go over GO Math pgs., Reading WB pages, Sight word a sheet, lowercase b sheet 



Lunch

Recess 

Nap/Quiet time/Reading time


12:30-Google Meet live session: Please have the following items with you: 

  • pencil, eraser, crayons, scissors
  • Religion sheet (T-261) Thank you card for God
  • Social Studies workbook pgs. 28-30


Independent Work time: 


Watch Sparky’s Fire Safety Club video here


Log on to your Math IXL account and work on skills from the G section(Comparing) for 20 minutes

Log on to Raz Kids and read 1 book or more 

Finish up any activities you need to from the day


Monday, October 5, 2020

Google Meets at 8AM, 10:30AM, and 12:30PM 

8:00-Google Meet live session: Guardian Angel prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, School Pledge, Calendar.  Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Please have the blank YELLOW construction Writing: Setting page with you


Independent Work Time: 

Watch GO Math on the spot video here

Complete GO Math Lesson 2.5 pgs.  105-110

Follow along and watch video here



Tear out, read and color your little weekly book “Little Mouse” in your Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook.  Make sure to point under the words as you read and highlight your sight words (I, am, the, little, a, to) with a yellow utensil.  Look at the pictures to help you and sound out the words you don’t know.  Practice reading the book several times with someone at home.


Reading Workbook pages 49-50


Sunform Handwriting pgs. 22-23


Color the Uppercase B pictures worksheet


Pumpkin Convoy worksheet


Snack/Work Time


10:30-Google Meet live session: Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Please have with you your GO Math pages, “Little Mouse” Book, Reading WB pages,  Sunform pages, Uppercase B sheet, Pumpkin Convoy sheet



Lunch

Recess 

Nap/Quiet time/Reading time


12:30-Google Meet live session: Please have the following items with you: 

  • Religion Workbook pgs. 27-28
  • pencil, eraser, crayons
  • Social Studies workbook pgs. 26-27

Independent Work time: 


Read the book: “Annie makes a Plan”  here

and make a home fire escape plan with your family.


Log on to your Math IXL account and work on skills from the G section(Comparing) for 20 minutes

Log on to Raz Kids and read 1 book 

Finish up any activities you need to from the day

Week at a Glance

October 5th – October 9th  

 

Math Objectives: Compare by Counting Sets to 5; Chapter 2 Review; Chapter 2 Test; Chapter 3 Intro: Represent, Count, and Write Numbers 6 to 9


Science Objectives: Weather; Seasons; Farm animals;

Fire Safety; Firefighters 


Language Arts Objectives: Unit 1: Week 5: Initial sound /m/, final sound /m/Initial sounds; Handwriting letters Mm, write words with Mm;

 

Reading Objectives: Unit 1: Week 5: High frequency words: a, to; Getting ready to read: Readers using a and to


Social Studies Objectives: Distinguish Fact from Fiction; Citizenship; National and State Symbols 

 

Religion Objectives: Celebrating Ordinary Time


Writing Objectives: Narrative Writing – Setting Development


Picture Day is Wednesday, October 7 form 8-11AM at the school.  

 

Friday, October 2, 2020


Google Meets at 8AM, 10:30AM, and 12:30PM 

8:00-Google Meet live session: Guardian Angel prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, School Pledge, Calendar.  Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Please have one of the GREEN construction Writing: Setting pages with you


Independent Work Time: 


Watch GO Math on the Spot video here 

Complete GO Math Workbook Lesson 2.4 pages 99-104

Follow along and watch video here



Read the books from your book bag: “I Am!”, “Am I?”, “Little Me!”, “Am I Little?”

Make sure to point under the words as you read and highlight your sight words (I, am, the, little) with a yellow utensil.  Look at the pictures to help you and sound out the words you don’t know.  Practice reading the books several times with someone at home.


Reading WB pgs. 47-48

Pumpkin Patch Letter Match sheet 

Mini Pumpkin Life Cycle Coloring book


Snack/Work Time


10:30-Google Meet live session: Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Please have with you GO Math pages, Reading WB pgs. and Pumpkin Patch Letter Match sheet



Lunch 

Recess 

Nap/Quiet time/Reading time


12:30-Google Meet live session: Please have the following items with you: 

  • pencil, eraser, crayons
  • Fall book
  • Science Spin magazine: Bird Man
  • Reading Checkpoint: Bird Man
  • Bird Watching sheet 

Independent Work time: 


Scholastic Science Spin magazine “Bird Man” Watch the video, listen to the magazine, read the magazine online, and watch the slideshow by going to https://sciencespink1.scholastic.com/

 Log in as a student and enter our class password: wolf4


Complete Reading Checkpoint: Bird Man

Complete Bird Watching sheet 


Log on to iReady and work on Math lessons for 10 minutes

Log on to iReady and work on Reading lessons for 10 minutes  


Finish up any activities you need to from the day


Have a great weekend!  

Thursday, October 1, 2020


Google Meets at 8AM, 10:30AM, and 12:30PM 

8:00-Google Meet live session: Guardian Angel prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, School Pledge, Calendar.  Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Please have the BLUE construction Writing: Setting page with you


Independent Work Time: 

Watch GO Math on the Spot video here 

Complete GO Math Workbook Lesson 2.3 pages 93-98

Follow along and watch video here



Read the books from your book bag: “I Am!”, “Am I?”, “Little Me!”, “Am I Little?”

Make sure to point under the words as you read and highlight your sight words (I, am, the, little) with a yellow utensil.  Look at the pictures to help you and sound out the words you don’t know.  Practice reading the books several times with someone at home.



Reading Workbook pages 45-46

Sight Word (little) secret word worksheet (cut out letters, glue on top to make sight word little, practice writing “little” with pencil on ALL the lines.  Remember to leave a finger space between each word)

Leaf Color Chart sheet


Snack/Work Time


10:30-Google Meet live session: Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Go over GO Math pages, Reading WB pgs., the Secret Word sheet, Leaf Color sheet



Lunch 

Recess 

Nap/Quiet time/Reading time


12:30-Google Meet live session: Please have the following items with you: 

  • pencil, eraser, crayons
  • Religion WB pgs. 25-26
  • Seasons Tree(blue folded construction paper) Project 
  • Apples book (4 apples on front cover)

Independent Work time: 


Log on to IXL and work on Math skills from the G section(Comparing) for 10 minutes


Log on to IXL and work on Language arts skills Section A (Letter Identification) for 10 minutes 



Finish up any activities you need to from the day

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Google Meets at 8AM, 10:30AM, and 12:30PM 

8:00-Google Meet live session: Guardian Angel prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, School Pledge, Calendar.  Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil

Please have one of the blank WHITE Writing: Setting pages with you


Independent Work Time: 

Watch GO Math on the spot video here 

Complete GO Math WB Lesson 2.2 pages 87-92

Follow along and watch video here 

Read the books from your book bag: “I Am!”, “Am I?”, “Little Me!”, “Am I Little?”

Make sure to point under the words as you read and highlight your sight words (I, am, the, little) with a yellow utensil.  Look at the pictures to help you and sound out the words you don’t know.  Practice reading the books several times with someone at home.


Reading Workbook pages 43-44

Sight Word Practice (little) worksheet

Sunform Handwriting WB pgs. 20-21

Autumn Syllables sheet


Snack/Work Time


10:30-Google Meet live session: Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Go over GO Math pages, Reading WB pages,  Sight Word (little) sheet, Sunform WB pages and Autumn Syllables



Lunch

Recess

Nap/Quiet time/Reading time


12:30-Google Meet live session: Please have the following items with you: 

  • pencil, eraser, crayons, scissors, glue stick
  • Religion WB pgs. 23-24
  • Religion (S-309) worksheet: Jesus, Our Savior
  • S.S. WB pgs. 24-25
  • Apples book (little book with a boy and basket full of apples on the front cover)


Independent Work time: 


Log on to IXL and work on Math skills from the G section(Comparing) for 10 minutes


Log on to IXL and work on Language arts skills Section A (Letter Identification) for 10 minutes 


Finish up any activities you need to from the day

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Google Meets at 8AM, 10:30AM, and 12:30PM 

8:00-Google Meet live session: Guardian Angel prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, School Pledge, Calendar.  Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil



8:30-9:00 Watch the live stream Mass here


Independent Work Time: 

Watch GO Math on the spot video here 

Complete GO Math WB Lesson 2.1 pages 81-86

Follow along and watch video here 



Read the books from your book bag: “I Am!”, “Am I?”, “Little Me!”, “Am I Little?”

Make sure to point under the words as you read and highlight your sight words (I, am, the, little) with a yellow utensil.  Look at the pictures to help you and sound out the words you don’t know.  Practice reading the books several times with someone at home.


Reading WB pgs. 41-42

Sight word (little) poem sheet: One Little Blue Bird

Color the lowercase a pictures 

The Cat Saw That! sheet


Snack/Work Time


10:30-Google Meet live session: Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Go over GO Math pgs., Reading WB pages, Sight word little sheet, The Cat saw That! sheet



Lunch

Recess 

Nap/Quiet time/Reading time


12:30-Google Meet live session: Please have the following items with you: 

  • pencil, eraser, crayons
  • Social Studies workbook pgs. 22-23
  • Wiggle’s Apple Book 

Independent Work time: 

Complete the activity Parts of an Apple on the Seesaw app

Log on to IXL and work on Math skills from the G section(Comparing) for 10 minutes


Log on to IXL and work on Language arts skills Section A (Letter Identification) for 10 minutes 


Finish up any activities you need to from the day


Monday, September 28, 2020

Google Meets at 8AM, 10:30AM, and 12:30PM 

8:00-Google Meet live session: Guardian Angel prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, School Pledge, Calendar.  Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Please have one of the blank WHITE Writing: Setting pages with you


Independent Work Time: 

Complete GO Math Chapter 2 Intro pgs.  77-80

Follow along and watch video here



Tear out, read and color your little weekly book “Am I Little?” in your Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook.  Make sure to point under the words as you read and highlight your sight words (I, am, the, little) with a yellow utensil.  Look at the pictures to help you and sound out the words you don’t know.  Practice reading the book several times with someone at home.


Reading Workbook pages 37-38


Sunform Handwriting pgs. 18-19


Color the Uppercase A pictures worksheet


Snack/Work Time


10:30-Google Meet live session: Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Please have with you your GO Math pages, “Am I Little?” Book, Reading WB pages, Uppercase A sheet and Sunform pages



Lunch

Recess 

Nap/Quiet time/Reading time


12:30-Google Meet live session: Please have the following items with you: 

  • Religion Workbook pgs. 21-22
  • Religion sheet (T-260) I Will Be Like Jesus
  • pencil, eraser, crayons
  • Social Studies workbook pgs. 20-21
  • “The Apple Tree” book

Independent Work time: 


Log on to your Math IXL account and work on skills from the G section(Comparing) for 20 minutes

Log on to Raz Kids and read 1 book 

Finish up any activities you need to from the day

Week at a Glance: Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2020

Week at a Glance

September 28th – October 2nd

 

Math Objectives: Chapter 2 Intro: Compare Numbers to 5; Same Number; Greater than; Less than; Problem Solving: Compare by Matching Sets to 5; 


Science Objectives: Weather; Seasons; Apples; Birds 


Language Arts Objectives: Unit 1: Week 4: Letter Recognition Tt, Uu, Vv Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz; Initial sounds; Handwriting letters Tt, Uu, Vv


Reading Objectives: Unit 1: Week 4: High frequency words: the, little; Getting ready to read: Readers using the and little


Social Studies Objectives: Stories of Good Citizens


Religion Objectives: God Promises a Savior 


Writing Objectives: Setting Development – Narrative Writing


Thank you for your continued support and help!

This is a picture of Leo's butterfly he caught that he was showing us today on our Google Meet.
He and his brothers made a great habitat for it.  Butterflies love flowers! 
 
Awesome science moment!  :)

Friday, September 25, 2020


Google Meets at 8AM, 10:30AM, and 12:30PM 

8:00-Google Meet live session: Guardian Angel prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, School Pledge, Calendar.  Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Please have one of the Writing pages titled “Character”(Looks, Acts, Special) with you



Independent Work Time: 


Read, trace the words with a pencil, color and complete “Apples in the Basket” book

Parts of an Apple sheet

One in Each Stall cut and glue paper

Dot to Dot Numbers 1-10 Apple sheet


Read the books from your book bag: “I Am!”, “Am I?”, “Little Me!”  

Make sure to point under the words as you read and highlight your sight words (I, am, the, little) with a yellow utensil.  Look at the pictures to help you and sound out the words you don’t know.  Practice reading the books several times with someone at home.


Snack/Work Time


10:30-Google Meet live session: Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil

Please have with you: One in Each Stall, Parts of an apple, Dot to Dot, “Apples in the Basket” book  


Lunch

Recess 

Nap/Quiet time/Reading time


12:30-Google Meet live session: Please have the following items with you: 

  • pencil, eraser, crayons, glue stick
  • Apples project book (little red apple cover with blank white pages inside)
  • Scholastic Let’s Find Out magazine: Little Green Apple”
  • Show what you know sheet
  • Apples Color by Letter sheet 


Independent Work time: 


Scholastic Let’s Find Out magazine “Little Green Apple” Watch the video, listen to the magazine, read the magazine online, and play a game by going to https://letsfindout.scholastic.com/  Log in as a student and enter our class password: wolf4


Complete Show What you Know sheet

Complete Apples Color by Letter sheet 


Log on to iReady and work on your Math lessons for 5 minutes


Log on to iReady and work on your Reading lessons for 5 minutes 


Finish up any activities you need to from the day


Have a great weekend!  



Thursday, September 24, 2020


Google Meets at 8AM, 10:30AM, and 12:30PM 

8:00-Google Meet live session: Guardian Angel prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, School Pledge, Calendar.  Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Please have the following with you:

Chapter 1 Math Test

Pencil, eraser, a red crayon and a yellow crayon

one of the Writing pages titled “Character”(Looks, Acts, Special) 



Independent Work Time: 


Read the books from your book bag: “I Am!”, “Am I?”, “Little Me!”  

Make sure to point under the words as you read and highlight your sight words (I, am, the, little) with a yellow utensil.  Look at the pictures to help you and sound out the words you don’t know.  Practice reading the books several times with someone at home.


Reading Workbook pages 35-36

Sight Word (the) secret word worksheet (cut out letters, glue on top to make sight word the, practice writing the with pencil on the lines)

This Little Piggy cut and glue sheet

Gumballs Galore! Sheet 

Color the cookies and candies in patterns 


Snack/Work Time


10:30-Google Meet live session: Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil

Please have with you Reading WB pgs., the Secret Word sheet, This Little Piggy, Pattern sheet, and Gumballs Galore 


Lunch 

Recess 

Nap/Quiet time/Reading time


12:30-Google Meet live session: Please have the following items with you: 

  • pencil, eraser, crayons, glue stick, scissors
  • Religion WB pgs. 19-20
  • My Apple Tree Project 
  • “Johnny Appleseed’s Gift” book


Independent Work time: 


Log on to your IXL account and work on skills from Language Arts: Section A (Letter Identification) for 10 minutes


Read 1 book on your Raz Kids 


Finish up any activities you need to from the day

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Google Meets at 8AM, 10:30AM, and 12:30PM 

8:00-Google Meet live session: Guardian Angel prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, School Pledge, Calendar.  Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil


Please have one of the Writing pages titled “Character”(Looks, Acts, Special) with you



Independent Work Time: 


Complete GO Math Workbook-Chapter 1 Review pages  73-76

Follow along and watch video here


Read the books from your book bag: “I Am!”, “Am I?”, “Little Me!”  

Make sure to point under the words as you read and highlight your sight words (I, am, the, little) with a yellow utensil.  Look at the pictures to help you and sound out the words you don’t know.  Practice reading the books several times with someone at home.


Reading Workbook pages 31-32

Sight Word Practice (the) worksheet

Sunform Handwriting WB pgs. 16-17


Snack/Work Time


10:30-Google Meet live session: Please have a dry erase board, marker and eraser with you or a blank piece of paper and pencil

Go over GO Math pages, Reading WB pgs., Sunform WB pages and Sight Word (the) sheet



Lunch

Recess

Nap/Quiet time/Reading time


12:30-Google Meet live session: Please have the following items with you: 

  • pencil, eraser, crayons
  • Religion WB pgs. 17-18
  • Religion Following Rules (S-308) worksheet
  • S.S. WB pgs. 18-19
  • My Apple Number Book 


Independent Work time: 


Log on to your IXL account and work on skills from Language Arts: Section A (Letter Identification) for 10 minutes

Read 1 book on your Raz Kids 


Finish up any activities you need to from the day