Hawthorn and Union Chapel
ESL Newsletter
September 2015
 







I would like to welcome Derek, Fiona, Meckency, Giovani, Kiara, Julani, Reedchard, Fernandao,Tsinate, Nicole, Paddy, Thomas, Ann, Melovia and Reggie to my class at Hawthorn.
I would also like to welcome Emily to Union Chapel.
I am looking forward to teaching you along with all my former students.
Congratulations to those who have been placed on monitor status.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email me.

. 
My phone number is 816-359-5902.

My email is hutchinsonk@parkhill.k12.mo.us.


I will  be sending home a copy of the Reach Newsletter!
This is the newsletter that suggests subjects to discuss and books that will help your children with their glasswork. 


<>The first goal I set for my kindergarten students is for them to know the names of 26 letters in our alphabet, to be able to tell me the sounds of those letters and we also work to know an English word that begins with each letter.  We will be tracking our progress.


We also work in our Reach books and will have a big question to answer at the beginning of each unit and the first big question is.
 Level A

What Happens at School?

Skills and Concepts
Alphabet
Sounds Letters Make
Colors
Realistic Fiction
Make Predictions
School Tools
Compare
Days of the Week
School Activities
Sight Words
a
the
this
is
Level B

What makes a family?

Skills and Concepts
Nouns
Plural Nouns
Genres
Photo Book
Nouns
Plural Nouns
Author's Purpose
Setting
Syllables
Predict
Post Card
Compare
Proper Nouns


Level C


What is a community?

Skills and Concepts
Jobs
Characters
Genres
Photo Essay
Realistic Fiction
Nouns
Plural Nouns
Author's Purpose
Multiple Meaning Words
Predict
Main Idea
Details
Captions
Text
Alphabetize Words
Media
Compare
Proper Nouns
Possessive Nouns


Level D

How do people help each other?

Skills and Concepts
Plot
Genres
Realistic Fiction
Characters
Predict
Alphabetical Order
Compare
Poetry
Complete Sentences
Subjects and Predicates
Autobiography
First Person Narrative
Glossary
Dictionary Entries
Biography

Level E

How important are traditions?

Skills and Concepts
Main Idea
Details
Interview
 Dictionary
Biography
Author's Purpose
Complete Sentences
Subjects
Predicates
Plot
Folk Tale
Characters
Setting
Idioms
Magazine Article
Compare
Venn Diagram
Subject Verb Agreement


Level F


How can where you are change who you are?
Skills and Concepts
Immigrant
Immigration
Character Development
Diary
Genres
Story
Narrator
Author's Purpose
Predict
Dictionary
Oral History
Complete Sentences
Subjects
Predicates
Dialogue
Compare and Contrast
Genres
Autobiography
Point of View
Thesaurus
Documentary
Figurative Language
Simile
Metaphor
Compound Subjects


Please talk about these questions with your children.


Next month's Reminder


 
 

Conferences

October 28th and 29th

No School October 30

 Please call the school to set up an appointment.

816-359-4310
 

I hope you will come to get to know your child's teacher and their expectations for the year as well as hear how your child is doing and how you can help them in their schoolwork..


 

I hope to see you there.


 
 

 






Always remember to read each night to/with your child.


And
Remember to check my web page.
So Let's Get Started
Click
WELCOME
BACK
Kathy Hutchinson

Click School
SEE THE BASICS
This is a back to school site.  It has important facts to know.
Many of my students know this information.
Practice this information with them if they are just beginning. The site is still under construction so I will be adding to it throughout the year.

I am looking forward to a great year!!!

 
 
 
 
 
 

Butterfly by


Fly Home