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Welcome!

Hey families! 
 
Welcome to my DPES Teacher page. Each week I will be posting what we will be learning that week in here and link any resources that you may be able to do at home. Please use this as a resource for you. Let´s have a great year!
 
Ms. Ortiz

Kindergarten Teacher

Decker Prairie Elementary School

andreaortiz@tomballisd.net

(281) 357 – 3134  x3083

Conference Time 1:20 to 2:20

 

*Reminder: To excuse an absence, please provide a handwritten note or a doctor's note with in 3 days of your child's return to school. Please include your child's name, teacher, grade level, and the days they were absent.

 

Any transportation changes need to be reported to the front office – and need to be made before 3:00. Also, for any transportation changes from day to day, there needs to be a note with the student name, transportation change, date of change, teacher name, grade lever, parent signature, and a parent contact phone number. 

 

 

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Week of April 25 - April 29

Reader´s Workshop:

I can research an animal and find interesting facts. 

 

HFW:

I can identify, read, and write the sight word: be

Book will be located in their Ï Can Read" binder

 

Writer's Workshop:

I can use my research to fill out a graphic organizer about what my animal can do, what they have, and what they are. 

 

Handwriting:

I can practice writing my letters using the correct pencil strokes..

Videos: Click Here

 

Math:

I can model joining to represent addition. 

I can model separating to model subtraction. 

 

Science:

I can observe changes that are part of a simple cycle. 

Important Reminders: 

Prairie Pulse: Click Here

Week of April 4! Can you believe it is April already?!

GE Expectation: 

 

Reader´s Workshop:

  • I can make my own visualization in a poem. 
  • I can find rhythm and rhyme within a poem.

 

HFW:

  • I can identify, read, and write the sight word: come & from
  • Come Video: Click Here
  • From Video: Click Here
  • Book will be located in their Ï Can Read" binder

 

Writer's Workshop:

  • I can write a personal narrative with a beginning, middle, and end.
  • What is a personal narrative video: Click Here

 

Handwriting:

  • I can practice writing my letters using the correct pencil strokes..
  • If you are reading this, send me an email and let me know. I will send something yummy home for you next week (week of April 4-8).
  • Videos: Click Here
  • Videos: Click Here
 

Math:

  • I can generate a number one more and one less from 0 to 20. 
  • Video: Click Here

 

Social Studies:

  •  I can identify examples of technology at home and school
  • Video: click here

 

Ideas To Work On At Home:

  • Review identifying and sounds (when you practice everyday, you’ll remember everyday!)
  • Review sounding out words (i.e. shut, cat, slip, crab)
  • Review sight words - our readers are now getting into books with MORE sight words, please be sure to practice all words regularly at home as we continue to practice at school too. 
  • Review reading numbers 0 to 20, writing numbers 0-20 and representing numbers 0-20. 
  • Practice identifying one more than and one less than numbers 0-20. 
  • Continue to practice counting to 100 by ones - the more your practice, the more you’ll retain! 

Important Reminders: 

4/14 - SAVE THE DATE - Paint the Prairie; Color Run!!!

4/15 Good Friday - Staff and Student Holiday

GE Expectation: 


Reader´s Workshop:

  • I can make my own visualization in a poem. 
  • I can find rhythm and rhyme within a poem.

 

HFW:

  • I can identify, read, and write the sight word: do
  • Video: Click Here
  • Book will be located in their Ï Can Read" binder

 

Writer's Workshop:

  • I can write a personal narrative with a beginning, middle, and end.
  • What is a personal narrative video: Click Here

 

Handwriting:

  • I can practice writing my letters using the correct pencil strokes.
  • Videos: Click Here
  • Videos: Click Here

 

Math:

  • I can compare numbers 0-20. 

 

Science:

  • I can observe and classify animals.
  • Video: Click Here

 

Ideas To Work On At Home:

  • Review identifying and sounds for this weeks letters
  • Review how to write the letters this week by ALWAYS starting at the top
  • Review sight words and go on a word hunt around the house or at the store to help your child learn them
  • Practice making a book at home with the parts of a book. 
  • Review reading numbers 0 to 20, writing numbers 0-20, and representing numbers 0-20. 

Important Reminders: 

3/31 This THURSDAY is our Field Trip to the Oil Ranch! Please review the email sent for reminders for our fun learning day!

IMAGINE MATH LOG IN

Imagine Math Login:

IMAGINE MATH - Math at Home

Below you will find steps on how to access Imagine Math from tablets and computers.

  • Go to the DPES homepage at dpes.tomballisd.net
  • Click Academics
  • Click ClassLink
  • Login with username (student 6-digit lunch#/ID#) and password (tisd+8-digit birthdate)

Ex: 123456, tisd01012011

  • Click the Imagine Math icon
  • Enter email (student 6-digit lunch#/ID#@elem.tomballschools.net) and password (tisd+8-digit birthdate)

Ex: 123456@elem.tomballschools.net, tisd01012011

  • Imagine Math will then open.

LEXIA LOG IN

Lexia Log In:

How to log into Lexia:

  • Go to the DPES homepage at dpes.tomballisd.net
  • Click Academics
  • Click ClassLink
  • Login with username (student 6-digit lunch#/ID#) and password (tisd+8-digit birthdate)
  • Ex: 123456, tisd01012011
  • Click the Lexia Core5 icon
  • Click login with Google
  • Enter email (student 6-digit lunch#/ID#@elem.tomballschools.net) and password (tisd+8-digit birthdate)
  • Ex: 123456@elem.tomballschools.net, tisd01012011
  • Lexia Core5 will then open.

Week of March 21

GE Expectation:  Problem Solving

Resources: Click Here


Reader´s Workshop:

I can explain what a poem is.

Video: Click Here

I can share that nursery rhymes and poems are the same. 

I can share the difference between rhythm and rhyme.

Video: Click Here

 

HFW:

I can identify, read, and write the sight word: or

Video: Click Here

Book will be located in their ¨I Can Read" binder

 

Writer's Workshop:

I can create a draft to help me write  a personal narrative. 

 

Handwriting:

I can practice writing my letters using the correct pencil strokes..

Videos: Click Here

 

Math:

I can review reading, writing, and representing numbers 0 to 20. 

Video: Click Here

 

Science:

I can observe and classify animal.s. 

Video: Click Here

 

Ideas To Work On At Home:

  • Review identifying and sounds for this weeks letters
  • Review how to write the letters this week by ALWAYS starting at the top
  • Review sight words and go on a word hunt around the house or at the store to help your child learn them
  • Practice making a book at home with the parts of a book. 
  • Practice graphing real objects at home and talking about:
    • Which has more?
    • Which has less?
    • How many more?
    • How many less?
    • Talk about Texas Symbols

Important Reminders: 

  • Turn in ALL Field Trip Forms!!
  • Prairie Pulse: Click Here
  • March 14th - March 18th - Spring Break
  • 3/21 - NEW TISD student enrollment opens for 2022-23 school year (in prairie pulse)
  • 3/25 - Yearbook pre-sale ends (in prairie pulse)
  • 4/4- ONLINE PreK Registration opens
  • 4/14 - SAVE THE DATE - Paint the Prairie; Color Run!!! (in prairie pulse)
  • Picture Information (in prairie pulse)
  • Attendance is imperative!
 

Lexia Log In:

How to log into Lexia:

  • Go to the DPES homepage at dpes.tomballisd.net
  • Click Academics
  • Click ClassLink
  • Login with username (student 6-digit lunch#/ID#) and password (tisd+8-digit birthdate)
  • Ex: 123456, tisd01012011
  • Click the Lexia Core5 icon
  • Click login with Google
  • Enter email (student 6-digit lunch#/ID#@elem.tomballschools.net) and password (tisd+8-digit birthdate)
  • Ex: 123456@elem.tomballschools.net, tisd01012011
  • Lexia Core5 will then open.

 

Imagine Math Login:

IMAGINE MATH - Math at Home

Below you will find steps on how to access Imagine Math from tablets and computers.

  • Go to the DPES homepage at dpes.tomballisd.net
  • Click Academics
  • Click ClassLink
  • Login with username (student 6-digit lunch#/ID#) and password (tisd+8-digit birthdate)

Ex: 123456, tisd01012011

  • Click the Imagine Math icon
  • Enter email (student 6-digit lunch#/ID#@elem.tomballschools.net) and password (tisd+8-digit birthdate)

Ex: 123456@elem.tomballschools.net, tisd01012011

  • Imagine Math will then open.

Week of Feb. 28

GE Expectation: Integrity

Book about Integrity: Click Here

Video: Click Here


Reader´s Workshop:

  • I can make text-to-self connections. 
  • What is a Text to Self connection Video: Click Here

HFW:

  • I can identify, read, and write the sight words UP.
  • Video: Click Here
  • Book: They Go Up!

Writer's Workshop:

  • I can write a personal narrative with a beginning, middle, and end.
  • What is a personal narrative video: Click Here

Handwriting:

  • I can practice writing my letters using the correct pencil strokes..
  • Videos: Click Here

Math:

  • I can use data to create a graph and draw conclusions.
  • Sid the Science Kid Graphing: Click Here
  • Using data to create a graph Video: Click Here

Social Studies: 

  • I can ID Texas on a map and Texas Symbols.
  • Video: Click Here

Ideas To Work On At Home:

  • Review identifying and sounds for this weeks letters
  • Review how to write the letters this week by ALWAYS starting at the top
  • Review sight words and go on a word hunt around the house or at the store to help your child learn them
  • Practice making a book at home with the parts of a book. 
  • Practice graphing real objects at home and talking about:
    • Which has more?
    • Which has less?
    • How many more?
    • How many less?
  • Talk about Texas Symbols

Important Reminders: 

Prairie Pulse: Click Here 

Feb. 28th - March 4th - Book Fair

March 3rd - "Best in Show, Come See What We Know!" 

  • Family Education Night
  •  Family Book Fair Night (Information in Prairie Pulse)
  • Names / Times - A-M 5:45-6:30 or N-Z 6:45 7:30

March 4th Tomball Reads (Sign up below to be a guest reader in the Prairie Pulse)

March 11th - 

  • Field Day
  • 9:00-10:30 am Pre-K, Kinder, 1st grade
  • 1:30-3:00 2nd, 3rd, 4th

March 14th - March 18th - Spring Break

Important Reminders: 

Prairie Pulse: Click Here 

Feb. 24th- Kindergarten Music Program- Go Texan! - Evening Performance at 6:30 (students meet in the gym at 6:00 pm dressed and ready)

 

Feb. 25th - Go Texan Day - Dress in your Western Best

 

Feb. 28th - March 4th - Book Fair

 

March 3rd - "Best in Show, Come See What We Know!" 

  • Family Education Night
  •  Family Book Fair Night (Information in Prairie Pulse)
  • Names / Times - A-M 5:45-6:30 or N-Z 6:45 7:30

 

March 4th Tomball Reads (Sign up below to be a guest reader in the Prairie Pulse)

 

March 11th - 

  • Field Day
  • 9:00-10:30am Prek, Kinder, 1st grade
  • 1:30-3:00 2nd, 3rd, 4th

 

March 14th - March 18th - Spring Break

Week of Feb. 14th - Happy Valentine's Day Week!

GE Expectation:

  • Justice: doing what is right and being upstanding. 
  • Video: Click Here

Reader´s Workshop:

  • I can share what a biography is!
  • I can find and share facts in my nonfiction text.

HFW:

  • I can identify, read, and write the sight words
  • New: with 
  • Review:  Click Here
  • Book: With book will be sent home Friday in their I Can Read Binders

 

Letters & Sounds: 

Writer's Workshop:

  • I can how to books to teach a new skill to someone. 

Math:

Social Studies: 

  • I can identify basic parts of an animal. 
  • Video: Click Here

Ideas To Work On At Home:

  • Review identifying ALL uppercase and lowercase letters and sounds! 
  • Review how to write the letters this week by ALWAYS starting at the top
  • Review sight words and go on a word hunt around the house or at the store to help your child learn them
  • Practice making a book at home about HOW To make or do something. 
  • Practice reading, writing, and representing ALL numbers 0-20.
  • Practice addition and subtraction problems.

 

Important Reminders: 

  • PICTURE DAY IS FEB. 17!! (Thursday)
  • Student Holiday Feb 18 (NO SCHOOL)
  • Feb 24 - Kindergarten Music Program - Go TEXAN! Evening Performance - Student in Gym starting at 6 and program starts at 6:30
  • Prairie Pulse: Click Here
  • Your Library Day is MONDAY

Week of Jan 31

Reader´s Workshop:

  • I can identify the main idea of the biography about the Wright Brothers
  • Wright Brothers Video: Click Here
  • I can understand what a procedural text is trying to teach me to do step by step. 
  • How to make a paper airplane video: Click Here

HFW:

  • I can identify, read, and write the sight words
  • New: they
  • Video: Click Here
  • No, on, said, we, me, for, here, that, are, was, can
  • Review:  All first and second nine weeks sight words (the first 24 sight words)
  • Book: Their “they” book will be located in their “I Can Read” white binder on Friday.

Letters & Sunds: 

  • I can identify all uppercase letters and all lowercase letters. 
  • Uppercase Letters Video: Click Here
  • Lowercase Letters Video: Click Here
  • I can produce all sounds for the letters of the alphabet. 
  • Letter Sounds Video: Click Here

Writer's Workshop:

  • I can write a procedural text by writing about all the steps in the correct order from beginning to end. 
  • Sequential Order Video: Click Here 

Math:

  • I can count to 100s by tens and ones. 
  • Count by ones Video: Click Here
  • Count by tens Video: Click Here

Social Studies: 

  • I can identify objects in the daytime and nighttime sky.
  • Video: Click Here
Ideas To Work On At Home:
  • Review identifying and sounds for this weeks letters
  • Review how to write the letters this week by ALWAYS starting at the top
  • Review sight words and go on a word hunt around the house or at the store to help your child learn them
  • Practice making a book at home with the parts of a book. 
  • Using the same wording from the numbers video, please be finding ways to practice writing numbers at home in playdough, rice, shaving cream, water filled bags, hair gel filled bags, pencil, crayons, markers, torn strips of paper, and more. 
Important Reminders: 
  • Prairie Pulse - January Edition: Click Here
  • Watch Dog sign ups will be open to sign up starting 1/18 (can be found in Prairie Pulse)
  • Attendance Counts! Please help us teach the importance of being at school to your child through daily talks.
  • Prairie Parent Partners: Sign Ups (can be found in Prairie Pulse) 
  • Your Library Day is MONDAY. Be sure to bring back books so you can switch them out for new books!

Week of Jan 24

GE Expectation:

  • I can learn to forgive others. 
  • Life Principle: Forgiveness.
  • Lesson Video: Click Here

Reader´s Workshop:

  • I can identify the main idea of the biography about Louis Pasteur. 
  • Louis Pasteur Video: Click Here
  • I can identify the important facts/steps in a nonfiction procedural text. 
  • How to Make Chocolate Milk Video: Click Here 

HFW:

  • I can identify, read, and write the sight words
  • New: on vs. no
  • On Video: Click Here
  • Review:  All first and second nine weeks sight words (the first 24 sight words)
  • Book: Their “HIS” book will be located in their “I Can Read” white binder on Friday.

Letters & Sounds: 

  • I can identify all uppercase letters and all lowercase letters. 
  • Uppercase Letters Video: Click Here
  • Lowercase Letters Video: Click Here
  • I can produce all sounds for the letters of the alphabet. 
  • Letter Sounds Video: Click Here

Writer's Workshop:

  • I can write a procedural text by writing about all the steps in the correct order from beginning to end. 
  • Sequential Order Video: Click Here  

Math:

  • I can compare teen numbers.
  • Questions to ask:
    1. Which number is more? How do you know?
    2. What number is less? How do you know?
    3. Can you show me WHY ___ is more than ___?
    4. Can you show me WHY ___ is less than ___?

Social Studies: 

  • I can identify US symbols. 
  • US symbols Video: Click Here 
 

Ideas To Work On At Home:

  • Review identifying ALL uppercase and lowercase letters and sounds! 
  • Review how to write the letters this week by ALWAYS starting at the top
  • Review sight words and go on a word hunt around the house or at the store to help your child learn them
  • Practice making a book at home about HOW To make or do something. 
  • Practice reading, writing, and representing ALL numbers 0-20.
  • Practice comparing numbers 0 to 20. 

Important Reminders: 

  • Prairie Pulse - January Edition: Click Here
  • Watch Dog sign ups will be open to sign up starting 1/18 (can be found in Prairie Pulse)
  • Attendance Counts! Please help us teach the importance of being at school to your child through daily talks.
  • Prairie Parent Partners: Sign Ups (can be found in Prairie Pulse) 
  • Your Library Day is MONDAY. Be sure to bring back books so you can switch them out for new books!

Week of Jan. 17

GE Expectation:

  • I can learn to forgive others. 
  • Forgiveness: Click Here

Reader´s Workshop:

  • I can share that nonfiction text can teach me something new!
  • I can retell a procedural text in order.

HFW:

  • I can identify, read, and write the sight words
  • New: his
  • Video: Click Here
  • Video: Click Here:  
  • Review:  All first and second nine weeks sight words (the first 24 sight words)
  • Book: Their “HIS” book will be located in their “I Can Read” white binder on Friday. 

Letters & Sounds: 

  • At home, always continue to work on recognizing uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and letter sounds to allow for automatically. 

Writer's Workshop:

  • I can sequence events in order to help me create a how ro book about how to brush my teeth. 
  • Sequential Order: Click Here

Handwriting:

  • I can practice writing uppercase and lowercase letters in my daily writing throughout all subjects. 

Math:

Social Studies: 

  • I can tell about American symbols, historical figures, and holidays.
  • President’s Day: Click Here
  • Biographies :
  • George Washington: Click Here
  • Abraham Lincoln: Click Here

Ideas To Work On At Home:

  • Review identifying ALL uppercase and lowercase letters and sounds! 
  • Review how to write the letters this week by ALWAYS starting at the top
  • Review sight words and go on a word hunt around the house or at the store to help your child learn them
  • Practice making a book at home about HOW To make or do something. 
  • Practice reading, writing, and representing ALL numbers 0-20.

Important Reminders: 

  • NO SCHOOL MONDAY ( JAN. 17, 2022 )

  • Prairie Pulse - January Edition: Click Here
  • Watch Dog sign ups will be open to sign up starting 1/18 (can be found in Prairie Pulse)
  • Attendance Counts! Please help us teach the importance of being at school to your child through daily talks.
  • Prairie Parent Partners: Sign Ups (can be found in Prairie Pulse) 
  • Kids Heart Challenge (can be found in Prairie Pulse) 
  • Your Library Day is Tuesday. Be sure to bring back books so you can switch them out for new books!

 

Week of Jan. 10

GE Expectation: 

  • Humility - being humble and not bragging. 
  • Quote: “True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.”– Rick Warren

Reader´s Workshop:

  • I can share and compare biographies and procedural text. 

HFW:

  • I can identify, read, and write the sight words
  • New:  was 
  • Video: Click Here
  • Video: Click Here
  • Review: all previous sight words 
  • Book: The mitten! (this will be located in your child’s “I Can Read” binder sent home on Friday.)

Writer's Workshop:

  • I can review what a good writer is, does, and how they make sure that their illustrations match their sentences. I can write sentences with finger spaces, punctuation, and a capital letter.

Handwriting:


Math:

Science: 

Ideas To Work On At Home:

  • Practice identifying letters/letter sounds and  sight words! You could go on a word hunt around the house  by posting words/letters on the wall to help your child learn them.

Important Reminders: 

  • Library day is MONDAY , please remember to return books so your child can engage in new fun reading each week!
  • Upcoming informational text unit, please reference email sent on 1/7 if you would like to donate to our Kindergarten informational text unit
  • Please remember to update your child’s clothes in their backpack to winter clothes as our weather is shifting and we always want to be prepared as we know kindergarten learning is fun and sometimes messy!
  • Students need a water bottle and snack daily, please send your child to school with a snack to enjoy and a reusable water bottle.

Week of Dec. 13

GE Expectation:

  • Forgiveness: the act of excusing a mistake or offense
  • "To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it."--Confucius
  • Listen to the story: Martha Doesn’t Say Sorry  Discuss how Martha learns that if she wants people to cooperate with her, she must apologize for her behavior!

 


Reader´s Workshop:

  •  I can share that an author can write stories to entertain their readers

 

HFW:

  • I can identify, read, and write the sight words
  • Review:  Review all Sight Words

 

 

Letters & Sounds: 


 

Writer's Workshop:

  • I can use adjectives to describe characters in our holiday  stories. 

Math:

    • I can identify a quarter, dime, nickel, and penny. 

 

Science:

  • I can observe and describe physical properties of natural sources of water.

 

 

Ideas To Work On At Home:

  • Review identifying and sounds for this weeks letters
  • Review how to write the letters this week by ALWAYS starting at the top
  • Review sight words and go on a word hunt around the house or at the store to help your child learn them
  • Practice making a book at home with the parts of a book. 
  • Using the same wording from the numbers video, please be finding ways to practice writing numbers at home in playdough, rice, shaving cream, water filled bags, hair gel filled bags, pencil, crayons, markers, torn strips of paper, and more. 

Important Reminders: 

  • Fill Out the Google Form!!
  • WDD 
  • Thursday - Winter Wonderland
  • Friday - EARLY RELEASE
  • Happy Holidays and here's to a Happy New Year!!

Week of Dec. 6

GE Expectation:

  • I can explain what patience means to me. 
  • Patience: Click Here

Reader´s Workshop:

  • I can recognize that an author uses my emotions to persuade me.

 

HFW:

  • I can identify, read, and write the sight words
  • New HFW:   are
  • Video: Click Here
  • Book:  We Are

 

Letters & Sounds: 

 

Writer's Workshop:

  • I CAN write a persuasive book to persuade someone to buy me a special gift for the holidays or my birthday.

 

Handwriting:

 

Math:

  • I can identify the front and the back of a coin, nickel, dime, quarter
  • Video: Click Here

 

Social Studies: 

  • I can tell the difference between needs and wants. 
  • Video: Click Here

 

Ideas To Work On At Home:

  • Review identifying and sounds for this weeks letters
  • Review how to write the letters this week by ALWAYS starting at the top
  • Review sight words and go on a word hunt around the house or at the store to help your child learn them
  • Practice making a book at home with the parts of a book. 
  • Using the same wording from the numbers video, please be finding ways to practice writing numbers at home in playdough, rice, shaving cream, water filled bags, hair gel filled bags, pencil, crayons, markers, torn strips of paper, and more. 

 

Important Reminders: 

  • Winter Wonderland - Dec. 16

  • Holiday Parties/Early Release Day - Dec. 17

  • Decker´s 12 Days of Christmas

  • 12/7- Mel's Spirit Night 

  • 12/7 - Blackmon's Bedtime Stories - Mrs. Sebesta reads a Seasonal Book!

  • 12/13- Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night 5:00-8:00

  • 12/16 - Winter Wonderland