This week, we began a new unit on plants and animals. We planted bean seeds. When we come back from break, students will be conducting experiments to see what plants need to live.
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Readers are working on being resourceful. They are learning strategies to help them tackle hard words and tricky parts in books. Students are working hard to make sure what they read makes sense, looks right, and sounds right before moving on. How to help:
Students have finished writing All-About books. We have moved on to a new kind of nonfiction writing. Students are now writing How-To books. They are thinking about the things they know how to do and writing directions so that others can follow their steps. You can help by practicing and talking about the things they know how to do. For example, make cereal, make hot cocoa, chocolate milk, brush teeth, get ready for bed, etc. Word Work We have finished learning digraphs (2 letters that make 1 sound - ch, th, sh, wh, ck). Students will continue to listen and write digraphs correctly in their own writing. Taught sight words: a, and, at, are, am,, an, by, be, come, can, do, down, go, got, he has, have, it, is, I, in, little, like, look, me, my, no, one, see, she, said, the, to, up, we, went, you, yes How to help:
Math Workshop We have begun a new math unit on Introduction to Fluency. It is a quick unit where students will learn how to write number sentences and practice +0, 0+, -0 facts. You can help by practicing these facts at home. Flash cards will come home to practice these facts. How to help:
We have begun a new unit on Living Things. We will be learning about the needs of plants and animals. We will first look closely at plants. We have some fun experiments coming up! Important Dates 4/10-Kindergarten tour of Burr with buddies from HES 4/15-4/19- Spring Recess 4/26- Family Folk Dance Night- 6:30-7:15 p.m. 4/30- Cultural Arts- Tanglewood Marionettes- 10:00 a.m.- whole school Students pushed balls across the hall to a buddy. Then students added more force to get the ball to roll a longer distance down the hall. Finally, students rolled balls up and down the ramp to investigate how inclines change the push. students pushed and pulled the doll house up and down the ramp to find out which was easier.
Reading Workshop
We have begun a new unit called Growing Expertise in Books. In this unit we will be looking closely at nonfiction text. This week, students learned that reading nonfiction is not all that different from reading fiction. We can use the same superpowers to help us when we are stuck. Students learned to look closely at the words and the pictures to learn as much as they can. Don’t forget our Parent Reading Meeting on Feb 13 in the library. All are welcome to come! How to help:
Writing Workshop We are about to finish up our unit on writing for readers. We have been working on letter formation, using lowercase letters and uppercase letters where needed, punctuation, spacing, and writing many sounds. Word Work Taught sight words: a, and, at, are, am,, an, by, be, come, can, do, down, go, got, he has, have, it, is, I, in, little, like, look, me, my, no, one, see, she, said, the, to, up, we, went, you, yes How to help:
Math Workshop We continue to work with 2 D shapes. Students were just introduced to 3D shapes today. How to help:
We talked about Groundhog Day. Students learned some cool facts about groundhogs and made predictions. On Monday, we watched Phil’s forecast. Students had a blast celebrating the 100th day of school! We had several 100 day activities throughout the day. We read 100 books collectively as a class, we wrote about “what we have heard” from teachers and parents 100 times, made 100 fruit loops into a necklace, make a snack containing 100 things, made pictures with 100 pattern blocks, weight 100 things using a balace scale and so much more. We also learned a little about the Chinese New Year. Important Dates 2/11- Cultural Arts- Skydome- all day in Gym 2/14 Valentine party - class only see attached class list 2/18 - 2/19- President’s Day recess- No School 2/28- Spirit Day If yo make Valentine’s be sure to have one for Everyone! Girls Norah Dia Emma Ella Natalie Marissa Kendall Boys Declan Connor Daxton Michael PJ Tyler Owen Teachers Mrs. Aithal Mrs. King Classroom Rotations
The Kindergarten Team and support staff have come together to provide specific instruction to best meet the needs of our students. We’ve created a rotation model that takes place 3 out of the 5 days per week of word work time. This model involves rotating students through our three different classrooms to receive instruction based on his or her individual needs. Your child will be working with different teachers as they move through the rotation cycle. All students are receiving instruction to improve their reading skills. Mystery Readers We have many open slots available! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4AAAAD2AAAF49-mystery1 Reading Workshop We have been continuing to use our extra strength reading powers to read more challenging books. Students worked on making predictions as to what might happen next when reading. Students should not be putting down a book as soon as they finish it. They need talk about their books. They can retell the story including where, who, what, and all in order. They can talk about the characters; how they feel, what they are thinking, what they might say or do next, think about favorite parts, and share what could happen next if the story continued. How to help:
We continued to work on writing for our readers. We have been working hard to be sure that we leave spaces between words and hear as many sounds as we can. We worked on choosing the right middle (vowel) sounds in the words we want to write. Word Work Taught sight words: a, and, at, are, am,, an, by, be, come, can, do, go, got, he has, have, it, is, I, in, little, like, look, me, my, no, one, see, she, said, the, to, we, went, you, yes How to help:
We began to lli at 2 D shapes. Students named the common shapes and worked on describing them with sides and corners. How to help:
We read the book called Newton and Me about pushes and pulls. Students identified the pushes and pulls in the book. Students also learned about collisions. We set up dominoes and watched them collide and fall down. Important Dates February Events: 2/5 - 100th Day of school 2/6- Early Dismissal for Students; Staff PD 2/11- Cultural Arts- Skydome- all day in Gym 2/14 Valentine party - class only 2/18 - 2/19- President’s Day recess- No School 2/28- Spirit Day Reading Workshop This week students worked on using extra strength picture power and snap word power. When the pattern in books is gone, you need to look at the page to see what is happening to read the new words. Also knowing sight words helps you to read faster and not stop to solve too many words. How to help:
We continued to work on writing for our readers. We have been working hard to be sure that we leave spaces between words and hear as many sounds as we can. We worked on choosing the right middle (vowel) sounds in the words we want to write. Word Work Taught sight words: a, and, at, are, am,, an, by, be, come, can, do, go, got, he has, ahve, it, is, I, in, little, like, look, me, my, no, one, see, she, said, the, to, we, went, you, yes How to help:
Students finished up unit 3. We will be moving into a new unit on 2D and 3D shapes next week. How to help:
We learned about Martin Luther King, Jr. Science We began our new unit on Pushes and Pulls. Students learned what a force is and practiced pushing and pulling objects. We found that we can make things go faster with the force of our push or pull. Important Dates 1/21- Martin Luther King Holiday- No School 1/22- Early Dismissal for Students 1/23- Early Dismissal for Students |
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