Hi kindergarten families,
On Friday, in your child's folder, you found their DIBELS
testing scores as well as MAP math testing scores.
If your child is red or yellow on DIBELS skills, here are
some ideas to support your child at home with these literacy skills:
- Work on letter sounds both in context of reading and in the form of CVC words. Make letter sounds a game! What sound does the letter s make?
- Work on segmenting words (stretching out words) Ex: give the word dog, child would stretch out each sound d-o-g.
If your child is below benchmark on MAP math scores:
- Work on counting fluently to 30. Pay close attention to the teen numbers!
- Work on recognizing written numbers to 30.
- Work on simple addition and subtraction through a total of 5.
Highlights for this week:
Sight words: she, was
Phonics: digraphs ch, th, sh, and CVC words
Literacy Essential Question: What happens in different types
of weather? We will explore texts about
the weather work on the comprehension skills of visualizing and finding key
details in the story.
Writing: We will be working on writing our own How-To
stories!
Science: We will be using the scientific method to make
predictions and experiment how to make things move using push and pull forces.
Math: We are continuing to work on teen numbers and the
concept of a teen number being a group of 10 plus some ones. We will also be
working on addition and subtraction fluency through 5.
Specials:
Monday: No School
Tuesday: PE
Wednesday: Enrichment
Thursday: Music
Friday: Music
Monday: Enrichment
Homework:
Please be sure to read this section each week. I post homework here on the weekly update
each week so that parents know what to do, especially when you child brings
home their iPad!
We will be sending home iPads on Tuesday to charge
fully! Students can choose to work 10
minutes on the My Story app or the Writing Wizard app.
I know that it has been difficult for some parents to
connect at home, particularly with Wonders.
I am planning to put together a video to take you through the steps that
students should take to correctly log in to Wonders. Students seem confident with logging in at
school, but it might be different at home.
I hope to get this to you next week!
If assignments come home and you are unable to make it work
on the iPad after trying for 10 minutes or so, please don't worry, and just
move on to read a book that you have at home!
I don't want parents or students to be frustrated by iPads or homework!
I will be sending home a book order this Friday as
well! Books always make great Valentines
and new books are awesome motivators!
As always, thank you for your support and partnership in
your child's learning! Have a great
week.
