Update 2/26

Hi kindergarten families,

Highlights for this week:

Sight words: they, of
Phonics: digraphs ck, wh, ch, th, sh, and stretching out CVC words

Literacy Essential Question: How can we take care of different pets?  We are exploring responsibilities, and how this ties into our science learning about needs and wants.

It is also Dr. Seuss week!  We are excited to read and respond to Dr. Seuss stories and learn about this famous author.  We will be doing lots of rhyming and word family work as well!  Oh the places we go in kindergarten!

Writing: We will continue to focus on sentence writing and adding details to our drawings and writing.  We are challenging ourselves to write more than one sentence!

Math: This week we are working on partners of 10, equations, and numbers to 100!

Science:  We are exploring needs and wants of living things.

Specials:
Monday: Enrichment
Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: Music
Thursday: Enrichment
Friday: Art
Monday: Art

Homework:
IPads will be sent home Tuesday to charge fully!  They will also be sent home on Thursday evening to charge with reading homework.

Report cards will be sent home on Friday, so be sure to check your child's Friday folder. Please keep this copy of the report card at home, but sign and return the report card envelope.

Parent teacher conferences are March 8th and 9th.  If you have not yet signed up for a conference time, please do so with this link:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080549a9a62eaaff2-mrs

Have a wonderful week!

Update 2/20

Hi kindergarten families,

Highlights for this week:

Sight words: have, these, said

Phonics: digraphs ck, wh, ch, th, sh, and CVC words

Literacy Essential Question: How are animals the same and different?

In our workshop time we will be learning more about the Olympic Games and writing as a digital author using the My Story app!

Writing: We will continue to focus on adding details to our drawings and writing.

Math: Students did an awesome job on our Unit 3 test!  I will be sending the test home in Friday folders.  Moving on in unit 4, we will continue to work on addition and subtraction, and number pairs, focusing on combinations of 10. 

Specials:

Tuesday: Art

Wednesday: Enrichment

Thursday: PE

Friday: PE

Monday: Enrichment

Homework:

IPads will be sent home tonight, Tuesday, to charge fully!  They will also be sent home on Thursday evening to charge with reading homework.  

Have a wonderful week!

Update 2/12

Hi kindergarten families,

Highlights for this week:

Sight words: he, are, said

Phonics: digraphs wh, ch, th, sh, and CVC words

Literacy Essential Question: What would you find growing on a farm?

In our workshop time we will be reading more Tacky the Penguin books, as well as Valentine's Day books and responding on Seesaw to show our comprehension.  

Writing: We will continue to work on adding details to our drawings and writing.  We are working on writing 1 or more fabulous sentences with an uppercase letter to start, spaces between our words, and an end mark.  

Math: We have our Unit test this week that will cover 2D shapes, addition, subtraction, and teen numbers!  We are excited to move on to our next unit!

Specials:

Monday: Enrichment

Tuesday: Music

Wednesday: Music

Thursday: Enrichment

Friday: Art

Monday:Art

Homework:

IPads will be sent home tonight, Monday to charge fully and install the new update!  They will also be sent home on Wednesday evening to charge with reading homework.  Please continue to work on Valentines and Valentine boxes to send in on Wednesday morning! 

Have a wonderful week!

Update 2/5

Hi kindergarten families,

You may have noticed I have been giving you the schedule from Monday - Monday.  I will be sending out my weekly updates on Monday from now on.  I know that Sunday evening emails may get lost in the shuffle of the many emails in your box, and I hope to spend my Sunday evenings dedicated to my family, so I am changing them to Mondays!

Highlights for this week:

Sight words: are, there, said

Phonics: digraphs wh, ch, th, sh, and CVC words

Literacy Essential Question: How do things change as they grow? In our workshop time in the afternoon, we will also be studying Tacky the Penguin books and responding on Seesaw.  We will be noticing how the author Helen Lester writes, and using her as a mentor for our future writing.

Writing: We will be working on adding details to our drawings and writing.  We are working on writing 1 or more fabulous sentences with an uppercase letter to start, spaces between our words, and an end mark.

Math: Identifying groups of five and how they help us count larger numbers, breaking apart numbers for addition and subtraction, review teen numbers.  Next week will be our unit test!

Specials:

Monday: Art

Tuesday: Art

Wednesday: Enrichment

Thursday: PE

Friday: PE

Monday: Enrichment

Homework:

IPads will be sent home tonight, Monday to charge fully!  They will also be sent home on Wednesday evening to charge with reading homework.  Please continue to work on 100 day projects and valentines.  I sent out an email last night with details regarding both days.  Please make sure you have read it! 

Have a wonderful week!