Update 3/19

Hi kindergarten families,

Highlights for this week:

Sight words: this, what

Phonics: blends and digraphs and the -ick word family

Literacy Essential Question: How do we depend on the sun?  (Tying in science!) We are continuing to read and write about the sun, earth and the moon.  We will be making a model of the earth's rotation to explain why we have day and night, as well as making a hypothesis about plants with sun and without sun.  We will also be working on our fluency by reading "Hey Diddle Diddle" with expression!

Writing: We will continue with discovery reading and writing, where kindergarten authors explore non fiction books and learn about what non fiction writing looks like.  We will be finishing our book about polar bears together with facts and a diagram!

Math: We are working on partners of 10 and greater than and less than.

Specials:
Monday: Art
Tuesday: Enrichment
Wednesday: PE
Thursday: PE
Friday: Enrichment
Monday, 4/2: Music

Homework:
iPads will be sent home Tuesday to charge fully.  

Please continue to read any choice of book for 10 minutes every night!

Talent show tryouts are Thursday.  If your child would like to participate in the talent show, the form needs to be returned to the office tomorrow. 

Spring break is next week!   School resumes Monday, April 2nd. 

Mark your calendars for Parent University, March 22nd 6-7:30pm!

Have a wonderful week!

Update 3/12

Hi kindergarten families,

Highlights for this week:

Sight words: review of all sight words + said, want
Phonics: digraphs ck, wh, ch, th, sh, and stretching out CVC words

Literacy Essential Question: What do we see in the sky?  We are exploring, reading and writing about the sun, earth and the moon and how they rotate - a tie to our learning in science!

Writing: We will be starting nonfiction writing this week!  We will begin with discovery reading and writing, where kindergarten authors explore non fiction books and learn about what non fiction writing looks like.  We will be writing a book about polar bears together with facts and a diagram!

Math: This week we are introducing tiny tumblers and math mountains.  We are understanding how numbers and number partners work together in equations.  

Science:  What do we know about the sun?  What does the sun provide for living things?

We also have a hypothesis right now that a leprechaun is visiting our room!  We might be using our STEM skills and setting a trap for him on Thursday if he continues to visit!  I told kiddos that they can bring in items from home if parents approve and if they have a great plan for a trap on Thursday.  

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

Homework:
iPads will be sent home Monday to charge fully.  
iPads will be sent home on Wednesday to charge.  Reading Homework: There will be a poem about the earth & moon's rotations on Seesaw to read and do an activity.  
Please continue to read any choice of book for 10 minutes every night!

Class pictures are on Wednesday, the 14th.  Ordering information was sent in Friday Folders.

Friday is an early release day.  Dismissal will be at 12pm.  Lunch will be served and busses will run.

Mark your calendars for Parent University, March 22nd 6-7:30pm!


Have a wonderful week!

Update 3/5

Hi kindergarten families,

Highlights for this week:

Sight words: said, want
Phonics: digraphs ck, wh, ch, th, sh, and stretching out CVC words

Literacy Essential Question: Where do animals live?  We will explore habitats this week!  We are also discussing March coming in like a lion and out like a lamb, and linking it to math, graphing, and literacy!  We sure have started March like a lion today!

Writing: We will be looking at mentor authors and noticing what great authors do when adding details to their stories. 

Math: This week we are working on greater or less and partners of 10.

Science:  We are continuing to explore needs and wants of living things.

Specials:
Monday: Art
Tuesday: Enrichment
Wednesday: PE
Thursday: PE
Friday: NO SCHOOL
Monday: Enrichment

Homework:
IPads will be sent home Tuesday to charge fully this week with reading homework.  
There is NO school on Friday for students!

Parent teacher conferences are March 8th and 9th.  Please bring any report card questions with you to the conference.  I am looking forward to sharing your child's amazing growth with you!  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 2/26

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!