Kinder News:
We had a wonderful week. Here is a snapshot of the last two weeks and some important updates. Please remember to label all clothes. It helps! We also run low on emergency snack donations (goldfish, applesauce, and other peanut-free food donation ideas). The kids seem more hungry lately. They may need more snacks from home. Thank you for all of your support.
Important Dates:
Picture Retake Day Monday, January 22
Early Release Day Monday, January 29
Next ECO February TBD
Report Cards are coming soon!
Literacy Snapshot:
Digraphs (ch, wh, -ck, th, sh)
Vowels are so important they have more than one sound
Blending and writing CVC words (top, pop, mop)
Heart words - A, I, the, my, by, see, me, be, she, he
Poetry Writing Unit (list poems, shape poems, senses poems)
Writing letters, words, and sentences
Reading groups
Some Books We read:
Mercy Watson Something Wonky This Way Comes
The Snowy Day
Snowman Magic
Let’s Find Out about Martin Luther King
Sneezy the Snowman
Snowy Owls
When Winter Comes
Ten Animals on the Sled
We’re All Wonders (all school assembly book read)
Math Snapshot:
What goes with a number to make 5! (adding partners to 5)
A Sled designed for ten animals
Counting backward from 100
What comes after and before a number
Counting to 100, starting at different spots on the 100s chart
Teen Numbers (18 is 10 and 8 more)
Base 10 blocks to study ones and tens places
Number Formation
Counting by 10s
Math Menu
Science/SS Snapshot:
How do animals and plants survive in the winter
The five senses
Cooperation and Wonderment Gem Jar challenge
The sun is a star (provides light and heat)
4th grade Buddies Choice Time with our Buddies
The Animals of the Arctic
The Snowy Owl who got lost
The Vet Office is Open
Questions to Ask your Kinder:
Practice writing your last name challenge.
How do animals survive in the winter?
Count backward from 20 as a family.
What did we do at the all-school assembly (guess the picture)?
What is the silent greeting?
Here are some snapshots of the past two short weeks. I was a little low on pictures!
