Kinder News:
We had another exciting two weeks in kindergarten. Thank you for helping with Valentine's Day cards and 100th-day items!
Animal Party:
Important Dates:
Tuesday, February 20, ECO looks like a very cold day H: 26 degrees, L: 4 Degrees
Wednesday, February Craft Day Friendship Beads!
February 26-March 5: No School Winter Vacation
Thursday, March 21 Early Release Day (1:00)
Friday, March 22 Caregiver Conference
Literacy Snapshot:
Handwriting Dive down letters (p, m, n, r)
Silent e rule (hid, hide)
-ing endings
Bossy R (r takes control of the vowel sound)
Consonant Blends (cl, bl, spl, etc.)
Reviewing Digraphs (ch, wh, -ck, th, sh)
CVC Word Family, the king of -ing
Reviewed Heart words - A, I, the, my, by, see, me, be, he, she, an, can, and, are, to, do, his, is, or, for
Nonfiction Books-Vermont Animals (taking notes -what do they eat, live, and interesting facts)
Writing letters, words, and sentences
Reading groups
Post Office
Some Books We read:
Froggy's First Kiss
Nonfiction Animal books (Vermont Animal Books)
Cozy
Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink (A book about including others)
The Color Monster (A book about feelings)
How Do I Stand In Your Shoes ( a book about empathy)
What do they do with all the poo
Math Snapshot:
Decomposition of Numbers/breaking numbers apart (Number Families)
Comparing numbers (greater than, less than, same)
Counting to 100
Number Formation
How many hearts can you stack as a problem solver?
Counting the decade's 100th-day crowns
Cereal necklaces using 100 Cheerios
Math Menu
Science/SS Snapshot:
What do animals eat
Student Led Animal Party
All about the post office
Vermont Animal Reports
Valentine's Day
100th Day Activities
Chinese New Year Activities (Zodiac Calendar and Dragon Puppets)
All School Assembly -next, all schools challenge "Empathy."
Who invented candy? Mystery Science
Questions to Ask your Kinder:
How can we make 7 (4+3, 6+1, etc.)?
How does Cozy the Yak help the other animals?
What does showing empathy mean?
Practice writing your last name!
Count to 100 by 10s.
Count backwards from 20.
