Kinder News,
It was so nice meeting with all of you for parent teacher conferences. The kids have grown so much this year as learners! Here are a few new updates.
Important Dates:
Tuesday, April 2nd ECO Harrison Field -Please Check the weather
Monday, April 8th No School (Total Solar Eclipse)
April 15-19 UES loves books/guest author -Bear Pond Book visit
April 22-26 Spring Vacation -No School
Monday, June 3rd Field Trip-Montshire Museum (Save the Date)
Friday, June 14th Last Day of Kindergarten
Literacy Snapshot:
Digraph Combinations the h brothers th, sh, ch, wh
Bonus letters (s, f, l) like in the words floss, moss, tall, puff
Bossy R (or, er, ir, ur, ar) r takes control of the vowel sound
Consonant Blends (cl, bl, spl, etc.)
CCVC words such as spot, slip, and stop
Silent e words such as cake and make
Reviewed Heart words -all kindergarten sight words, new words: Was, they, one
Writing Journals
We played beat the principal (sight word game)
Reading groups/Literacy Menu
Some Books We read:
My Father’s Dragon (finished it up)
Strictly No Elephants
The Weather Girls
The Grouchy Ladybug
The Recess Queen
A Piglet Named Mercy
And so many more!
Math Snapshot:
Reviewed teen numbers (10+9=19)using ten frames
Ladybug Number Bonds (finding the missing addend and sum)
Decomposition of Numbers/breaking numbers apart (Number Families) up to 10
What is the next number up to 100+
Counting to 100-Jack Hartman counting to 100
Making 10 (adding and subtracting)
Measuring
Math Menu
Science/SS Snapshot:
-Owls in the spring ECO
-Weather Watcher Unit “Different types of weather” “Recording the weather¨
-Birds and their chicks in the spring
-How to get ready for a big storm
-Severe Weather patterns
-Made Bird Nests
-MHS State champions came to visit
-Meteorologist Station
Questions to Ask your Kinder:
What number did you use for your ladybug bond?
Why do birds raise their chicks in the spring?
What is your favorite kind of weather?
Have an awesome week! Fondly, Dena
