Hi Kinder Families,
We had a great week back from vacation. We finished our weather unit and incubated 13 chick eggs.
Important Dates:
Wednesday, May 14th, ECO at Harrison Field, please dress for the weather and check for ticks.
Monday, May 19th, Early Release Day
Monday, May 26th: No School Memorial Day
Wednesday, May 28th, the Last ECO of the year, dress for the weather, er and check for ticks.
Wednesday, May 28th, Kindergarten Art Show at Night 6-7
Thursday, June 12th Field Trip- Montshire Museum
Tuesday, June 17th, Last Day of Kindergarten
Field Trip:
Our field trip to the Montshire Museum is scheduled for June 12th. We are still in need of chaperones for this trip. If you are planning on attending, could you please send me one more email? It is not too late to complete the paperwork and fingerprints. Your presence as a chaperone will greatly contribute to the success and safety of this trip.
Literacy
We are hearing, writing, and reading words with the -ing ending
We continue hearing, writing, and reading words with digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh) and consonant blends (cl, st, br, etc)
We continue practicing reading CVCe words (make, ripe, rope)
We are learning how to use punctuation marks (. ! ?)
We continue to practice lowercase letter formation and writing sentences (uppercase first letter in a sentence and period at the end of a sentence, spaces)
We have been learning bridge words (prepositions) and descriptive words.
We continue practicing oral rhyming, blending, and segmenting syllables and sounds in words.
We have learned the sight words: a, I, the, can, an, and, see, he, she, me, be, to, do, or, for, my, by, as, has, is, his, you, are, was, they, have and said
We are writing and reading using our phonics skills during reading groups
We work on the writing process! We think about something we know well (our families, activities), plan our ideas, and then draw and write about them.
Math
We continue counting practice up to 100, backward from 20, by tens to 100, by 10s starting at different numbers (2, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92, 102)
Addition combinations to 5
We continue to decompose numbers to 10 using pictures, manipulatives, and equations (addition and subtraction)
We are solving story problems with pictures, objects, and equations.
Science/Social Studies
We are discussing how to take care of the earth: reduce, reuse, and recycle waste.
We are learning about the life cycle of animals that lay eggs (frogs, chicks, etc)
Finished up the weather with some weather experiments
SEL Focus: Playground: Being kind - including others, taking turns. Being safe-keeping our hands to ourselves. Being responsible - taking care of toys, lining up when the bell rings
Our brain is a muscle/being flexible
Bunny day (gem celebration)
Everybody loves to read week
Salamandors
Thank you! Dena
