Kinder News #12 March 30th

 Kinder News, 

 Another great two weeks in kindergarten.  

Important Dates: 

Wednesday, April 2nd ECO Harrison Field -Please Check the weather 

April 21-25 Spring Vacation -No School

*Wednesday, May 28, 6:00-7:00 PM - Kindergarten Performance

*Thursday, June 12 - Montshire Museum Field Trip (we still need volunteers!)

*Tuesday, June 17 - Last day of kindergarten (full day)

Literacy Snapshot:

Digraph Combinations -th, sh, ch, wh,-ck 

Silent e-words (read and write)

Sight Words -they, can, of

Writing present, future, subject, nouns, verbs, singular and plural

Writing sentences

Favorite Characters/Comic Strips

Writing Lists

Reading groups/Literacy Menu

Some Books We read:

Leroy Ninker (chapter book)

The Invisible Boy

The Red Umbrella

Mr. Putter and Tabby Write a Book

Math Snapshot:

Number Bonds (finding the missing addend and sum)

Decomposition of Numbers/breaking numbers apart (Number Families) up to 10

Comparing numbers (greater than, less than, same)

Counting to 100

Number Formation

Number Order

Addition Games

Uno

Math Menu

Science/SS Snapshot:

-Weather Watcher Unit

-Learned about the different types of clouds

-Learned about Rainbows and how they are formed

-Wrote about our favorite thing about spring

-Fourth Grade Buddies Making Comics

-Guidance Class “Including others”

-ECO Frogs

Questions to Ask your Kinder:

What are some ways to equal 10? What goes with 5 to equal 10?

How can you include others?  

What three things are essential to keep Maybelline Safe

How do you spell the sight word -they?

What is your favorite type of weather?

Show your family how to make a rainbow at home near a window!

Kinder News March 16th, 2025

 Kinder News:

Our first two weeks back from February break were great! Here is a snapshot of the past weeks and some critical updates.  Thank you for all of your support and we hope to see you next week for Caregiver conferences. 

Important updates:

Sign Up for Caregiver conferences if you have done so (sent in the swoop scoop last week)Here is the link- Conference schedule

Following ECO- Wednesday, March 19th 

Google permission slips were sent home with students 

Literacy Snapshot:

Reviewing Letter Sounds

Learning heart word can

Reviewing and writing Heart words - A, I, the, my, by, see, me, be, he, she, and, was, are

Editing and finishing Nonfiction Books-Vermont Animals

Writing questions and answers. 

Creating lists of good things with inventive spelling. 

Some books we read:

Fish Eyes (Math counting book about adding one more)

The Grouchy Ladybug 

Sheep in a Jeep (a book about sheep using pushes and pulls) 

Math Snapshot:

Decomposition of Numbers/breaking numbers apart (Number Families)

Writing number bonds

Writing equations 

Different wants to equal ten 

Adding one to a number

Creating grouchy lady bugs with ten’s families on the wings (Four dots on one wing, six on the other)

Rainbow Tens Partners 

Science Snapshot:

Force and Motion 

Where do we see pushes and pulls 

Using pushes to play mini golf 

Using Pulls to knock down a “wall” 

Will Peeps dissolve in water?

Questions:

How can you decompose ten? Sing the Equals 10 song!

How can you use pushes and pulls around the house?