Kinder News:
We had another exciting two weeks in kindergarten. Thank you for helping with Valentine’s Day cards and 100th-day items! We have a two hour delay on Monday, February 17th.
Important Dates:
Thursday, February 20 Lantern Parade Montpelier High School at 6:00-7:00 Here Here are the directions: Parent Info
February 24-March 4: No School Winter Vacation
Thursday, March 20 Early Release Day (1:00)
Friday, March 21 Caregiver Conference
Literacy Snapshot:
Nouns singular and plural -adding s to the end of nouns
-ing endings
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, and, was, are
Nonfiction Books-Vermont Animals (taking notes -what do they eat, live, and interesting facts)
Writing letters, words and sentences
Reading groups
Post Office
Literacy Menu
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)
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:
How do animals survive in winter
All about the post office-look for some letters in the mail this week
Vermont Animal Reports
Valentine’s Day
100th Day Activities
Lunar New Year Activities (Zodiac Calendar and Dragon Puppet)
How do our feelings change
100 Day Activities:
Valentine’s Day Activities:
Questions to Ask your Kinder:
How can we make 7 (4+3, 6+1, etc.)?
Practice writing your last name!
Count to 100 by 10s.
Count backwards from 20.
SEL lesson:
Fourth Grade Buddies and Lunar Lanterns:
