Kinder News,
ECO Animal Movements
We had a great two weeks..one before vacation and one after! We started many new learning routines such as reading menus and reading groups.
Important Dates:
Tuesday, December 6 ECO Last ECO till the new year!
Thursday, December 8th Auditorium Second Grade Performance/Musical 8:25-8:50
Spirit Week At UES December 12-16
Monday, December 12 -Wear your Favorite Color to school
Tuesday, December 13 -Mismatch Day
Wednesday, December 14 -Wear Your Cozy Clothes to school
Thursday, December 15 -Hat Day
Friday, December 16 -Wear Green and White clothes/UES Gear
Wednesday, December 21st Winter Solstice/Day in the DARK Flashnights
Thursday, December 22 EARLY RELEASE DAY 12:45-1:00
Friday, December 23 No School
Day in the Dark
On Wednesday, December 21 the kindergarten classes will have a “Day in the Dark” to reinforce learning about day and night, including solstice - the shortest day and longest night of the year! If possible please send in some flashlights. Please send in extra to share (each child will need one for the day).
Flashlights
We will return your items that day. Please label all items sent to school. If you have any questions, just let us know.
ECO:
We have ECO on Tuesday, December 6th. We will walk over to Harrison at 8:30-10:30. Please make sure you help your child dress for the weather (Rainy/low 30s high 42). We go to ECO every other Tuesday. This will be our last ECO till the new year! We will have some tea at ECO.
Animal Track Mats:
Literacy Snapshot:
Sh -digraph ship
Using letter sounds to blend CVC words (bat, mat, sat, lid, pop, etc)
Heart words - A, I , the, me, my, see, at, this, is, like, am, and, look, on, it, look
Continuing to work on our show and tell stories
Reading Menus
Reading groups/small group work
Some Books We read:
Mercy Watson
Hanukkah in Alaska
The Hanukkah Guest
Pete the Cat’s Christmas
The Gingerbread Boy
The First Snow!!!
Math Snapshot:
Counting to 100
Teen Numbers (18 is 10 and 8 more)
Double Ten’s Frames
Math Menu
Mr. C came to teach us a lesson about teen numbers
Science/SS Snapshot:
Animal movement
Sun is a Star (Starry Night Van Gogh)
Family Traditions (Continued) including reading different versions of the Gingerbread story)
Fourth Grade Buddies (every friday)
Turkey Science
Questions to Ask your Kinder:
What did you use to make your animal home in math?
What sound does SH make?
What does a teen number start with?
Can you write a sentence using our class heart words?
