Kinder News,
We had a wonderful last week together in December and the first week in January. We welcomed a new student to our class!
Important Dates:
No School Monday, January 15 MLK Day
Early Release Day Monday, January 29
Lip Sync Battle Friday, January 26 (I think) at 5:00PM at Montpelier High School
Next ECO February TBD
Literacy Snapshot:
Sh, wh, ck, and the two sounds of th (digraphs)
Lowercase letter formation
Long and short sound vowel practice
Syllables and Rhyming
Using letter sounds to blend CVC words (bat, mat, sat, lid, pop, etc)
Heart words - A, I , the, see, we, he, she, me, be
Poetry Unit -List Poems
Writing letters, words and sentences
Reading groups
Some Books We read:
Mercy Watson Thinks LIke a Pig
Maddie’s Fridge
Memoirs of an Elf
Mary Had a Little Jam
A Stick is a Wonderful Thing
Many different Gingerbread stories!
Math Snapshot:
Base 10 blocks for counting by 10s and teen numbers
What comes after and before a number
Counting to 100
Teen Numbers (18 is 10 and 8 more)
Double Ten’s Frames
Number formation
Creating animal structures
Math Menu
Science/SS Snapshot:
Decorated gingerbread cookies with our fourth grade buddies
Can you build a house out of candy (science)?
Why do Penguins have wings if they can not fly?
Who invented football?
Hot Chocolate Stand (pretend)
Making Gifts (picture/star)
Writing Cards
Poems about ourselves
Poems about winter
The Weather and Winter
Puzzles (350 pieces)
Questions to Ask your Kinder:
What is the middle sound in the following words: rug, dash, that, shock, chess (remind them they can use a roller coaster).
Tell me about the new Mercy Watson book you are reading in kindergarten? Where are the characters going in the book?
Did you like the taste of gingerbread?
Also, if you are looking for a fun family night you might want to go to a MHS basketball game (it feels like a professional game to a UES student). The next home game is Friday, January 12th JV starts at 5:30 and V starts at 7:00. I promised the class I would let you know about the next home game:)
