Kinder News:
It's been another couple of great weeks in kindergarten. The playground is very muddy, so I suggested boots and rain paints if possible.
Important Dates:
Thursday, March 21 Early Release Day
Friday, March 22: No School Teacher/Caregiver Conferences (link for appointments will be sent out on Monday, March 11 by the UES office)
Tuesday, March 19th, ECO Harrison Field -Please Check the weather
April 22-26 Spring Vacation -No School
Literacy Snapshot:
Digraph Combinations with h - th, sh, ch, wh, also -ck at the end of a word
Bonus letters (s, f, l) like in the words floss, moss, tall, puff
Bossy R (or, er, ir, ur, ar) r takes control of the vowel sound
Consonant Blends (cl, bl, spl, etc.)
CVC Word Families
CVCe words (kite)
When to use c (o, a, u) or k (i, e)
Reviewed all sight words (added -are, you)
Writing Journals -what did you do over vacation?
Reading groups/Literacy Menu during owl time
Some Books We read:
Vermont Animal Books (15 different nonfiction animal books)
Leroy Ninker Saddles Up
The Invisible Boy (a book about including others)
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
Lego Creations
Math Menu
Science/SS Snapshot:
-Weather Patterns
-SEL Lessons focused on Empathy and including others
-Looking at Nonfiction books
-Writing our Animal Reports
-We studied different types of animal teeth and what they are used for
-Friendship necklaces
-Fort Day Gem Celebration
-Fourth Grade Buddies
Questions to Ask your Kinder:
What is a number bond? Can you make a number bond?
How can you include others?
How do you spell the sight words you and are?
Practice spelling your last name.
How can you tell the difference between b and d?
What clue can you use to decide if it is a c or k when spelling?
What is the silent e rule?
