Sunday, February 16, 2025

Kinder News #10 February 16th

 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: