Kinder News:
Our first two weeks back from February break were great! Here is a snapshot of the past weeks and some critical updates. Thank you for all of your support and we hope to see you next week for Caregiver conferences.
Important updates:
Sign Up for Caregiver conferences if you have done so (sent in the swoop scoop last week)Here is the link- Conference schedule
Following ECO- Wednesday, March 19th
Google permission slips were sent home with students
Literacy Snapshot:
Reviewing Letter Sounds
Learning heart word can
Reviewing and writing Heart words - A, I, the, my, by, see, me, be, he, she, and, was, are
Editing and finishing Nonfiction Books-Vermont Animals
Writing questions and answers.
Creating lists of good things with inventive spelling.
Some books we read:
Fish Eyes (Math counting book about adding one more)
The Grouchy Ladybug
Sheep in a Jeep (a book about sheep using pushes and pulls)
Math Snapshot:
Decomposition of Numbers/breaking numbers apart (Number Families)
Writing number bonds
Writing equations
Different wants to equal ten
Adding one to a number
Creating grouchy lady bugs with ten’s families on the wings (Four dots on one wing, six on the other)
Rainbow Tens Partners
Science Snapshot:
Force and Motion
Where do we see pushes and pulls
Using pushes to play mini golf
Using Pulls to knock down a “wall”
Will Peeps dissolve in water?
Questions:
How can you decompose ten? Sing the Equals 10 song!
How can you use pushes and pulls around the house?
