Kinder News,
Early edition! The kids have grown so much this year as learners! Here are a few new updates.
Important Dates:
Friday, April 11 Lantern Parade (7:00) Montpelier High School
Monday, April 14th Early Release Day (1:00)
Wednesday, April 16th ECO Harrison Field -Please Check the weather (Salmanders) (1:30-2:30)
April 14-17 UES loves books/guest author/free book Bear Pond Books
Monday, April 14 Author Visit Jason Chin (9:45-10:25)
Wednesday, April 16th -Pick a Free Book (11:30-12:00)
Thursday, April 17th Literacy Night (6:00-7:00)
April 21-25 Spring Vacation -No School
Wednesday, May 28th Kinder Art Show (5:30-6:30)
Thursday, June 12th Field Trip-Montshire Museum (Save the Date)
Friday, June 17th Last Day of Kindergarten
Literacy Snapshot:
Digraph Combinations the h brothers th, sh, ch, wh
Silent e words such as cake and make
Read to the Superintendent -Ms. Libby
Reviewed Heart words -all kindergarten sight words, new words: they, one, or, for
Writing Journals
Used color words to describe the subject (noun)
Parts of a sentence (who or what a sentence is about, Named the action)
Handwriting -Numbers
Reading groups/Literacy Menu
Some Books We read:
Brave Irene
Bark George
Dragons Love Tacos
Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo
The Grouchy Ladybug
The Recess Queen
I Eat Poop
And so many more!
Math Snapshot:
Ways to add to ten flowers
Decomposition of Numbers/breaking numbers apart (Number Families) up to 10
Number Handwriting
Subtracting
Clear the board game
Cusinere Rods -adding
Story Problems
Subtraction Smash
Math Menu
Science/SS Snapshot:
-Maple Tapping in the spring ECO
-Weather Watcher Unit “Different types of weather” “Recording the weather¨
-How to get ready for a big storm
-Severe Weather patterns
-Seasons
-Meteorologist Station
-SEL I statements “I feel___. When you ____. Can you please___?”
Questions to Ask your Kinder:
What is your favorite kind of weather?
What season is your birthday in? And what is the weather like?
How do you get sap from maple trees?
What is subtraction? What is the symbol for subtraction?
When you write a sentence what do you need to remember?
Have an awesome week! Fondly, Dena
