Kinder News,
The class earned a gem celebration last week. They really work hard to be kind, helpful, and ready learners.
Important Dates:
Tuesday, April 7th, ECO Harrison Field -Please check the weather
Tuesday, May 5th, ECO Harrison Field
Tuesday, May 19th, ECO Harrison Field
Monday, April 13 Early Release
April 20-24 Spring Vacation -No School
Literacy Snapshot:
Digraph Combinations -ck, th, sh, ch, wh
Many jobs of the letter e
S at the end of a word (is, his, has) (dogs) making the z sound
Consonant Blends (cl, bl, spl, etc.)
Word family using -ing
Reviewed Heart words -all kindergarten heart words
Writing Journals (Spring stories, and Vegetables)
Handwriting (using quotation marks and finishing sentences)
Some Books We Read:
Leroy Ninker Sadles Up
Catching the Moon
Tale of Two Beasts
The Donkey Egg
Math Snapshot:
Careful Counters
Teen numbers (10 and some more)
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
Science/SS Snapshot:
-Weather Watcher Unit “How to get ready for a storm?” and “What’s the weather on your birthday?” “Seasons”
-Eagle Nests at ECO
-Bald Eagles Bird Cam at VINS
-Flower Shop
-Fourth Grade Buddies
-Ghana Drummers
-Jumping Jelly Beans Jump Rope team performance
Questions to Ask your Kinder:
Count to 100 as a family!
What are three important things for Leroy to remember about taking care of Mabaline?
When does the letter s make the Z sound? (after a vowel is, his, has, and when following a voiced sound such as dogs)
What sound does the letter "a" say when next to a letter "w", like in the words want and was? (wonkcy w makes the a sound like the short o sound).
Explain what the number 15 means ( 1 ten and 5 ones).
