Happy Monday!

Kindergarten News

Week of Oct.27 - Oct.31, 2014

Thank you so much for coming to your child’s conference.  It was a treat to visit with you!  Our book character parade will be THIS Friday at 8:30. Your child’s folder today has a flier with specifics. 

This is the LAST week to get your reading logs turned in…they are due

Oct. 31st!

Happy Red Ribbon Week! Remember on Thursday wear your favorite sport jersey.

This week is the Book Fair at Barnes and Noble...happy shopping and happy reading!

Theme: Fall...Halloween!

Reading:  This week we will enjoy fall stories!  We will identify characters, setting, and problem.  We will retell using picture cards.  We will utilize the cognitive skill of mental imaging while listening to stories.  This skill will help us add details to our writing!

Writing:  This week we will make literacy connections to stories while using these stories as a basis for our own individual book making/writing! We will focus on use of capitals, periods, and appropriate spacing as we write.  We will continue to incorporate sound words (Swoosh!) during writer’s workshop, as well as adding other illustrative details to make our writing more interesting. We will begin the idea of non fiction writing as we discover the life cycle of a pumpkin.

Word Wall Words:  REVIEW: red, green, yellow, orange, purple, blue, white, pink, brown, black, I, can, a, see, the, to, and, is, it, NEW WORDS FOR THE WEEK:  like, on

Word Study: We will focus on the letter sounds of K and L.

Math: During math workshop, we will continue to measure (length and width), create/extend patterns, create numeral sets, count forwards and backwards, and problem solve.

Science: We will study the life cycle of pumpkins.

Social Studies:  finishing US Symbols and creating a map of our neighborhood

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

• Monday:  Make a list of things that start with K and L 
• Tuesday:  Visit the book fair at Barnes and Noble!
• Wednesday: Have your mom or dad pick a number from 11-20.  Can you count forwards from that number?  Can you count backwards?
• Thursday:  visit www.raz-kids.com
• Friday:  Return your library books and practice your home reader this weekend!