Kindergarten News

Kindergarten News

Week of Oct. 6^th-10^th, 2014

 

This week we will explore the following:

Theme: We will continue with Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales

Reading:  We will continue to explore the wonderful world of nursery rhymes and fairy tales.  We will identify rhyming words, characters and setting.  We will also sequence and retell, which are two very important reading skills!

Writing:  This week we will make literacy connections to nursery rhymes and fairy while using these familiar texts as a basis for our own individual book making/writing!

 

Word Wall Words:  REVIEW: a, is, red, green, yellow, orange, purple, blue, write, pink, brown, black, the, in. NEW WORDS FOR THE WEEK:  it and the

Word Study: We will focus on the letter sounds of C and H.

 

Math: This week we will practice measuring using non-standard units of measure.  We will discuss longer and shorter.  We will also continue estimating.  

 

Science: We will explore matter:  the three states and changes.

Social Studies:  We will begin to look at maps, and discuss map symbols. We will also learn about Columbus and his adventures.

 

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

·       Monday:  Make a list of things that start with C & H

·       Tuesday: Take a handful of junk/tiny treasures.  Sort them into sets and describe how you sorted to mom or dad.

·       Wednesday: Write a simple sentence using it and the.  Do you have a capital and a period? 

·       Thursday:  Tell about what you have learned about maps!  Why do we use them?

·       Friday: Bring back your library books, reading log, and home reader bag!  Remember there is no school on Monday!