Monday, November 3, 2014

Kindergarten News

Kindergarten News
Week of Nov.3-7, 2014
We are so excited for our field trip to the farm tomorrow!  Send your child in a RCE shirt if possible.  Watch the weather and send a jacket or sweatshirt, if need be.  Your child can tie it around his or her waist if they get hot.  You know what your child is most comfortable wearing- that is what matters!  Send your child in tennis shoes and with a sack lunch in a large Ziploc bag.  Label the bag with your child’s name.  They will need a drink in their lunch.  If you are a chaperone, please refer to the email that came this morning with specifics.  Thank you!!

Theme: Fall and Thanksgiving!
Reading:  This week we will enjoy fall and Thanksgiving stories!  We will identify characters, setting, and problem.  We will retell using picture cards.  We will continue to 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 Thanksgiving 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 add details to make our writing more interesting.  This week we will write about fall, apples, Thanksgiving traditions, and other stories from our lives.
Word Wall Words:  REVIEW: red, green, yellow, orange, purple, blue, white, pink, brown, black, I, can, a, see, to, and, it, is, my, like, on, NEW WORDS FOR THE WEEK:  he, she
Word Study: We will focus on the sounds of X, Y and Z.
Math: During math workshop, we will continue to measure (length and width), explore ordinal numbers, create/extend patterns, create numeral sets, count aloud to 60, and problem solve. We will work with number wallets to build number sense. This week we will begin to explore data collection, specifically tally marks.
Social Studies:  Thanksgiving traditions
Science:  Energy
Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.
Optional Activities:
  • Monday: Make a list of X, Y and/or Z words. 
  • Tuesday: Put your favorite toys in a line. Now, describe what is 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. 

  • Wednesday: visit www.raz-kids.com
  • Thursday:  Teach your mom or dad how to make tally marks!
  • Friday:  Return your library books and practice your home reader!  

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