Kindergarten News
Week of February
13 - 17, 2017
We will be exploring coins over the next few weeks in
math. It would be great for each child to have a variety of coins to
examine. If possible, please send a Ziploc baggie with a variety of
coins. It doesn’t need to be a lot; for example, 7 pennies, 3 nickels, 3
dimes, and 2 quarters would be awesome! If you are able to send coins, please
write your child’s name on the baggie so it can be returned to you!
Our unit on plants will start soon. In prep for that, each
class will need some potting soil so we can get seeds planted and
sprouting. If you can send in a bag (not huge!) of soil, please let us
know. Thanks!
Monday,
February 13th – Picture Day We will take our class picture and
individual spring pictures. Order forms for the class picture and pose
selection for individual pictures came home in folders last week. You may
also order online.
Tuesday,
February 14th – Valentine’s Day Please remember to send your
child with their valentines on Tuesday. We will help the children “mail”
them that morning. We hope to see you at our class party at 1:00
pm!
Monday,
February 20th – Presidents Day No school.
Friday,
February 24th – Go Texan Day Grab your boots, hat and bandana
and come watch your little cowpoke show off their dancin’ skills during our
Specials time. More details to come!
Theme: Friendship
and Presidents
Reading:
We are working hard to improve our reading skills in literacy stations and
guided reading groups. This week, we’ll be reading more stories about
friendship and Valentine’s Day. Toward the end of the week, we’ll
integrate language arts with social studies as we read nonfiction books about
several Presidents.
Writing:
Writing a Friendly Letter – We are writing letters
and being sure to include all the parts of a friendly letter: heading,
greeting, body, closing, and signature. Ask your child to sing you the
Friendly Letter song!
Word Wall Words
REVIEW: red, green, yellow, orange, purple, blue, white, pink, brown, black,
my, is, to, like, can, see, go, the, in, it, all, me, and, big, has, on, we,
but, look, at, little, for, he, said, was, not, she, this, come, you, are, get,
some, with, will
NEW WORDS: have, went
Word Study:
-UG and -UN Word Families
Math:
We’ll finish up our number combinations of six and move into exploration of
coins.
Science:
Rocks and Soil
Social Studies:
Presidents Abraham Lincoln and George Washington
Homework: Read 20
minutes every night.
Optional
Activities:
- Monday: Make a list of 10 -UG words.
- Tuesday: Write a thank you
letter to someone in your class.
- Wednesday:
Grab a handful of coins. Sort them. Can you find the coin with
Abraham Lincoln?
- Thursday: Flip
a penny ten times. Make tally marks to record how many times you get
heads/tails.
- Friday: Pack up your
library books and practice your home reader! Return the home reader
bag on Monday.
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