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Week of February 27- March 3, 2017

Thanks so much to everyone who was able to come today and watch your kindergarten square dance. The kids did a great job and loved having you for their audience!

Friday, March 10 – Report cards come home

March 11 – March 19 – Spring Break

                                   

Theme: Texas, cowboys and the rodeo

Reading:  Shared reading and interactive read-alouds about Texas. We are focusing on predicting events and comprehension.

Writing:  This week, we will be writing about Texas, cowboys and the rodeo.      

                                       

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, have, went, saw, so

NEW WORDS:  MAKE, UP

Word Study:   We are leaving the world of short vowels and moving into long vowels.  Our work begins with silent e words.  We will look for silent e at the end of a word to makes the initial vowel long.  Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD9dwkrUf8s  or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBP-AW29YDk for cute songs that explain how the silent e works.

Math:  We will review identifying coins by name and challenge the kids to identify coins by their value. Problem solving, and combinations of numbers to 7 will also be covered this week. 

Science: Now that we know all about soil, we’ll look at earthworms and how they help make soil rich for plant growth.  Later in the week, we’ll begin our study of plants and living things.

Social Studies:  To go along with our Language Arts focus, we will learn all about the great state of Texas!

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

• Monday: Visit www.raz-kids.com
• Tuesday:  Make a list of 10 silent e words
• Wednesday:   Write three sentences about the great state of TEXAS!!

• Thursday:  Grab a handful of coins, sort them, and label them by name.  Can you tell what each coin is worth?
• Friday:  Pack up your library books and practice your home reader!