Nature Walk

We took advantage of the beautiful day yesterday and went outside for a nature walk to look for living and nonliving things.  Wish we would have more days like that!  

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Kindergarten News

Week of March 21- March 25, 2016

Now that Spring Break is over, the rest of the school year will fly by quickly!  We hope everyone had a good break. There will be lots of learning going on between now and the end of this school year!

If you haven’t done so, please sign and return your child’s report card envelope. 

Theme: Living Things and Plants

Reading:  Shared reading and interactive read-alouds about plants and their needs, with focus on the elements of non-fiction writing.

Writing:  Plants and spring.                                            

 Word Wall Words:  REVIEW: I, the, see, like, my, is, and, do, was, me, go, said, that, for, in, if, you, can, to on, there, where, into, he, she, but, has,

of, make, could, it, we, little, him, her, are, very, what your

NEW WORDS:  first, after

Word Study: UG Word Family  

Math: Review combining sets up to 10

Science: Living Things/ Plants

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

• Monday: Write 5 sentences about what you did on Spring Break and draw a picture to illustrate it.
• Tuesday:  Make a list of 10 “UG” words
• Wednesday:   Practice your sight words.  Make flash cards with words your child does not know.
• Thursday:  Write a math story using two numbers that can be combined to make nine. (Ex: 2 plants bloomed in the garden. Then 7 more bloomed. How many were blooming altogether?)
• Friday:  Pack up your library books and practice your home reader!  

Puppet Shows

Yesterday we had the special treat of seeing puppet shows put on by the Stratford Theatre Arts class. The students made the puppets, wrote the script and did the shows for us.  The kids really seemed to enjoy it.  They even got to participate with some challenges between shows.  

ibooks

We have started making ibooks on our Book Creator app. I am working with a group each week so that everyone can make at least one book.  They also can do this at stations once they learn.  They are doing very well with it.  I will be sharing them once we are done.  

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Kindergarten News

Week of March 7 - March 11, 2016

     

 This Friday will be our Field Day!  If you purchased a shirt, it will arrive this week.  If you didn’t purchase a shirt, no worries.  The theme is Boot Camp.  The kids could wear camo or whatever they would like.  Please send a lunch from home that day! Make sure your child has a water bottle, as well.  Kindergarten’s time will be 8:30-10:00.  Feel free to join us…extra hands are always welcome!  Lunch will be at a different time that day (11:00). 

Theme: Finishing Texas and Beginning our study of Plants!

Reading:  Shared reading and interactive read-alouds about cowboys and cowgirls/plants, focus on predicting events and comprehension.

Writing:  We are finishing our Texas writing this week!

Word Wall Words:  REVIEW: I, the, see, like, my, is, and, was, me, go, said, that, for, in, if, you, can, to,on, there, where, into, he, she, but, has, of, make, it, we, little, him, , her, are, very, could, do

NEW WORDS: what, your

Word Study: EN Word Family  

Math: Ways to make 8, reviewing problem solving

Social Studies:  review Stephen F. Austin and Jose Navarro

Science:  Finishing up Earthworms…...beginning to look at living vs. nonliving

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

• Monday: See how many of our sight words you can read?  Make flash cards for any words you do not know.
• Tuesday:  Make a list of 10 “EN” words.
• Wednesday:   Visit www.raz-kids.com

• Thursday:  Write a math story using two numbers that can be combined to make seven. (Ex: 4 longhorns were branded, then 3 more. How many all together?)
• Friday:  Return your library books to school.

Cowboys and Cowgirls

We read about Cowboys and then made our own and wrote what we knew about them. We are getting much better with our writing. 

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Kindergarten News

Week of Feb.29 - March 4, 2016

Remember that our class picture is THURSDAY!!  Dress cute and smile pretty J.  Class pictures need to be preordered.  Send your envelopes WITH checks or credit card info.  Individual pictures will also be taken and you can order those later. 

Return all Boosterthon Pledges…thank you for supporting RCE!!!

Spring Break is the week of March 14-18^th!

Theme: Cowboys and the rodeo

Reading:  Shared reading and interactive read-alouds about cowboys and cowgirls, focus on predicting events and comprehension.

Writing:  We are writing again this week about cowboys and the rodeo.                                              

Word Wall Words:  REVIEW: I, the, see, like, my, is, and, was, me, go, said, that, for, in, if, you, can, to, on, there,where, into, he, she, but, has, of, make, it, we, little, him, her, are, very,

NEW WORDS: could, do

Word Study: EST Word Family  

Math: Continuing to explore problem solving and combinations of numbers 0-7, while we review money

Social Studies:  the Rodeo in Texas

Science:  Continue with Earthworms

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

• Monday: Make up your own three-sentence story about a cowboy or cowgirl and draw an illustration to go with it.
• Tuesday:  Make a list of 10 “EST” words.
• Wednesday:   Visit www.raz-kids.com

• Thursday:  Write a math story using two numbers that can be combined to make seven. (Ex: 2 cows were branded, then 5 more. How many all together?)
• Friday:  Return your library books to school.