Weekly Newsletter
Here you will receive information such as academic and activity updates, parent volunteer opportunities as well as a few photos from our weekly classroom fun. Please take the time each week to read through the 'newsletter' page and 'links' page to ensure you don't miss anything.
send a water bottle.
With winter weather here, please make sure your child has the appropriate outdoor weather attire. We will go out for recess unless the “feels like” temp is less than 20 degrees.
Wonders
Unit 10:
Week 3: Weekly Concept : Sort it Out
Essential Question: “What ideas can you suggest to protect the environment?”
Listening Comprehension: Panda Kindergarten: non-fiction
Oral Vocabulary: environment, protect, recycle, wisely, encourage
Interactive Read-aloud: “Protect the Environment” - Informational Text
Shared Reading: “Who Can Help?”
Phonics: Long u (u_e)/ e/ee, e_e,e
Writing Trait: Opinion Writing
Grammar: Pronouns
I, can, the, we, see, a, like, did, it, to, will, run, and, in, find, go, under, eat, you, do, down, say,
big, one, that, my well, please, are, ran, but, he, with, all, is, little, over, be, away, jump, for, have, get, of, they, so, said, want, am, here, me, our, this, what, make, soon, now, help, too, ate, has, play, came, look where, ride, good, into, also, who, come, does, pretty, new, must, saw
Core Knowledge:
Science, History, and Geography
Animals and Their Needs & Farm Animals: Big Idea. The students will learn what animals need to survive and the differences between different types of farm animals and crops. Students will also learn how things get from the farm to the market. Students will be also learning about Jane Goodall and her historical contributions to the scientific community regarding chimpanzees and their use of tools.
Monthly Character Trait:
April: Teamwork
May: Respect
Hand Writing:
- Students will continue to work on writing sentences.
- We will continue to work on correct letter formation and pencil grasp
- Students will complete sentences with capital letters and finger spacing, using their sight words.
Saxon Math:
We have been working in our First Grade Math books.
This week in math, we will be working on telling time to the 1//2 hour, and working on fact families. We will also be reviewing 3D shapes: spheres, cylinders, cones and cubes. Keep practicing those doubles and using doubles to add one more. 4+5= 9 (4+4=8+1more). Coin recognition and counting mixed coins is also a skill we keep practicing.
Below is our doubles poem that we practice daily. See if your
student can say it!
Doubles Rap! Doubles, doubles, I can add doubles! 1 through 10 is no trouble!
0 + 0 = 0 …Oh!
1 + 1 = 2 …Oooo
2 + 2 = 4 …More
3 + 3 = 6 …Kicks
4 + 4 = 8 …That’s great!
5 + 5 = 10 …Again
6 + 6 = 12 …That’s swell!
7 + 7 = 14 …Let’s lean
8 + 8 = 16 …Know what I mean
9 + 9 = 18 …Jellybean
10 + 10 = 20 …That’s plenty!
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Saxon Math (additional)
- We will be working on writing numbers 0-20 as well as our Calendar routine and learn number poems that correspond to the number.
- 1 - One is fun
- 2 - Around and back on a railroad track
- 3- Around a tree, around a tree that's how we make a number 3
- 4- Down and over and down some more that's how we make the number 4
- 5- Down and around but then don't stop, we have to put a hat on top - silly old 5
- 6- Make a hoop and then a loop
- 7- Across the sky ad down from heaven, that's how you make a number 7
- 8 - Make and S but don't be late, hurry up close up the gate, that's how you make a number 8
- 9 - Make a circle then a line, that's how you make a number 9
- 10 - a number one and a big, fat hen, that's how you make the number 10
Character Trait:
This month we will focus on teaching our students all about Respect
Monday, April 29th- May 10th-iReady Reading and Math Testing Window
May 6th- End of the Year DIBELS Testing
Friday, May 10th- Spirit Wear Day
Tuesday, May 14th- Spirit Night: Smart Cow (1:00-9:00pm)
May 17th - Kindergarten Water Day - Free dress of choice - no swimsuits please -
May 18th - used uniform sale - Elementary gym - 10-2pm
Hot dogs/hamburger lunch provided by the PTO.
May 21st- Hawaiian Day in Kindergarten (wear something tropical/uniforms not required). I will provide each student with a lei.
Wednesday, May 22nd is the Kindergarten Continuation Ceremony starting at 9:00am in the new gym. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. 2 guests per student, please. After graduation, all will head back to the classrooms for some awards and treats for the graduates. We plan on wrapping up around 11:15am. Parents are welcome to sign out students following graduation festivities to celebrate your child as you choose.
Thursday, May 23rd- Last Day of School (Dismissal at 11:30am)/End of Quarter 4