FRIDAY NOTE
(11/13/15)
Events of the Week:
Math: We started a new
unit on comparing and ordering numbers from 1 to 10. We learned about how one number can be
greater than or less than another number.
We also found numbers that are one more and one fewer. We will continue this unit next week.
Our focus in reading this week was on folk
tales. Here’s what we did in each
workshop:
·
Language Workshop— We
concentrated on the book The Three Billy Goats Gruff. We focused on story elements, such as characters, settings, and major
events. We introduced vocabulary
words that are in the story, such as: valley, meadow, rushing, troll, roared,
gobble, and trampled. We also practiced retelling the story by
telling what happened in the beginning, the middle, and the end. The students really enjoyed using the
story pieces to retell. We finished the
week by reading other versions of the story.
·
Writing Workshop—We learned the sight word “to”. This week we practiced using magnetic
whiteboards and letters to build the sight words we have learned so far. After we built each word, we practiced
writing it. We also introduced “Writing
Journals”. Journals are used for
students to write about whatever they choose.
·
Reading Workshop—We introduced another center that will we
use during Literacy Centers and continued to practice working
independently. We used a book called I
Go to review the two reading strategies that we have learned (look at the
picture and get your mouth ready to make the first sound). Your child has this book in their book box to
continue to practice reading during independent reading time.
·
Word Study—Our letter for the week was “Ee”. We learned that Ee is a vowel and can make a
short sound and a long sound.
Important
Dates:
·
Nov. 24:
Kindergarten Share Feast
·
Nov. 25-Nov. 27:
Thanksgiving Break
·
Dec. 3: Fall
picture retakes
Attendance
We have set an expectation
that students should meet the 94% threshold in order to participate in clubs,
field trips, dances, etc. Participation in these types of events is a
privilege, and this is earned, in part, by showcasing good behavior and
maintaining excellent attendance. Please make sure your child is
attending school every day and is arriving on time.
Share Feast
All
of Kindergarten will come together on Tuesday, November 24th to
celebrate the first Thanksgiving. Please
have your child bring in ONE INDIVIDUAL-SIZED favorite snack (Cheez-its, mini
marshmallows, pretzels, M&M’s, etc.) before this day that we will combine
together to make a Share Feast for all to enjoy. Thanks so much for your help!
Sight Words
Keep Practicing
I is a
my like she
see the
it he be
can to
Reading Journey
Part 1 of our Reading Journey ended today. If you returned the reading
log your child will receive the Pizza Hut Book-It coupon. Part 2 of the Reading Journey will begin
Monday, November 16th. Be
looking for information coming home.
Keep reading!
Extra
Clothes
Please
send an extra set of clothes with your child to keep in his/her backpack in
case of an accident at school. We will make sure that your child changes into
the clothes if an accident happens. Thank you!
Next
Week:
·
We will continue learning about story
elements.
·
In Language Workshop, we will be focusing on the
book The Three Little Pigs.
·
We will learn about the
letter “Ii” and the two sounds the letter makes.
·
We will learn a new reading
strategy, “Stretch out the word slowly”.
·
In math, we will continue to compare and order numbers
0-10.
·
Our sight word will be “with”.
Mrs. Wenger
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