Notes:
Scholastic Book Orders
FYI- I will always send a Scholastic brochure home every month, however you may order books at any time throughout the month. I receive an email when a parent places an order and then I submit it immediately. I don't wait for additional orders. A few of you already take advantage of this but I wanted to make sure others were aware that they do not have to wait for the due date. P.S. Thank you for all the orders this year. With the free coupons, I have been able to get a lot of fun math, writing, and leveled books for the class.
Scholastic Book Orders
FYI- I will always send a Scholastic brochure home every month, however you may order books at any time throughout the month. I receive an email when a parent places an order and then I submit it immediately. I don't wait for additional orders. A few of you already take advantage of this but I wanted to make sure others were aware that they do not have to wait for the due date. P.S. Thank you for all the orders this year. With the free coupons, I have been able to get a lot of fun math, writing, and leveled books for the class.
Valentine’s Day
We will exchange valentines on Thursday, February 14th. You may send valentine’s to school as early as Monday, February 11. Your child can use the list of student names that I sent home to write out valentines. Valentines exchange is optional.
We will exchange valentines on Thursday, February 14th. You may send valentine’s to school as early as Monday, February 11. Your child can use the list of student names that I sent home to write out valentines. Valentines exchange is optional.
February 12 and 13 our class will have a substitute teacher. I will be assessing student reading progress (STEP test).
Coming up Feb. 22 - 8:15a.m. - 9:00 a.m....
DUDES AND DONUTS!
This is a K-1 event. Students can invite a special "dude" to come visit the classroom, enjoy a donut and juice together, and share what they have been working on in kindergarten Dudes may arrive in the classroom at 8:15 a.m..
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
We were able to get enough cereal boxes to make our valentines "suitcases." Yea!
LANGUAGE ARTSComing up Feb. 22 - 8:15a.m. - 9:00 a.m....
DUDES AND DONUTS!
This is a K-1 event. Students can invite a special "dude" to come visit the classroom, enjoy a donut and juice together, and share what they have been working on in kindergarten Dudes may arrive in the classroom at 8:15 a.m..
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
We were able to get enough cereal boxes to make our valentines "suitcases." Yea!
Theme: My Shadow
Letter Sounds: /w/ and /k/ spelled Kk
High Frequency Words: but, up
Decodable: none*
*Please have your child read and re-read the pre-decodable and the decodable books that are sent home. Depending upon your child's reading abilities these books will range from very easy to challenging. However, it is still good practice to have your child read and discuss these books with you at home.
MATH
This week we will be reviewing shapes -both 2-D and 3-D. In the upcoming weeks we will be working on the following concepts:
- Number Facts: composing and decomposing numbers, combining sets, counting on
- Length and Height: comparing length and height using nonstandard units
- Capacity
This week students will work on tens and ones, measuring and comparing length using cubes and measuring weight using a balance.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays students work in their Math Journals. Our Math Journal work begins with an open ended question that provides an opportunity for students to use multiple strategies for problem solving. Students are then asked to record their work and discuss how they solved the problem. Finally, a few students each week share their problem solving strategies with the class.
WRITING
PLEASE SEND A FOLDER FOR WRITING IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY-THANK YOU!
This weeks mini-lessons:
Monday: Using an image as a story starter, students will brainstorm an idea for an original story and apply their writing skills.
Tuesday and Wednesday: write a friendly valentine letter
Our goal is to convey our ideas through drawing and writing including a lot of details, colors, labels and sentences. The conventions of writing are practiced every day by our little kindergarten authors!
CORE KNOWLEDGE UNIT
Students will go to Mrs. Makela's room from 2:00-2:30 everyday.
check out Mrs. Makela's portal for more details!
In Mrs. Mase's room for Core Knowledge Ms. Sather's class will be learning about Seasons and Weather
SHOW AND SHARE
Friday - show and share
HOMEWORK
- Read 20 Minutes every night
- Review High Frequency Words Grade K
- Practice writing numbers and letters
- Count forward and backward
- Play LEXIA or IXL
