As you may have heard, rest towels do not need to return to school because we will not be having a rest time anymore. Students are ready for that time to be used for a quiet activity such as shared reading, handwriting, etc.
On Friday, we had a special visit from a veteran. It was great opportunity to learn more about his job and say thank you for all he does!
Upcoming Events:
November 15: Conferences 4-7:30pm
November 17: 1/2 day- 11:30 dismissal
November 18: Wisconsin Badger Day
November 23-25: No School
Reading: Beginning this week, students will be bringing home a book bag each night. These book bags will have 2 books at your child's reading level. Ask your student what he/she is working on when reading (pointing, using pictures, and using beginning sounds are a few examples). Read the books with the student when you are able or ask them to spend time with the books each night. Please send the book bag back to school every day so we can exchange the books!
Writing: The writers will begin to work on true stories this week. In Kindergarten, we work on oral storytelling and transferring those stories to paper. We will think about writing stories that people are excited to read. Then, we will make sure they can read them by adding drawing and making our sentences easy to read by using spaces and many letter sounds.
Math: Here are the math centers for the week:
- Using a Math Expressions activity page, students will practice identifying and then building shapes using pipe cleaners and straws. After, they will use geoboards on the Ipads to build more shapes.
- Each student will have a five frame with all five spaces filled. They will roll a 0-5 dice. They will cross out the number they rolled and write the subtraction equation that matches.
- Students will choose a prewritten equation. They will show the subtraction problem using chips and write the equation.
- Mathematicians will play “Garbage” This is a card game that focuses on number order. Grab a deck of cards (without the jacks, queens, and kings) and ask your child to teach you how to play at home!
Word Study: As you read with your child at home, continue searching for sight words and start to focus on the beginning letter sounds as well as sight words on the page. Our sight words for this week are: see, in, you, big, little.
Science: It is an exciting time in Kindergarten as we begin our first science unit! The unit is called Fur, Feathers, Skin, and Scales. We will begin our inquiry with questions like
- What are the different body coverings that animals have?
- Why do animals have different body coverings?
- What covers you?
- How do you take care of your skin?
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