The kindergarteners have been working hard on learning to hear long vowel sounds as well as the short vowel sounds.  This week we will work on the sound for long "i" and then we will review the other long vowels that we have worked on.

The students are working hard to solve addition problems in a variety of ways.  Later this week we will revisit subtraction.

In science we have been learning about pond animals.  So far, we have learned about frogs and ducks.   This week we will be talking about turtles.

In writer's workshop we are writing nonfiction books about pond animals.

I hope everyone had a happy Mother's Day!

We have finished learning the sounds of all the letters!  We worked hard this week to review the vowel sounds.

In math we are working on a measuring unit.  We are focusing on measuring vocabulary such as taller, longer, shorter, etc.

In writer's workshop we finished and published our how-to books.  The students have grown so much as writers by making their writing readable!

Thank you for continuing to read at home with your children with the reading books that are sent home.  Your children are becoming so good at using strategies to figure out tricky words in books.

Our field trip is quickly approaching on May 7th.  The cost for students is $5 dollars and $10 for chaperones.

Have a great weekend!
    

Last week we learned our last vowel sound for the letter Ee.  This week we are learning the sound for the letter Xx.  We only have one letter left...Zz!

In reading workshop your children have learned to take care of their books by keeping their books in a special bag.  This week we will talk about the characters and settings in their stories.

In writer's workshop we are continuing to write how-to-books.  Your child can brainstorm more ideas of what they can write about for these books at home by thinking of daily things they do like how to brush your teeth.

In math we are working hard to read, write, count, represent numbers 1-100.  We will dig deeper and take a closer look at these numbers.

Last week in kindergarten we learned the sound for the letter W.  This week we are learning about the sound for the letter Y.  We only have three letters left to learn: X, Z, and E.

In math we are finishing up a unit about teen numbers and showing how they are ten and some more using ten frames.  This week we will begin a unit on representing, counting and writing numbers 20 and up.

In writer's workshop we will begin working on How-To books.  In these books the students will teach the reader how to do something they know how to do by teaching them all the steps.

We will also be talking about CORRECT and what each of the letters stands for.  Al the puppet will be back this week to share more about character education with the kindergartners.  Today the kindergarteners went to the NED assembly.  Ask your child if they can tell you what the letters stand for.  N = Never give up, E = Encourage others and D = Do your best.  

This week in kindergarten we learned about letter Qq.  We learned the letter Qq has a broken leg and needs help from the letter Uu to get around.  The kindergarteners are doing an excellent job of hearing the different vowel sounds when labeling pictures.

In writing workshop we are working on editing our favorite book to make it better so it is ready to be published.

In math we are really working hard to use a ten frame to help us know that teen numbers are 10 and some more.  We made a March calendar and are continuing to revisit adding and subtracting.

In reading workshop students are working hard to use the reading strategies to read books to their partners. Students are working hard to become better readers.

 

This week in kindergarten we are learning a new vowel sound /u/.  Students are working really hard to read and spell words with all of the vowel sounds we have learned so far.

In math we are working on learning about 2-dimensional (square, triangle, rectangle, hexagon, circle) and 3-dimensional shapes (sphere, cube, pyramid, cylinder).  We learned how 2-dimensional shapes are flat and 3-dimensional shapes are not.  We talked about how some 3-dimensional shapes can slide or roll and stack.  We are also working to remember the names of these shapes.

In writing workshop we are working with our reading partners who check to make sure our writing is readable.

Yesterday we exchanged Valentine's with our friends.  Today we talked about President's day.

I cannot believe we are already in February!  Valentine's day is approaching soon!  We will have time during the day to exchange Valentines.  It is not a requirement for your child to send in Valentines, however, if you do choose for your child to send in Valentines please make sure you have enough for everyone in the class.  We have 17 students in our class.

It would be easier if your child did not specify who the Valentine is for by leaving the "to" part blank.  This will speed up the passing out process.  However if you would prefer that this part is filled out that is fine too. 

If your child has his or her Valentines made early, feel free to send them in.  I will have a place for them until we are ready to exchange them. 

Please remember our school policy on candy.  If you child's Valentine contains candy, it cannot be distributed at school.  Thank you!