I hope everyone has enjoyed the two snow days we have had.  The kindergartners are growing so much.  This week we worked on learning the sounds for the letters Gg and Jj.  Last week we learned a new short vowel sound, Oo.   We have been working to make sure we are very careful to listen for the different vowel sounds when we are spelling and reading words. 

We did not get to meet in our guided reading groups this week or last week due to the weather, concert and holiday shop.  

In math we have been working on adding and subtracting.  We have been trying to remember the sign for addition and knowing you will get a bigger number.  We have also been trying to remember the sign for subtraction and knowing you are taking away and getting a smaller number. 

Our holiday party was a success!  We watched "The Snowman" and ate a snack.  We made two snowmen ornaments and listened to two stories and we had our book exchange (thank you to all the parents for helping to make this possible!). 

Thank you so much for all of your help with the kindergarteners through the weeks of December.  I hope everyone has a very wonderful winter break.  Be safe and have fun!

In math, the kindergartners have worked very hard learning about the subtraction sign and that it means to take away.  Next week we will work to review addition and subtraction.

We have learned the letter sounds almost half of the letters of the alphabet.  This week we worked on the sounds for the letters "N" and "P."

We also started talking about December holidays and how everyone has different traditions during the holidays.  This week we talked about Hanukkah traditions.

During writer's workshop we have been working hard to add who, where, and what happened to our true stories.  We also have continued to make our writing readable.

During reader's workshop we are working hard to use all of our reading super powers.
1. Pointing under each word.
2. Using letters to help us.
3. Using pictures to help us.
4. Looking for word wall words.

As your child brings home our guided reading books, we have talked about using our "eagle eye" to help us when we get to a tricky word by looking at the pictures.  

I hope everyone has  a wonderful weekend!