Hi Families,
What a yucky weekend we had!
Although I feel rested for the week…it’s a bummer being stuck in the
house all day. I hope you had a relaxing
and restful weekend.
Emma got her spring haircut...but it's so cold she needs to wear her sweater...haha...poor thing!
Silly glasses...picture day!!
This week….
ü Library
book exchange on Monday
ü MATH
WEEK!!!
ü Monday –
wear your favorite number!
ü Tuesday –
wear a math symbol and try to fool us
ü Wednesday
– Arbor Day…wear math in nature (geometry, patterns, etc.)
ü I will be
out all day on Wednesday
ü Thursday –
what’s your favorite line day (parallel, perpendicular)
ü Thursday –
Kindergarten Community Helper Day in the morning…pictures to come!
ü Friday –
what’s your answer…be a math problem (the K team will be a math problem that
the kiddos can solve!)
ü The school
play, The Wizard of Oz, is on Friday and Saturday evening at 7pm. I went last year and was very impressed with
the talent we have at Whittier. I will
be there Friday evening. I am bringing
my mom and grandmother : )
Poem – Who
Sees the Wind
-we are working on the th- digraph
Read
Aloud – Close reading
You may have heard the words “close reading” before. Close reading is when we read the same book
for a couple days and set a new purpose for each time we read. The questions are planned and purposeful and
foster higher level discussions. We have
done a few close reading lessons this year.
I am always so impressed with the student’s ability to think outside the
box, make connections and share their thoughts and opinions. We will read the stories…
I Want My Hat Back
The Pirate of Kindergarten
Writing –
The students are going to write an opinion piece this
week. We are going to brainstorm the
themes, weather patterns and activities for each season. The students are going to write about which
season their favorite is and give reasons why.
Math –
ü Practice
math fact fluency to 5 (mixed practice, addition and subtraction)
ü The
standard we will work on is…K.OA.A.3 Decompose numbers less than or
equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way, e.g., by using objects or
drawings, and record each decomposition by a drawing or equation (e.g., 5 = 2 +
3 and 5 = 4 + 1).
ü During
our math time we have been starting with a short mini lesson and then breaking
out into centers. I usually work with
one small group during this time.
This past week we made predictions and identifed key details
in nonfiction texts. We used Scholastic
articles to practice these standards. I
had a large article and the students were able to work independently/in
partners to make, revise and evaluate their predictions using a smaller version.
We discussed what scholastic articles are…the students made the connection of scholastic
being similar to a newspapers, magazines, and internet articles. It was so cute when they were reading the
articles…they looked like they were reading the news paper. Enjoy these photos!
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