This is another 4-day week, but full of meaning and learning! I hope you are all staying safe and warm and ready for another round of snow! Here's what we're getting into this week in Kindergarten:
In Language Arts, we will:
- Read fiction books and make and revise predictions using the pictures, title, and text features to help us.
- Learn a new poem and practice reading fluently, identifying sight words, and finding rhyming words.
- Continue learning new Kindergarten sight words. This week our words will be: said, play, where
In Social Studies, we will:
- Begin learning about the difference between wants and needs.
- Sort items into categories labeled wants and needs.
- Distinguish between a good that is grown and one that is made.
- Talk about the difference between a good (a tangible product) and a service (a job, not an object).
- Be able to hear a text and distinguish between a good and a service.
In Writing, we will:
- Use a checklist to evaluate our writing and make improvements.
- Continue to brainstorm ideas for writing, including telling a story with multiple related ideas.
- Encourage independent sounding out of words while writing, and using the word wall and other resources in the classroom to help you write words correctly.
In Math, we will:
- Review 2D shapes and talk about their attributes.
- Identify 2D shapes in the environment- "shapes in real life".
- Introduce 3D shapes and how they are the same and different from 2D shapes.
- Find 3D shapes in our classroom and compare their attributes.
Other important information...
***Spirit Week***
Next week (the first week in February), Whittier will be having spirit week to help celebrate the book fair being in town! See the dates to remember for all of the important spirit wear days coming up!
Next week (the first week in February), Whittier will be having spirit week to help celebrate the book fair being in town! See the dates to remember for all of the important spirit wear days coming up!
***Scholastic Book Fair***
The second week in February is the Scholastic Book Fair! The library will be closed for student book exchanges and will only be open for the book fair. Part of the proceeds from the book fair will be used to purchase new technology for our school! If you would like your student to be able to purchase a book from the book fair, you can write down the title and send the appropriate amount of money with them, and they will be allowed to visit the book fair. There will be additional information coming home soon about the book fair.
***100th Day of School!***
It's hard to believe, but the 100th day of school is fast approaching. There will be more information coming home about this, but start making a collection of 100 things to bring in to school. Some examples could include: buttons, stickers, crayons, paperclips, pins, bobbypins, pompoms.... The possibilities are endless! The 100 objects must be able to fit inside of a gallon size ziploc baggie. More information to come!!
***Valentine's Day***
Information about Valentine's Day parties will start to come home this week and next week. We will be providing a list of the students in our class (just first names). Our Valentine's Day party will be on Friday February 13 and you are more than welcome to send in Valentines for the entire class. More information to come....
***Finding Nemo***
A quick reminder, Friday is our Warm Fuzzy Reward day! We will watch Finding Nemo as a class. If your student does not want popcorn, please remember to send in an alternative snack. Thank you!
Dates to Remember:
Mon. 01/26- No school for students- Teacher Work day
Tues. 01/27- First day of Quarter 3 and library book exchange (I will be out all day for a training)
Wed. 01/28 I will be out half day
Fri. 01/30 Finding Nemo movie reward!!!
Mon. 02/02- Spirit Week: Awareness Day (wear purple or pink)
Tues. 02/03- Spirit Week: Twin Day
Wed. 02/04- Spirit Week: Sports Jersey Day
Wed. 02/04- Spirit Week: Sports Jersey Day
Thurs. 02/05- Spirit Week: Throwback Day (dress from the 70s, 80s or 90s)
Fri. 02/06- Spirit Week: Whittier Spirit Wear (wear red, white and blue)
Fri. 02/06- Report Cards sent home
Have a great week and please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
P.S. I have been very bad about taking/uploading pictures. I have a few pictures I will add tonight. Please check them out!!
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