Sunday Post

Hi Families,

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

Where did spring go? Hopefully it will appear over spring break: )!!  I'm sorry my weekly posts have been a little inconsistent.  I hope to be better about getting it to you each Sunday!  Here is what’s happening in kindergarten during this short week…..

In Language Arts, we will:

* learn the following sight words: give, his, & what.

* learn about the "th" digraph. Ask your child if they can generate a list of "th" words.  Some examples include: this, the, thumb, Beth, bath, etc.

*begin learning about close reading. Close reading is when a student delves deeper into a text to answer higher level questions and examine the author’s craft. Some things we will be discussing include: vocabulary/word choice, character's feelings/reactions and themes found within the story.  

In Science, we will:

* finish up our weather unit. We took a break from this unit to complete our science fair projects.

* learn about clouds. Specifically stratus, cumulus, and cirrus.

In Writing, we will:

* review how to edit our writing.

* learn what makes reading our writing easy- spacing, punctuation, pictures, remembering to write the sounds we hear in words and capitalization.

*create personal word walls to add to our writing folders.

In Math, we will: 

*In Math we will continue learning different strategies that help us solve addition and subtraction problems. 

*work on learning to count-on when adding two numbers together. This means if a student saw the problem, "7+2" They would first identify the bigger number "7" and then count on two from seven. They would say, " seven, ---eight, ---nine" to get the correct total.

*Ask your child what strategy they find helpful to solve addition and subtraction problems? (Draw a picture, use their fingers, use a manipulative, counting on, acting it out etc."

 *   Yearbooks are on sale!  They are 20 dollars.  Order forms came home two weeks ago in Thursday folders.  I have extra order forms, if you need one.  This is a great way to remember your child's Kindergarten year! You can order your child's yearbook online by visiting 

:ybpay.lifetouch.com use the code: 11045615

  *   The Board of Education has met and decided on our snow day make-ups.  Students WILL attend Wednesday, April 1st, Tuesday, June 16th, Wednesday, June 17th and Thursday, June 18th being the last day of school for students.  Mark your calendars!

***Homework Journals and Reading Logs***

As the month comes to an end on Tuesday, March 31st please have your child return their homework journals and reading logs. This is the last month Pizza Hut is offering book-it slips. In April, any child that reads at least 20 times will get to pick a prize from the class treasure chest. When students return from spring break I will return their homework journals. 

Important Dates to note:

Tuesday, March 31st: Library Book Exchange 

Wednesday, April 1st: End of Quarter 3

Thursday, April 2nd-April 6th: No School, SPRING BREAK!!

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!! Have a great spring break!!!