We are cruising into our third full week of Kindergarten and are digging deep into math and reading. Every student has really shown and interest in both and are already seeing great results because of their hard work. Tell them to keep it up! We will also start our tree unit this week. We will be observing the fall changes we see in trees.
Reading:
- Phonological Awareness: syllable segmentation and deletion
- High-Frequency Word: my
- Introducing Tt
- Review making predictions
- Introduce inferences
- Robust Vocabulary: ability, confident, encourage, talent, differ, perfectly, resemblance, reverse, automatic, complained, mellow, stalking
- Revisiting You and Me By Giovanni Manna and From Head To Toe By Eric Carle
- Working on organizing ideas in writing
- Writing/creating and discussing signs
Reading Homework (send back by Friday, September 27th)
- Unit 1:
- 1.10: Scenes of 2,3,4, and 5
- Objectives: Identify groups of 2 through 5 things, Identify objects that are alike/different
- Vocabulary: same, alike, different, first, second, third
- 1.11: Count from 1 to 10
- Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 10, Count 1 through 10 objects, Identify numbers 1 through 10 from the number word, Graph to compare two numbers
- Vocabulary: graph, vertical, horizontal, more, fewer
- 1.12: Same and Different
- Objectives: Identify objects that are alike/different, make and compare circles and squares, understand differences between round and square and between small and large, count from 1 through 5
- same, different, alike, circle, round, cylinder, cone, square, big, little
- 1.13: Exploration of Shapes
- Objectives: recognize shapes and identify them by name; write the numeral 3 and identify groups of 3
- Vocabulary: triangle, rectangle, circle, square, corners, sides, length
Science:
- Introducing tree journals
- We will observe a specific tree and discuss/draw changes we notice in the fall
- Discuss parts of a tree and their functions
Other News:
- Picture day is on Tuesday, September 24th. Don't forget to turn in your order forms.
Have a great week! Let me know if you have any questions.
