Friday, November 22, 2013

November 25-27

Happy Thanksgiving week!  We will continuing to work on Lesson 9 and will not be sending home new homework, which means lesson 9 homework is not due until December 6.  Feel free to turn it in any time before then.  We will also be working on more Thanksgiving projects and really focusing on what we are thankful for and recognizing the basic things that we are so lucky to have (but don't always think about)

We will also wrap up Unit 2 in Math and take the Unit 2 Test after Thanksgiving break.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Turkey Day and has time to rest and relax with family.  I'm so thankful for having such supportive families and a wonderful class of Kindergarteners.  Keep up the great work, K-1!

Here's the breakdown:

Reading: Lesson 9 (Working on this lesson through November 27, Lesson 9 homework not due until December 6)
  • Phonological Awareness: onset/rime blending
  • Word Building: -ap and -an words 
  • High-Frequency Word: he
  • Reviewing characters in a story and summarizing a story
  • Robust Vocabulary: proceed, announced, gasped, sly, imaginary, active, apparel, voyage, whimper, precisely, gigantic, glum, complained
  • Writing caption sentences
  • Working on word choice in our writing
  • Creating a Thanksgiving project using the ScreenChomp app on iPads (illustrating and recording what we are thankful for).

Kindergarten Readers! (We LOVE reading these!)

Lesson 9 Red : focuses on -ap and -an words
Lesson 9 Blue : sentences containg -ap and -an words, along with our new sight word (he).
Lesson 9 Greenif you're ready for the challenge, go for it!

Math:

Unit 2:
  • 2.20: Addition and Subtraction Stories: Family Experience
    • Objectives: establish links between math and the real world; write the numeral 10; draw 10 objects
    • Vocabulary: ten, ones
  • 2.21: Numbers 1 through 10: the -1 pattern
    • Objectives: build concepts of 1-10; explore the -1 relationship between numbers
    • Vocabulary: subtraction sign
  • 2.23: More Numbers 1 through 10: the -1 Pattern
    • Objectives: build concepts of numbers 1-10; explore the -1 relationship between numbers
    • Vocabulary: subtract, forward, backward
  • Math Homework: 
    • Monday: 
    • Tuesday: 2.21
    • Wednesday: 2.23
    • Thursday: NO SCHOOL
    • Friday: NO SCHOOL
As always, let me know if you have any questions.