Week four
- 1. Peek at the Week: o This week in Reading, we worked on the short /a/ vowel sound at the beginning of words and in the middle. o We also reviewed sequencing story events, using pictures in stories and recognizing colors purple, orange and green. o The students practiced printing the uppercase and lowercase Aa. o In Math we finished our unit one test and started unit two. Our focus during this time will be comparing numbers up to five. o In science, we discussed plants and their parts, such as leaves and flowers. We got to examine a lot of leaves from outside the school. o The students have spent much time practicing our four High Frequency words. Our new word this week was “that” Students should be practicing words at home to help with quick recall. Coming Up: o In reading we will be working on quick recall of our high frequency words. o Next week is our review week to go over the skills we have practiced and our first Unit One test will be the following week. I will send home a practice pack. o We will be reviewing sequencing story events, using illustrations and blending sounds with short /a/. o We will practice writing the letters Nn and Aa. o The students will be practicing writing numbers also. o In science, we will finish up our plants discussion. o In math, we will be figuring out how to compare two sets when one set is more or less than the other. Reminders: o Please remember to return any rest time items sent home to be washed. o Please remember to send in snack on your child’s assigned day! o Buddy Lunch: It will be held October 23rd and 24th. More information is coming soon! o Please keep unit one math books at home. o The nurse is in need of plastic bags and sweatpants with elastic waists. October 6, 2017 Quarter One The end ofthe first marking period is approaching fast! Some important skills you can work on at home: *identifying upperand lowercase letters *identifying numbers 0-5,touch counting and writing *rhyming words *taking apart sounds in smallwords and putting together sounds to make small words. Thestudentslookawesomeforschoolpictureday!Thereisalwaysasmileonevery face! creehanst.weebly.com
- 2. Math HomeLinks are homework activities for Kindergarten. Please try to do these with your child to reinforce what we do in school! Continue to Practice: o Writing your Name o Identifying Numbers o Identifying Capital and Lowercase Letters of the Alphabet o Letter Sounds o Practice the HF word cards that were senthome last week.