Friday, February 14, 2020

February Week 2

Kindergarten News 2/14/20

Greeting: Willaby, Wallaby
Activity: Knock on Wood
Muscle Words -
  This Week: go, so, oh
  Review: book, look, love, like, went, want, big, little, in, it, and, am, at, can, an, my, the, to, do, is, see, he, she, me, we, be, yes, no, I, & a
  Next Week: day & play
Readers Workshop: We worked on story elements. We read different books and mapped out each books: characters, setting, problem, and solution.  The children are working hard at this challenging task and doing a great job!
Math: We celebrated the number 100!  We counted many different groups of 100 objects.  We also studied a 100 chart and worked together to notice trends and patterns in the 100 chart. We celebrated the 100th day of kindergarten with many special events; such as: finding 100 Hershey Kisses hidden in our classroom, making 100 day headbands, and making necklaces decorated with 100 Fruit Loops!
Fundations -
This Week: Upper Case Letters
  Review: All of the Lower Case Letters
Next Week: CVC Words
Writers Workshop: The students mapped out their Eric Carle inspired books! They selected a title, main character, setting, problem, and solution. They planned out their 4 page stories and more.
Science and Global Citizenship: We celebrated the 100th Day of Kindergarten & Valentine's Day!
Dates to Remember:
Monday, February 17th - Guest Teacher
Friday, February 21st - Celebration of Learners at 8:10am
February 24th - March 3rd - Vacation