Kindergarten Newsletter ACES
Week Of March 9th
Highlights from last week....
We were assessing machines!! We administered multiple academic assessments over the week including the GATES reading assessment, the DIBELS fluency assessment, and the WONDERS unit 6 assessment. Your children are making great progress!
In ELA, we learned about how to stay safe in different types of weather. Our sight words were she and was.
In Math, we worked on subtracting numbers.
A peek at our learning this week....
This week our class will be reading stories about baby animals. Children will be using words to describe how the appearance and behavior of these animals are alike and different.
Here are some activities that you can do with your child to help reinforce the skills we will be practicing.
Word Workout
- Vocabulary: appearance, behavior Discuss the appearance and behavior of a kitten, as well as other baby animals.
- My Words to Know
High-Frequency Words: for, have Write sentences about baby animals using the words for and have. Read the sentences together. Ask your child to underline the words for and have.
Category Words: animal parts Play “Guess the Animal.” Give clues about an animal’s appearance. Encourage your child to guess the name of the animal and act out how it moves.
Phonics: u Write the word bug on paper and sound out the word together. Then have your child think of other short u words that rhyme with bug, such as dug, jug, hug, and mug.
Comprehension: compare and contrast
In Math, we will be working on decomposing numbers.
Picture Day
Leprechaun Trap
Leprechaun Trap
In the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, we are going to attempt to trap a leprechaun in our classroom. We are asking you to work with your child to design a trap for Monday, March 16th. First test your trap the evening before to see how well it works, then have your child bring the trap to school on Monday and we will try to trap him on the 17th. Of course, if you trap the leprechaun at home, please have your child bring it to school
Thank you and Have FUN!