Kindergarten Newsletter
May 17th - 21st
What we're learning this week...
Phonics: Phonics Review (focusing on r controlled vowels)
Book: One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies
Reading Strategies: Adding new information to our schema (what we already know), understanding the author's purpose, we are authors!
Math: Number bonds (part/part/whole), addition and subtraction word problems, 2D and 3D shapes, numbers to 100, number handwriting practice, fluency of addition and subtraction within 10, partners of 10 (how to make 10)
Writing: Using a graphic organizer to organize our thinking and plan our writing, informational writing: animal research projects, letter formation (handwriting practice), 5 star writing rubric (finger spaces, proper punctuation, capital letters at the beginning of the sentence, spelling sight words correctly, does my writing make sense?)
Social Studies: American Legend - Benjamin Franklin
Science: Stemscopes: Animal Needs, Life cycle of a turtle
Religion: Delving deeper into the Our Father Prayer
Social Skills: Following directions and using an appropriate voice tone
Virtue: Gratitude
Social and Emotional Learning: Being Considerate: Students discuss being considerate of others and practice strategies for self-regulation during a dance.
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