Liestman Kindergarten Newsletter
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February 2019
Reading and Writing
In Phonics we are working on...
-identifying and sounding out letters
-counting syllables in a word
-understand that a sentence is made up of words
-understanding that new words can be made in a word family by changing the initial sound (fan, man, can)
In Reading we are working on...
-reading and writing at least 20 sight words
-identify upper- and lower- case letters
-identify letters in their first and last name
In Writing we are working on...
- upper- and lower- case letters of each week
-writing first and last name
-using spaces in between words
-adding details to drawings
-beginning sentences with a capital letter and ending a sentence with a period
Math
Students are working on:
-counting and identifying numbers up to 50.
-vocabulary: pairs, twos, fives, tens, tally, ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred.
-counting on to 50 by starting at any given number.
-focus on counting through “decade” transitions (19, 20, 21)
-counting on to compose (+) and counting back to decompose (-) numbers.
-review of finger patterns to help with finding sums and differences.
-review of comparing sets: how many more/less
Science
Students are working on:
-Identifying and discussing living and nonliving organisms
Social Studies
Students are working on:
-honoring historical African Americans that have helped shape our nation.
Reminders
Please pack a change of clothes in your child's backpack in case of spills,vomiting, or accidents.
Dates to remember:
-Kindergarten Zoo Field Trip - February 20, 2019
-No school on February 18, 2019 in honor of Presidents' Day
Liestman Elementary School
Email: contact@aliefisd.net
Website: https://www.aliefisd.net/Liestman
Location: 7610 Synott Road, Houston, TX, United States
Phone: (281) 983-8348
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