Mrs. Crooks's Kindergarten News
2017-2018 Volume 10
English Language Arts (ELA)
Unit 3 Week 2
Essential Question:
What are the different sounds we hear?
Daily Message
This week in Daily Message we will...
- edit the daily message by finding and fixing the errors.
- find the noun and/or verb in the message.
- find sight words we have learned in the message.
Word Work
This week in Word Work we will...
identify /n/ at the beginning and end of words.
discriminate between short /i/ and long /i/ in the beginning and end of words.
read and write words with s, a, m, t, p, i, and n.
spell, read and write the high-frequency word "and."
Shared Reading
This week in Shared Reading we will...
- describe the relationship between illustrations and the text .
- ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
- retell familiar stories including key details.
Grammar/Writing
This week in Grammar/Writing we will...
- share ideas by drawing, writing, and/or dictating.
- begin a sentence with a capital letter.
- end a sentence with a period.
- draw pictures that match spoken contributions.
Centers
This week in Centers we will...
- follow directions to create a rain maker
- identify where the letter n is in a word.
- complete a book with the new and previously learned sight words
- work with the teacher on specific skills .
Math
Unit 3: What Comes Next?
This week in math we will...
- identify two kinds of cube trains
- identify and create cube train patterns
- create patterns using different math tools.
Content
Social Studies
This week in Science we will...
- use our sense of hearing to sort a variety of sounds.
- make a variety of sounds.
- guess the sound.
Specials
Monday - Art (wear an art smock)
Tuesday - Music
Wednesday - P.E. (wear sneakers)
Thursday - Dance (wear sneakers)
Friday - Library (return library books)
Sign Ups
Volunteer Training
Birthday Celebration
We will celebrate monthly birthdays on the last Friday (if possible) of each month. Parents are welcome to celebrate their child's birthday with us. No siblings are allowed. Please make sure that you have completed and returned the volunteer application and training/certificate. There is no food allowed at these celebrations. However, your child may choose to share a book for our class library, a game for indoor or outdoor recess, a small item like a pencil, or a craft to do during the celebration.
December 15th
January 26th
February 23rd
March 28th
April 27th
May 24th
June/July TBD
Important Dates
December 6 - PTA (7:00 in the library)
December 15 - December Birthday Celebration (2:50-3:20)
December 21 - Tentative Winter Celebration (9:45-11:00)
December 22 - Pajamas and a movie
December 22 - Winter Break Begins at the end of the day
November Birthday Celebration
Visit From a Fire Fighter
Contact Information
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Here is my contact information:
Lynn Crooks: lcrooks@bcps.org
West Towson Phone: 410-887-3869
Assignment Book/ Take Home Folder: write a note in either
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