Kindergarten Newsletter

Week of November 29th - December 3rd

What we're learning this week...

Phonics: ut, ug, un word families (short u)

Book: Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson

Reading Strategies: Making a prediction, retelling the story, nonfiction text - All About Bears

Math: Number partners, teen numbers, solid shapes

Writing: Writing a story (narrative), using what we know to write words and sentences

Social Studies: Holidays around the world

Science: Animals needs: safety and shelter

Religion: Advent

Social and Emotional Learning: Explaining feelings: Students discuss how to think back to what happened first or look for situational cues in order to understand reasons for someone’s feelings. Students brainstorm reasons that people can have different feelings.

Virtue: Empathy

Social Skills: Following directions and working with others