Kindergarten News
Week Of January 25th
Highlights from last week....
Wow! We are moving along with our reading! We have sent home your child's most current reading level. They should be at a Level C by now. Please read the books we send home with your child nightly. The more they read, the better readers they will become.
In Phonics, we learned how to tap out words and spell words using their sounds. They are really doing great!
In Reader's Workshop, we continued with the strategy of using multiple clues when we come to a tricky word. A strategy that good readers use is to think about what we read. When we sound out the letters in the word and the word we say doesn't make sense or sound right, we will learn that we need to stop and do some reading work. We need to ask ourselves, "Does that make sense?", "Does that sound right?" and "Do the letters match?" Because this is a newly introduced skill, we will be working on this skill for a few weeks before we can move on. If your child masters this skill before we move on, we will work with them independently to challenge them at their level.
In Phonics, we learned how to tap out words and spell words using their sounds. They are really doing great!
In Reader's Workshop, we continued with the strategy of using multiple clues when we come to a tricky word. A strategy that good readers use is to think about what we read. When we sound out the letters in the word and the word we say doesn't make sense or sound right, we will learn that we need to stop and do some reading work. We need to ask ourselves, "Does that make sense?", "Does that sound right?" and "Do the letters match?" Because this is a newly introduced skill, we will be working on this skill for a few weeks before we can move on. If your child masters this skill before we move on, we will work with them independently to challenge them at their level.
In Math, we continued to compare using words more, less, fewer, same as and equal. We completed our second round of MAP testing to check our progress. Most of us have made great gains!
In our Second Step program, we continued to learn about our own feelings.
Box of crayons
A peek at our learning this week....
This week we will be a busy week of assessments!
In Phonics, we are going to continue learning about words and practice sounding them out.
We have also been practicing writing our first and last name on our work. Please reinforce this at home as well.
In Reader's Workshop, we will continue with the strategy of using multiple clues when we come to a tricky word. A strategy that good readers use is to think about what we read. When we sound out the letters in the word and the word we say doesn't make sense or sound right, we will learn that we need to stop and do some reading work. We need to ask ourselves, "Does that make sense?", "Does that sound right?" and "Do the letters match?" Because this is a newly introduced skill, we will be working on this skill for a few weeks before we can move on. If your child masters this skill before we move on, we will work with them independently to challenge them at their level.
In Phonics, we are going to continue learning about words and practice sounding them out.
We have also been practicing writing our first and last name on our work. Please reinforce this at home as well.
In Reader's Workshop, we will continue with the strategy of using multiple clues when we come to a tricky word. A strategy that good readers use is to think about what we read. When we sound out the letters in the word and the word we say doesn't make sense or sound right, we will learn that we need to stop and do some reading work. We need to ask ourselves, "Does that make sense?", "Does that sound right?" and "Do the letters match?" Because this is a newly introduced skill, we will be working on this skill for a few weeks before we can move on. If your child masters this skill before we move on, we will work with them independently to challenge them at their level.
In Math, we will continue to compare using words more, less, fewer, same as and equal.
In Science, we are going to be learning about simple machines. We did not get a chance to complete our unit, so we will continue it this week.
In our Second Step program, we will continue to learn about our own feelings.
More information
BOOK ORDERS
Your book orders will be placed this week.
SUPPLIES NEEDED
Many parents are asking what the class needs for supplies. We could use some Clorox Wipes and paper towels. Thank you in advance.
Your book orders will be placed this week.
SUPPLIES NEEDED
Many parents are asking what the class needs for supplies. We could use some Clorox Wipes and paper towels. Thank you in advance.
FLASHCARDS
Please practice letters and sounds with your child nightly! Thank you!