Kindergarten News!
What's happening in February?
Learning Goals!
Reading
* I can identify the characters and setting of a story.
* I can tell what happened in the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
* I can distinguish between fiction and nonfiction.
* I can explain the difference between an author and illustrator.
* I can read at least 40 sight/heart words with automaticity.
Phonics
* I can read & write CVC words.
* I can read and write words with sh, ch, & th.
* I can tell if a word has a short or long vowel sound.
* I am beginning to read simple text aloud.
Phonemic Awareness
* I can segment a word into sounds. Ex: cat /c/ /a/ /t/
* I can blend sounds to make a word. Ex: /c/ /a/ /t/ makes cat
* I can change a sound in a word to make a new word. Ex: say
"bat"...now change the /b/sound to an /m/ sound. What's the new word?
Writing
*I can write a sentence using a capital letter at the beginning, space between the words, and a period at the end.
* I can tell if a sentence should have a period or a question
mark.
*I can form my letters correctly on the line. (Handwriting)
Math
* I can use a number bond to show part-part-whole.
* I can compose and decompose numbers 0-10.
* I can solve simple addition problems using pictures or
manipulatives.
*I can write an addition sentence to match a picture.
ALU
We will be wrapping up our learning on the Arctic over the next couple of weeks. End of unit projects are due on Monday, Feb. 6th.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Lexia
At this point in the year, students should be nearing level 4. Our goal for the end of the year is level 5.
Sight words
~We practice heart/sight words daily. Previously known as sight words or tricky words, these are words that must be memorized (known by heart) as they do not follow normal phonics patterns and are not able to be sounded out. Students should know at least 50 words by the end of Kindergarten. Please look for the sight word progress monitoring assessments that come home and practice words that your child does not know.
Things to Know.....
~You may eat lunch with your child on Wednesdays and Fridays. Our lunch is 11:10-11:40.
~Students should bring a water bottle to school each day.