Thursday April 18th 2019
Dear KA Families,
In this smore you will find updates on curriculum, reminders, and photos. KA has been working so hard on their learning this term, and we can't wait to see where they take off too in the final months of kindergarten.
Warmly,
Ms. Perez and Ms. Nasir
Socio-Emotional
Math
ELA
In ELA students have finished up their books about their specific type of tree: Weeping Willow, Paper Birch, Quaking Aspen, Live Oak, and Coast Redwood. Students have been very excited becoming experts--writing their nonfiction book and making a collage to represent their tree. In Module 4, students will learn about Enjoying and Appreciating Trees.
During Unit 1 of Module 4, your student will look at how different people enjoy trees. By the end of the module, students will be able to participate in a discussion about the module guiding question: “How and why are trees important to us and our communities?” Below you will find information on what your student will be learning, some activities that will support this learning, and suggestions on how to support this learning at home. I hope that you will plan to join us at the end of our deep study to celebrate all of your student’s learning!
What will your student be learning?
Students will begin to study the topic of how and why trees are important to us and our communities with a focus on the different ways people enjoy trees. The learning will be focused on these ideas:
■ There are different ways that people can enjoy trees.
■ We can learn about different ways people enjoy trees through comparing and contrasting characters in books.
How will your student be learning?
Throughout the unit, your student will read, think, listen, talk, write, and ask questions about the different ways people enjoy trees. Students will participate in these activities, among others, to build their literacy skills:
■ Listening to read-alouds and comparing and contrasting how characters enjoy trees in a variety of texts. These A Tree for Emmy, and Oliver’s Tree.
■ Reciting poems about trees
■ Engaging in conversations with classmates
■ Closely observing pictures of trees and/or trees in the community
■ Writing and drawing in their Enjoying Trees journal, Part I
What can you do to support your student’s learning at home?
Here are a few activities that you can do at home with your student to support his or her learning:
■ Ask your student to talk with you about these questions: How do people enjoy trees? What do you enjoy about trees?
■ Read books and sing songs that show how people can enjoy trees from home or the library.
■ Create a list with pictures and words of different ways people enjoy trees. Then do those activities with your child.
■ Encourage your student to read a leveled book to you every night.
Phonics
IB
Reminders
Reading
Materials
- Orange Folders come to school On Monday and Return on Friday
- Book Baggies come to school on Thursday and Return on Friday