K3 News
Week of December 2nd-6th
What is going on this week??
What are we learning?
Unit: Hanukkah and Festival of Lights
Sight Words: REVIEW!! -- practice ALL sight words at home!
Word Family: Review of -ig, at, am, an
Social Studies: Hanukkah & Festival of Lights
Science: Fabric Unit
Math: Review & Measurement with length, weight, and capacity
- Monday the 2nd-
- Tuesday the 3rd- COGAT TESTING! Make sure your child is here today.
- Wednesday the 4th- COGAT TESTING! Make sure your child is here today.
- Thursday the 5th- COGAT TESTING! Make sure your child is here today.
- Friday the 22nd- Make up COGAT testing
Ms. Murphy's Last Day in the classroom! Maybe have your child make her a goodbye card or draw her a picture!
Runners Club- wear tennis shoes
Please send Purple Reading Folders back to school with books inside! I will keep these over the weekend and students will have new books placed inside their folder on Monday morning to take home. If they do not return their purple folders, I will not be able to send new books home with your child. Please help us out with responsibility! :)
NORTH POLE DELIVERY!!!
Freddie is back!! He even came with his freezing gloves from the North Pole! The kids were so so excited!
Short Vowel Practice
We played a modified "headbands" game to practice the sounds of our short vowels in words. Every player gets a post it with a random vowel on it- they can NOT look at their vowel. They walk around the room and friends give them clues using words that have that vowel in it! You must guess you vowel based on the clues!! ... you could practice this at home!!
Fabric Fun!
During one of our investigations, students were able to take apart the pieces of burlap and wool! They loved looking at how the fabric was made. We will learn the term "woof" and warp" to use when we describe the different pieces. Eventually, we will learn how to WEAVE fabrics together!
Taekwondo E-Time!
Happy Birthday Sohum!!
Where's Freddie?!
What can I help my child with at home?!?
Read with your child every night. Make sure you have them point to every word as they read. Remind them of "Lips the Fish" so they get their mouth ready when they read and say the first sound they see!
-Practice syllables! Give your child a word, have them clap, stomp or snap out the syllables in the word!
-PRACTICE SIGHT WORDS AT HOME!! Kids can practice spelling their sight words with cereal, magnetic letters etc. You could post the sight words on index cards around the house for your child to read! :)
Writing-
-Have your child write a sentence (or 2) about their day! Other ideas could be write about the book they just read, write a letter to a friend, create their own story!
Math-
-Practice counting with your child all the way to 100... and then backwards from 20.
- Do activities to have your child guess how many more to make 10? For example, when you are making dinner, tell your child you need 10 spoons, you have 4, how many more do you need?!? (Then tell them OOPS! I mean we only need 4, let's put the rest back! :))
-Go on a shape hunt around your house. What shapes can you find in clocks, TVs, and other toys
Wanted: Parent Volunteers to come and present to the class!
WAY Cool Video!! How to tie your shoes SUPER fast!!
Mark Your Calendars!!
Nov 21st- Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast with Parents! 11:35pm
Nov 25th- 29th- NO SCHOOL- THANKSGIVING BREAK!!
Dec 3rd-5th- Kindergarten COGAT Testing... please be sure your child is here!
Dec 19th- Kindergarten Holiday Party at 2:00pm. Parents and volunteers are welcome!
Dec 20th- EARLY RELEASE at 12:30pm and Pizza Party in the classroom!
Dec 23rd-Jan 5th- Winter Break- NO SCHOOL!