Progress reports were sent home today. Please sign and return the envelopes to school. The progress reports are for your records. You might see a "WA" on Encore grades. That means "With Assistance."
Here is what we have been working on in the fish class:
Readers' Workshop: Your readers have been tackling more challenging books! They are finding the more complex pattern and using it to read their books. They are learning to monitor their reading, too. Readers always ask; Does it look right? Does it sound right? Does it make sense? If no, they go back and fix it. We have been working on consonant clusters/blends at the beginning of words. Our readers are also beginning to read all the way through a word they are figuring out. Beginning and ending sounds help us read words.
Writers' Workshop: Our kindergarten authors are amazing me with their writing! They are writing true stories about their lives. This week we tried to add speaking bubbles to bring our stories to life. The children are writing sentences, trying to remember spaces between their words.
Math Workshop: We continue to work on teen numbers during math time. The children are building numbers using ten frames and cuisenaire rods. They are beginning to understand that teen numbers are "ten plus some ones." The QuickImages app has an option for teen ten frames and the children are enjoying using it.
Visual Arts: We have been busy making mittens for our bulletin board and heart sun catchers for our windows. The children have been "baking" up a storm with some chocolate playdough, too.
Science: We began having science talks this week. The children are amazing me with their 'wonderings' about ramps and balls. Be sure to ask your child about their thinking about the various balls we used this week. (Koosh, tennis, wooden, ping pong, golf) They are recording their experiments and are labeling like scientists. They are using their "data" to defend their findings when we have our science talks.
Books We Read: Groundhog's Day Off, Groundhog Gets a Say, Annie and the Wild Animals, The Mitten, Without You, A Silly Snowy Day, The Biggest Snowball Ever, 50 Below Zero
Donation Request: Valentine stickers, wax paper, ziplock sandwich bags
Up-Coming Events:
- Early Release- Wednesday, 2/7
- Valentines due- Monday, 2/5
- Word of the week- do
- Handwriting- u & i
- Phonics- w and h
Fondly,
Kristen
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