Friday, February 11, 2011

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 14-18, 2011

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

THE LETTER OF THE WEEK IS CONSONANT Yy AS IN YELLOW AND YAK! WE WILL STUDY THE LETTER Yy IN PHONICS AND HANDWRITING ALL WEEK. SHOW 'N TELL WILL BE FRIDAY, AS USUAL. WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL YOGURT TASTING EITHER WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK (THEN WE WILL GRAPH CHILDREN'S FAVORITE FLAVORS).



MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH IS DAY 3 AND WE WOULD NORMALLY HAVE MUSIC; HOWEVER, WE WILL BE HAVING THE VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY INSTEAD. GET READY TO LOOK AT ALL OF YOUR CHILD'S VALENTINES.


IN READING WE WILL READ THE BOOK "HIDE CLYDE" A RHYMING FANTASY BOOK ABOUT A CHAMELEON. WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW CHAMELEONS CHANGE. STUDENTS WILL ALSO LEARN ABOUT FIGURING OUT THE MAIN IDEA OF A BOOK AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE VOWEL Oo.


IN MATH WE WILL WORK WITH NUMBER CARDS FROM 1-20; STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO PUT THEM IN CORRECT ORDER. THEY WILL USE OBJECTS TO REPRESENT NUMBERS TO 20. THEY WILL ALSO WEIGH OBJECTS USING A BALANCE. THEY WILL ROLL DICE AND ADD ALL OF THE DOTS TOGETHER TO GET A TOTAL. THEY WILL LEARN TO IDENTIFY CONTAINERS AS FULL, HALF-FULL AND EMPTY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH PENNIES AND DIMES.


SPECIAL REMINDER: THIS WILL BE A FULL WEEK OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS. FRIDAY, FEB. 18TH WAS ORIGINALLY AN ACT 80 DAY WITH NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS, BUT NOW, BECAUSE OF SNOW DAYS AND DELAYS, THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS DECIDED TO KEEP THE SCHOOL OPEN THAT DAY. THE SCHOOL WILL STILL BE CLOSED FOR PRESIDENTS' DAY ON MONDAY, FEB. 21ST.


PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND IN YOUR CHILD'S VALENTINES ON MONDAY, IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY.


HOMEWORK


MONDAY TO THURSDAY: EACH NIGHT PRACTICE THE READING WORD LIST FOR 5-10 MINUTES; COMPLETE THE HALF-SHEET SENT HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S TAKE-HOME FOLDER TO PRACTICE READING/MATH SKILLS.

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