WEEK OF FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 4, 2011

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH IS DAY 4 AND WE HAVE GYM, SO PLEASE WEAR SNEAKERS.

ALL THIS WEEK WE WILL BE LEARNING ABOUT THE CONSONANT Vv AS IN VEST AND VIOLIN. SHOW 'N TELL BAGS WILL COME HOME ON MONDAY. WE WILL STUDY VV ALL WEEK IN PHONICS AND HANDWRITING, AND, THEN WE WILL FINISH THE WEEK WITH A VEGGIE TASTE TEST. WE ALL NEED TO EAT MORE VEGETABLES EACH DAY (INCLUDING ME). WE WILL ALSO HAVE DIP FOR OUR VEGGIES!

WE WILL DO MANY OF OUR DINOSAUR REPORTS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. THEN WE WILL FINISH THE REST OF THE REPORTS ON TUESDAY. THE REPORTS ARE NOT GRADED. I WILL SEND HOME AN EVALUATION ON HOW YOUR CHILD DID. WE SIMPLY WANT TO INTRODUCE THEM TO THE IDEA OF DOING RESEARCH AND PRESENTING TO A GROUP.

FRIDAY, MARCH 4TH IS DR. SEUSS' BIRTHDAY AND "READ ACROSS AMERICA" DAY. WE WILL DO SPECIAL ACTIVITIES AND HAVE GUEST READERS.

IN READING WE WILL BE STARTING UNIT 4. THE THEME IS "LET'S EXPLORE." THE FIRST BOOK IS AN ANIMAL FANTASY CALLED "BUNNY DAY: TELLING TIME FROM BREAKFAST TO BEDTIME." THE QUESTION FOR THE WEEK IS "WHAT ADVENTURES DO YOU HAVE THROUGHOUT THE DAY?" AND THE COMPREHENSION SKILL IS SEQUENCE. THE LETTER WE WILL REVIEW IS Hh WE WILL INTRODUCE THE H/F WORDS - DO, ARE, THAT.

IN MATH WE WILL BE LEARNING ABOUT NICKELS; INCLUDING TRADING 5 PENNIES FOR A NICKEL AND COUNTING BY 5'S. THEN WE WILL COUNT NICKELS UP TO 25 CENTS. WE WILL STUDY THE CYLINDER AND PUT OBJECTS IN ORDER BY HEIGHT. THEY WILL PAY FOR ITEMS UP TO 25 CENTS USING NICKELS. FINALLY, WE WILL IDENTIFY, CREATE AND EXTEND ABC SOUND AND MOVEMENT PATTERNS.

IN KID-WRITING WE HAVE BEEN WRITING SENTENCES USING ACTION WORDS AND THIS WEEK WE WILL WRITE ABOUT THEIR FAVORITE TIME OF DAY.

HOMEWORK

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY: BACK TO OUR HALF-SHEET OF READING AND MATH SKILLS EACH NIGHT. PLUS PLEASE PRACTICE THE READING WORD LIST EACH NIGHT FOR 5-10-15 MINUTES.