Friday, March 25, 2011

WEEK OF MARCH 28-APRIL 1, 2011

KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK

MONDAY THRU THURSDAY: PRACTICE READING WORD LIST # 18; EACH NIGHT COMPLETE THE HALF-SHEET OF READING/MATH PRACTICE SENT HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

THIS WEEK WE LEARN ALL ABOUT THE CONSONANT Qq AS IN QUILT. THIS IS OUR LAST LETTER (NEXT WE LEARN ABOUT RULES, DIGRAPHS, ETC.). THIS IS THE WEEK THE GIRLS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR EVER SINCE WE DID THE LETTER Kk (AND THE BOYS GOT TO BE KINGS). THERE WILL BE NO SHOW 'N TELL. HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE TWO SPECIAL EVENTS. ON WEDNESDAY THE GIRLS WILL GET TO BE QUEENS! THEN, ON FRIDAY, APRIL 1ST, WE WILL HAVE THE WEDDING OF THE Q AND U (A LETTER WILL COME HOME ON TUESDAY TO SHARE DETAILS REGARDING THE WEDDING.

IN READING WE WILL READ A NONFICTION BIG BOOK TITLED "IF YOU COULD GO TO ANTARCTICA." WE WILL DISCUSS ICEBERGS, SEALS, PENGUINS, WHALES AND CONTINENTS. IN THIS INFORMATIONAL TEXT WE WILL STUDY HOW TO CLASSIFY AND CATEGORIZE. WE WILL REVIEW THE VOWEL Ee. THERE WILL BE THREE NEW H/F WORDS: HERE, GO, FROM.

IN MATH WE WILL "SHOP" AGAIN (THIS TIME STUDENTS WILL HAVE 50 CENTS IN NICKELS TO SPEND). WE WILL DIVIDE BY SHARING. WE WILL USE DECKS OF CARDS TO IDENTIFY AND ORDER NUMBERS AND COMPARE SETS OF OBJECTS. THE FOLLOWING DAY WE WILL USE THE DECKS OF CARDS TO COMPARE NUMBERS THROUGH 10. THEN WE WILL SOLVE A PROBLEM BY DRAWING A PICTURE. THE FOLLOWING WEEK CHILDREN WILL BE ASSESSED ON THEIR ABILITY TO NAME THE DAYS OF THE WEEK AND ON THEIR ABILITY TO COPY A DESIGN ON A GEOBOARD.

FYI-OUR FIELD TRIP HAS BEEN PLANNED AND TICKETS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED. WE WILL BE GOING TO THE GIANT CENTER IN HERSHEY TO SEE THE RINGLING BROS.' CIRCUS ON THURSDAY, MAY 26TH.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! MONDAY WILL BE DAY 4 AND WE HAVE GYM. REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR SNEAKERS!









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