Friday, April 15, 2011

WEEK OF APRIL 18 - 21, 2011

KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK


MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY: PRACTICE READING WORD LIST #20 (WHICH WILL COME HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER ON MONDAY); THEY WILL BE ASSESSED ON THURSDAY. ALSO, DO HALF-SHEET OF READING/MATH PRACTICE EACH NIGHT THAT COMES HOME IN CHILD'S FOLDER.


* YOUR CHILD WILL ONLY HAVE THREE NIGHTS TO PRACTICE THE READING WORD LIST; THEY ARE ALL EARNING 100s AND THEY CAN LEARN THE LISTS IN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME.


KINDERGARTEN NEWS


THIS WEEK IN PHONICS WE WILL STUDY THE DIGRAPH SH AS IN SHARK. STUDENTS WILL BE REMINDED TO UNDERLINE DIGRAPHS. THERE WILL BE NO SHOW 'N TELL.


IN READING WE WILL READ THE STORY, "MAYDAY, MAYDAY." IT IS REALISTIC FICTION ABOUT A COAST GUARD HELICOPTER SENT OUT TO RESCUE A BOAT IN A STORM. WE WILL REVIEW THE LETTER Xx AND LEARN NEW H/F WORDS: GREEN, BLUE, FOR. WE WILL ALSO DISCUSS CAUSE AND EFFECT IN THIS STORY.


WE WILL PRACTICE WORD PROBLEMS IN MATH AND WILL DRAW PICTURES TO HELP US SOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS. WE WILL ALSO STUDY SPHERES AND QUARTERS. WE WILL ASSESS STUDENTS TWO MATH SKILLS.


IN KID-WRITING WE WILL CONCENTRATE ON EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION. DRAWING PICTURES AND WRITING AT LEAST TWO SENTENCES. WE ARE SAVING OUR KID-WRITING TO SHARE WITH FAMILIES AT YEAR'S END.


WE DO HAVE SOME SPECIAL EVENTS NEXT WEEK. CHILDREN WILL HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED "BRAINSHOWMANIA." THIS WILL BE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE AN EGG HUNT AND EASTER PARTY ON THURSDAY MORNING.


REMEMBER - SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY, APRIL 22ND, AND, MONDAY, APRIL 25TH.


MONDAY, APRIL 18TH, IS DAY 3 AND WE WILL HAVE MUSIC!

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