This week in Kindergarten we are learning…

Learning Targets for the week:

Literacy:  

-I can read 92 sight words.

-I can retell the beginning, middle and end of a story.

-I can ask/answer questions about details in a story.

-I can name 55 letter names in 1 minute.

-I can name 49 letter sounds in 1 minute.

Writers Workshop: 

-I can write using our sight words: I, see, go, my, at, like, it, to, in, a, and, can, for, is, not, the, be, me, you, are, up, here, out, have, so, eat, we, ran, yes, no, big, she, he, into, do, want, get, that, good, jump, run, ate, help, down, all, one, two, three, four, five, soon, too, they, this., am, funny, look, but, with, what, will, went, who, where, saw, away, come, little, did, under, came, make, new, ride, say.

-I can write with a capital letter to begin my sentence and the word I as well as put spaces between words.

-I can use punctuation to end my sentence.

-I can write neatly.

-I can write sentences that make sense.

Math: 

-I can use words to compare objects by positions and size.

-I can use words to compare objects by length and weight.

-I can put objects in order by length and width.

-I can write numerals to 100.

Words of the week:

new, ride, say

PLEASE PRACTICE SIGHT WORDS DAILY!!

SMART GOAL:

In kindergarten we will work on a series of "SMART Goals".  These are short term (5 week) goals that help us insure that each student is on track to meet the end of the year goals.  SMART goal #5 is: COMING SOON.

LLanguage Arts – Our sight words this week are what, will, went.. Our phonemic awareness skill this week is segmenting sounds. Our reading strategy for the week is Stretchy Snake – Stretch the word out slowly and put the sounds together to figure out the word. Our comprehension strategy for the week is story mapping (plot, problem, solution). Our theme for the week is where we live. Math – This week we will have a follow up lesson about dividing objects in half. We will create class number story books, make shapes using toothpicks and marshmallows and learn about the quarter. Continue to practice coin identification and values with your child.Writing – This week we will begin a weather journal. Units – This week we will learn about where we live. Looking Ahead…. SNOW DAY MAKE-UP DAYS: Monday, Feb. 17; Friday, April 4; Friday, May 23Tuesday, March 4: parent/teacher communication night, 4-7pmThurs, March 13 – Friday, March 21: Spring BreakMon, March 24: School resumes ***REMINDER: It is against school policy to hand out any invitations at school unless the whole class is invited.Language Arts – Our sight words this week are what, will, went.. Our phonemic awareness skill this week is segmenting sounds. Our reading strategy for the week is Stretchy Snake – Stretch the word out slowly and put the sounds together to figure out the word. Our comprehension strategy for the week is story mapping (plot, problem, solution). Our theme for the week is where we live. Math – This week we will have a follow up lesson about dividing objects in half. We will create class number story books, make shapes using toothpicks and marshmallows and learn about the quarter. Continue to practice coin identification and values with your child.Writing – This week we will begin a weather journal. Units – This week we will learn about where we live. Looking Ahead…. SNOW DAY MAKE-UP DAYS: Monday, Feb. 17; Friday, April 4; Friday, May 23Tuesday, March 4: parent/teacher communication night, 4-7pmThurs, March 13 – Friday, March 21: Spring BreakMon, March 24: School resumes ***REMINDER: It is against school policy to hand out any invitations at school unless the whole class is invited.Language Arts – Our sight words this week are what, will, went.. Our phonemic awareness skill this week is segmenting sounds. Our reading strategy for the week is Stretchy Snake – Stretch the word out slowly and put the sounds together to figure out the word. Our comprehension strategy for the week is story mapping (plot, problem, solution). Our theme for the week is where we live. Math – This week we will have a follow up lesson about dividing objects in half. We will create class number story books, make shapes using toothpicks and marshmallows and learn about the quarter. Continue to practice coin identification and values with your child.Writing – This week we will begin a weather journal. Units – This week we will learn about where we live. Looking Ahead…. SNOW DAY MAKE-UP DAYS: Monday, Feb. 17; Friday, April 4; Friday, May 23Tuesday, March 4: parent/teacher communication night, 4-7pmThurs, March 13 – Friday, March 21: Spring BreakMon, March 24: School resumes ***REMINDER: It is against school policy to hand out any invitations at school unless the whole class is invited.Language Arts – Our sight words this week are what, will, went.. Our phonemic awareness skill this week is segmenting sounds. Our reading strategy for the week is Stretchy Snake – Stretch the word out slowly and put the sounds together to figure out the word. Our comprehension strategy for the week is story mapping (plot, problem, solution). Our theme for the week is where we live. Math – This week we will have a follow up lesson about dividing objects in half. We will create class number story books, make shapes using toothpicks and marshmallows and learn about the quarter. Continue to practice coin identification and values with your child.Writing – This week we will begin a weather journal. Units – This week we will learn about where we live. Looking Ahead…. SNOW DAY MAKE-UP DAYS: Monday, Feb. 17; Friday, April 4; Friday, May 23Tuesday, March 4: parent/teacher communication night, 4-7pmThurs, March 13 – Friday, March 21: Spring BreakMon, March 24: School resumes ***REMINDER: It is against school policy to hand out any invitations at school unless the whole class is invited.anguage Arts – We will continue to review three tricky sounds each day. Our sight words this week are yes, no, big. We will be learning about the word family: ‘ug’. Our phonemic awareness skills this week are middle and ending sounds. Our reading strategy for the week is Tryin’ Lion (Try it again. Reread the sentence and try a word that makes sense). Our comprehension strategy for the week is inferring. This week our theme will be winter holidays. Math – This week in math we will practice addition, graphing, and patterning. We will continue to work on putting numbers in order, patterning, writing what numbers come before and after, and ten frames. We will also play the “Top-It” card game.Writing – This week the kids will finish creating their own version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”Units – This week our health lesson continues to focus on empathy training. Looking ahead:Winter break: Dec. 23-Jan 1. School resumes on Thurs, Jan. 2. ***** PLEASE LABEL ALL OF YOUR CHILD’S WINTER CLOTHING (BOOTS, SCARFS, COATS, SNOWPANTS, GLOVES, HATS) WITH THEIR NAMES!!!!! Over break, please continue to practice sight words, letters and sounds as well as writing simple words. We will NOT be having a Tic-Tac-Toe homework or Writing Homework words over break.Have a safe and happy holiday!for the week is Skippy Frog (skip the word, read the rest of the sentence, go back and read again). Our comprehension strategy for the week is compare and contrast. This week our theme will be winter holidays. Math – This week in math we will practice addition using the number line. We will also learn a new game, Top It (played like the card game War). We will continue to work on putting numbers in order, patterning, writing what numbers come before and after, and ten frames.Writing –We will continue to write in our journals. We are working on using our 5 star writing.Units – This week our health lesson focuses on empathy training.Looking ahead:Mon, Dec. 9: Kindergarten Center Parent Information Night, 6 pm, IMCWinter break: Dec. 23-Jan 1. School resumes on Thurs, Jan. 2.***** PLEASE LABEL ALL OF YOUR CHILD’S WINTER CLOTHING (BOOTS, SCARFS, COATS, SNOWPANTS, GLOVES, HATS) WITH THEIR NAMES!!!!! THERE IS A HOODED ZIPPERED GRAY SWEATSHIRT WITH”OSHKOSH” WRITTEN ON THE FRONT that has been hanging in the cubby room for awhile. If it is your child’s, please let me know, otherwise I will put it in the lost and found.IKINDERGARTEN CENTER PARENT INFORMATION MEETING, 6:00 pmNKINDERGARTEN CENTER PARENT INFORMATION MEETING, 6:00 pmDERGARTEN CENTER PARENT INFORMATION MEETING, 6:00 pm