Kindergarten Newsletter

February 24th - February 28th

I am sad to see our plant unit go but am PUMPED for our next reading unit! We will still tend to our plants that we’ve planted but we are moving into animals and habitats next. This unit is just as much fun as the last one. The second half of kindergarten is always my favorite! J We will have a project to do this time and TONS of fun things to do in class as well. We also have our accreditation coming up this week. If your kiddos says there were people “watching them in class” that’s what that’s about! J We will continue to move through our measurement unit in math. They had a blast with the “Jack and the Beanstalk” measurement we did the other day. We will continue our number fluency and subitizing. This week we will focus on freshwater wetlands- our backyard- for our habitats. We will also draw our habitat out of a hat for our projects so you’ll get more information about that very soon. They are due right before Spring Break so you will have plenty of time to work on them. Remember, these hands-on experiences are tedious but SO important in the learning of a small child. J

Sight Words:

red, orange, yellow, the, a, green, blue, is, go, purple, pink, white, black, had, I , see, brown, he, and, gray, has, you, we, of, am, it, at, to, as, have, in, is, like, can, him, his, be, out, boy they, one, two, was, that, too, said, her, play, three

Spelling Words:  Ted, web, met, wet, men

•Upcoming Events:

•2/25 -2/26: Accreditation!

•2/29: Mill-Jam! 7pm

•3/11: Book Fair : More info to come!

•3/2: Dr. Seuss’s Birthday!

•Monday: Wear your nest Lorax mustache

•Tuesday: wear your cat in the hat hat

•Wednesday: wear red, white, and blue

•Thursday: wear your greenest green

•Friday: wear your crazy, wacky tacky socks

•3/9: I’ll be out for an appointment

•3/19: Habitat Projects Due!

•3/20: Scholastic Order Due!

•3/21: Emerson’s 6th Birthday!

•3/23: Spring Break!

•4/2: National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day!

•4/3: Noon Dismissal

•4/9: Easter Party (Rowdy, Briar, and Harper Lee)

•4/10: No School- Good Friday

•Reminders:

•NO NAP MATS!!

•NO TOYS!!

•NO STUFFED ANIMALS!!

•Don’t forget to be collecting box tops! Box tops=free money for LSC!!

•PLEASE don’t forget drinks in your kiddos lunchboxes to have a lunch time.

•PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LABEL JACKETS!

•Secret Tips:

•I’ve started showing our kiddos these reading strategies below. They are very helpful in reminding kiddos of ways to help them figure out words instead of stalling or guessing. It’s a great habit to get into even at this age because this is where reading starts! J We don’t want to have to break habits later!