week of December 7, 2015

Week of December 7, 2015

Math- Our topic that we will be continuing is: Topic 4, Comparing and Ordering Numbers 0-10.    We will be working on 1 and 2 more and 1 and 2 fewer.  We will also be ordering those numbers to 10 and working with a number line.  We have been practicing writing numbers 0-10 in Handwriting and each day we practice a different number 0-20 in Math Meeting.  We practice daily counting to 100 and numbers on a ten frame.

Science- We have introduced our new topic of Objects and we will be working on knowing about different objects and their composition and characteristics.  We will be alternating that topic with other themes such as winter, holidays, and other calendar information.

Reading- Our new story is Little Panda.  We will be comparing and contrasting within the story.  We will also be summarizing the important parts of the story and talking about an informational text.  Our amazing words are: weigh, healthy, curious, measure, bamboo, explore.  We are working very hard on responding to literature by making connections to other stories and our own lives as wells as asking questions with our key words of: who, what, why, how, when, where. 

Phonics/Grammar- We have started our consonant Nn like in Nest and will continue with Bb like in Balloon.  We have been working on all letters and sounds and reviewing the long and short sounds of our vowels.  We continually identify the beginning, middle, and end sounds of words.  We will also be working on rhyming and non-rhyming words.  We have finished talking about adjectives and will be reviewing verbs in sentences.

Important Information

Please review sight words nightly.  Some fun activities for sight word review (other than using the list and the flashcards) include: writing them in pudding or shaving cream, using a paintbrush to paint them, using chalk or markers to write them, using Play Doh or noodles to spell them, or finding them in books or other sources of print and highlighting them.

Important Dates

December 8, Coat Drive Give Away, 2-4 pm, NSE

December 10, Coat Drive Give Away, 4-6 pm, NSE

December 10, Kindergarten Physicals, please return purple sheet if one was sent home from the Nurse

December 11, Brain Show Mania