week of March 28, 2016

Week of March 28, 2016

Math- Our new topic will be Topic 12, Measurement.  Our essential question is: “How can objects be compared by length, height, capacity, and weight.”  Our new vocabulary will include: longer (than), shorter (than), as tall as, taller (than), lighter (than). 

Science- We have been talking about Spring and all of the important things that happen in that season.  We also spent some time exploring the topic of bees and how they help the Earth.  We will be comparing and contrasting Plants and Animals and how they grow and change.  We will be observing the life cycle of the frog and butterfly and the different stages of both.

Reading- We will be reading: Mayday! Mayday!.  We will be comparing the cause and effect in the story.  Our amazing words are: rescue, yacht, mechanic, pilot, sailor, shimmering.  We will be finding rhyme and identifying question marks and using capital letters.

Phonics/Grammar- Our new letters is Xx like at the end of Fox.  We will be identifying them in the final position in words. 

Handwriting/Writing- Our 5 Star Writing Checklist we use to double check our sentences is listed below:

*Capital letter to start my sentence

*Punctuation to end my sentence

*Use finger spaces

*Use neat handwriting

*My sentence makes sense

Important Information

***On April 16 and April 17, the NSE PTO will be hosting a Chinese Auction at the Elementary school for a fundraiser.  Please send in any donations for our basket as soon as possible.  Thanks for your participation.  Thanks for those of you who already sent in your donation!

***Our practice packets went home this week.  Any time that you may have extra time at home, feel free to practice these Kindergarten skills.  They include: writing words, counting to 100, writing a dictated sentence, nonsense words, segmenting words, and letter/sounds.  If you need any more information or tips, please feel free to contact us.

·        Graduation pictures will be taken on Wednesday, April 6^th

·        Every student will have their picture taken as part of the class photo even if you aren’t buying a package

·        Every student needs to wear a white collared shirt

·        Girls should not wear their hair up high since they’ll be wearing caps

·        When selecting a background, please note that, boys will wear a blue gown with a red cap, and girls wear a red gown with a blue hat

·        Thank you for your cooperation with Kindergarten Graduation pictures!!  It really makes the day run efficiently!

Important Dates

March 28- Day 10

April 1- Tentative report card distribution, please sign and return the envelope as soon as possible