week of April 22, 2019

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Newsletter (Week of April 22, 2019)

Writing:  We have been busy writing about many different topics including: our favorite plant, about our caterpillar, the windy weather, and what we did over the weekend.  We are trying to write to incorporate ideas from Reading and Science/Social Studies and Math whenever possible.  We always make sure that we are staying on the topic (and using the prompt) and that our illustration matches the writing.  Keep on writing!

Reading: Our new story is: Building With Dad and it is an informational fiction story. We will be working on comparing/contrasting within the story.  Our amazing words are: groundbreaking, trenches, foundation, welding, waterproof, gleaming.  Our essential question for the story is: How is a school built?  We will continue reading our words/sentences/stories in our small groups and doing lots of word work.  We will continue to chop out words, change sounds in words, make rhyming pairs, and blend sounds together to say/read words.  Keep on practicing those sight words, we are flying through the lists!

Math: Our Unit 8, Coins and Financial Literacy, is off to a great start.  We started with identifying a Penny and the value.  We are also talking about earning, spending, and saving.  Any chance you have to go over coins at home would be great and much appreciated!

Science/Social Studies: We have been talking about different ways to be good to our Earth. We have learned about reduce, reuse, recycle and how we can help out by being responsible citizens.  We had a great Weekly Reader to explain Earth Day to us.

Important Dates:

April 22- School is in session, Day 10

April 25- Take Your Child to Work Day

April 27 and April 28- PTO Basket Raffle (look for our class basket!)

Tuesday, May 28^th (1:00 PM)- Kindergarten Graduation at the High School