Week of January 4

Our Resources for the week are: Monday#1-18 P.E. & #19-30 ART, Wednesday MUSIC and Friday#1-18 P.E. & #19-30 COMPUTER LAB. Wednesday is an Early Release Day and Friday is Toys Day!!  The students are able to bring one toy to Recess. Graham will be bringing Fun Friday Snacks for the class.

**We are not held accountable for any toys lost or broken on the Kindergarten Playground. Please use discretion on what toy your child brings to school.**

Handwriting/Writing

We will be reviewing our writing checklist and discussing sentences to write that would match pictures shown to us. The pictures are from the Farm Unit we completed before break. 

Here are a few pictures for you to practice this activity with your child. :)

 

Math

This week we are working on comparing numbers and using vocabulary such as: more than, less than and the same as. The students counted this week to test mastery of counting to 100. Many students were able to count to 100 already!! Congratulations! Some students are getting stuck at "transition" numbers. For instance, 39,40 or 69, 70. Keep on practicing. We are also counting by 5's and 10's for the rest of the year.

Science

Motion is the word of the week! How things and people move is our focus. We have enjoyed exploring motion and will continue next week with motion and force.Today we read a great story about ways animals move. You can find it by visiting http://mycapstonelibrary.com. The username and password is " jacksonville". Once you are on the site type in "fast and slow". The story has interesting facts and beautiful illustrations of how animals move!

Reading

Sight words for the week are: was, not, has and come. Our Word Family is the -en family. Practice having your child make words that would belong in the family~ Ben, men, Jen, hen, etc.

We are beginning our new Module on Native Americans. We will be making a Chart that compares our environment, clothing, food and shelter with a few tribes. This week we will focus on the Lakota Sioux. We will read a story about Mapiya (mah-PEE-yah) in Where's Winona? and Little Bear in Little Bear Goes Hunting. We will compare the characters with the information we have learned about the Lakota Sioux tribe. (Click on the story titles so that you can enjoy them with your child.) 
Also, enjoy reading this video to your child. The music is primarily instrumental.