SAVE THE DATE: February 14th at 9:30 - Kindergarten Valentine's Day Share! Don't forget your camera:)

***Please send in a "winter" appropriate change of clothes for your child. I sent home all summer clothes today. Please replace them with winter clothes. The playground and black top can get wet and muddy.

It was a cold week in Kindergarten...Brr!  We had indoor recess for most of the week.  Hoping it warms up for next week.

This week in reading we learned that good readers solve tricky words! When you get to a tricky word you should...

1.  STOP
2.  Look at the picture
3.  Say the first letter sound
4. Blend the first two letter sounds
5. Re-read to make sure it sounds right

Our Shared Reading was Peas Porridge Hot.  A copy was sent home.  Please read through it with your child!

Sight Words: Individual sight words went home during the week.  Please have your child look for his/her sight words while reading.  They can find them in their books and in their daily lives.

During Writing Workshop we learned that good writers Fix and Fancy Up!
Students chose their favorite story to Fix and Fancy Up (revise).  They added to the pictures, checked their spelling, and made sure their writing was neat!  They shared their writing with their buddy and we celebrated their wonderful work!

In math we finished our Cathy Fosnot Unit - Apple Boxes.  We wrapped up the unit by playing a game called Part-Whole Bingo. 

Social Studies/Science - We continued to discuss Martin Luther King and the importance of being kind and respectful to everyone.  We read several book about friendship include - Leonardo the Terrible Monster, and Same, Same, but Different.  We also talked about the freezing, cold weather and finished our unit on Needs vs. Wants. 

Thanks to our game volunteers today!  We had so much fun!