Weekly Update

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Posted by jstutz1 | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on March 3, 2018

2/26 – 3/2

Popcorn Words:  and, get.  Please practice sight words at home.  

Math:  This week we dove into telling addition and subtraction stories.  The Kindergartners also explored adding and subtracting 1 from a group of 10.  We told stories of 10 bugs camping outside.  If 6 bugs fell asleep then how many were awake?  4!!  The Kindergartners also loved the adding and subtracting like a pirate videos we watched.  We are working hard on our adding and subtracting numbers through 10!

Writers Workshop:  This week we started a new type of writing, Informational Writing, or “All About” writing.  The Kindergartners discussed why we have All About books?  To learn something new, to teach others and to enjoy!  Our topic of study this week was Chickens.  We received Non-fiction books on Chickens.  The kinders read about chickens and then together we wrote down in our Chickens Have, Can and Are Worksheet.  After gathering information we wrote an All About Chickens book.  We sketched pictures and wrote information that we gathered.  The Kinders did a GREAT job with this first week of becoming Informational Writers!! We will continue informational writing throughout the month of March.

Readers Workshop:  This week we started a new unit on Nonfiction books.  We discovered what a Nonfiction book is: a book that tells facts about a topic.  The Kindergartners explored the difference between a fact and an opinion. We also explored what a Fiction book is:  a pretend, not real, an imaginary story.  The Kindergartners helped to organize books into piles of Nonfiction and Fiction books.  With our topic of Chickens we explored and additional genre with the folk tale story of The Little Red Hen.   The Kinders noticed the difference between this genre and a Nonfiction book.  We will explore different genres throughout the month of March.


Literacy:  We have been working hard on different literacy skills.  Students get pulled into different reading groups and practice independent skills.  Students may be bringing home lists that they make from grocery fliers, they write in their journal, put together word or sentence puzzles or even listen to books on tape.  We also do a “word study” whole class activity daily.  Where we practice discovering blends, writing sounds we hear, taking letters out of words and finding new words.  

Dr. Seuss’ B-Day:  Oh What Fun We Had!!  The Kindergartners had a lot of fun celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday on Friday!  Making their own Dr. Seuss hat and a fun Truffula pencil!!  It was fun to see the Seuss style attire that the Kinders came to school in.



Upcoming Dates:

  • Monday, March 5…STEAM, Bring Take Home Book
  • Tuesday, March 6…GYM, Bring Take Home Book
  • Wednesday, March 7…MUSIC, LIBRARY, Bring library book
  • Thursday, March 8…ART, Jet’s Pizza Night
  • Friday, March 9…ART, Early Release Day-12:15 dismissal, NO TAKE HOME BOOKS, Makayla’s B-Day!!!
  • Monday, March 12 & Wednesday, March 14…Spring Conferences.
  • Friday, March 30-April 6…SPRING BREAK…NO SCHOOL!
  • Monday, April 9…Back to school

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