Events of the Week:
Math: We continued our topic on measurement and worked on comparing the weight and volume of objects. We have also continued to review numbers 0-10. If your child has not mastered identifying these numbers, please continue to work with them at home. I will work with them in small groups and then reassess in the next couple of weeks.
Our focus in reading this week was on Folktales. Here’s what we did in each workshop:
- Language Workshop: We focused on the book The Three Billy Goats Gruff. We focused on story elements, such as characters, settings, and key events. We introduced vocabulary words that are in the story, such as: valley, meadow, rushing, troll, roared, gobble, and trampled. We also practiced retelling the story by telling what happened in the beginning, the middle, and the end. The students really enjoyed using the story pieces to retell. We finished the week by reading other versions of the story.
- Writing Workshop: We learned the sight word “to”. This week we practiced using magnetic whiteboards and letters to build and write the sight words we have learned so far. We also spent time writing in our “Writing Journals”. Journals are used for students to write about whatever they choose.
- Reading Workshop: We are working in literacy centers independently while I am working with students in small groups. We used a book called I Go to introduce the reading strategy, “Get your mouth ready to make the first sound”. Your child has this book in their book box to continue to practice reading during independent reading time and rest time. Please encourage your child to use these reading strategies when reading at home.
- Word Study: Our letters for the week were “Jj”, “Kk”, “Ll” and “Ii”. We learned that “Ii” is a vowel and can make a short sound and a long sound. Please continue to work with your child on correct letter formation and on knowing the letter sounds. Our goal is to know all the letters and sounds by the end of second quarter.
Important Dates:
- Nov. 13 - Cox CARE Mobile
- Nov. 17 - Kindergarten Share Feast
- Nov. 20-24 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
- Nov. 30 - Picture Retakes
- Nov. 30 - PTA Skate Night 6:00-8:00 @ Skateland
If your child eats breakfast at school please have them here by 7:50. Breakfast bags are picked up at 8:05 and we begin our day. Thank you!
Share Feast
All of Kindergarten will come together on Friday, November 17th to celebrate the first Thanksgiving. Please have your child bring in ONE INDIVIDUAL-SIZED favorite snack (Cheez-its, mini marshmallows, pretzels, M&M’s, etc.) before this day that we will combine together to make a Share Feast for all to enjoy. Thanks so much for your help! Please send the item in by next Wednesday.
Sight Words—Keep practicing!
I is a my like she see
the it he be can to
***Reminder: These are words your child should be able to read by sight!
Reading Journey
I hope you are finding a special time to read every day with your child. This is a great time to practice using reading strategies we have learned, finding the letters we have learned and sight words. The Reading Journey ends on December 18th and we will have a reading celebration the following day.
Next Week:
- We will continue learning about story elements.
- In Language Workshop, we will read The Three Little Pigs and then spend the rest of the week reading various folktales.
- We will learn about the letters “Mm”, “Nn”, “Pp” and “Oo”.
- We will learn about Thanksgiving.
- In math, we will begin comparing amounts of objects.
- Our sight word will be “with”.
- We will have our Kindergarten Share Feast on Friday!
Have a great weekend!!
Mrs. Vestal
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