April 2nd - 6th
Word Work: We will begin our High Frequency Word assessment this week. Today I gave a pretest and focused on the Kindergarten word list. I will track your child's progress each week and send home a master list to show your child's progress. Please remember that the focus is to help your child learn to spell words they use in the WRITING frequently. I assess your child's use of the High Frequency Words during Writer's Workshop.
*This week everyone will have the same words for the spelling test on Friday.*
Words 26-50:
going, got, had, has, have, he, her, him, his, house, how, I, if, in, into, is, it its, just, like, little, look, make, man, many
Language Arts:
We will continue investigating media literacy this week. Our focus will be on digital and print media. We will explore the techniques used to grab the readers’ attention and influence them. We will examine how pictures, graphics, words, fonts, sounds, and movement are used in media literacy, and understand the purpose for each.
HATCHING CHICKS:
This week we will continue to read literature about chickens and study the development of the baby chicks. The development of the chicks are far enough along now that we are able to “candle” (put a strong light source behind the egg) and see the development inside the egg. This is always exciting to see in real life what is happening inside the egg. We are expecting our chicks to hatch around April 11th!
MATH:
We will compare weight/mass and capacity of objects as well as use mathematical language to help answer questions and solve problems. There will be two days of activities planned in the science lab for us to compare and order two or more objects according to capacity (greatest to least) and weight (heaviest to lightest).
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES:
For the first two days, the children will be presenting their research projects completed from home. Next, we will begin our unit in Social Studies on economics focusing on goods and services in the home, school, community, and reviewing wants and needs.
IMPORTANT DATES AND REMINDERS:
Tuesday: Library day. Please return the library books.
* April 2 Research Project Due
*April 2-3 Research Presentations
*April 6 No School (Holiday)
*April 12 6-8pm PTA hosts Science Night for Families
*April 19 6-8pm Family Skate Night, Playland Skate Center
*April 27 6-7pm Family Fun Night
*May 2 Early Release Day 12:45pm
If you would like to volunteer for Tuesday folders please let me know. I need someone for April and another volunteer for May!
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