Panda News:

We had a great week last week celebrating Read Across America.  We did lots of fun activities.  We ended our week reading with other kindergarten friends. Please enjoy Flickr.  I have posted a lot of fun photos.

Don't forget that Thursday, April 2nd is our field trip to The Music Hall.  If you are chaperoning you can meet us in the lobby around 9am.  Thank you.

Upcoming Events:

Handwriting Letters: review of all lowercase letters

Phonics Letters: review of all phonic letters

Word of the Week: we

Spring vacation:  4/27-5/1

Early Release: 5/13 @12:50

No School: 5/25 (Memorial Day)

PANDA NEWS:

All next week, our school will celebrate Read Across America.  There will be several activities happening.  The kids and teachers are asked to dress up like their favorite book characters and bring the book (dressing up is optional). A note went home to let you know what each days theme.

Language Arts:  

 

We are working on  procedural writing "How To's".  They are  reading some "How To's" and writing them as well.   We have learned the different  characteristics of a "How To".  They usually contain photographs, they might have some words in bold, and they may have a glossary.  They are using the characteristics in their books.  We are also working on sight words and blending CVC words to make our reading more fluent.

 

Math:

 

The Pandas have been learning the difference between 2D and 3D shapes.  We have been focusing on the cube and cone.  We have also explored measuring.  We continue to practice the sums through 5.  Every other week your student will bring home a set of math facts.  Please practice all the math facts with your student.  There will be homelinks sent home weekly as well.

 

Art:  

 

The students made tricky leprechauns for St. Patrick's Day.  The wrote a how to catch a leprechaun story to go with them.  They also made bingo dobber shamrocks.

 

The Students had a visit from a tricky leprechaun.  He played a trick on the children and left him a special surprise.  Ask them what the leprechaun left them.    

 

 

Book of the Week:  Fin M'coul by Tomie De Paola

Upcoming Events:

Handwriting Letters: f and q

Phonics Letters: review of all phonic letters

Word of the Week: go

Read Across America All Next Week

Spring Conferences: 4/8 & 4/15

Music Hall Field Trip: 4/2

PANDA NEWS:

I hope everyone enjoyed the vacation last week.  We are back in the swing of school.  We will begin volunteering again.  I will be sending a calendar home tomorrow.  Thank you to all who came out and showed your support for the school Friday night.  

 

Language Arts:  

 

The students found you in the sight word book.  We also practiced all our sight words this week.  The more sight words they recognize in their reading the less work they will have to do as a reader.  It is a lot like learning your math facts in math.  We have begun an introduction to procedural writing "How To's".  The have started to reads some "How To's" and brainstorm things they could write about.   We looked at the special characteristics of "How To's".  They found some have glossaries for important words.  

 

Math:

 

The Pandas practiced math facts this week using dice games and unifix cubes.  How is nightly math fact practice going?  I will not send any flash cards home this week but please continue to practice all of the +1.  They will get a Homelink in addition to the math facts.  Every two weeks your Panda will get more flashcards to work on to master.

 

Art:  

 

The students made pots of gold and clouds to go with rainbows they painted.   

    

Book of the Week:  How To Make Cupcakes

Song of the Week:  Peanut Butter

Upcoming Events:

 

Handwriting Letters: r, m & n

Phonics Letters: c

Word of the Week: on

No School Friday: 3/13

Parent Conferences in April