DATES TO REMEMBER:
-Wednesday, January 15th—Library
-Thursday, January 16th—Early Dismissal (1:55)
-Friday, January 17th—Early Dismissal (1:55)
-Monday, January 20th—Delayed Start
-Friday, January 24th—Report Cards Home
ASSESSMENTS:
The end of the marking period is fast approaching; we will be assessing many skills and concepts during the next two weeks. Students will also be reassessed on DIBELS (letters, sounds, segmenting, & blending) and AIMSWEB (math concepts) to monitor their progress. Please be sure that your child is well rested and remind them to ‘always’ do their best at school. Also, attendance is so important; in Kindergarten so much of what we do is hands-on and oral instruction, and they miss out on so much when they are not here! Report cards will be sent home Friday, January 24th.
BOOK IT/HOLIDAY HOMEWORK:
Please be sure to return your child’s December Book-it Calendar so that I can award pizza certificates. Also, please be sure to return your child’s initialed Holiday Homework, if they chose to participate. :)
READING:
Our focus text for this week is No, No Titus which we will use to discuss setting and plot. We will also be reading The Napping House and practice retelling the story in order. Our focus letter for this week is Nn and our new sight words are my & we. We have lots of review and assessing to do in preparation for report cards—rhyming, letter naming, letter sounds, sight words, segmenting words into sounds, & sounding out words. This week is exciting because the students will begin shopping for their own ‘good-fit books’ to add to their book boxes. They will learn what a ‘good-fit book’ is, as well as how to shop for/select ‘good-fit books.’ Students will then practice building their stamina and using their accuracy strategies while reading their ‘good-fit books’ during Read to Self time.
WRITING:
We will continue to work on writing Pattern Books throughout this month, beginning with I See . . . books this week. We will also complete a couple of journals— “This year I will . . . “ & “This is a picture of me dressed to go outside.” This is my favorite time of year because the students’ abilities and confidence for writing just seem to blossom. It is so exciting to see them begin to be more independent as they apply what they know and have learned—sounding out words & using their sight words while reading and writing!
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we will read several books related to Winter and snow. We will also be discussing appropriate winter clothing for staying warm, while having fun in the snow.
MATH:
This week we will practice adding and subtracting using a number line and we will play a new game called Top-It (a.k.a. War). We also have a lot to review and assess for Math in preparation for Report Cards and AIMSWEB.
