Focus on Curriculum April 17, 2015
Jolly Phonics: We have completed all our jolly phonics
sounds. Now
we know the sounds of the letters and letter combinations: s, a, t, i, p, n,
c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, oa, oa, ie, ee, or, oo, ch, sh, ng,
th, ou, qu, ue, oi, er, ar, z, w, v, y, and z.
We
like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember
them. Remember to review the sounds we
have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and
sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we have learned this year.
It is for your reference so you can practice with your children each letter and
the sound of that letter.
Word Family’s: This week we worked on our short o family ot.
We thought of words as a class that end in ot. The students came up with (hot,
not, cot, knot, etc.)
Reading: This week we read Seed to Plant and Dandelions. We also learned
the new vocabulary terms: germination, pollination, seedling and soil. We completed many activities that centered
around seeds and plants. We added the
poem Sunflower Song to our poetry
binders. We read our very own The Hearts book that focused on our new
popcorn word with.
Writing: We continued writing
in our new writing journals. In our
journals we focus on using a capital letter to start sentences, proper
punctuation, spacing between our words, and the neatness of our writing. We also reread our writing to make sure it
makes sense. On each page of our writing
journals we have a check list to double check our writing.
Popcorn Words:
This week we cut out the popcorn words eat, please, want and with
and glued them in our spirals. We now have seventy five words and they are: I, a, it, in, see, big, my,
like, up, run, on, at, we, me, am, did, not, is, can, but, to, too, ran, into,
for, little, and, yes, go, no, so, the you, down, he, she, be, her, our, out,
get, help, now, look, good, jump, will, have, must, one, two, three, four,
nine, said, this, that, new, soon, went, come, do, all, there, who, what,
where, they, say, play, away, eat, please, want, with . Our spirals are going home
today. We are going to keep our spirals
in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school
and at home. Please remind your child to
bring their popcorn word spirals to school everyday. Please practice the popcorn words with your child at
home. The words are getting difficult.
Math: We continued talking about sorting, classifying, counting and
categorizing data. Please continue
practicing reading and writing numbers 1 through 20. Please continue to practice addition facts
that add up to ten, along with subtracting numbers up to ten. We took a subtraction quiz taking away
one. We made a flower project practicing
counting by 10’s. This project is on
display outside our classroom.
Social Studies: Our
Weekly Reader focused on animals and how animals protect themselves from other
animals. We also did a plant project. They will be on display on our class bulletin
board.
Music: A Message from Miss. Wyse:
Hello Kindergarten Parents,
I am proud to announce that the
kindergarten musical this year will be Baby Beluga! Please join us in
the Lakeview gymnasium on Thursday, May 28th at 7 o'clock in the evening for a
fun night filled with entertainment!
This week all kindergarten
students listened to the music and are very excited to put on a show! Please
use the following link to practice your music from home over Spring Break and
up to our concert!
Remember:
Open House-
Thursday April 23rd 6:30-8:00 P.M.
Please check the
district site for information on our district auction.
Read to your child every night!
Do not forgot to place your Scholastic book orders.
Bring Library Books on Mondays and Thursdays
We have gym everyday. Please remember your gym shoes.
Please check the green folder daily.
Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school! - The class
with the most box tops wins a pizza party at the end of the year.
