Focus on Curriculum May 15, 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 u family um.
We thought of words, as a class, which ends in um. The students came up with (gum,
glum, plum, etc.)
Reading: This week we read Elmer and Elephants by National Geographic for Kids. We labeled the parts of an elephant. We also learned the new vocabulary terms: migration,
herd, drought, instinct, and herbivore.
Writing: We wrote about
what makes each of us special, just like Elmer the elephant. We continued our unit in writing where we
are focusing on writing our very own multiple page stories. 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 blue, yellow, red and pink and glued them
in our spirals. We now have ninety two 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, came, ate, make, ride,
was, are, saw, well, pretty, funny, under, find, blue, yellow, red, pink. 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 every day. Please practice the popcorn words with your child at
home. The words are getting difficult.
Math: We continued our unit on positions such as above, under, over, below,
outside, inside, etc. 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 mixed addition and subtraction one
minute timed test.
Social Studies: Our
Weekly Reader focused on fun in the sun from animals that like the sun, the sun
helping flowers grows, and that when we are out in the sun we need to protect
our skin.
Art: We completed an Elmer the Elephant project.
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:
Our new field trip
to the Morton Arboretum is Monday morning May 18th. Please dress accordingly for the weather.
Read to your child every night!
Do not forget to place your Scholastic book orders.
Bring Library Books on Mondays and Thursdays
We have gym every day. 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.
