KINDER NEWS
WHAT’S NEW?
Reading: We spent time studying characters of fiction text, using one of our favorite authors &
illustrators, Mo Willems. We used illustrations and text to see how the characters were feeling and to
describe them on the “outside” and “inside”. This helps us understand them and make connections.
Phonics: (all 26 ABC letters, ch, sh, th, wh, or, ar, er (ir, ur), ing, ed, ai, ee, ie, oa, ue)
Please
continue to practice all sounds, especially the tricky sounds! Yellow Folders are to stay at home. Our
readers spent some time focusing on Blends. A consonant blend is two or more consecutive
consonants in a word whose sounds blend together. Although the sounds “blend” together, each sound is
still heard. These are examples of a blend: fry, dress, swim and string. Once children learn the sounds
that blends make they learn to read faster.
Writing: We have taken a small break from Writer’s Workshop to spend some time on sentences;
learning about the structure and rules of a sentence and also practicing making and writing sentences.
Ask your kinder about their Squiggle Book!
Math: I think our friends have a strong understanding of teen numbers.
They should be able to show
you a number in a variety of ways. We will be starting a mini graphing unit next! We did not have a
math game last week and we will not have one this coming week; now is a great time to catch up or
play some of the games again!!
Additional:
* Words Their Way: “word sorts”, We are working on individual sorts, to reinforce specific skills.
* Snappy Words: Take some time to practice these words with your child to help build fluency in reading
& writing... (a, and, I, me, you, the, my, is, to go, can, we, he, she, at, be, no, it, like, am, play, on, in,
yes)
* Science: We began exploring Earth Science – day, night, morning, noon, evening…
* Social Studies: We have started to discuss Friends with a variety of texts and activities.
1/15/2016
Dates & Reminders:
Jan. 18 – No School
Jan. 19 – Bingo Night
Feb. 5 – 100th Day!!
Feb. 11 – Early Release & Valentine’s Day
Party
Feb. 12 & 15 – No School
* Valentine’s Day parties are coming
up on February 11th! The Spencer
Loomis PTO will once again be
providing all food items for the parties
while keeping with the district
procedures which require that all foods
provided at parties be store bought,
with labels intact. To ensure a safe and
fun time is had by all, we kindly ask
parents to refrain from sending any
additional food items into the
classroom. Thank you for your
understanding and cooperation!
* In preparing for Valentine’s Day, if
you are going to send in cards, please
make sure there is one for each
student. The AM has 21 friends and the
PM has 17 friends. Please do not write
individual names on each card.