November
Kindergarten News
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In literacy we will review and continue to work with all letters and Jolly Phonics
sounds.
In literacy we will be reading and writing the sight words are, see, at and was
In Shared Literacy we will read the books One, One is the Sun, In the Mirror,
Moccasins and Hello.
In Reading Fundamentals we will continue to work in our Fiction Unit1. The students will learn to retell familiar tales by identifying and
describing the characters, setting and the main events in sequence.
2. The students will learn to distinguish between realistic fiction and fantasy by
noticing the details in the story.
3. The students will examine how words and pictures are used to move stories
along and develop character and plot.
4. The students will learn to understand the elements of fiction by noticing
when characters encounter a problem and work towards a solution to that
problem.
5. The students will learn to identify the antagonist in a traditional tale, as
well as the conflict and solution or resolution in that tale.
6. The students will learn to notice similarities and differences in books by
comparing and contrasting two stories and discussing how characters are similar
and different.
7. The students will learn to infer characters’ feelings and traits by thinking
about what is happening in the story, studying the characters’ facial and body
language, and listening to what the characters say and think.
8. The students will learn to think about how characters face and solve
problems and then identify the theme or lesson learned at the end of the
story.
9. The students will learn to describe key details in the illustrations and tell a
realistic story from beginning to end.
10. The students will learn to infer and talk about character traits by using
textual evidence.
11. The students will learn how to identify relevant and useful information to
help them remember important details in the story.
In literacy we will continue to write in our journals and continue to work on the
concepts of using finger spaces between words and punctuation at the end of a
sentence.
In literacy we are also working on having the students spell by themselves by
slowly saying the word and writing down the sounds that they hear.
In math we will
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Finish Module 4-Counting and Cardinality (numbers beyond 10)
Measurement and Data (learn the language related to length)
Begin and complete Module 5-Counting and Cardinality (representing numbers
with concrete materials)
Operations (understanding addition and subtraction) and Algebraic Thinking
(generate and analyze patterns)
We will continue to work on recognizing, printing and understanding
quantity (using a ten frame) for numbers 11-20.
In social studies we will be learning about Native American Indians who lived in
the Lake Zurich area.
In social studies we will be creating Native American headbands and learning to
use Native American symbol writing.
In science we will begin the Physical Science Unit-properties of objects and how
things move.
We continue to have the students work on making sure their work is neat and
not rushed.
We continue to work on having the kids listen to the teacher and follow
directions the first time they are given.
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Important Dates:
Wednesday, November 4th- 50th day of Kindergarten
Friday, November 6th- NO SCHOOL- Teacher Institute Day
Wednesday, November 11th- NO SCHOOL-Veteran’s Day
Monday, November 23rd - Early Dismissal Day
Tuesday, November 24th- Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast
Wednesday, November 25th -through Friday, November 27th - NO SCHOOL
(Thanksgiving Break)
*Please continue to review letter recognition, letter/sound relationships, sight words
and independent writing.