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Now
that spring is here, we will be spending time in the garden outside our
classroom reading, writing, and taking care of our
beautiful plants.
Math: After reviewing coin recognition for the
past several weeks, most of the children recognize most of the coins and know
their values. We will talk about which coin is their favorite one and why they
like it the best. The half dollar is sure to be very popular. We are continuing
to work on addition and subtraction.
Word Work: We have added ten new words to
our Word Wall, making a total of 82 words. Copies of our current Word Wall words
were sent home last week for March. We are practicing not only reading these
words but also spelling them. Daily we create sentences and make lists using
these words. We will also be practicing putting the lower case alphabet letters
in sequence.
Reading: We will continue to read our “just
right” books independently, with partners and with the teachers. The children are
using their decoding skills to figure out tricky words and to practice reading
with fluency. We will be looking for compound words in the books we are
reading, also.
Writing:
We are studying the informational books that have been written by Gail
Gibbons to help us gather ideas for our own non-fiction writing. Many of the
children have checked out one of her books to read at home. These books will be
available for book check out for the next few weeks.
Social Studies: From talking about our own
houses and others the children are familiar with, our study of houses will turn
to houses found in other parts of the world. We will talk about how these
houses are alike and how they are different from ours and why they are not like
our houses.
Science: We will begin the second part of
our physical science unit and begin our investigation of liquids. The first two
liquids that we will study will be water and glue.
Technology: We are using World Book on
Line for Kids to learn about animals, as we prepare for our project-based
learning activities about zoo animals. We will be continuing our research of
our zoo animals this week and begin to put together our presentation projects
to share with the other students on Friday morning and with our families on
Friday afternoon on April 12.
Guidance:
Ms. Fierce is continuing the guidance lessons with productive ways to
handle conflict in our daily lives. She has been talking with the children about
peacemakers and peacebreakers.
Events to Calendar:
Monday, April 1 – 1 yard of flannel or fleece is due to be
used as backing for our kindergarten quilts.
April 1- April 5. Wear purple shirts with uniform bottoms
all week for Relay for Life.
Friday, April 5. Relay for Life
Friday, April. Field trip to the Morean Clay Studio
Monday, April 15. Quilting Day
Friday, April 19. Celebrate the Arts
