Sorry for the late update this week. This time of year is very busy both at school (wrapping things up for the year) and at home (can you say BASEBALL????). This post will fill you in about this week and next week!
This week we are talking about the letter Q and its best friend U. Each day we are looking for q words and have yet to find one that does not begin with the qu combination. (We are also talking about the letter u and how it can be found in other places besides just next to the q!). During the week we will read books about quilts. Do you have a quilt at home? If you do, please show it to your child-maybe there is even a special story behind it that you can share with them. You may find some fun "quilt" squares coming home as we were introduced to some quilt sqaure writing during writer's workshop. At the end of the week, your child will begin their kinderpress stories. Each student should be prepared to write a story that will then be published with the help of our many parent volunteers. Most kids write a personal narrative about a favorite trip or family memory. We will be working on these in class on Thursday and Friday. You might want to brainstorm some ideas for these books tonight. In math we continue to review coins, time, and solving word problems. We even visited the computer lab this week during math to write and illustrate a word problem with a partner. The class did a fantastic job on these!
Next week we will talk about plants. The focus will be on the things a plant needs to grow, the parts of a flower, and how certain plants are used to help us. Each child will plant their own seeds and will (hopefully) watch them grow. If you plant a garden at home, this might be a good time to enlist the help of your kindergartner. Take them into the garden and talk to them about the things you need to do so that your garden grows successfully. In math we will focus on space shapes as we prepare for our visit to the Children's Museum on Thursday. While there your child will attend a space shape building session as well as have time to explore the musuem. The kids always have a great time on this trip!
As always we will continue to work on reading strategies and reading independently as we prepare for the year to end and for your child to become a FIRST GRADER! I am sure I will say this many times before June 7th, but I am very proud of the learning that has taken place this year and I am grateful to all of you for your continued support and efforts at home! THANK YOU!
