What's New in KW?
The first full week of school went really well. Even the heat did not keep us from having fun and learning some new things. I hope you all stayed cool at home on Friday....the May Watts teachers were at school, but got to do a lot of team planning. We feel ready to tackle the next few weeks! This week your child brought home their first jolly phonics sound book with our first set of sounds. Your child should practice "reading" their sounds to you (or a sibling or even a stuffed animal) several times this weekend. While they are doing this, they should do the motions as well. The motions are an important component of the program! Next week we will begin our second set of sounds and continue blending the sounds together to make new words.Our theme next week is colors. We will practice reading color words, read books about colors and do some projects. During science, we will conduct two "experiments". The children will be working with lemonade, Hawaiin Punch, graham cracker sticks, and cool whip. If you child can not have any of these things, please let me know so I can plan accordingly. (PLEASE return the permission slip that allows your child to enjoy these snacks ASAP!) In math we will be working on patterning and be introduced to graphing. The students will use our junk boxes to make patterns and will record color patterns on a worksheet. Next week we will start learning about how our centers work and start learning how to rotate through them. We still have many procedures to learn before we become independent workers.
There is no school Monday or Tuesday, so enjoy the extra long weekend.
