Next week we will be introducing the letter C. During the week we will talk about both the hard sound (k) and the soft sound (s). During the week we will sort c words into hard c and soft c categories, we will brainstorm and work on spelling words that start with c, and we will of course practice the correction formation of the letter. In Language Arts, we will read the books, Cookie's Week, Clara the Caterpillar, Charlie the Caterpillar, Little Cloud and Yes, We Can! We will work on sequencing events from the stories and discuss events that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of the stories. The high frequency words be and it will be introduced and other words will be reviewed. Be sure to practice reading and writing high frequency words at home, learning these words is a very important part of Kindergarten.
In math next week, we will continue to practice teen numbers when we learn a game called "nearby teens". Students are beginning to understand that teen numbers have a 1 in the 10’s place because a teen number is made up of 1 ten and some extra ones. Kindergarteners often have trouble reading and writing teen numbers. It is important to practice them at home. We will also continue to look for shapes in our environment. It is important for the class to understand that a square is different from a cube, a ball is a sphere not a circle, etc. Please remember this when talking about shapes at home.
During the week we will continue to set up our writing workshop. Students will learn what writing workshop looks like, sounds like, and how it works. Each child will get a writing folder and learn how to use their writing office boards. During writing workshop, the students are allowed to write about what THEY want to. It is a time for them to develop confidence as a writer and work on exploring different styles of writing. Each day starts off with a mini lesson on a specific skill or type of writing paper/genre and then the students are encouraged to try this skill/writing paper out during their writing time. Of course we also have a chance to SHARE writing with the class. The authors deserve the chance to CELEBRATE their accomplishments. Writing workshop is an exciting new addition to our kindergarten curriculum.
This
weekend Neuqua Valley and Naperville Central play against each other in the
football playoffs. Mrs. Peterson and Mrs. Doranski’s children attend Neuqua.
Mrs. Benyo and my own children attend Naperville Central. I wish the best to
both teams but am cheering for….THE NAPERVILLE CENTRAL REDHAWKS!!!
