Hello Kindergarten Families!
Spring is right around the corner...hopefully! Thank you to all of the families who attended our 100th Day Celebration! We were SO impressed with all of the awesome projects! We have had a great second trimester!
In our Reading Wonders program, we are focusing on:
Different kinds of animals and their habitats
Letters: Mm, Aa, Ss, Pp, Tt, Ii, Nn, Cc, Oo, Dd, Hh, Ee, Ff, Rr, Bb, Ll, Kk, Uu, Gg, Ww, Vv, Xx
High frequency words: I, can, the, we, see, a, like, to, and, go, you, do, my, are, he, with, is, little, she, was, for, have, of, they, said, want
Identifying the characters, setting, events, and details of stories in sequence
Tapping out and blending the sounds in new words
Working on isolating the beginning, middle, and ending sounds in words and substituting sounds in words
Writing sentences with appropriate spacing, capitalization, and punctuation
Drawing pictures with real-life colors and details
In GO Math!, we are focusing on:
Counting by 1’s to 100
Counting by 10’s to 100
Addition and subtraction using manipulatives
2D & 3D Shape Identification
Please continue to:
Send in a written note in your child’s home folder or an email to your child’s teacher and school secretary if they are going home a different way
Send your child in with one small snack and a water bottle every day
Keep a labeled spare change of clothes in your child’s backpack
Keep toys at home so that they don’t get lost or broken
Please send your child with appropriate snow play clothes for days that are warm enough to go outside for recess
We look forward to another great trimester of learning and fun at PAK!
The Kindergarten Team
Frosty in First Grade
Grade one students are learning about Numbers and Operations in Base Ten. This unit focuses on counting numbers to 120, understanding place value, including grouping in tens and ones. We will begin working on comparing numbers using greater than, less than, and equal to.
In literacy, we are working on Unit 4, Animals Everywhere, with focus on comprehension skills and strategies that include plot and sequence, main idea and key details and point of view. We are learning about prefixes and suffixes, inflectional endings, and compound words. Please continue to practice the high frequency words with your child regularly. These are always found on the “Peek at the Week”. The students will be creating an animal’s habitat the week of March 18th as a culminating activity.
Read aloud and talk about it! Continue to read a favorite book with your child. Talk about where the story takes place, who the characters are, and the problem and solution. At times, even stop and ask what they think will happen next. Make sure the books are interesting. The more engaged your child is, the more information you will receive. You might want to ask your child how else this story might have ended as we are working on developing higher level thinking skills.
Thank you,
The First Grade Team
The second trimester has been filled with lots of learning! We have been working on reading with fluency and expression, as well as writing about what we have read. Children have focused on finding main idea and supporting details, asking and answering questions, and identifying features of various genres. We also spent some time learning about the Lunar New Year by reading books and doing activities about this special cultural holiday. In Math, children are adding and subtracting two-digit and three-digit numbers with and without regrouping. Please continue to practice math facts daily to help support your child with higher order math concepts.
As always, please contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you for your continued support,
The Grade 2 Team
Auburn Youth and Family Services Inc. offers a food pantry for Auburn residents. Auburn Youth and Family Services do not require proof of income, they are here to support and help those in our community. The food pantry is Monday through Thursday, currently only operating at curbside pickup or delivery. If you are interested, please call (508)832-5707 ext. 102, Lisa or Sally will give you a call back to give you a list of food items you can pick from. Auburn Youth and Family Services Inc. also have baby items (diapers and food items), when calling to place your order please ask to add these items on.
Find Food - Worcester County Food Bank
If you are in need of any housing assistance here is the direct link for RCAP in Worcester ~ Community Resources | RCAP Solutions
Please also know that you can confidentially reach out to either Ariella Emmanuel, School Social Worker, or Kristie Deyoe, School Counselor, at any time if you have social/emotional concerns about your child or need support in accessing community resources. Supporting the social/emotional needs of students and families is an integral part of our jobs.
