Kindergarten Newsletter
February 28th - March 4th
What we're learning this week...
Phonics: R Blends (fr, gr, pr)
Book: The Worrysaurus by Rachel Bright
Reading Strategies: Identifying the problem and solution in a story, identifying the characters and setting, retelling the story, making a connection
Math: Numbers to 100, number handwriting practice, fluency of addition and subtraction within 10, partners of 10 (how to make 10)
Writing: Writing our opinions, letter formation (handwriting practice), 5 star writing rubric (finger spaces, proper punctuation, capital letters at the beginning of the sentence, spelling sight words correctly, does my writing make sense?)
Social Studies: My neighborhood: place and homes, people and families
Science: Plants: living and nonliving, parts of a plant
Religion: Lent, the Liturgical Seasons
Social Skills: Following directions and making an apology
Virtue: Cooperation
Social and Emotional Learning: listening to others: children discuss the importance of being thoughtful and careful listeners, and practice how to use whole body listening skills (eyes looking, ears listening, mouth quiet, body still) during a song.
Learning practice at home
Seesaw
BOOM Cards
Headsprout/RAZ Kids
Hundreds of digital books at your child's reading level!
Step 1: Go to www.kidsa-z.com
Step 2: Enter or choose the teacher's username, wgeorge1
Step 3: Your child finds his or her username on the class chart
Step 4: Your child enters his or her password (rabbit icon)
IXL
Splash Learn Math
Step 1 - Visit splashlearn.com/student
or Download SplashLearn iPad app & login as student
Step 2- Enter Class Code TSFGXP
Step 3 -Select Student Name
Step 4 -Enter Student Password (flower icon)