Schedule for the Week of Nov. 26-30

I hope you all had a WONDERFUL long weekend! We have four full weeks until our Winter break! It sure feels like winter now! Please remember to come to school with all of your warm gear - we will be going outside EVERY day for recess!
Here is what this week has in store for us..... 

• M - Music/P.E. & Computer
• T - Music/P.E.
• W - Art
• Th - P.E./Music
• F - Music/P.E. & Media with Mr. Lohtka (Please remember to return your library books!)

 Star of the Week: Ajay!!

Reading/ Writing for the Week:

• Phonological Awareness: onset/rime blending
• Word Building: -ap and -an words 
• Sight Word: he
• Reviewing characters in a story and summarizing a story
• Robust Vocabulary: proceed, announced, gasped, sly, imaginary, active, apparel, voyage, whimper, precisely, gigantic, glum, complained
• Writing caption sentences
• Working on word choice in our writing

Math:

• Unit 2: 
• 2.19: More Numbers 1 Through 10: the +1 Pattern
• Objectives: build concepts of numbers 1-10, explore the +1 relationship between numbers; develop spatial concepts
• Vocabulary: up, down, left, right, out, apart, together, rectangle, circle
• 2.20: Addition and Subtraction Stories: Family Experience
• Objectives: establish links between math and the real world; write the numeral 10; draw 10 objects
• Vocabulary: ten, ones
• 2.21: Numbers 1 through 10: the -1 pattern
• Objectives: build concepts of 1-10; explore the -1 relationship between numbers
• Vocabulary: subtraction sign
• 2.23: More Numbers 1 through 10: the -1 Pattern
• Objectives: build concepts of numbers 1-10; explore the -1 relationship between numbers
• Vocabulary: subtract, forward, backward

• Math Homework: 
• Monday: (link)
• Tuesday: 
• Wednesday: (link)
• Thursday: 
• Friday: (link)

Science:

• Make our end of fall tree observations/illustrations (we didn't get to this last week)
• Work on our Engineering Lego Kits building seesaws

Schedule for the Week of Nov. 19-23

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my wonderful students and their families! I am soooo thankful for such a great kindergarten class. Thank you for working so hard each and every day, kindergarteners. Let's have a fun week! Here is what the week has in store for us....

• M- P.E./Music and Computer
• T- Music/P.E.
• W- Art
• Th- HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! Enjoy your time with friends and family! ~No School~
• F- ~No School~

 Reading/ Writing for the Week:

• Phonological Awareness: continue reviewing rhyme recognition and production
• Phonics: word building and blending
• Letters for the Week: Review: Aa, Cc, Dd, Mm, Nn, Pp, Rr, Ss, Tt
• Sight Word: Review: I, a, my, the, can, go, to, like
• Writing about the things we are thankful for

Math:

• Unit 2: 
• 2.16: Addition and Subtraction Stories: Garden Scenario
• Objectives: establish links between math and the real world; write the numeral 9, draw 9 objects
• Vocabulary: in total, left, altogether
• 2.17: Numbers 1 through 10: the +1 pattern
• Objectives: build concepts of numbers 1 through 10; explore the +1 relationship between numbers; develop spatial concepts
• Vocabulary: plus sign (+), equal sign (=)
• 2.18: Find and Make New Patterns
• Objectives: make repeating patterns; visualize rectangles as sides of boxes
• Vocabulary: growing pattern

• Math Homework: 
• Monday: 
• Tuesday: (link)
• Wednesday: 
• Thursday: 
• Friday:

Social Studies: 
Work on our "All About Me" books.

Science:

Make our end of fall tree observations/illustrations

Schedule for the Week of November 12 - 16

• M- BLUE DAY!!! Music/P.E., Computer & Character Class with Mrs. Swanson
• T - Art
• W - Music/P.E.
• Th - Music/P.E. 
• F- Art & Media with Mr. Lohtka! - Please remember to return your Library Books!

Star of the Week:  Lane!

Reading/ Writing for the Week:

• Phonological Awareness: review rhyme recognition and production
• Phonics: word building
• Letter for the Week: Dd
• Sight Word: like
• Continue to identify the beginning, middle, and end in a story
• Robust Vocabulary: active, gigantic, voyage, gasped, glum, whimper
• Continuing to work on recognizing and writing sentences

Math for the Week:

• 2.12/2.13: Investigate Shapes in Our World & Explore Number Patterns
• Objectives: Recognize shapes in real-world objects; establish links between math and the real world, write the numeral 8, draw 8 objects
• Vocabulary: square, triangle, rectangle, circle, cone, cylinder, sphere, cube, partners, zero, teens, tens, ones
• 2.14/2.15: More Repeating Patterns & Numbers 1 through 10
• Objectives: make repeating patterns, visualize rectangles as sides of boxes, identify and order numbers 1 through 10, count out and make t5 through 10 with 5-groups; identify and order numbers 5 through 10 from the number word; graph to compare two numbers; make repeating patterns
• Vocabulary: rectangle, square, pattern, equal, not equal, more, fewer, rotate, turn

• Math Homework: 
• Monday: 
• Tuesday: (link)
• Wednesday: 
• Thursday: (link)
• Friday:

Schedule for the Week of Nov. 5 - 9

• M - Art and Computer - with Mrs. Couser
• T- Music/P.E. - Election Day!
• W- Music/P.E.
• Th- Art
• F- P.E./Music & Grandfriends Day!! 

**Please remember your helmets for P.E. this week!!

Reading/ Writing for the Week:

• Phonological Awareness: review rhyme recognition and production
• Phonics: word building
• Reviewing High-Frequency Words: I, a, my, the, go, can, to
• Introducing and identifying beginning, middle, and end in a story
• Robust Vocabulary: sly, proceed, apparel, announced, imaginary, precisely
• Continuing to work on recognizing and writing sentences
• Reading The Little School Bus by Carol Roth and Jessica by Kevin Henkes

Reading Lesson 6 Homework


Math for the Week:

• 2.9 - More Coin Values and Numbers 6-10
• Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 10; count out and make 6 through 10 with 5-groups; identify numbers 5 through 10 from the number word; graph to compare two numbers; write the numerals 1 through 5
• Vocabulary: before, after, equal, not equal, more, fewer

• 2.10 - 2- and 3-Dimensional Shapes: Rectangles and Boxes
•  Objectives: Write the numeral 7; draw 7 Objects; visualize rectangles as sides of boxes; order numbers 1 through 10
• Vocabulary: before, after, slanted, rectangle, light, heavy, long, short, thick, thin

• 2.11 - Practive with 5-Groups
•  Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 10; count out and make 6 through 10 with 5-groups; identify numbers 1 through 10 from the number word; graph to compare two numbers; write the numerals 1 through 5
• Vocabulary: before, after, equal, not equal, more, fewer, tiny, little, medium, giant

        Math Homework:

• Monday - 2.9 (link)
• Tuesday - 
• Wednesday-
• Thursday- 2.11 (link)
• Friday-