Schedule for the Week of Dec. 16-20

Hello!

We have an exciting week ahead! We will be traveling to various countries (the other kindergarten classrooms) around the world to learn more about the traditions and celebrations in other countries during this festive time of year! Each child has thier very own passport and will be filled with knowledge about these great far away lands - I just know they will be thrilled to tell you about their fun adventures!

Our class has also "Filled our Bucket!" to the top with WONDERFUL behavior this year and have earned themselves their very first classroom party! Today we voted on what type of party we want and the winner is....... a pajama and movie party!! Please have your child wear their cozy pajamas to school on Friday (Dec. 20th) and we will enjoy a fun, festive movie before our winter break!

This week we will not be doing a new reading lesson, but we will be doing a little bit of math, so there will be one math homework sheet coming home this week.

I hope you all have a nice and relaxing winter break and I look forward to seeing you in the New Year!!

  
Reading Homework (Due back the Friday after winter break)

• Lesson 11 Reading Homework
• Lesson 11 Extra Homework (optional)

Guided Readers (Continued from last week)

Lesson 11 Red : focuses on letter Gg and Ff
Lesson 11 Blue: focuses on basic sentences using new sight words, here and this
Lesson 11 Green: focuses on more advanced sentences using here and this

Math: Unit 3

• Unit 3: 
• 3.6: Explore Partners Through 6 with Pennies
• Objectives: find partners of numbers 2 through 6; write numerals in a repeating pattern; show teen numbers as a group of ten and extra ones
• Vocabulary: pattern, teen number, switch the partners
• 3.7: More Addition and Subtraction Stories: Park Scene
• Objectives: establish links between math and the real world; tell addition and subtraction stories; solve story problems; draw numbers 6 through 10 as 5-groups
• Vocabulary: calculator, 5-group

• Math Homework: 
• Monday: 
• Tuesday: 
• Wednesday: 
• Thursday: 3.7 link
• Friday: 

• Math Challenge (Optional)
• 3.6
• 3.7

Schedule for the Week of Dec. 9-13

Hello!

It is hard to believe we only have 8 days of school before winter break!! Where has this school year gone?!?! I hope you are all staying warm, while it has been bitter cold outside! We have been having many "brain breaks" (exercise breaks) this week due to our days of indoor recess! :-)

Here is a glimpse at what the rest of the week holds for us......

Reading: Lesson 11 

• Phonological Awareness: final sounds in words
• Letter of the week: Gg and Ff
• High-Frequency Word: here, this
• Working on drawing conclusions and rereading when something is confusing
• Robust Vocabulary: anxious, huddle, moans, productive, idle, scrumptious
• Making posters
• Working on developing and organizing our ideas in writing
• Reading Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm  by Joy Cowley and The Little Red Hen and the Ear of Wheat by Mary Finch
• Centers (Tuesday and Wednesday)

Reading Homework (Due back Friday, December 13)
We always send the lesson's homework out after we have taught it for a week, so you will get lesson 11 after next week and so on.  Since we taught lesson 10 this week, that's what is coming home. :)

• Lesson 10
• Lesson 10 Extra

Guided Readers (We will be working on these during centers)

Lesson 11 Red : focuses on letter Gg and Ff
Lesson 11 Blue: focuses on basic sentences using new sight words, here and this
Lesson 11 Green: focuses on more advanced sentences using here and this

Math: Unit 3

• Unit 3: 
• 3.3: Explore Partners Through 6
• Objectives: find partners of numbers 2 through 6; explore reversibility of addends and doubles
• Vocabulary: switch the partners, doubles, 120 poster
• 3.4: Addition and Subtraction Stories: Park Scene
• Objectives: establish links between math and the real world; tell addition and subtraction stories; solve story problems; count groups of shapes and write the total
• Vocabulary: plus sign, minus sign, equals sign
• 3.5: More Groups of 10
• Objectives: use pennies and Dime Strips to make teen numbers; draw numbers 6 through 10 as 5-groups; show teen numbers as a group of ten and extra ones
• Vocabulary: 10-group, teen number

• Math Homework: 
• Monday: 
• Tuesday: 
• Wednesday: 3.4
• Thursday: 
• Friday: 

• Math Challenge (Optional)
• Monday: 3.3
• Tuesday: 
• Wednesday: 3.4
• Thursday: 3.5
• Friday:

Schedule for the Week of Dec. 2 - 6

Hello and welcome back after a nice long weekend!
I hope you all had a chance to rest and relax before our big three weeks ahead before winter break!! YES! WE - CAN - DO - IT!! ;-)

Below is what the week ahead holds for us. Please note that the Guided Reading books are also attached - these are the books we are practicing in the classroom, but feel free to have your child practice with you at home too!

Reading: Lesson 10 

• Phonological Awareness: initial sounds in words
• Letter of the week: Ii
• High-Frequency Word: come
• Working on drawing conclusions and making inferences
• Robust Vocabulary: squabble, mischief, uproar, tend, soggy, wobble
• Writing lists
• Working on organization in our writing
• Reading Down on the Farm  by Merrily Kutner and Farms Feed the World by Sullivan Hill
• Centers (Tuesday and Wednesday)

Lesson 10 Homework (Due 12-13)

Lesson 10 Extra (OPTIONAL)

Guided Readers

Lesson 10 Red : focuses on letter Ii
Lesson 10 Blue: focuses on basic sentences using new sight word, come
Lesson 10 Green: focuses on more advanced sentences using come

Math: Finishing Unit 2, Starting Unit 3 (Teen Numbers and Tens and Ones) on Wednesday

• Unit 2 & Unit 3: 
• 2.24: Shapes in a Train Scene
• Objectives: identify and count shapes
• Vocabulary: rectangle, triangle, shape, pattern
• 3.1: Numbers 1-10 and Math Stories: Park Scene
• Objectives: establish links between math and the real world; find groups of 1 through 10 and identify partners; tell addition and subtraction stories
• Vocabulary: subtract, add
• 3.2: Groups of 10
• Objectives: explore the concept of 10-groups within teen numbers; use pennies and dime strips to make teen numbers; order numbers 1-20.
• Vocabulary: teen; dime strip

• Math Homework: 
• Monday: 
• Tuesday: Unit 2 Test
• Wednesday: 
• Thursday: 3.2
• Friday: 

• Math Challenge (Optional): 
• Monday: 
• Tuesday: 
• Wednesday: 
• Thursday: 3.2 challenge
• Friday: