Week of September 28- October 2, 2015

It is hard to believe we have already completed one month of kindergarten. I am already witnessing educational growth in our classroom. It is amazing to watch each child develop learning skills daily.

Here is an overview of this week’s curriculum:

Reading: Our new story, “Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip,” will help us answer the essential question, “How do people in a community cooperate?” Our comprehension skill will help us find how things are alike in astory when we classify and categorize information. This week’s Amazing Words are: bakery, park, library, fire station, post office, and chaperone.

Phonics: We will continue to focus on initial sounds this week. We will also keep practicing breaking words apart into syllables, as well as blending syllables to make words. The letters of the week are: Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, and Zz.

Math: We will be moving on to Topic 16, which focuses on Analyzing, Comparing, and Composing Shapes. The essential question to answer is “ How can shapes be named, described, compared, and composed?” These lessons will include objects that are the same size and same shape, as well as making shapes by using other shapes.

Science: We will discuss how we observe things to learn about the world around us. This will include an introduction to science tools, such as a hand lens and balance.

Reminders:

-         Please remember to help your child complete daily homework and place it in the return side of the folder the following day.

-         Review sight words every day.

-         This week is Homecoming Spirit Week!

Have a good week!