Hello Kinder Families,

We had a fun short week last week! This will be our first long week in a while!

Here is a peek at our  week.

Language Arts/Reading:  We are working on being "careful readers." "Careful readers" check their reading and make sure it makes sense.  We also try to sound out difficult words by using the picture to help us figure it out.  We continue to look for sight words in our reading. 

Homework:  Thank you for reading nightly with your child and returning the book each day.  I will be sending these books home daily except on Fridays. 

Math:  We are working hard learning about place value, teen numbers and missing addends.  (ie 3+_=5) This is a difficult skill but we will keep practicing!

Social Studies/Science:  We will continue learning about teeth.  This week we will learn about different types of animal teeth, and do an experiment to see what happens to teeth when exposed to sugary foods.

Writing Workshop:  We will continue to work on our "How to" books.

Have a wonderful  week!
Cathy Werner

Kindergarten Update 2/18 - 2/22

Hello Families,

  I'm writing this a little early because I have to leave right after school. We are going to have such a fun Valentine's Day party!  Thank you so much to our amazing and lovely Roommom Sarrah Cowen and  all of our parent helpers! We could not do it without you! I know this party will be a blast!

Here is a peek at next week:

No school on Monday for Presidents' Day. 

Social Studies/ Science: We will continue learning about presidents and our country. This week our focus is on George Washington.  In science we will watch a video on dental health and eating healthy foods.  February is dental awareness month.  Please encourage students to brush teeth, floss and eat healthy foods. 

 Readers Workshop:  We are working on our "reading muscles."  We have learned many different strategies when reading.  For instance, using the picture to figure out a difficult word, putting words into "chunks" to sound it out, and using our pointer fingers (pointer power)to read each word on the page. When reading at home try to help them with reading for fluency with our take home books.  If students still continue to sound out the words have them repeat the sentence with fluency for understanding.  Please remind them that reading is for understanding/comprehending not just being able to read the words.  

Word Wall words: will, come

Math: We will continue with subtraction and addition with word problems and basic addition and subtraction to 10.  

Special thanks:  Thank you Becky and Sean for working on our folders and providing each student a new leveled book, when they are ready each day! It is a big job and I greatly appreciate it! A big thank you to Monique for helping with all our prep work!

Have a relaxing weekend!!!

Ms. Werner

Kindergarten Update 2/10 - 2/14

Hello Families,

Here is the Room 17 News for next week:

Home Reading Program:

 We will be starting our home reading program homework for Kindergarten.  These books will be coming home on Tuesday, February 11.  Please read the book and sign the envelope when your child can read it fluently without having to stop and sound out.  Signing the outside envelope tells me that you are ready for the next book.  Some of the books coming home can seem too hard but you can slow down and only do a few pages a day.  Please talk about the book and have them tell you about characters and what is happening in the story.  When your child gets to the Phonics Library books (which are the copied paper books), please do not keep, draw or write on them. We use them every year and need to keep them in good shape.

I have a paper that gives you a little info. on how to help your child read.  Again, once your child is fluently reading the book, send it back to get a new book.  Your child's reading ability will grow immensely if your child reads daily with these books.  

This Monday is a holiday so we will see you on Tuesday for centers and to celebrate Abe Lincoln's birthday.  We will be creating a log cabin in honor of Abe Lincoln and will be playing a game with pennies. **Centers are cancelled on Thursday due to a teacher training on Reader's Workshop.

 We will celebrate Valentine's Day on Friday at 12:30 with a lot of fun activities planned by our fabulous room mom, Sarah Cowen. When you and your child are working on Valentine cards, please leave the front of the envelope blank. Please have them sign their name on the card. Also, please make sure there is a card for every child. :)  

Word wall words:  they, of

Math:  We will continue working on addition and subtraction.  I am so impressed with the different strategies students have been able to use to solve word problems.  We will also begin talking about money. 

Thank you:  Many thanks for all the very generous class donations and gift card for supplies! Our class really appreciates it! Thank you to all our classroom volunteers we couldn't do it without you!


Reminders:

No school Monday, February 10.

No school Monday, February 17.

Have a great weekend!

Cathy Werner