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Writing: This week in writing, the kinders came up with a small moment story.  Each child first thought of an idea, pictured it and told it across their fingers.  Then the kinders were asked to write a beginning, middle and end sentence across three pages with a detailed picture.  Our end of the year goal is to have the students understand what is a small moment story and include a beginning, middle and end when they are writing their story.  At the end of the week, we focused on neat sentences with finger spaces between the words.  I am very proud of how hard the kinders have been working on their stories. 

Reading: We wrapped up our Super Power Unit in reading this week!  On Monday, we learned what it means to retell a book we have just read.  We are learning it is important to understand what we are reading and we can practice this by retelling our books.  Later in the week, we reviewed our super powers and got back into the swing of things by reading alone and with our partner. We are planning to start our next unit for reading in January.

Math: This week in math we told and solved addition and subtraction story problems, wrote numbers 1-12, solved addition and subtraction problems, started learning our teen numbers and drew numbers 6-10 using 5 groups.  It was a very busy week in math!  We will continue to practice these skills throughout this unit.

Holiday Fun: We started reading some holiday books and making a holiday craft on Thursday & Friday!  The kids are so excited about the fun we will have next week.

 

A Couple of Reminders…

• Towels went home today, please return them to school clean and washed for Monday.
• Hot lunch is FREE to ALL students through June 2021:)  If your child orders milk with their home lunch that is a charge.
• Please send in 2 snacks daily for our a.m. and p.m. snack time.
• We are running low on extra snacks for the classroom.  Some donation ideas are graham crackers, applesauce pouches or goldfish pouches.
• Winter Gear…With the colder weather starting to begin, please be sure to send your kinder to school with the needed gear (winter coats, mittens/gloves, hats, snow pants and boots).  When the snow arrives we will need these items.  We do go outside daily. When the temperature or wind chill are below freezing we do stay inside.  If anyone needs help with getting any of these winter items PLEASE let me know, we have many resources for help.  When buying boots, please consider buying velcro straps or boots that are easy for your kinder to get on independently.  Our goal is for all kinders to get their winter gear on and off independently as best as they can.  Please be sure to label all of their winter gear items as well.
• Water bottle….be sure to send one in with your child daily.  We cannot use our drinking fountain inside the classroom due to the current Covid-19 safety guidelines. 

Upcoming Dates

• Monday, Dec 14…Music, Wear Red and Green, all donations are due–THANK YOU TO EVERYONE who is donating an item for our party.  Our list of items was filled this morning by 8am.
• Tuesday, Dec 15…Gym, Wear a Holiday Hat
• Wednesday, Dec 16…Art, Wear a Holiday Sweater, Class Party
• Thursday, Dec 17…STEAM, Dress up like Grinch Character   
• Friday, Dec 18…Music, Wear Cozy Pjs, Library
• Dec 19-Jan 3…Holiday Break