There is no school for students Monday January 16th. There will also be a half day for students on Friday, January 27th. Students will be dismissed at 11:45.
Next week in Reading we will continue with Unit 3, and read the story Seeds. We will be discussing how plants grow and change. Students will learn about drawing conclusions and will also discuss fiction and non-fiction. In Phonics we will be learning the consonant “Bb” as in balloon, baby, and bear. Word List 8 is coming home today and will be tested Friday, January 13th. In math, we will start a few new concepts: Sharing a whole by separating it into two equal parts; solving a problem by guessing and checking; and comparing sets of objects and numbers; and weighing using nonstandard units. In Science we will begin a new unit called Wood and Paper. We will become familiar with different kinds of wood, learn their names, and observe how they are alike and different. We will go on a wood hunt in our classroom, and observe how wood and water interact. We will use sandpaper to simulate the making of particleboard and finally make plywood from thin strips of wood and glue.
On Thursday or Friday we’ll be taking the DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) test.
Book orders are due Friday, January 13th.
We have been trying to take Kindergarten students outside for recess whenever we can. Please make sure that your child is dressed properly.
We will be working on assessments for the 2nd marking period report cards over the next couple weeks. Report Cards will be sent home on Friday, January 20th (unless we have a snow day ;)
Specials schedule for next week is:
Monday: Gym Tuesday: Library Wednesday: Computers Thursday: Art Friday: Music
