Kindergarten News Feb. 20-24

Monday  Word Work:  and, go Phonemic Awareness:  Blending Phonemes “Oodles of Noodles” Play:  Listen and Count (sounds in words) Read Aloud:  Peace and Quiet Concept:  Beginning, Middle, End Create a story circle on promethean board Math: Time to the Hour Independent Practice:  Practice with Judy Clocks Draw the Hour Hand pg 21 Homework:  Show an adult at home which hand is the hour hand.	Tuesday Word Work: and, go Phonemic Awareness:  Blending Phonemes Read Aloud:  The Mitten Concepts:  Retelling Math:  Minute and Hour hand Read:  Scaredy Squirrel Independent Practice: Judy Clocks Pg 22 Draw Both Hands on the Clock
Wednesday Phonemic Awareness:  Blending Phonemes Word Work:  at words Read Aloud:  The Hat Concept:  Compare stories Activity:  Create a Venn Diagram Math:  Telling Time  Read:  The Grouchy Ladybug Independent Practice:  Judy Clocks Identifying time on a clock Homework:  Explain to an adult what the ladybug in today’s story wanted to do.	Thursday Word Work:  an words Phonemic Awareness:  Blending Phonemes Read Aloud:  The Snowman Craft:  snowman necklace Math:  Digital Time Independent Practice:  Practice 9-4 Homework:  Write 5 an words at home.
Friday Read:  Mr. Lewis comes in to read Stranger in the Woods to kindergarten Activity:  Create bird feeders Math:  7-9 More Time and Less Time Read:  Hare and the Tortoise Activity:  Time Comparison Homework:  Find a good place outdoors to hang your birdfeeder.	Notes from the Teacher: *Our playground has become quite wet and muddy with the warmer weather.  You may want to send an extra pair of gloves/mittens and socks to school with your child. *Thank you to our parents who planned and hosted our Valentine Day parties! *Kindergartners  are now expected to know how to tie their shoes. *20 Basic Kindergarten Words:  of, the, was, he, it, is, with, be, as, they, for, a, on, at, and, that, in, to, are, you.  Please practice these words at home with your child and encourage him/her to use them when writing. Mrs. Jenison and Ms. Markwardt