Kindergarten News Feb. 11-14

Monday, Feb. 11 Literacy Word Work: I, go, like, me, here Phonemic Awareness:  Blending Phonemes “First Snow” Read Aloud: The Woodcutter’s Hat Concept:  Fantasy/Realism Math  8-5 Corners/No Corners Read Aloud: Color Farm Independent Practice:   Practice 8-5 ***Jenison to MAP Test in Place of Math	Tuesday, Feb. 12 Literacy Word Work:  and, to, here Phonemic Awareness :  Blending Phonemes “To Market, To Market” Read Aloud:  Wheels Around Concept:  Text Organization and Summarizing Vocabulary:  Opposites Math  Jension’s to do yesterday’s math lesson ***Markwardt to MAP Test in Place of Math
Wednesday, Feb. 13 Literacy Read Aloud:  The Hearts Craft:  Decorate Valentine Bags Math  Read Aloud:  One Zillion Valnetine’s Independent Practice: Valentine Count to 100 and Color By Number	Thursday, Feb. 14 Literacy Read Aloud:  The Day It Rained Hearts Writing Activity Activity:  Deliver Valentine Cards Math  Read Aloud:  Olive My Love Independent Practice: *Candy Heart Sort *Apply Data to Graph *Candy Heart Estimation and Counting Activity Valentine Parties @ 2:15.
Friday, Feb. 15 No Classes Spring Break	Notes from the Teacher: *There will be no classes on Friday, February 15 and Monday, February 18th.  *Your child should be able to count objects and recognize random numbers through 30 and beyond, identify consonant and vowel sounds, and have a general knowledge of some of our kindergarten site words this quarter. *Research shows that children who are read to a minimum of 15 minutes each night experience greater success at school. *Thank you to all of our room parents who planned and/or hosted our spring party!! Mrs. Jass, Mrs. Jenison, and Ms. Markwardt