Mrs. Vaughn's Kindergarten

Friday Note - 2/23/18

This Week:Our theme was universe. Our sight word was “of”. Thursday was Jump Rope for Heart.  Thank you to all who donated to the American Heart Association.  

• Math:  We continued our unit on subtraction. We focused on decomposing using manipulatives, drawings, and number bonds. We also introduced how to write a subtraction number sentence. The students practiced all week using different strategies to show their knowledge of solving a subtraction problem.  

• Language Workshop— We learned about the universe.  We asked questions and read books called Sun, Moon, Earth, and Stars. We also watched videos on BrainPop Jr. Then, we listed key details and new vocabulary words from each book.  The students really enjoyed learning about this topic.

• Writing Workshop—We practiced writing an opinion piece using a graphic organizer to help us organize our thoughts.  An opinion piece consists of three sentences (or more).  The first sentence states an opinion (I like inside recess.).  The next two (or more) sentences give reasons why. The students each wrote an opinion piece about inside or outside recess.

• Reading Workshop—Students are working daily in Literacy Centers.  While students are working independently, I am meeting with small groups to focus on different reading skills.  During independent reading time, students are practicing the skills they are learning during small groups and using their reading strategies.

• Word Study— We focused on the -at family. Students participated in various activities where they had to identify a picture and match it to the correct word.

Important Dates:

• Feb. 26-March 2:  Dr. Seuss Week (more details below)
• Feb. 28:  Cox CARE Mobile
• March 8:  Reading Journey Ends (logs due)
• March 9:  End of 3rd Quarter
• March 12-16: No School - Spring Break!
• March 20 & 22: Spring Conferences (be watching for more info)

 

Celebrate Reading ~ Dr. Seuss Week ~ February 26-March 2

Please encourage your child to participate as we celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday all week.  We will read different books each day.

Monday - Cat in the Hat - Hat Day

Tuesday - Sleep Book -  Pajama Day

Wednesday - Wacky Wednesday -  Wacky Clothes Day

Thursday - Hooray for Hair -  Crazy Hair Day

Friday - Fox in Socks -  Crazy Sock Day

Next Week:

• We will begin our unit on Dr. Seuss.
• We will continue our subtraction unit.
• Our sight word will be “do” and “not” and our bonus words will be “yes” and “good”.
• We will continue word families.
• We will continue opinion writing.

Have a Great Weekend!!

Mrs. Vaughn and Mrs. Rush