We’re picking up the pace with letters and words.  Keep on top of things by reviewing weekly letters and words and spelling the words.

Here goes for next week…

READING-We are starting Unit 4  FOOD

COMPREHENSION STRATEGY-SUMMARIZE

COMPREHENSION SKILL-IDENTIFY SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

LETTERS  H h  V v

WORDS  to eat  food

MATH-Number Lines,  Number Awareness, Greater than, Less Than

SOCIAL STUDIES-Finishing up GOODS/SERVICES and going on to TRADES

Catch a teachable moment when you are out…Is the cashier offering a GOODS or a SERVICE?  Hair Stylist? Toys in a store? A Waitress? Gas Station?  Police?  Dentist?

I have to take a moment to brag about my students…This week we brainstormed 3 different “things” to go along with our unit on Transportation and I wanted to work in our sight words.

List 1 

(Places to go)

zoo, farm, church,Dairy Queen,school, Chicago, Paris, etc.

List 2

(How to get there)

Bus, train, motorcycle, rocket, ambulance, hot air balloon, etc

List 3

(Who will you see?)

a teacher, friends, Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa

Choosing one item form each list, they were to write 3  sentences (not 1, not 2, but 3 sentences).

Example:

“We can go to the farm.  We can go in a bus.  We can see friends.”

They did a great job and I posted their work in the hall.  This is a huge task for Kindergarteners.  The only 3 words that they haven’t had yet as weekly words were words on the list.  So, they had to find the word (retrieving information-a writing skill) and they had to use correct grammar.  (in a bus, on a motorcycle)

I an very proud of them and we are not even through first semester!!  Look out!  We might have their Master’s thesis topic chosen by May.  🙂

A special “THANK YOU” to Mrs. Sherding, Evelyn’s mom for making sure ($$) each child got popcorn today.  Thank you.

Have a wonderful weekend, still enjoying this gorgeous weather.

Mrs. Smith