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Kindergarten Crew News

We are Learning:

​Language Arts: ​​​​​​​​

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• Wonders: Unit 2, Week 2: Shapes All Around

• Letter/Sound: Tt

• High Frequency Word(s): like

• Print Concepts: Letters stand together to make words. Words are read left to right.

• Handwriting: I can use a pencil with proper hand grip. I can write capital letters H, K, L, U, V , W, X, and Y. We make sure we start at the top and use the correct sequence of strokes for each letter. 

• Rhyming words

• Syllables

• Isolate or segment sounds in CV and CVC words (2-3 sounds i.e. on, cat, moon)

• Writing our first name (capital at the beginning, the rest lowercase letters)

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Math:​​​​​​​​​​​​​

• ​Module 1: Numbers to 10 test​​​

• Module 2: Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Shapes

• Find and describe flat triangles, squares, rectangles,
  hexagons, and circles using informal language without
  naming.

• Explain decisions about classifications of triangles into
  categories using variants and non-examples. Identify
  shapes as triangles.

• Explain decisions about classifications of rectangles into
  categories using variants and non-examples. Identify
  shapes as rectangles.

• Explain decisions about classifications of hexagons and
  circles and identify them by name. Make observations
  using variants and non-examples.

• Describe and communicate positions of all flat shapes
  using the words above, below, beside, in front of, next to,
  and behind.

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Expedition: Better Together​​​​

• This week was all about construction workers! We had a great time "constructing" a haunted house. We went on a virtual fieldtrip to a construction site and learned how construction workers stay safe while working hard to build and fix things. Without this awesome community helper, we wouldn't have schools, roads or homes to live in!

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** Daley crew has library on THURSDAYS and Jacobson crew has library on FRIDAYS. Kindergarten is only allowed one book at a time**

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Take Note:​​​

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Are you reading every day?

Our students are working so hard on their letter names and sounds as well as blending those sounds together into words. One way we can continue to support this skill is by reading 15 minutes every night. This includes:

• Doing the daily section of our homework

• Letter/sound flashcards

• Practicing high frequency words or blending non-sense words

• Reading phonics books.

You can access our reading program online for a small subscription fee. Currently, you can get the first 30 days free with code 30FREE. They have amazing books for our students to read online or you can purchase the actual books to read at home. Please go to iseesam.com and click on "Digital Subscription Edition". We recommend starting at Set 1. If that seems too easy for your student, we are happy to do a placement assessment to see where they should get started - just send your crew teacher an email. We also have a few copies in our classroom you can borrow on an as needed basis. Thanks!