Tuesday will be our Paper Discovery field trip! The boys and girls are excited to have some hands on science learning take place outside the classroom. Also, as we near the end of our wood and paper unit we are in need of some wood and paper scraps to do some "constructing."
If you have any wood and/or paper scraps that you are able to donate, please send them to school with your child. The only stipulation for these donations is that they are a size the students will be able to carry independently. Paper scraps might include boxes, cardboard, paper towel/toilet paper rolls, etc. Thanks in advance!
Student Council sent out a letter introducing their next project: a Makerspace. You can see that letter here.
In addition to supplies, they are hoping to add a 3D printer to the Makerspace. Please go here to donate. If you donate before March 10th, Donors Choose will match your donation if you use the code LIFTOFF.
March 7: Paper Discovery Field Trip
March 10: Author's Breakfast 7:15-7:45am in classrooms
March 15: NO SCHOOL
March 28 & 30: Conferences
March 29: Crazy Hair/Hat Day
Here is a peek at our week:
Reading: This week we will wrap up our non-fiction reading unit by really working hard to compare and contrast informational texts and understand what they have taught us. We will be working in small groups to examine different text features (glossary, headings, table of contents, definitions, bold words) and to discuss why the author may or may not have chosen to use them. At the of end of the week we will each pick a book on a favorite topic and create a poster that includes a drawing of the cover as well as a sentence that tells the main topic of the book and a sentence that tells key details. We will display this work around the school for everyone to see!
Writing: We will excitedly be preparing for the author's breakfast this week in writing. We will work to include as much information as we can in our All About books and will also work to edit our books so they are easy for others to read. We will use a checklist to remind ourselves of what is expected of Kindergarten writers and will work to create a cover for our books as well.
We are excited to showcase our writing on Friday! We hope you can join us!
Math: This week in math we will continue to focus on partners of 10 and ways to remember them in in a snap. We will work on finding different ways to visualize a group of ten to help us see the different partners that work together to make 10. We will also work on matching teen numbers to the equations that correspond with them and will recognize them in more than one way (Ex. 18=10+8 or 10+8= 18). We will also revisit concepts of comparing groups of numbers and numerals as well as naming and classifying 3D shapes.
Science: This week we will create and paint paper bowls and will begin to make plans for the "construction" portion of this unit.
Word Work: Please continue practicing both reading and writing sight words to help reinforce transfer of this knowledge at school! Let me know if you'd like a copy of our sight word list for the year to practice with at home!
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