What We Have Learned in Kinder!

04/02-04/06

The first week of takeover went well! I have learned so much and I appreciated this
opportunity to work with your sweet children and you. Thank you for all your
support! –Miss H.

Phonics: Over this past week we focused on blends and simple CVC patterns.
Students are becoming more confident in their skills to decode words!

Alphafriends: Continue watching the video clip at home! Accessible on weebly.

We have learned how to IDENTIFY and WRITE the letters:
Mm
Rr
Ss
Tt
Nn
Pp
Cc
Aa (vowel, long and short sounds)
Dd
Ii (vowel, long and short sounds)
Bb
Ff
Kk
Oo (Vowel, long and short sounds)
Ll
Ww
Xx
Ee
Sight Words: Please review the following sight words and have your child identify
them when you read!
I
a
my
the
go
to
like
he
come
here
this
me
for
where
you
look
one
see
what
two
up
down

Math: This past week we have explored adding with the focus of “ten and more.”
Students were able to count using pennies and dimes, use academic and content
vocabulary to describe numbers by using “less than”, “greater than”, and “equal to”
and learned new workplaces that highlighted addition problems using part part
whole. We learned a new Number Corner this week and our month’s goal is to learn
different ways to measure weight, length, capacity, and temperature.

Alphafriends: We will continue working on the Ee word family. Working mostly

on the short vowel sound in the “en,” “et,” “eg,” and “ed.”

Sight Words: We learned the sight words “up” and “down.” Next week we will learn
the words “we” and “want.”
Writing: We have been wrapping up our “How-To be a Good Friend” books and
their “Lucky” Writing.

UPCOMING EVENTS:
April 11th- Open House and Book Faire
April 18th- Minimum Day
April 20- Techsploration

Please sign up for a volunteer spot for Aladdin if you wish to participate!

**We are in need of help for the Aladdin musical. If you are able and interested,
please contact me to learn how to sign up for a volunteer position.

HOMEWORK:
• Read 10 minutes per night
• Homework Packet
• Pages 141-145 in the Bridges Math Book
**PLEASE return the homework in the homework folder as well as the Bridges
math book.
 What We Have Learned in First Grade!
04/02-04/06

The first week of takeover went well! I have learned so much and I appreciated this
opportunity to work with your sweet children and you. Thank you for all your
support! –Miss H.

Reading: This past we have been learning about the long “a” sound. On Thursday,
the students got the chance to use the “Magic e” wand to make the vowel Aa say its
name. They loved it! We have enjoyed reading about a missing cake and a lost
hamster named Flake while participating in a mini play. We continue to focus on
new comprehension strategies and fluency skills. Please give them additional help
during their reading at home!

So far, we have learned:

help, let’s, now, in, no, too, get, hold, home, so,
soon, late, oh, yes, find, much, thank, how,
make, of, some, day, eat, first, said, time, was,
don’t, her, line, Mr., new, says, water, be, does,
food, grow, live, many, arms, every, feet, head,
school, use, way, your, animals, cold, fish, from, their,
under, very, came, could, gold, happy, made,
night, saw, were, air, fly, friends, grew, need,
play, rain, watch, again, feel, house, know, loud, Mrs.,
put, say, about, books, family, name, writing,
people, work, . always, by Cow’s join, nice,
please, room, buy, carry, money, other, paint,
paper, would, mouse, our, over, pretty, surprise, three,
dear, door, hurry, mother, should, sky, told,
would, mouse, over, nice, always, rain, wait,
rainbow.
**Please feel free to have your student make flashcards. It will also help them learn
how to spell these words.

Math: This unit was so much fun because it was centered around the animal
penguins. Not only were we learning about math skills and strategies in addition
and subtraction, but also, we learned some fun facts about penguins. Some of these
strategies students came up with were doubling, making a friendly number, take-
away some, or adding up. We were able to use different manipulatives, visuals, and
story problems to practice these skills.

Writing: We have continued our unit of Narrative Writing and I have been so
impressed with the student’s creative stories! Students have started wrapping up
their first stories in their series books. Our lessons were centered this week on
writing “Juicy” words vs “Boring” words. We also looked at how some books grab
the reader’s attention. We learned some beginning transition words to hook our
readers, so they would be interested in reading our writing.

UPCOMING EVENT
April 11th- Open House and Book Faire
April 18th- Minimum Day
April 20- Techsploration
Please sign up for a volunteer spot for Aladdin if you wish to participate!

**We are in need of help for the Aladdin musical. If you are able and interested,
please contact me to learn how to sign up for a volunteer position.

HOMEWORK:
• Read 20 minutes per night
• Homework Packet
• Practice spelling test
• Pages 116-120 in the math book
**PLEASE return the homework in the homework folder as well as the Bridges
math book.