April 23, 2023

   Kindergarten Announcements

ELA

This week we practiced fluency with our Reader’s Theater unit.  We practiced reading with expression by changing our tone to show different moods.  Readers anticipate the mood of the text by using clues from the title, pictures, and punctuation.   Reading in the correct mood helps the passage sound right and make sense. We also worked with the letter Yy, and /r/blends. Our spelling words are: jog, yap, but, yell, yes, yet, jog

Math 

This week students reinforced counting concepts as they built attributes of pattern blocks.  By the end of the week, students were able to put together pattern blocks to represent equations.  

Writing

We are writing longer, more detailed personal narratives.  We are reviewing how to write a story and how to plan on our fingers.     

Social Studies

We made a chart about all the responsibilities we have at home and used tally marks to see how many students have the same responsibilities.  It is easier to get along with others if everyone is responsible.   

Science:  Animal Needs

Lesson 2 focused on animals and their habitats.  Animals need a safe place to live that meets their needs.  We pretended to be a squirrel and learned why a squirrel needs a home high in the trees.  

P2:  Forgiveness

Forgiveness is the ability to move past being injured, and allow yourself to reconcile with the person who hurt you

JA:  We hope to finish the last two lessons next week.

Reminders: 

Please avoid bringing snacks that contain peanut butter.  Thank you!

Calendar links: 

Hartfield April Calendar

Classroom needs: None

Upcoming events:

May 3:  Guest Reader:  

May 29:  No school

June 6,7,8,9:  Half day

June 9:  last day of school 🙁