Weekly Newsletter-February 14-17th

 Dear families,

Our Kindercardiology day was a success!  Our little doctors did a fantastic job at repairing hearts just in time for valentines day!  Thank you to all the families who helped to make the day a success.

This week we talked about the vowel team oo.  We learned that it can make two sounds, like in moon or like in book.  We have worked on the Star Words come and went.  Check out your child's Seesaw work to see how they are doing with their phonemic awareness.  

The story this week was The Empty Pot.  A test to grow a plant is given by the Chinese Emperor to determine whom he will choose as the heir to the throne, but Ping, unable to make his seed grow, submits an empty pot to the Chinese Emperor and gets surprisingly happy results.  Before reading this story, we had to learn some background knowledge to help us understand the story better.

We learned that having integrity means doing the right thing even when nobody is watching.

We learned that an emperor is someone who was a ruler.  This person had a lot of power and could be very rich.

We learned all about what helps seeds to grow.

 At the end of the story, we completed a story map.

Here is a video link to the story to enjoy!

We are working on our All About or informative books during writing time.  Students are taking their bubble maps and writing all about the animals they did research on.  Thank you so much for helping your kindergartner find the needed information.

Reminders:

No school tomorrow!  Teachers will be in meetings during the day.

Thank you!