Weekly Newsletter- March 14th-17th

                                                              

 Dear Parents,

This week we worked on the r blends spelling pattern.  This includes fr, dr, and pr words.  Words like frog, dress, and prep are included in this spelling pattern.  The students practiced building the words and reading the words.  We looked for the words in our stories and poems.  This week we also practiced the star words "saw" and "had".  We continue to practice these words daily.  Please be sure to practice these words with your child!

The story this week was Jamie O'Rourke and The Big Potato.  It is a very silly story about a very lazy man who caught a leprechaun!  While listening to the story, students were working on the strategies of identifying the problem and solution, retelling, inference, making connections, and stating their opinion.  Ask your kindergartner what their favorite part of the story was.

Here is a link to the video for you to enjoy!

We work on a poem each week.  This week's poem is called "Luck of the Irish"  We created movements, looked for rhyming words, and sorted out word families.  I am sure you have heard this poem often at home!  

In writing, we are continuing to work on our informational pieces.  Students are able to choose a topic on their own.  Students need to think of at least four facts about their topic.  Students are sharing their knowledge about animals, holidays, and many more!  Ask your kindergartner what they are writing about.  

In math, we are using pan scales.  We can weigh two items and see which one is heavier and which one is lighter.  We have been having fun testing them out!

Reminders:
Happy Spring Break!  We look forward to seeing you all back at school on Monday, March 28th!  Safe travels to everyone!

Thank you for all of your support!