Week of November 23 - 25, 2009

Kindergarten Newsletter Week of November 23- 25, 2009

In math we have finished up chapter 4 and will be moving right along to Chapter 5, Geometry and Fractions. In this chapter we will be learning the plane (flat) shapes and the solid shapes. We will find out which shapes can roll , slide, and stack. We will also talk about parts of a whole such as one half of an object or one fourth of an object. You can help your child at home with this by having them find objects shaped like cylinders, cones, cubes, etc…
In reading we are finishing up our story called Animal Babies. We compared and contrasted baby animals to their mothers. We talked about the setting and the main idea of the story. We reviewed the letter P as well as sight words: I, am, little, we, have, you, my, the , a, and like. In phonics we have focused on the letter I and it’s short sound as in inch. Next week we will start the letter s and finish it after Thanksgiving break.
Next week we will celebrate Thanksgiving with some activities and a little feast on Wednesday. We will also read some Thanksgiving stories and poems.
Have a great Thanksgiving!