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The Kindergarten Weekly News
11/13/18-11/16/18
This Week’s Theme:
The unit question for our 3rd reading unit is…How do changes affect us?
The stories in this unit focus on changes with animals and how they grow, changes of how
life today is different
from long ago and changes in feelings.
Math
Essential Question:
How do you measure an object
compared to another?
Objective 1: Compare lengths using taller than and shorter than with aligned and non-aligned end-
points.
Objective 2:
Compare length
measurements
with string.
Writing and Handwriting
Writing: Journals (second stage of writing) which is drawing pictures and writing letters or words (sounding out words on their own phonetically) that align with prompt given by teacher.
PSF writing drill- writing the CVC sounds for words given.
Handwriting Without Tears: k,y,j
Reading and Literature
Story- Little Panda
Comprehension: Compare and Contrast
Conventions: Verbs
Amazing Words: weigh, healthy, curious, measure, bamboo, explore
Unit Question: What is unique about plants and animals?
Question of the week? How does a panda change in its first year of life?
Genre: Nonfiction
Sight Words: with ,me, she
Phonological Awareness:
Counting words in a sentence,
initial sounds, final sounds,
rhyming, blending sounds and clapping syllables
Decodable Book: Nat!
Science: Pumpkins
Social Studies: Thanksgiving

2. Important Dates to Remember
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PTSA TURKEY BINGO
Thursday
November 15, 2018
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Multi-purpose room
Breakfast
Breakfast in the classroom is served from 7:45-8:00 a.m. It is important that your child arrives before 8:00 if he/she would like to eat. The breakfast bags are removed from the classrooms at 8:05 a.m.
School starts promptly at 8:00 a.m. Students are marked tardy after 8:00. It is important that students arrive on time as it teaches the lifetime skill of being prompt. When students enter the classroom late it is disruptive to the learning of others.
Thank you for helping your child develop good habits.
Important Dates to Remember
November 21-23
Thanksgiving Break
No school
December 4- Giving Closet open
3:00-4:00 December 6- Polar Express Night
5:30-7:00 Multi-Purpose
Room
December 7- Early Release
11:20
December 24- Jan. 4
Winter Break
Library
Library books should be returned each week.
Mrs. Salcido- Every Wednesday
Mrs.Kreitzman_
Every Thursday
Ms. Proper-
Every Friday