We are finishing up our moon, sun, stars unit this week! We have learned so much about the moon and its phases. I bet your child could tell you most of the phases, how many days it takes to get through all of the phases and about our first astronaut on the moon!
This week we are learning about the sun and star constellations. The kids will find out what their Zodiac sign is according to the month they were born. We are going to do some fun activities with our Zodiac constellation too!
Our sight words this week are: one, from. These are the first two sight words of 2nd quarter. I will be sending home your child's checklist so you can see what 2nd quarter words he/she needs to review. Please work on these at home with your child. If your child passed them, I will send home a certificate! Yay!
Spelling test this Friday! Please continue to practice the spelling words this week on the short e.
Short e words--pet, hen, fed, tell, sled, then
and, you, but, with, had, for, his
Today the kids chose 5 spelling words to write in sentences for the first time. It was a challenge for some. It is a great skill to practice the understanding of the spelling word making sure the sentence makes sense and that it has its punctuation.
Math- Your child brought home math flashcards on a ring on Friday. Please practice the doubles facts with them. Ask them out of order too as they are learning to count by two's and know what should come next! Once you notice they know their doubles well, start working on near doubles like 5 + 6 (5 + 5, 6 + 6) 6 + 7.
Today we had three digits to add. First we looked for a double to add, then added the 3rd digit. Or we looked for 2 numbers to add up to 10, and then added the 3rd digit.
Our math test is Wednesday. Knowing the doubles will help them a lot!
Reading every night! Reading to your child every night is very important for them to learn new vocabulary, how to pause at the end of sentences, fluctuation in your voice when it's a question or exclamatory sentence for excitement. But, they also need to be reading to you. Many of you may have kept the Kindergarten paper stories from last year that your child can reread to you if they are still on that level. Level one readers are perfect for many of your children. Read, read, read! Your child loves to hear fiction and nonfiction books! Don't forget to ask questions about the book during and after it to work on comprehension!
Coming up!
Wed. Math test
Fri. Spelling test
Dec. 23-Jan. 4. Christmas Break
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