We are now beginning Unit 3 in Language Arts. Below are the power words, oral vocabulary words, letters, and sounds we will be mastering during the next 3 weeks. We will continue working on syllables, rhyming, identifying the beginning and ending sounds of words, and blending sounds to read words. We have learned most of our sound wall sounds and use our sound wall to help us spell and read words.

In math, we are reading and writing our numbers 11-20 and comparing greater than and less than with numbers and objects up to 10. We will be exploring 3D shapes, weight, and adding and subtracting within 5.

And in science, we are to exploring forces. We have discovered that there are pushes and pulls in any kind of work and that machines can help a job get done faster. We will apply what we are learning about forces as we work to control a “wrecking ball’s” push to solve a tricky problem.

We have a fun week scheduled, here’s a quick summary to help you know what’s happening:

• Monday- PJ DAY (Normal schedule)
• Tuesday- Halloween Parade and Party (Early out 1:10pm) We will be eating popcorn, marshmallows, M&M’s, and candy corn. These foods were on the food permission forms at the beginning of the year, if something has changed and your kindergartener can’t have an item, please let me know!
• Wednesday- No School
• Thursday- HAWAIIAN DAY (Normal schedule)
• Friday- COWBOY DAY (Early out 1:10pm)

We are now beginning Unit 2 in Language Arts. Below are the sight words, oral vocabulary words, letters, and sounds we will be mastering during the next 3 weeks. We will continue working on syllables, rhyming, identifying the beginning and ending sounds of words, and writing our name (with correct upper-case/lower-case letter formations). In math we are writing our numbers 0-10, comparing greater than and less than, exploring 3D shapes and weight, and beginning addition within 5. And in science we have just completed our weather unit and will now begin exploring our unit on forces.

Our class checked out books from the school library last week. Here are a few things to note about the library:

Library books are due every Tuesday, to be ready for our library time on Wednesday.  Checking out books from our school library is a privilege. To check out books students are expected to:
1- Follow the library rules (be respectful, follow directions, use a library voice, etc.)
2- Return library books (no outstanding books)
3- Select a book during the allotted time

We encourage you to visit with your child about safe ways to store their library book in their backpack. Books can easily be damaged due to leaky water bottles.