Kindergarten News: February 22nd- February 26th

What we’re      

Workin’ on this week..

Language Arts

Next week in Language Arts we will be starting an exciting new unit on Nighttime!  The kids will be working on a lots of engaging reading and writing activities to share with you at Open House on March 10th!  We will focus on fiction writing, non-fiction writing, and some poetry!  They are so excited to get started!

 

Math

We have started our studies on measurement!We are focusing on measuring length with nonstandard units through different stations! Your child will be visiting a new station everyday to practice their skills in measuring different objects, as well as engineering a bed for a stuffed animal. Don't forget to ask your child about the measurement station they visit each day!
Please remember that in kindergarten, it is all about nonstandard units of measurement ( no rulers ).

 Nonstandard measurement tools:

 

Science / Social Studies 

In science we will be starting our Chemical Engineering Unit by improving a  Play-doh process.   We will be keeping a daily journal to share our experience with you, learning new vocabulary words (Liquid, process, Solid, technology, Research, Survey Data), testing materials, and making PLAY-DOH!!  So much fun!!

 

In social studies we will be discussing  Famous Americans (Stephen F. Austin and Jose, Navarro), Patriotic Holiday’s,  Learning how to say the US Pledge, and Texas Pledge, and the US Monument.  Ask your child to tell you all we have learned in Social Studies!

Important Dates... 

February 22nd - Spring Picture Day
February 26th - Jump Rope for Heart during specials @ 1:20
March 7th- March 11th- Book Fair
March 10th- Open House from 5:30-7:00
March 14th- March 18th- Spring Break

Six Flags Reading Logs:

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Six Flags Reading Challenge! We have turned in the reading logs we have received and are waiting to get the Six Flags ticket from Ms. Montgomery. We will send them home as soon as we get them from her!

Field Trip:

We are excited to announce that we will be going to the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Preserve! We have sent home the BLUE permission slip with your child. Please return the permission slip as well as the amount asked for admission and fare for the school bus there. If you do not have the permission slip any longer, we will be happy to send another one home!

Texans of the Week:
K1-Layla

K2- Sahana

K3- Lilly