Morning/Afternoon & Everyday Tasks:
- Morning Do Now’s
- Pledge of Allegiance & singing patriotic song
- Calendar & Weather Chart
- Days of the Week & Months of the Year songs
- Osmo!!
- Learning with Jack Hartmann – YouTube
- Counting
- Letter/Sound Review
- Bean Bag activities
- Exercises
Math:
This week’s Math will be focusing on sequencing & patterns. Please review and reinforce these concepts at home
Science:
The children will learn about the Weather and the Four Seasons. They will:
- Discuss what types of clothing we wear for each season & why.
- Learn about and label a Spring picture / What do you see?
- Make a Weather pattern.
- Create a Springtime graph.
Reading/Writing:
Being a Writer – (repeat lesson)
Round Is A Mooncake by Roseanne Thong
- Think – Pair – Share
- Write about things that are red (and another color)
Making Meaning –
Pumpkin, Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington
A young man plants a pumpkin seed and he watches it grow
- Self-to-Text connections
- Identifying important ideas in the story
- Answering questions to understand the story
- Developing the group skill of talking & listening to one another
Art:
- Book of Seasons
- Rain, Rain, Go Away
- Wind & Rain
- Spring Flowers
Literature:
- All Around The Seasons by Barney Salzberg
- Goodbye Winter – Hello Spring Kenard Pak
- What’s the Weather, Meg? by Janie Smith
- Caps, Hats, Socks and Mittens by Louise W. Borden
- Worm Weather by Jean Taft
- The Rain Came Down by David Shannon
- Mooncake by Roseanne Thong
- Pumpkin, Pumpkin by Jeanne Tutherington
Important Notes/Gentle Reminders:
- This week we celebrate our friend ATHARVA!! HAPPY HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY to YOU!
- Today is Day #28 of the At Home Reading Challenge – There are just 4 more days left so please continue to Read! Read! Read! Grab a book, sit back, relax and let’s finish with the most minutes yet!!!!
- All reading tally sheets must be handed in by Monday, April 4th.
- When handing in the reading time sheets, please be sure to record ONLY the minutes read, NOT the names of the books read!
- Please mark your calendars:
- * Thursday, April 7th (raindate April, 12th) – TCLA Art Exhibit. Each class was asked to choose an artist and recreate their beauty. The Kindergarten students did an amazing job channeling Georgia O’Keefe. They cannot wait for you to see their artwork hanging on display!! We will have an ice cream truck and some crafts for students to create. This is our only Open House of the year. Please bring your friends and introduce them to our wonderful school.
- * Friday, May 6th – Mother’s Day Tea. Kindergarten will be hosting this very special event for the very special Mommy in their life! They have already begun making your special gift . . .
Embrace the seasons
And cycles of your life
There is magic in
CHANGE
– Bronnie Ware –
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