Kindergarten “CONN"ection
March 23, 2018
Curriculum Update: Modules: The Social Studies unit, What’s Around Me is our
focus for the end of March and April. Students will be creating
Reading and Literacy: During Story Time, we have been
maps of the classroom, school, and bedrooms. As a class we will
discussing non-fiction books. The students are learning
explore, compare, locate things on different types of maps. We
“author’s purpose” and identifying facts throughout the book.
will also discover land/water on globes and how they differ from
They are also discovering common characteristics between
maps. We will begin our Science unit, Animals 2x2 at the end of
non-fiction books. During Guided Reading groups and/or
April. The children will explore how things move and explore
student conferencing, students continue to strengthen their
similarities and differences among animals (worms, fish snails
reading strategies. We want to grow “flexible readers” in
and bugs).
which when they encounter an unfamiliar word they try
multiple strategies before “giving up.” Does it look right?
Does it sound right? Does it make sense? Our SIGHT/SNAP News to Share:
word practice continues daily. PLEASE keep up the good and Upcoming School and Classroom Events:
consistent home practice!
3/23 Egg Hunt
3/30-4/6 Spring Break, see you Monday 4/9
Writing: In Writing, we are working to make your child’s use 4/9 PTA Meeting, 6:30-8pm
of spacing, punctuation, capitalization, most dominant sounds 4/13 Report Cards go Home
and sight words more consistent. We are finishing our “How Week of 4/16 Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences begin
To” stories and will begin informational “All About” books 4/19 STEM Night 5:30-7:30pm
after spring break. We will be using what we have been 4/21 Green Team 9:30am-12pm
learning about “author’s purpose and facts” from our Story Nightly Homework/Routines: Nightly/Weekly Homework is
time. designed to support your child with the new ideas/concepts
taught within the classroom. Home practice strengthens your
child’s understanding and helps them to apply it in the classroom
Letterland: In Letterland, we continue to practice onset and in life. In addition, regular sight word practice will help
and rime. The children are moving very fluently (smooth and improve your child’s reading abilities and prepare for 1st grade.
with accuracy) through the following short a rimes -at, -an, - Make reading at home an important part of your nightly routines.
ap and short i rimes -in, -ip, -it. We have just begun short o Schedules are busy but nightly reading is important.
rimes and will then go into short u and e rimes. .
Report Card: Your child’s 3rd quarter Report Card will give you
Math: Students are building fluency with adding and an opportunity to see your child’s progress and also the areas of
subtracting numbers 0-6. They are also becoming more need for extra school and home practice. If you have any
comfortable with reading and writing number equations. questions on how you can help with your child’s school success.
Within the next month, we will be raising the numbers to 10. We will discuss ques./concerns at our 3rd Q Parent/Teacher
You will see more of these Math skills practiced in the Conference. Report Cards go home 4/13.
Nightly Homework. Thank you in advance for working with
your child to help them master these concepts. Parent Connection: The CONNival is quickly approaching the
PTA will need helping hands, materials, and silent audition
donations to pull off this big event. Please consider helping! The
CONNival will be May 5th from 12-3pm.
Parent Reminder:
Please make sure your child has a change of clothes at
school
Please remember to pack a water bottle.
The Kindergarten Team
Please feel free to contact me if you have questions or concerns
Email: jhumeniuk@wcpss.net
Twitter: @jhumeniuk2120
