August 26th-30th

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Perseverance is an important lesson for young students to learn. Sometimes they may find it easier to give up instead of continuing to try. Our focus this week was all about persevering through challenges that are presented to us. One of those challenges was our first STEM day on Wednesday. We read and discussed After the Fall by Dan Santat. Throughout the week we discussed why it is important to persevere and never give up. We will discuss times that we may have wanted to give up but we persevered instead.


Vocabulary from our book:

  • Odd: strange
  • Famous: known by many people
  • Accident: an unplanned event that causes damage
  • Bandages: coverings that protect the hurt part of the body
  • Terrified: very scared
Activities you can do at home with your child this weekend:
  • Practice perseverance by making paper airplanes. If it doesn't fly, try again!
  • Have your child share something they feel is hard (like riding a bike). Help them persevere until they are able to do it!

Math: We continued to practice counting and writing our numbers correctly. If you see this is a struggle for your child any extra practice at home can help! We also introduced our 2D shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle & hexagon).


In our first unit "counting with friends" these are the concepts students will use and understand

• Count by ones from 0 to 100
• Counting on from a given number
• Write numbers from 0 to 10
• Understand that when counting, the next number said is one larger (5 is one more than 4)
• Count to match objects in a set

Vocabulary

• Rote Counting: Orally counting in sequential order (0,1,2,3,4,5 etc.)
• Counting on: Instead of counting from one, counting forward from a given number.  
• Number: A concept used to describe the count, size or position of objects
• Numeral: symbol or mark to represent a number
• Number Words: Names of numbers such as, one, two, three
• Set: Collection of numbers, figures, or other objects that have some characteristics in common.

Home Activities

• Have your child count the number of spoons in the drawer.
• Help your child learn to count forward from 1 to 50. Don’t always begin at 1; start at other numbers like counting up from 15 etc. 
• While your child is taking a bath, spray a little shaving cream on the wall and have your child write the numbers 0 – 9.
• Lay out your child’s toys, and have your child touch and count each one.
• Place money in a straight line and have your child touch and count each coin (they do not need to know the name or value of the coins, just using them as a counter).
• Play games that require counting and using dice, such as Chutes and Ladders.

What is coming in math:

Concepts Students will Use and Understand
• Recognize, name, build, draw, compare, and sort simple two- and three-dimensional shapes 
• Describe attributes and parts of two- and three-dimensional shapes, 
• Group objects according to common properties
• Investigate and predict the results of putting together and taking apart simple two- and three-dimensional shapes
• Describe, name, and interpret relative positions in space and apply ideas about relative position  
Vocabulary
• Triangle: a polygon with three sides
• Rectangle: a parallelogram with four angles
• Squares: a rectangle with four equal sides
• Circle: the set of all points in a plane that are the same distance from a fixed point
• Hexagon: a closed figure with six straight sides
• Cylinder: an object shaped like a tube or pole
• Cone: an object that has a flat, round  base and narrows to a point at the top
• Sphere: s solid round object like a ball
• Cube: a solid figure with six square faces
Monday we went to the Science Lab! We sorted objects by materials (metal, plastic, wood, Styrofoam, etc..). We also tested objects to see if they would sink or float in a tub of water. The students made predictions on what they thought would happen before the object was placed in water. We also ordered objects by size! If you ever have time to volunteer in our Science Lab please contact Julie Knobbe our Science Lab teacher.
julie.knobbe@cobbk12.org
Our first STEM project of the school year was called "Float Your Boat". The students were given a choice of aluminum foil, bubble wrap or Popsicle sticks. They were also allowed to use tape. They had to work as a group to decide on a material and a design that would stay afloat. Then we tested their boats by putting bears inside. Each group was given 50 bears. Yellow Table and Blue Table successfully held all 50 bears! We talked about trial and error and working through struggles.

Please practice sight words! If your child already knows their sight words you can challenge them by having them practice spelling the sight words. Spelling is a completely different skill but only practice that if they know their sight words. Our main goal in Kindergarten is to get them to recognize the sight words automatically not sound them out.

You can put more than one day and more than one assignment per page. It helps to save paper and save you from having to buy another composition book. Please help your child complete the top row of the homework, read to/with them and complete choice 1 OR choice 2. If you want to do both choices go for it! Homework is a great time for you to see how your child is progressing academically so there are no surprises come the first report card and October conferences. 

Please check agendas and folders daily as we write notes in the agendas and we send stuff home daily. It would be great if you initial daily as well so we know you saw their color or if a note went home. 

Letters and Sight Words of the Week 2019-2020

Date
Letter/Blend/Digraph
Sight Words
August 1
FIRST WEEK
August 5


August 12
Short I
I, it, is
August 19
M
am, and, an
August 26
Short A
a,  as, do
September 3
S
so, see, me
September 9
T
to, the, my
September 16
N
           not, on, no
   September 23
FALL BREAK
September 30
Short O
at, in, will
October 7
F
he, she, we
October 14
P
said, saw, was
October 21
C (hard and soft)
can, came, come
October 28
H
 his, help, her
November 4
B
big, by, be
November 11
Short U
but, up, us
November 18     
R
ran, run, him
November 25
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
December 2
Short E
when, then, well
December 19
G (hard and soft)
go, give, get
December 16
D
did, had, has
January 6
W/Wh
what, were
January 13
L
like, let, look
January 21
J
put, out, now
January 27
K
must, into, all
February 3
Y
your, you, yes
February 10
V/Z
very, love, of
February 17
FEBRUARY BREAK

February 24
Q
want, went, who
March 2
X
little, have, with
March 9
Bossy R (ar, or, ir, ur, er)
are, for, from
March 16
Long A
ate, make, say
March 23
Long E
please, eat, here
March 30
Long I
Find, fly, why
April 6
APRIL BREAK

April 13
Long O
home, going, this
April 20
Long U
new, some, they
April 27
OO
soon, good, too
May 4
OU/OW
down, our, how
May 11
Sh,Th,Ch
there, where
May 18
LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL

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