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Kindergarten News

   Kindergartners started the month of November by focusing on Social Studies Outcomes. We learned about different types of families by sharing how they are alike and different.  Family wants and needs were an area we highlighted as well. Another social studies outcome touches upon the history of Holidays. Since Thanksgiving was during this month we discussed the importance of the Pilgrims and Indians and how they came together to celebrate the first Thanksgiving.

In the area of math we continued to create and extend patterns. We explored a fun game of Simon Says by using movement terms such as back and forth, sideways, and turn around. Comparing the height of boxes was fun too. We talked about the taller ones, the shorter ones, and some that were the same height.

During writing, students explored District Outcomes such as the use of capital letters and lower case letters (the beginning of a sentence), punctuation, and leaving spaces between words. When reading at home, you can help by pointing out a capital letter at the beginning of a sentences, a punctuation mark at the end of a sentences, and space between words. Try challenging your child by having him/her count how many words are in a sentence.
In science, we continued our study of the 5 senses.  We explored our sense of hearing by trying to identify familiar sounds. Using our noses we challenged our sense of smell by trying to find matching smells. The students tasted different flavors of Skittles to identify their favorite taste.

Coming up in the month of December, we will explore the different holidays people celebrate. The class will read different versions of the Gingerbread Boy.   We will be comparing and contrasting the versions we read. As a final celebration, the students will be making their own gingerbread cookies.
 
 

Kindergarten Math Tip:
Continue to practice counting to 30, recognizing numbers to 30 and writing numbers to 10.


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