Learning about penguins is fun, but meeting them in person is amazing! KG2B had such a wonderful and educational time today playing in the snow (some for their first time ever) and learning and meeting real life penguins! Check out our photos below and ask your child some of these questions to see what they remember about penguins. Where do penguins live? (Antarctica, South Africa, Australia) How many toes do penguins have? (4) How does a penguin propose to his wife? ( He gives her a pebble and sings to her) Can penguins fly? (no but they are great swimmers) What do penguins use their beaks for? (hatching out of their egg, eating and cleaning themselves. Who are penguins predators? (Seals ,humpback whales, and shark) What do penguins eat? (Fish, squid and small shrimp like animals called "krill" )
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Leen, Sofia, Leona, Haya Alhashmi, Ali, Aisha, Umamah, Nua, Ella, Shaheen and Rafaella on successfully reading all the PURPLE sight words. They are now moving onto the indigo sight words. Yay! Successful readers use a number of tools to help them understand texts. One of the most effective and powerful reading tools that parents and teachers can help children develop is sight word recognition. When a child is able to grasp and identify sight words he is well on his way to becoming a thriving reader. What are Sight Words? Believe it or not, 50% of all reading texts are made up of the same 100 words! The most frequently used and repeated words in the English language are known as sight words. This list of words includes the, a, is, of, to, in, and, I, you, and that. Think about the number of times that you have seen these words in a piece of reading material. It’s probably too many times to count. Sight words are critical to reading not only because they are used so frequently, but also because many of them cannot easily be sounded out or illustrated. (http://www.k12reader.com/what-are-sight-words/2/) How can I help my child with sight words? Print the sight words I have sent home everyday review each word, (starting with the purple words) by showing the word to your child and having them repeat the word. Each month I will assess the students to see how many words they can name and they will keep track of where they are by placing their picture beside the list of words they are working on. (see the photo above, this is our bulletin board in class with the rainbow sight words. For fun sight word computer games see below: (for all the games be sure to choose the option pre-primer and or primer) www.abcya.com/sight_words_recognition.htm www.abcya.com/dolch_sight_word_bingo.htm www.abcya.com/dolch_sight_word_spelling.htm This unit will introduce students to several farm animals as well as to crops that people grow on farms. Students will learn how farmers meet the needs of farm animals. Students will connect our last unit about plants needs to animal needs. They will understand the importance of farms as a source of food and other products people use. In the unit students will also become familiar with a classic story "The little Red Hen", which introduces the seasonal rhythm of planting, growing and harvesting. Reading this story to kindergarten students may also stimulate class discussions about helping one another and doing one's part to reap the benefits of reward. Songs: B-I-N-G-O www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mmF8zOlh_g Old MacDonald www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWhqORImND0 Little Red Hen www.youtube.com/watch?v=_STIEr6WgV4 We have started our unit on subtraction. Please continue practicing both addition and subtraction at home. In the first few lessons students have been learning to represent subtraction within 5 with numbers and words, such as 5 take away 1. They learned that subtraction is taking away a number from the number in all. They now have moved onto represent subtraction with an expression, 5-4=1. The students are using counters and other objects and drawings to represent everyday uses for subtraction. For example in class we use counters to represent a story. They might use six counters as a model for six cars in a row. They might then take away two to model two cars driving away. This is a physical action that is easy for children to participate in and see. Once a set of objects has been taken from a starting set, children are asked to tell the number that is left. An example question we might practice in class would be . Ella had 7 apples, she ate 4 apples, how many apples are left? We have also been using songs and stories such as "5 Little ducks" "5 little speckled frogs" and "10 little monkeys" using visual aids to help understand subtraction. Check out below some photos of the students working on hands on activities exploring subtraction. Here as some websites your child can practice on at home : more2.starfall.com/m/math/subtraction-content/load.htm?d=demo&n=bowling&y=1& www.abcya.com/subtraction_game.htm Dear parents, Last week I sent every student home with a folder which we call the R.E.D (READ EVERYDAY FOLDER) . The first page explains how to use it. This folder is a part of your child’s nightly reading homework. By reading the books provided with your child as often as you can and asking the provided questions found at the end of the folder , you will promote and practice fluency and comprehension skills to support this journey. Remember only when your child is able to read the book fluently and independently should you send it back to school. Once I have listened to them read the book to me correctly I will replace it with a new book. Please remember the books belong to the classroom. Please remind your child the appropriate way to treat our books and be sure to return them. Any books not returned will have to be paid for. Thank you so much with your help and support in your child’s reading journey. I am so eager to witness the excitement as your child's ability to read improves and grows this year! |
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