Ladybugs and Butterflies!

                                                      

This week we learned about the life cycle of a butterfly and continued talking about insects.  Here are some of the important things we learned...

Our centers this week included learning about the life cycle of a butterfly and writing about butterflies, reading and writing words with blends and silent e, writing about when we feel grouchy just like The Grouchy Ladybug, and learning about the life cycle of a ladybug.

In Phonics, we worked on the long o and long u sounds.  We continued learning about silent e and learned the power word "use".  We built words with long vowels and read a story called My Dog Duke. 

In Reading, we listened to and discussed a nonfiction book about the sun. We used text features to build knowledge about the sun and to learn about things we wondered about.  We also read a nonfiction story about bugs and sorted the names of the bugs by the number of syllables.  Our vocabulary words included bright, sphere, creature, and survive. 

We continued writing opinion pieces in writing.  We worked on being persuasive and convincing. Next week, we will start our final writing unit and will start getting ready for first grade writing! 

We wrapped up our unit on numbers to 100 but will continue working on them throughout the remainder of the year.  We will also revisit addition and subtraction to make sure we are ready for first grade math! 

Looking ahead...

Passport Parade 4/14

SAVE THE DATE! PEACE OUT KINDERGARTEN PERFORMANCE 5/15 at 12:45 (more info coming soon!)

Have a great weekend!

Jena

Creepy Crawly Insects!

This week, we learned about insects! Here are some of the important things we talked about...

Our centers this week included learning about what makes an insect, reading and writing power words, spelling words with silent e endings, working on words with blends, and more. 

In Reading, we listened to and discussed a book about the Moon.  We used the table of contents to preview the book and practiced wondering about the topic. We looked and diagrams and labels to help us build knowledge and purpose. Our vocabulary words this week included overhead, visible, face, and rough.

We are started to work during Writing about our opinions on various topics and trying to be convincing with our reasons.  

We worked on long vowels this Phonics this week and practiced adding silent e's to the end of words. We read and wrote words with long vowels.  We also learned the power word "your". 

In Science, we started talking about the seasons and the weather patterns we notice during each. 

Looking ahead...

Professional Development- No School 4/7

Jump Rope Assembly for American Heart Association 4/10

Passport Parade 4/14

SAVE THE DATE! PEACE OUT KINDERGARTEN PERFORMANCE 5/15 at 12:45 (more info coming soon!)

Have a great weekend!

Jena