Weekly Update 2/24-2/28

This Week:

• We focused on the letter Ll.
• We learned words in the –op word family.
• We read a story called Roses for Harry and worked on making inferences.
• We learned the words five, will, and his.
• We worked on counting by 2's and 5's.
• We learned about symbols of the United States.

Next Week:

• We will focus on the letter Gg.
• We will read Dr. Seuss stories and work on rhyming.
• We will learn the words six, her, and me.
• We will learn words in the -og word family.
• We will learn about 3D shapes.
• We will continue our social studies unit on symbols of the United States.

After Conferences:

• We will focus on blends and digraphs.
• We will read stories about St. Patrick's Day.
• We will learn the words seven, him, and was. 
• We will learn about 3D shapes and numbers to 20.
• We will continue our social studies unit on symbols of the United States.

What to Ask Your Kindergartener:

• To tell you some of their favorite things about Kindergarten.
• To count to 100 by 10’s
• To tell you some words in the –ot and –op word families
• To count backwards from 20
• To count to 30 by 1’s starting with 8
• To read these words: fog, box, pot, mop

Reminders and Other News:

• A new reading log is in your child's folder today.  Please return all February reading logs for a bookmark and pizza coupon by Wednesday, March 4th. 
• Conferences are coming up on Thursday and Friday.  A reminder slip is in your child's cheetah binder today.