Kindergarten Newsletter
February 2016
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School (301)670-8282
Upcoming Events:
 February 10: Report Card
Important February News
January was a busy
month. We have
finished the second
marking period, as well
as wrapped up the first
semester of
distribution
 February 12: Class
Valentine’s Day Party
2:20-3:30
 February 15: NO SCHOOL!
President’s Day
 February 26: Early Release
1:00 p.m. dismissal
Melinda Klein
[email protected]
Naveena Mora
[email protected]
Janice Moulden
[email protected]
Jamie Nguyen
[email protected]
Kindergarten!!!
Yahoo!! We have also
been very busy testing
on MClass, gathering
data on the wonderful
progress that the
students have made
with their reading skills.
The third marking period
is off to a great start and
we are excited to see
the growth and progress
each student has made
so far this year.
As the winter
months and inclement
weather continue we
ask that you still
complete homework
with your child each
night. We know there
may be snow days or
delays, but it is
important your child still
completes their
homework assignment
for that day. Homework
is a valuable tool to
Curriculum
Connections
Melissa Price
[email protected]
Reading
Contents
Important February News 1
Curriculum Connections
Reading
1
Writing
2
Math
2
Science & Social Studies
2
Our literature focuses for the
month of February is:
 Retelling familiar stories
 Identifying story elements
 Sorting common objects
into categories
 Compare and contrast
experiences of
characters in stories
 Identify verbs and
antonyms
Please continue to practice
the Kindergarten sight words. It is
reinforce concepts taught
at school and will keep their
minds fresh if there are
missed school days due to
snow.
Each class will have
their Valentine’s Day party
Friday afternoon, February
12th from 2:20-3:00. Please
contact your child’s
teacher if you would like to
help in any way.
As the winter is upon us,
so are our sniffles and colds.
Our team is in need of
hand sanitizer, Clorox
wipes, and tissues. If you
would please send these
items to your child’s
teacher it would be a great
help.
Thank you,
The Kindergarten Team
important that your child is able
to recognize these words in text
and be able to spell them
correctly. Knowing these words
will make your child’s reading
stronger and more fluid.
Later in the month we will
switch over to non-fiction texts
and identifying main topics.
We ask for you to continue to
read with your child each night
and review the high frequency
words we have introduced so far
this year.
2
Reminder:
Writing
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Students are working on
becoming more independent
writers and writing multiple
sentences that go together. This
month our focuses will include:
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Reviewing Conventions:
correct use of spacing,
capital/ lowercase letters,
and punctuation.
Writing a narrative of a
single event with loosely
linked events
Identifying and using
nouns in our writing
Using descriptive words
in their writing
We are down to the second half
of our Kindergarten year. Please
check with your child and see
how they are doing with their
personal supplies. Many of us
need new crayons.
Please continue to let your
child write for themselves on their
homework assignments. It is
important for them to practice
proper handwriting and start to
word stretch independently.
" You have brains in your
head. You have feet in
Math
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We continue to explore and
investigate math concepts. We
have started our third marking
period with representing
different arrangements of up to
10. Decomposing numbers up to
10 into two parts.
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shapes
Identify the attributes of
the different shapes
Comparing 2D shapes
and relating 2D shapes
to real world objects
Composing 2D shapes
Describing and compare
2-3D shapes and
composing 2-3
dimensional shapes
As the quarter progresses we will
be moving forth with our
exploration with Geometry. We
will:
 Identify 2D and 3D
Social Studies & Science
Our social studies
focus for the month will
include:
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Wants and needs
Jobs
Goods and Services
Recognizing human
resources as people
who make or grow
goods and provide
services
Our main focus this
month is science is our
mealworm unit. Students
will continue observing
their mealworms.
Through class
observations and lessons
students will learn the
parts of a mealworm,
what they need to live
and survive, and the life
cycle of a mealworm.
Student will continue to
practice being good
scientists, by asking
questions, making
observations, and
investigating their
mealworms, pupas, and
darkling beetles.
We are also studying
habitats of local
animals. While you are
out on walks or drives
encourage a discussion
about habitats. You will
be surprised!!
your shoes. You can steer
yourself, any direction
you choose.”
--Dr. Seuss