Kindergarten Newsletter
February 2016
RTES
Language Arts/ Reading
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retell key details of literary texts using story maps.
describe the relationship between illustrations and the text.
ask and answer questions about key details and new vocabulary in literary texts.
identify and compare actions and experiences of characters in books.
practice using before, during, and after reading strategies such as a picture walk, finding known or unknown words,
and rereading.
use consonant digraphs (-sh, -ch, -th) and blends (bl-, cl-, fl-, gl-, pl-, sl-) in speaking, reading, and writing.
explore the use of short vowel sounds to create short vowel words.
Math
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describe objects in the environment using names
of shapes and describe their relative position
using above, below, beside, in front of, behind
and next to.
identify shapes as 2- dimensional or 3dimensional.
identify and describe 3- dimensional shapes.
compose 2- and 3- dimensional shapes.
sort shapes by common attributes.
take apart (decompose) numbers up to 10 in
more than 1 way.
Science: We will be learning about the plants and animals that live in
Maryland and comparing them to things living in other states. We will
also be learning about the external features that help plants and animals
survive in different environments. We will begin to learn about animal
classification.
Social Studies: We will begin a unit on economics by learning about
workers as human resources. We will describe jobs and what is required
to perform those jobs. We will learn about the resources needed to make
the goods that we buy. We will learn about situations where people make
economic choices.
What Can We Do at Home?
Listen to and read books every night.
Discuss books that are read at home and at
school.
Choose a book and discuss how the pictures
match the words on the page.
Look for 2 and 3 dimensional shapes in the
environment and practice saying their names.
Important Dates
Monday, February 15th
– No School - Presidents’
Day
Friday, February 26th
Half Day – Dismissal at
12:55