May 9-13

There are a few events happening for us this week. We will listen to a presentation about the summer reading program at the library. The National Theater for Children sponsored by WPPI Energy and KK Utilities will present on energy conservation. Finally, we look forward to celebrating the amazing job we did on our Knowledge-A-Thon on Friday. We will be decorating cookies to celebrate being such SMART COOKIES! 


Upcoming events: 

• May 12: Family Night
• May 13: KAT Cookie Decorating Celebration
• May 23: Family Event at the Kaukauna Public Library
• May 26: Half Day--Dismissal at 11:30
• May 27 and 30: No School
• June 1: Field Day--Stay tuned for more info, but if you are thinking about volunteering and will need a background check, please let us know ASAP!  Thanks!
• June 2: Last Day of School--Half Day for Students

What’s happening in Kindergarten this week?

Reading: We will start a new unit on characters this week! We will start to learn the ways you can ‘meet’ the characters in our books. Some ways to do this are to pay attention to the title, cover, and setting. We will also take picture walks and think about the feelings our characters have. By the end of the week, we will be focusing on the changes in character feelings. 

Writing: Writers will learn that illustrations are a HUGE part of true stories because they show how characters feel and act.We will try using bold print or capitalized words to emphasize important words in our writing. Toward the end of the week, writers will be reminded to study their pictures and tell in words important details like feelings, setting, and actions.  

Math:  We will rotate through the following centers: 

• Students will play the game speed.  This card game helps students practice the number that comes before and the number that comes after a given number. 
• We will practice adding and subtracting within ten using a ten frame and bingo dotters. 
•  Using a dice within a dice (which we call baby dice), students will quickly add the two numbers they see together. Then, they will compare their number to their partner’s to determine which is greater.

• Students will play five frame Go Fish. Using five frames will help students to visualize adding and subtracting within five. 

Word Study: Our sight words are: they, first, next, last.  We will continue to practice these words.    

We will be working on these endings in our sorts: ip, ig, and ill. 

Here are our sight words. 

Science: We will rotate through the following centers:

• We will watch videos and look at pictures of balls and ramps. Then we will draw blue prints for when we make ramps. 
• We will use paper tubes, wood, and bouncy balls to observe and explore.
• Scientists will be given Marble Works materials to build, observe, and take notes on what we notice.