February 9th- February 13th

What We Are Learning

Reading:  This week we looked at the difference between fiction and nonfiction text.  We are using this information to help make our nonfiction books we are writing better.

Alphabet: In alphabet this week, we looked at the _an word family (examples: can, tan, fan, etc.).  We also learned about the blends bl and br.

Writing:  This week we continued writing nonfiction/fact books. We used some of the nonfiction text features we learned about in reading in our nonfiction books we are writing.

Math: We continued our addition and subtraction unit this week. We looked at all the different ways to make 10. Ask your child about number bonds and our numbers to 10 rainbow.

Theme: During theme this week, we discussed what love is. We also learned how to create valentine cards.

Reading

It is so important that you read with your child at home.  Kindergarten reading expectations are very high in Willard. By the end of this quarter, you child should be reading at a level D/6 independently. There is a HUGE jump between C/4 and D/6 leveled books.  Each week your child comes home with a Guided Reading Envelope. This is a book your child should be familiar with and have practiced several times.  Please reading this book with your child and have them bring it back to school.  This way I can send a new book home on your child’s level each week. Thank you all for supporting your kiddo’s reading development!

McTeacher Night

On Tuesday, March 3rd from 4-8pm come and support Orchard Hills at the McDonalds on Chestnut Expressway and West Bypass.  WOHE gets a portion of the sales. The best part is that the faculty from Orchard Hills will be taking orders, selling cookies, and having fun!  Come and have dinner and help support our school!

Popcorn Words

Please practice reading, writing, and spelling our Popcorn Words.

This week’s words:

love & him

Previous words:

will, play, she, did, for, of, you, come, here, have, said, are, got, get, it, on, had, has, he, do, look, in, like, and, a, up, at, I, see, am, we, to, the, is, my, can, me, & go

Dates to Remember

February 16th: No School

March 3rd: McTeacher Night

March 6th: Dismiss at 12:30

March 7th- March 13th: No School/Spring Break