Hello Kinder families! We are officially in October and school is in full swing. It makes our hearts full seeing all our scholars learning and getting used to new routines.
"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and loved more than you know."
Our Kinder team:
KA- Lead Mrs Aldape
Brenda.Aldape@greatheartswesternhills.org
AT Mrs Olivas
Carmen.Olivas@greatheartswesternhills.org
KB-Lead Mrs Cowley
LaKena.Cowley@greatheartswesternhills.org
AT Mrs Shakya
Sabina.Shakya@greatheartswesternhills.org
KC-Lead Ms Martinez Yvette.Martinez@greatheartswesternhills.org
AT Ms Grell
Sarah.Grell@greatheartswesternhills.org
KD-Lead Mrs Wagner Meredith.Wagner@greatheartswesternhills.org
AT
Mrs Wesley
Diana.Wesley@greatheartswesternhills.org
History/Science
This
past week, our scholars discussed Christopher Columbus and his three ships, The
Nina, The Pinta and the Santa Maria and who he encountered when he discovered
land.
Next week, our
scholars will wrap up our Christopher Columbus unit with the last discussion on
“Mistakenly Used Terms Pt. 2. Scholars begin a new unit on our continents! The
first continent to be discussed is Asia.
In Science, we wrapped up our discussion on the three states of matter
with the liquid and gas states.
Next week, our
scholars will be introduced to a short unit on Living and Nonliving and will be
able to identify living things and their characteristics.
Literature
Scholar’s will learn about “Henny Penny" by Paul Galdone
Our poem for this week is “One, Two Buckle My Shoe part 2' Scholars will recite the whole poem.
Scholars will continue with the read aloud is Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Florence and Richard Atwater.
Spalding
This week in Spalding, scholars began their week with a phonogram assessment. They reviewed all learned phonograms, learned new phonograms, were introduced to action verbs, new vocabulary, declarative sentences and spelling words
Next week, we will be a review week, please congratulate your scholar as they finished their first 26 phonograms.
Parents, please review phonograms with your scholar nightly. Below you will find a link where they can be purchased on amazon. You can also purchase them on tablets or phones by searching for “Phonograms by SEI.”
https://www.amazon.com/Phonogram-Cards-Writing-Spalding-Hardcover/dp/B014I8MLGU/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=phonogram+cards&qid=1601652631&sr=8-2
Here are some useful links:
Spalding card purchase
Spalding card purchase
Math
Kindergarten mathematicians have counted sets of 10, graphed and worked on numeral formation this week. We will now wrap up unit three by continuing to investigate 0, count and graph sets, review, and complete a unit assessment on Friday.
Distance Learners: Please turn in the following assignments -
Tuesday - p. 79
Wednesday - p. 82 and 83
Friday - p. 84 and 85
Highlights
This week our Kinder scholars learned about liquid, solids, and gas. We experimented with dry ice and bubble solution and were able to make butter from heavy whipping cream.
