What's Happening the Week of February 17th Through February 20th

I want to thank all of the room parents who sent all the nice treats for all of our Kindergarten Classroom Holiday Parties.  All of the Kindergarten students had a great time at the Valentine Party. The Valentine snacks were so cute and wonderful  What cute decorated Valentine Mail Boxes were brought, to school,for the Valentine's Party!

Phonics----The students will continue their study of the sound that the letter "Yy" makes----keyword-----yarn.  The students will learn that the letter "Yy" is a consonant letter.  Then, the students will learn about the sound that the letter "Dd" makes---keyword----dog.  The students will learn that the letter "Dd" is a consonant letter.  The students will also learn about the word family "est".

Reading----The students will be reading phonics word lists and phonics booklets.  The phonics booklet "Ben is Ten" will be read.  Some "Yy" words to be read will be:  yam, yap, yak, yell, yen, yes, yet, yelp and you.  The phonics word family "est" words will be read.  The new sight words "when" and "down" will be learned.

English----The students will continue learning about punctuation marks-----periods, exclamation marks and question marks.  The students will be writing question sentences using the question words----where, who,what and when. The students need to use the sentences rules when writing their sentences.

Writing----The students will be writing sentences using question words and phonics words.

Handwriting----The students will be printing the letters "Yy" and "Dd".

Math----The students will continue learning about "Addition"-----vertical addition and using the number line to add numbers. "Rocket Math" worksheets will be started.

Religion----In Chapter 20, the students will learn about "Lent".

Social Studies----The students will continue learning about "Abraham Lincoln".  Then, the students will learn about "George Washington".

Science----The students will conitinue learning about "Energy----Heat".  Then, the students will learn about "Positions and Directions".

Crafts----Crafts will center around "Lent", "Abraham Lincoln" and "George Washington".