Living Things: Plants

We're officially in the final unit of kindergarten: living things! Don't panic- it's a long unit & a fun one! We're starting off with two weeks of plants. We learned about plant needs, plant parts, and living vs. nonliving!

The kids know that I definitely DO NOT have a green thumb (I wish!), but we planted our lima beans in our baggies after writing planting plans and we've been checking them each day... it takes 7 days for them to sprout, so fingers crossed they actually do! My stress level for this is high! Ha!

In math this week, we focused on place value hard! The kindergarten standard is only numbers 11-19 but we challenged our brains and went all the way up through 100s because they can!

Ask Your Child About:

-Phonics: vowel combinations - "ai" words (rain, pain, plain, etc.)

-Phonological Awareness: sound manipulation

-Reading: identifying main topic & key details

-Science: Living vs. Nonliving things (plants) - plant parts, plant needs, characteristics of living things vs. nonliving things

-Writing: How to writing (how to plant), Descriptive writing (describing flowers, plants, etc.) Plants tree maps

Important Information/Dates:

-Math Assessments went home this week! Please review and practice any skills missed!

-Friday, April 6th: The kids will have a substitute tomorrow due to my mom flying in for the weekend! Please review expectations with your child at bedtime tonight! Thanks for understanding.

-Tuesday, April 10th: Everything Grows @ 6:30! Please see my email forwarded from Mrs. Carter with all the details! I hope to see you all there. I'll be coming from the gym, so please don't judge my appearance! :)

-Wednesday, April 11th: Class Picture & Cap and gown pictures! We are first thing in the morning at 9:30 because Mrs. Bufton knows I'm crazy and insist on my kids going first when they still look nice! :) Order forms went home in Thursday folders this week!

-Thursday, April 12th: Math MAPS testing - please make sure your child is present and well-rested!

-Games Day was changed to Thursday, May 17th due to a scheduling conflict with Northeast!

Links:

-Technology: Sight Word Bingo

-Parent Survey: CLICK ME

SAC would love your feedback! That being said, I always welcome your feedback too! :)

We have one more week of plants before we move on to insects! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

With SO much love,

Ms. Ham