Kindergarten Weekly Update

We hope you enjoyed the weekend!

Last week, we had a great time learning the digraph th! The students enjoyed practicing this new sound in a variety of activities. We also spent time reviewing our four R's: respect, responsibility, relationships, and being ready. We had meaningful discussions about the importance of being a first-time listener and making positive choices throughout the day. I am so proud of our classroom community and the way the students are growing as kind friends and responsible learners.

We are excited for the upcoming week and can't wait to hear all about their adventures!

If you have any questions please feel free to email me: gisselt.floresbeltran@lcps.org

Love,

Ms. Flores and Ms. Pearson

It is helpful to include classroom teachers on emails to the front office regarding attendance, tardies, or transportation changes. Thank you for sending healthy students to school and keeping sick little ones at home.

• Phonics: We will be learning the letter Y
• Practice our irregular words
• Reading: Students will read books focused on Earth Day, identifying fiction vs informational text, and engage in comprehension based discussion questions.
• Writing: Students will continue to practice their "two-thumbs sentences" and create a final copy of their narrative writing piece
• Math: We will wrap up our graphing unit and begin addition

- No School for students: April 21st

We are excited to celebrate Earth Day next week! During this time, we will be learning all about our planet and exploring ways we can help protect our environment.

As a special treat, students will be making “dirt cups” as a snack. These will be made with chocolate pudding, crushed Oreos, and topped with gummy worms. Please complete the form to give permission for your child to participate in this fun and tasty activity. It is completely optional.

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Things to do at home:

• Practice letter names/letter sounds
• Practice spelling and reading CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words ex., log, mad, hat, pig
• Practice writing decodable sentences ex., "I like to run." " I see a cat."
• Have your child practice writing their numbers 1-30
• Have your child count to 100
• Have your child count backwards from 20
• Review shapes and their attributes (circle, rectangle, triangle, square)
• Ask your child if they can spell our irregular words (and, the, is, I, see, my, of, like, to, for)
• Ask your child if they can spell the word BECAUSE

Birthdays are so exciting! We celebrate each student's special day in class with a birthday crown, pencil, special chair cover, and a song. Students are welcome to bring in pencils, stickers, erasers, or a favorite book to share with the class. Please note that LCPS has a food-free classroom policy.

We love keeping our classroom fueled and hydrated! Please send a healthy snack and water bottle with your child each day. Please no candy. Thank you for your support!

• Please take a moment to read Mr.Blubaugh's weekly email for important updates and announcements

• We recommend tennis shoes so your child can safely run and play at recess and on the days we have P.E.
• Our classroom temperature can vary, so a light sweater is helpful

Monday: P.E

Tuesday: Library

Wednesday: Art

Thursday: P.E

Friday: Search + Music

Email: gisselt.floresbeltran@lcps.org
Website: https://www.lcps.org/algonkian
Phone: 571-434-3240

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