Hello Families!

We are learning about farms and the seasons! We are working hard to name the seasons in order, identify different weather in each season, and identify appropriate clothing for each season. We are continuing to learn about addition and subtraction. Students should be able to read and form simple words in the consonant, vowel, consonant pattern using the letters listed above and m, a, g, I, c, d, o, t, n, h, s, v, z, p, e, f, b, l, r, u, w, and j.

Reminders: 

-Since the weather is getting colder, please send your student to school with a jacket each day. We go outside for recess each day and want them to be nice and warm outside!

-Navigator day is Wednesday, December 7th. Please send your student to school in their red field trip shirt.

-We are having our Gingerbread House Party on Thursday, December 15th at 8:10 am. We would love to have parents join us for this fun time!

-One peanut free snack and filled water bottle should be sent each day.

-Students should come to school in SSA each day. SSA includes navy, black, and khaki bottoms. Dresses and jumpers can be any solid color. Shirts can be any solid color with a collar. PPE t-shirts and sweatshirts can be worn any day of the week. PPE athletic shorts and skorts can be worn on Fridays.

Upcoming Dates:
December 7th- Navigator Day
December 15th- Gingerbread House Party
December 16th- ½ day

ELA Module Learning Goals
Knowledge Goals:
-Identify the differences among the seasons and how they affect life on the farm.
-Describe key details about different farm animals, including how they help humans.
-Retell classic folktales featuring farm animal characters, using various story elements as a guide.
-Understand the elements that make up a narrative and how these elements work together to create a cohesive story.

Reading Goals:
-Retell familiar stories, describing major events in the order that they occur.
-Describe stories’ characters, setting, and major events, including problem, responses to the problem, and resolution.
-Compare and contrast the experiences of characters in familiar stories.

Writing Goals:
-Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to respond to a prompt and supply information about a topic.
-Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate several linked events in the order that they occurred.
-Use digital recording to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
-Collect evidence from the texts and use it support responses to a prompt.
Speaking & Listening Goals:
-Speak clearly and audibly with a strong voice.
-Demonstrate active listening by engaging in conversations and reacting to the responses of peers.

Language Goals:
-Produce and expand sentences using frequently occurring nouns and verbs as well as prepositions.
-Write the letters that represent most phonemes, and apply them to their own writing and drawing.
-Expand understanding of word meanings through discussion, real-life connections, and sorting common objects into categories.

K. 4 Understanding Addition and Subtraction
Unit Goals
Students relate counting to addition and solve addition and subtraction story problems within 10.

Section B Goals
-Represent and solve Add To, Result Unknown and Take From, Result Unknown story problems within 10.

Social/Emotional Learning (SEL) 
-Demonstrate an awareness of my emotions.
-Demonstrate an awareness of my personal qualities and interests.
-Demonstrate an awareness of my strengths and limitations.
-Demonstrate a sense of personal responsibility and advocacy.

Thanks for ALL you do!

-Kindergarten Teachers 😊