Kindergarten
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March 8th, 2024
Kindergarten News
Dear Kindergarten Families,
This week students were excited to have finished their "Super Readers" unit, we celebrated among their peers and were able to activate all of their super reading powers. Next week in English Literacy we will be starting a new writing unit called "How-To-Books". In Spanish Literacy, students started a new Reading Unit called "Boosting Reading".
In Math, students have been learning about shapes and their attributes and celebrated 100 days of school! They were able to count up to 100 by ones.
Please remember that next week we will be having our expedition celebration. Please send the corresponding materials to make the fruit salad and the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches by Monday March 11th.
Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks
English Literacy
Learning Goal
ELA: Students will start writing workshop "How-To-Books" Unit
Phonics: Students will learn to distinguish vowels and build ownership.
What readers & writers are doing at school...
ELA: Our Kindergarteners will switch to Writing in English Literacy. They will start the unit on How to Books: Writing to Teach Others. Writers will use what they already know to write their books across pages.
Phonics: Students will learn that they can use their vowel power to make words using all of the short vowels they have learned. They will also be learning 4 new snap words: On, Up, Fun & Get.
What readers & writers could be doing at home...
ELA: Writers can think about topics they are good at and use those topics to teach others.
Phonics: Students are encouraged to write sentences using new snap words.
Spanish Literacy
Learning Goal
Los super lectores pueden potenciar su poder de deslizarse.
What readers & writers are doing at school...
Los super lectores aprenderán a potenciar su poder de deslizarse, se enfocaran en el sonido de las vocales.
What readers & writers could be doing at home...
Repasar los sonidos de las vocales en casa, pueden cantar la siguiente cancion cancion de las vocales
Mathematics
Learning Goal
Students will describe and identify objects in the environment using geometric shape names.
What mathematicians are doing at school...
Mathematicians will continue to name, identify and analize basic shapes. They will focus on drawing and constructing shapes. They will begin to see how simple shapes can be combine to form larger shapes.
What readers & writers could be doing at home...
Students can use recycle materials to construct shapes.
Science or Social Studies
Learning Goal
Students are learning about the meaning of having responsabilities.
What tigers are doing at school...
Students will learn learn how and why its important to be resposible and do your responsabilities, and how it will affect your future, they will talk with their partners, create stories and charts to express their ideas and thoughts about the importancy of doing things by ourself & helping others.
What tigers could be doing at home...
Students will have a chart that they'll with some responsabilities at home, to encourage them to stick with it at home to learn about keeping responsabilities
Social Emotional Learning Program
Learning Goal
Friends and learners learn why and when it is important to speak up clearly and kindly for themselves and others.
Friends and learners demonstrate respectful, assertive speaking.
What friends and learners are doing at school...
Friends and learners develop confidence in their communication skills when they practice speaking up for themselves and others. Speaking up can be difficult, and this can prevent students from having their ideas and needs heard and addressed. In the lesson, students will learn about and practice speaking up kindly and clearly for themselves and for others through scenarios they act out with a buddy.
What friends and learners could be practicing at home...
Stop reading when a character in a book has the option of speaking up and speaking kindly. Discuss what the character could do before you continue reading. Help students consider how the outcome might have changed if the character’s actions had been different.
Encourage kids to share their ideas, ask for help, or ask questions when in the home to continue to speak up and speak kindly.
CONNECT
Upcoming Events
Mar. 9
Tiger Fun Day
AASCA Swimming
Mar. 12-19
Math Relays
Mar. 15
Friday Feedback Folders sent home
Mar. 20
Early Dismissal
(11:00 a.m.)
Reminders
Today was KC last day for swimming on Monday March 11th- KA starts swimming, please have students wear their swimming suits under their uniform and send towel, goggles, swim caps, comb, and underwear in a swim bag. If your child is not swimming you need to send a medical excuse to jcastro@ans.edu.ni, ansprimary@ans.eud.ni and your homeroom teacher
Monday March 11th - Remember to send expeditions materials
Friday March 15th - Friday Feedback Folder
Wednesday March 20th - Early Dismissal at 11:00am
Monday March 25th - Monday April 1st - NO SCHOOL - Semana Santa; classes resume on Tuesday April 2nd
Special Announcements
March - Calendar
Swimming
Big Questions Day
Meet the Team!
Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming
KA
Mrs. Vivian Espinoza
KB
Mrs. Lorena González
KC
Mrs. Karen Velásquez
Kindergarten Spanish Lead
Sabrina Sandino
KA Paraprofessional
Fátima Jiménez
KB Paraprofessional
Ma. Gabriela García
KC Paraprofessional
Mrs. Auxiliadora Guzmán
Kindergarten Inclusion Lead
Alicia Oviedo
K Spanish Paraprofessional