Week at a Glance      

                                                    Week of March 2, 2026

ELA-  

Phonics:  We will review short I and short O. We will also read and spell words with those sounds.

Sight Word: No new words.  Practice the previously learned words. 

Previously Learned Words: I, the, and, is, a, as, said, to, do, of, see, he, be, me, from, look, book, are, was, you, what, have 

Handwriting: We will practice writing all letters correctly. 

Reading: We will read “Farfalina and Marcel”. We will discuss the story and the story elements.    

Math- We will add within 10. 

Social Studies-  We will continue our unit on “Understanding Wants and Needs”  and we will focus on jobs and spending money. 

A few notes and reminders:

• Our 100th day of school is Wednesday, March 4th.  Students may wear a 100 day shirt or dress like they are 100 years old on this day. 

• Our 3rd 9 weeks test will be given on March 9th and 10th.  Remember this test is given for us to see what we need to work on before the final test in May.  The test in May determines if your child passes to first grade. 

• Spring break is March 23-March 27. 

• Please practice the DIBELS sheets that are in the plastic sleeves or your child’s folder each night. I will also send home additional practice sheets over the next few weeks.  We will take our Final DIBELS assessment on April 9th.  It is very important that your child does his/her very best.  

                          3rd 9 Weeks' Skills

Our 3rd 9 weeks test will be given on Monday, March 9th and Tuesday, March 10th. Please try to make sure your child is at school those days unless they are ill. This 3rd 9 weeks test determines what we need to work on before we give the final test in May. The final test will determine if your child passes to first grade or if they will need to repeat kindergarten. Kindergartners must make an 85% on the math portion and an 85% on the reading portion of the final test in May to pass.

These are the skills that will be on the 3rd 9 weeks’ test:

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  write first and last name

• 
  read simple sentences

• 
  read sight words

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  identify ALL upper and lowercase letters

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  identify the sound of ALL letters

• 
  write ALL upper and lowercase letters
  
  ***Please practice this at home. Make sure your child knows the difference between the uppercase letter and the lowercase letter.

• 
  write simple sentences

• 
  answer comprehension questions about a story that is read to them

• 
  read CVC (3 letter words)

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  identify words with the same beginning sounds

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  spell CVC words and CVCC and CCVC words Ex: cast spit

• 
  complete an addition sentences

• 
  complete a subtraction sentence

• 
  write numbers 0-20

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  identify teen numbers

• 
  count to 100 by ones and tens
  
  

Practice Heart/Sight Words:

Words we have learned:

the see I and a is as   said to   do of he be

me from look book are was you what have

Words we will learn: your want go no so    goes   says   she  we     they     their