Weekly News Jan 21-24

Check out these awesome Super Readers!!  It looked like fun was had by all!  

I just can't wait to give them all a big hug (and then wash hands, we CANNOT have RSV at our house 🤣) and most importantly continue learning with them!  This is my favorite time of the year in Kindergarten as they just take off as learners in so many ways!!

This is such an important week to celebrate our school!  Each and every student and their family make NDLC such special place!  Thank you for being a part of our community!We hope you can join us for Family Night on Thursday!

Here's what's happening in K this week:

Reading: Kindergartners will learn about being an avid reader. We will sort pictures of avid readers and "blah" readers to identify what readers can do to become even stronger! Students will start to post it ideas and notice character feelings to share with their reading partners. Share what being a reader means to you so that your child can be surrounded by avid readers at home and at school!


Writing: We will study other How-To books to see how we can make ours even better! We will focus on choosing descriptive words,  giving our readers warnings, suggestions, and tips, and using comparisons just like in published How-To books.


Snap words: Here are the words we have learned so far:

the, I, to, a, is, my, go, me, like, on, in, so, we, up, and, it, at, see, he, do, you, an, can, no, am, went, are, this


Math: This week, mathematicians will learn about different strategies they can use to solve addition and subtraction problems. We will use the following mat that shows some of the tools/strategies Kindergartners often use to solve problems efficiently.


By the end of the year, students are expected to solve addition and subtraction equations within 5. Right now, we are building the base of that knowledge by letting students explore those equations using concrete tools/visuals. Eventually, we will move away from using the tools and students will solve the +/- equations automatically using patterns.



Researcher's Workshop: As we continue knowledge building for our self study, the researchers will learn to compare and contrast by creating a Venn diagram with a friend showing things about them that are the same/different. Students will reflect on what they are learning about themselves and start to set some social goals.