Week of January 19

Good morning Huard Huddle Families,

It was great being back with my Huard Huddle!  I'm pleased to say we have JUMPED right into 2016 with tons of energy and enthusiasm! The children are ready to tackle all the challenges the curriculum has to offer throughout the next 90 + days of school. We took our time easing back into our kindergarten routine after vacation. We spend time reviewing classroom expectations and school rules! 


I apologize for not posting recently! I hope to be back in full swing! We are so busy with three boys playing travel basketball that I can't seem to catch my breath! I know how busy you all are as well!


If you have any box tops please send them in~ Thank you for your recent box tops we are doing well!


Readers Workshop/ Writers Workshop: We have been working on studying features of NON FICTION books. Some things we have noticed about them are...






Our class enjoyed visiting our Weston Library last week because Miss V showed us where the NON FICTION books are and most of us chose to take one out! Happy reading!

Now that we know what features are in a non fiction book we are looking closely at BEARS! We have been working with partners to create a list of ideas for what BEARS   can do, what they have and what they are! We will then turn this list into sentences and eventually into a NON FICTION book about BEARS that we have written and illustrated ourselves! PHEW!!!!! We are HARD AT WORK!

Sight Words: his, her, will, come
Sight Word Reader: She Will Come
Letters; our last two letters will be introduced this week; y and x! We are also learning about the H BROTHERS!

Math: We have been wrapping up our unit on 2D and 3D shapes. Our assessment was on Friday and we will continue with it into next week. Kindergarten expectations are:

Unit 3- Shapes

MAS.M.G.K.1
 - Locate and describe objects in the environment using names of shapes and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.

MAS.M.G.K.3 - 
Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, “flat”) or three-dimensional (“solid”).

MAS.M.G.K.4
 - Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, parts (e.g., number of sides and vertices/“corners”) and other attributes (e.g., having sides of equal length).

MAS.M.G.K.5 - 
Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.

MAS.M.G.K.6 - 
Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. For example, ‘Can you join these two squares to make a rectangle.

Our next unit will be NUMBER SENSE (numbers 11-20). We call these the TRICKY TEENS!  


Science: 2 weeks ago we planted an AMARYLLIS bulb! We have enjoyed watching it grow. We made predictions about how tall we thought it might get. We will be doing some "scientific journaling" about this wonderful learning opportuinty. We have discussed what all living things need to survive so we are being responsible about taking good care of this LIVING THING!