Week of May 4th 2014

Literacy - We focused on the letter Qq, and the shape of the letter. We made crowns for queens, as well as kings. The students also painted with q-tips. 
Letter Qq Words - queen, quail, quiet, quick, question, q-tip, quarter

Sight words: the, see, is, here, I, a, up, my, like, little, go, out

Here are some online resources for sight words, also known as high frequency words:

Sight Word YouTube Songs:
http://www.youtube.com/user/gbutkus
 
Sight Word Game

http://www.primarygames.com/langarts/sightwords/

Sight Word List
http://www.kidzone.ws/dolch/kindergarten.htm

Numeracy - We focused on patterns again. I had the students try and guess what types of patterns I was attempting to make. I would have them try and fix the pattern problem, and discuss the issues amongst each other without trying to help. The students made sticker patters, dot patterns, and shape patterns.

Science - We discussed properties of matter (solid, liquid, and gas). We sorted pictures cards as a class again. The students also were able to place baking soda in a dish, while we poured vinegar on it.The students loved watching the baking soda bubble, and continuously kept pouring the liquid over the powder.

Next week we are focusing on:

Literacy: letter Zz

Mathematics: Review

Science: States of Matter (solid, liquid, gas)

Theme:Staying Healthy

**Please bring in some healthy fruits and vegetables to share in class.

 

Some pictures from our day:

 

Heritage Day

On Sunday we had a heritage day celebration at the school. The students looked great in their traditional wear, and watched performances from another school as well as their own schoolmates.