Kindergarten Happenings for November

Integrated Studies

In November, we will start the IB unit “Who We Are”

·         We will inquire into how our choices affect our well-being

·         Our Bodies and how they work          

·         Healthy Choices

·         Safety

Math

These are ongoing concepts being taught:

·         Number concepts can be used every day

·         Counting is a way to find a number of objects

·         A calendar measures time in years, months, and days

·         Math ideas can be expressed in words

·         Geometric Shapes

·         Patterns ( this will be our emphasis the next two weeks)

New concepts taught this nine weeks:

·         Developing number sense

·         Student uses numbers to name quantities

·         One- to –One correspondence

·         Ordering events

·         More/less/same

·         Ordinal positions

·         Addition and subtraction

Language Arts:

These are ongoing concepts:

·         Concepts of print

·         Sound to letter correspondence/ Capital and lowercase letters

·         Purpose for listening

New for the nine weeks:

·         Theme and Genre: analyze, make inferences, and draw conclusions

·         Expository and procedural writings

Homework

In your child’s Daily Folder we are putting a Daily Reading Log. Homework for your child is for you or your child to read for 60 minutes each week.  Thank you for your participation and help!

The Kindergarten Team