Dietzel Diary - Week of March 12, 2018

Dietzel Diary

News from Kindergarten ~ Saint Paul School

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Week of March 12, 2018

We had a yummy time eating pie on National Pi Day.  We had apple, cherry and pumpkin to choose from.  We had so much fun celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day on Friday!  We read stories about shamrocks and leprechauns. It was really fun painting shamrocks to find hidden words.  Thank you Miss Francine for sharing a Saint Patrick Day story with us!   In Religion class we even learned that there was a real Saint Patrick!

Religion:  This week we learned about Saint Patrick.  He lived in Ireland a long time ago.  When he was young he was kidnapped by Irish pirates.  He eventually escaped and returned to Britain where he became a cleric.  He then returned to Ireland to help the people of Northern and Western Ireland.

Language Arts:  This week we worked on identifying and associating picture names with initial N/n/ sound.  We worked with understanding when to use a question mark and practiced writing them.  We learned to recognize the difference between using positional words ‘on’ and ‘in’.  Our reading comprehension skill focus this week was:  using prior knowledge, answering questions about a story, compare and contrast and recognizing idioms.  When we are reading aloud we are practicing how to read with expression.

Math:  This week we focused on reading, writing, and counting numbers 1-17.  We practiced solving problems by using different strategies.  We used draw a picture and used objects to represent numbers.  We are learning to recognize number words 11-17.  We are doing a great job counting backwards from 20!.

Science:  This week we finished our insect unit.  Be sure to ask your child what they learned!   We really liked watching A Bug’s Life and trying to figure out which bugs were insects.

Social Studies:  This week we learned about the four seasons.  We listed characteristics of each season.

COMING UP:

Language Arts:  Beginning sound M/m.  Word families –ent, -ut.

Math—Compose and decompose numbers 18-19; story problem strategies.

Mon, 3/19      Mass – St. Joseph Day

Wed, 3/21      Field Trip: Akron Art Museum

Thurs, 3/22      Book Club

Mon, 3/26      Report Cards

Thurs, , 3/29    Holy Thursday Retreat

Fri, 3/30           Good Friday; 1^st Day of Spring Break