Dietzel Diary - Week of March 5, 2018

Dietzel Diary

News from Kindergarten ~ Saint Paul School

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Week of March 5, 2018

This has been a tough week in kindergarten.  We had 4-6 kids out sick every day L.  Please remember that as much as we try to protect the kids by having them wash their hands and we disinfect the classroom each night, we still need your help.  If your child requires any type of medication to keep a fever down, they should not be here!  Children should go 24 hours WITHOUT a fever before returning to school in order to minimize the spread of illnesses.  In addition, if your child is experiencing a cough that can only be controlled by continuously giving them cough drops, they should not be here!  Of course, if your child has not had a fever in 24 hours, but still requires medication that can be administered by our nurse, they should certainly attend school.  If your child is not going to make it to school, please call the office.  Students also need to bring a note the day they return to school stating why they were absent.  A note with a parent signature or a note from the doctor is required by the State of Ohio.

Religion:  This week we gained a deeper awareness of Jesus’ friendship.  We understand that friends of Jesus gather on Sunday.  We also discovered that the Bible is God’s storybook.

Language Arts:  This week we encoded word families –ub, -ag, -ug.  We are getting really good at discovering rhyming words!  We worked with initial sound R/r.  We read rebus sentences and matched upper and lower case letters.  Our vocabulary focus this week included:  many, few, some, plenty, a pinch of, a bunch of.

Math:  This week we completed our subtraction unit.  We are working with modeling and using objects to represent teen numbers.  We are reading story problems and figuring out how to solve problems.

Science:  This week we learned about insects.  We learned that insects have 3 body parts, an exoskeleton, and 6 legs.  We discovered that some insects live under water, some in the desert, and some can fly.  We also learned that insects use their antennae to smell and feel.

Social Studies:  This week we learned about being a good citizen.  We focused on ways to resolve conflicts.

COMING UP:

Language Arts:  Beginning sound N/n.  We will be working with position words on and in.  Our memory word will be no.

Math—Representing, counting, and writing numbers 14-19.

Thurs, 3/15      K/1Book Club

Fri, 3/16           Grades Close

Wed, 3/21      Field Trip: Akron Art Museum

Mon, 3/26      Report Cards