Soles for Souls

CA graduate, Jolene Moravec, dropped off some collection boxes for Soles for Souls.    The Waconia H.S. International Club is collecting gently used shoes to be distributed in over 125 countries.     Collection is through the end of January.

“Over 1.5 billion pairs of shoes lay idle in American closets – many of which can be saved from landfills by sending them to Soles4Souls.”

Thank you for donating and spreading the word to students/families.

More information is available at www.soles4souls.org

January 19th-January 23rd

Wednesday: MN History Center Field Trip 9am-3pm

Reminder: All students should pack a disposable bag lunch and beverage. 

Friday: Kindergarten Winter Parties 2:00 - 3:15
Parents are welcome to come and take part in the activities planned by our room parents.

LITERATURE

Focus: Identifying the Problem and Solution 

• Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen
• Llama Llama Time to Share

MATH
This week's focus: Addition using various strategies and tools 

During the months of January, February, March students will work on the following skills:

·         numbers 0-31 (ordering, identifying, representing, and writing)

·         addition

·         interpreting and analyzing graphs

·         tally marks

·         matching and sorting: 3-D shapes

·         patterns : ABC, ABBA, growing patterns

·         comparing, ordering, and  measuring using non-standard units of measurement and with a ruler in inches

·         Using a balance to measure weight

Throughout the year students will explore math through open-ended- problem solving journals, math stations, ipads/ipods, IXL, rekenreks, and a variety of math manipulatives.

HANDWRITING/WRITING

We are working on thinking like writers and getting our ideas on paper using pictures and words. 

CORE KNOWLEDGE
Kindergarteners will learn about the seven continents this week. We will learn about a landmark, animal, and a plant associated with each continent. 

January 12-16

LITERATURE

Focus: Identifying the Problem and Solution 

• Inch by Inch
• The Pout-Pout Fish

MATH
This week's focus: Reading, Writing, and Representing Numbers to 31

During the months of January, February, March students will work on the following skills:

·         numbers 0-31 (ordering, identifying, representing, and writing)

·         addition

·         interpreting and analyzing graphs

·         tally marks

·         matching and sorting: 3-D shapes

·         patterns : ABC, ABBA, growing patterns

·         comparing, ordering, and  measuring using non-standard units of measurement and with a ruler in inches

·         Using a balance to measure weight

Throughout the year students will explore math through open-ended- problem solving journals, math stations, ipads/ipods, IXL, rekenreks, and a variety of math manipulatives.

HANDWRITING/WRITING

We are working on thinking like writers and getting our ideas on paper using pictures and words. 

CORE KNOWLEDGE
Kindergarteners will learn about the seven continents this week. We will learn about a landmark, animal, and a plant associated with each continent.