Weeks of February 10 and February 17, 2020 

Kindergarten  Scholars 
 
 

Upcoming important dates 

Early release at 1:15 - ​Every Monday 
Food Pantry open - ​Every Tuesday 2:30-5:30pm and Thursday 1-3pm 
2/10 - Report cards go home (look in your Scholar’s backpack) 
2/14 - Friendship Day 
2/17 - 100th day of school 
2/24 - Kindergarten Field trip to Overture Center 

Birthdays 
Willie 2/6 (Cashin) 
Mustapha 2/14 (Kuecker) Isaac 2/15 (Kuecker) 
Levelle 2/21 (Braun) Owen 2/12 (Wocelka) 
Dyllon 2/17 (Wocelka) 

 
Learning links - What we’re doing these weeks 
Reading  Writing  Phonics  Math   Science / 
Social Studies 
We are reading the  -We are focusing  We are learning  We will continue our  We are learning in 
texts:  on writing basics  these words: want,  work with shapes,  two different 
-The Snowy Day  such as spaces,  do, with, down,  describing their  content areas: 
  writing a word to  said, play  attributes and  science and social 
Skills:  represent an idea,    comparing them to  studies.  
-Tell what the story  and making our  Letter sounds  one another.   
is mostly about.  pictures match  /d/, /o/, /l/,    Science: Animals or 
-Infer using  our words  /r/.  We will also be  Wood and Paper. 
pictures.  -We are spending    working on counting   
-talk about how the  time thinking  Previous words:  “five and some more”  Social studies: What 
author uses the  about our writing  the, see, a, I, on,  using nickels and  it means to be a 
text to help tell the  and planning it  happy, my, is, cat,  pennies. We will play  citizen and how to 
story  before beginning  look, and, very, big,  a game that will help  make our 
to write  little, we, this, can,  us think about  community stronger 
   here, like, are, to,  graphing and  by being an activist 
put, you, come  probability.  and the 13 Black 
  Lives Matter 
Previous letter  Principles. 
sounds: /a/, /t/, 
/m/, /s/, /f/, 
/p/, /i/, /n/. 

 
  

Home​ ​connections 
 

Important word to know:  What it means: 

Probability  Numerical description of how likely an event is to occur 

Attributes  A quality or feature regarded as a characteristic of someone or 

something 

13 Black Lives Matter Principles  1. Restorative Justic​e - commitment to build a beloved and loving 
community  
2. Empathy 
3. Loving Engagement​ - the commitment to practice justice, 
liberation and peace 
4. Diversity 
5. Globalism 
6. Transgender Affirming 
7. Queer Affirming 
8. Collective Value 
9. Intergenerationa​l - space free from ageism where we can learn 
from each other 
10. Black Families​ - creates a space that is family friendly 
11. Black Villages​ - disruption of nuclear family dynamics and 
returns to a “collective village” that takes care of each other 
12. Black Women 
13. Unapologetically Black​ - affirmation that Black Lives Matter 

 
Literacy connections: ​When you read with your Scholar, be sure to use the pictures to help 
figure out unknown words. In addition to using pictures, ask your scholar to double check 
that the letters/sounds in the word match what they are reading. You can also ask, “does 
this make sense?” 
 
Math connections: ​Ask your Scholar to count some nickels and pennies with you as you 
put them into your piggy bank! Start with the nickel and say “5” and then count on using 
the pennies (ie. “5...6, 7, 8, 9!). 
 

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