Kindergarten Newsletter
April 2021
Dates to Remember
April 5th: Welcome Back!
April 22nd: Earth Day!
April is National Poetry Month!
Spring is here, spring is here,
Goodbye snow, flowers grow,
Birds and bees, leaves on trees
Hello spring!
Happy Birthday!
4/1/15- Serenity
4/4/15-Durrell
Reading
-Discussing and activating prior knowledge,
-Developing questions while reading,
-Connecting what they are reading to
another text, something they have seen, or
something they have experienced,
-Visualizing or picturing what they are
reading,
-Making predictions about what will come
next in the text.
Writing: If…Then
-Students will learn that they are natural
poets.
-Students will experiment with powerful
language, using line breaks, metaphors and
comparison to convey their feelings.
-Students will use language to capture what
they feel and see.
Wonders Reading Program
Unit 8: Week 1
Weekly Concept: On the Move
Essential Question: What can help you go from here to
there?
Phonics & Letter recognition- /Jj/ & /Kw/Qu/
-Blend words with /j/ and /qu/ with /a/, /b/, /e/,/i/,
/g/, /o/, /ck/, and /t/.
Grammar-Sentences with prepositions
High frequency words-here & me
Week 2-
Weekly Concept: My USA
Essential Question: What do you know about your
country?
Phonics & Letter recognition- /Yy/ & /Zz/
-Blend words with /y/ and /z/ with /a/, /i/, /e/, /p/ and
/m/.
Grammar- Sentences with prepositions
High frequency words- this, what, here, & me
Week 3-
Weekly Concept: Look to the Sky
Essential Question: What do you see in the sky?
Phonics & Letter recognition- Review short /u/ & /g/,
/w/, & /x/
-Blend words with short /e/ and /w/, /g/, /b/, /s/.
Grammar-
High frequency words (review)-this, what, here, of, me,
they, said, want, & for
Unit 9: Week 1-
Weekly Concept: Growing Up
Essential Question: How can you help out at home?
Phonics & Letter recognition: Introduce /a_e/ words,
review long /a/,
-Blend words with long /a/, and /t/, /p/, /c/, /k/, /l/, /f/
and /b/.
Grammar- Adjectives (describing words)
 Unit 4: Persuasive Writing
-Students will learn that just as magicians use
magic wands to make things happen, writers use
words.
-Students will learn that the more reasons they
can provide, the more convincing their writing will
be.
-Students will learn that writers reread what they
have written and think
-Students will learn that writers use many
strategies to help spell words.
-Students will learn that writers study mentor
texts and try to incorporate what they learned
into their own writing.
-Students will learn to write letters to different
audiences.
Amplify Science
Unit 2: Pushes and Pulls
• Forces happen between two objects.
• Scientists and engineers talk about pushes
and pulls by saying “Objects move because
other objects exert forces on them.”
-How do we make a pinball start to move?
-How do we make a moving pinball change
direction?
-Where are forces around us?
Social Studies
Unit 3: Geography, People and the Environment
• What is a neighborhood and who lives there?
• What are the features of a community?
• What is transportation?
• Why are rules and routines important in a
community?
• What are some job responsibilities of
community workers?
• What goods and services do community
workers offer?
• How is change important in a community’s
history?
• What are landmarks?
Topic 13: Analyze, Compare, and Create
Shapes
• Analyze and compare two-dimensional
(2D) shapes.
• Analyze and compare three-dimensional
(3D) shapes.
• Problem-Solving-Make Sense and
Persevere.
• Make 2D shapes from other 2D shapes.
• Build 2D and 3D shapes.
Topic 14: Describe and Compare Measurable
Attributes
• Compare by length and height.
• Compare by capacity.
• Compare by weight.
• Describe objects by attributes.
• Describe objects by measurable
attributes.
• Problem solving precision
• Explore and identify coins.
Teacher Phone Numbers & Email
Ms. Chatman: 929-277-9246
Bchatman2@schools.nyc.gov
Ms. Dasher: 732-654-2370
Sdasher@schools.nyc.gov
Mrs. Dent: 201-351-9367
Adent@schools.nyc.gov
Mrs. Williams
Twilliams76@schools.nyc.gov
Ms. Michael
Cmichael4@schools.nyc.gov
Health Screening: All DOE employees, students, families,
and visitors seeking to enter DOE buildings must complete
a health screening before entering DOE facilities. This
health screening must be completed on each day of arrival
and results will reset at midnight of each day. Upon
entering the facility, you will be asked to provide the
results of your screening either by showing your phone or
a printout of the results. Effective Monday 9/21, all
students must have their temperatures assessed before
walking past the lobby by the School Safety Agent (SSA).