Reading

In reading this week we will be reading Welcome Home, Bear (Fiction) and Black Bears (Informational Text).  Students will identify characters, setting, and main events in fiction.  The focus letter will be the letter Bb (Benny Bear). Our reader this week will be Summer Fun.  This week we will be working on the following words: because, juts, pick, play, have, there, we, in.

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Math

In math this week we will draw pictures and write equations to represent addition and subtraction stories. In addition, when looking at a story problem we will decide whether we must add or subtract for that problem.

Let’s Find Out

Our Let’s Find Out this week will be Only in Happy Birthday, U.S.A.! Children will discuss how people celebrate the Fourth of July.

Learning Standards

• I can connect ideas between people, events, ideas, or information in a text. (K.RI.3)
• I can blend and separate the sounds in a word. (K.RF.2.c)
• I can tell what a text is mainly about and give details of the text. (K.RI.2)
• I can solve addition and subtraction word problems by using objects or drawings. (K.OA.A.2)
• I can connect ideas between people, events, ideas, or information in a text. (K.RI.3)

Upcoming Events

Zoo Field Trip – June 12th

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Reading

In reading this week we will be reading Why Living Things Need Homes (Informational Text) and What Am I?  Where Am I? (Informational Text).  Identify the topic and central idea of an informational text.  The focus letter will be the letter Yy (Yetta Yo-Yo). Our reader this week will be A Little Insect.  This week we will be working on the following words: about, came, gave, one, here, is, little.

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Math

In math this week we will be adapting strategies to solve math problems involving teen numbers. We will also be working on 2d and 3d shapes.

Let’s Find Out

Our Let’s Find Out this week will be Kick Up Summer Fun! Children will compare various ball sports.

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Learning Standards

• I can connect ideas between people, events, ideas, or information in a text. (K.RI.3)
• I can blend and separate the sounds in a word. (K.RF.2.c)
• I can tell what a text is mainly about and give details of the text. (K.RI.2)
• I can count to find out how many objects are there. (K.CC.B.5)
• I can connect ideas between people, events, ideas, or information in a text. (K.RI.3)

Upcoming Events

Zoo Field Trip – June 12th

School Picnic – June 15th

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The K4 / K5 End of Year Picnic will be Monday, June 15 at 11:00 AM

This will be a fun parent-led celebration of our K4 & K5 students!

Students and their families are invited.

What’s happening:

• Food, drinks, and games for the kids
• Celebrate our amazing K4 & K5 students.
• Meet and mingle with other families.

Important Notes:

• This event is organized by parents, not the school or teachers.
• Parents are actively contacting local businesses for contributions, so the Sign Up Genius list may change depending on donations.
• Please use this link to help with food, drinks, plates, ice, set-up, and clean-up:
  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054FA9AF2AA1FAC70-64106131-2026#/
• This picnic is for the K4 & K5 students and their families. If siblings are at Whittier School, they should remain with their class.

We hope you can join us for this fun event closing the school year and kicking off the summer!

Parents may choose to sign their child out after the picnic or remain for the rest of the school day.

End of Year Picnic Flyer

Reading

In reading this week we will be reading Rainbow Stew (Fiction) and How Does Your Salad Grow? (Informational Text).  We will use the five senses to visualize what is happening in a story.  The focus letter will be the letter Ss (Sammy Seal). Our reader this week will be A Frog’s Life.  This week we will be working on the following words: all, into, make, time, is, has, it.

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Math

In math this week we will be working on writing equations to represent the composition and decomposition of teen numbers.

Let’s Find Out

Our Let’s Find Out this week will be Super Safe Summer. Children will answer questions about summer safety.

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Learning Standards

• I can match the illustrations with different parts in the story. (K.RL.7)
• I can retell stories I have read using key details. (K.RL.2)
• I can say the sound for consonant letters. (K.RF.3.a)
• I can show that numbers are made of groups of ones and tens. (K.NBT.A.1)
• I can ask questions about informational text. I can answer questions about the text. (K.RI.1)

Upcoming Events

Zoo Field Trip – June 12th

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Whittier Elementary School
Kindergarten Zoo Field Trip

On Friday, June 12th, the K4 / K5 classrooms will be going to the Zoo to participate in a field trip. The Milwaukee County Zoo is located at 10001 W Bluemound Rd, Milwaukee WI 53226. The field trip is to provide students with an outside experience to explore different animals at the zoo. During our field trip the students will participate in a phonics scavenger hunt for animals at the Zoo. There is a cost of $11 per student and a cost of $14 for chaperones. Zoo Passes can’t be used for field trips.

We will leave Whittier School at 9:30 AM and return at approximately 1:30 PM. Students will need to bring a bag lunch with juice / milk in a disposable bag labeled with their name (no refrigeration will be available).

All students must travel to and from the zoo on the field trip bus.

Please fill out and return the bottom portion of this slip as well as the attached field trip slip by Thursday, May 21st.

Milwaukee County Zoo Field Trip Slip

Reading

In reading this week we will be reading Up in the PB&J Hooray! (Informational Text) and Growing Vegetable Soup (Informational Text).  We will recognize steps in a sequence.  The focus letter will be the letter Mm (Mimi Mouse). Our reader this week will be May  This week we will be working on the following words: keep, made, why, would, we, like, will, have.

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Math

In math this week we will be working on identifying shapes as flat or solid. We will also be making pictures with two-dimensional shapes and build objects with three-dimensional shapes.

Let’s Find Out

Our Let’s Find Out this week will be Otter in the Water. Children will discover what sea otters do in their aquatic habitat.

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Learning Standards

• I can ask questions about informational text. I can answer questions about the text. (K.RI.1)
• I can tell what a text is mainly about and give details of the text. (K.RI.2)
• I can connect ideas between people, events, ideas, or information in a text. (K.RI.3)
• I can tell if shapes are 2D (flat) and 3D (solid). (K.G.A.3)
• I can ask questions about informational text. I can answer questions about the text. (K.RI.1)

Upcoming Events

Open House – May 14th

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Reading

In reading this week we will be reading Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt (Informational Text) and Earthworms (Informational Text).  We will identify the topic and central idea of an informational text.  Our reader this week will be Bugs All Around!  This week we will be working on the following words: home, like, many, right, you, that, there.

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Math

In math this week we will be working on composing and decomposing teen numbers into 10’s and 1’s.

Let’s Find Out

Our Let’s Find Out this week will be What Big Teeth You Have! Children will compare and contrast the teeth of different sharks and how they use them to catch and eat food.

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Learning Standards

• I can read sight words. (K.RF.3.c)
• I can connect ideas between people, events, ideas, or information in a text. (K.RI.3)
• I can ask questions about informational text. I can answer questions about the text. (K.RI.1)
• I can show different ways to make numbers using objects or drawings. (K.OA.A.3)
• I can listen to a speaker then ask or answer questions to show I understand the topic. (K.SL.2)

Upcoming Events

Open House – May 14th

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Reading

In reading this week we will be reading Plants Feed Me (Informational Text) and Planting Seeds (Informational Text).  We will recognize the steps in a sequence.  The focus letter will be the letter Qq (Queenie Queen ).  Our reader this week will be In the Spring.  This week we will be working on the following words: know, out, same, take, go, get, my.

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Math

In math this week we will be working on making sense of a problems involving addition and subtraction to 10. We will also be adapting strategies to solve math problems involving addition or subtraction within 10.

Let’s Find Out

Our Let’s Find Out this week will be Which Water Would You Drink? Children identify reasons we need clean water, as well as ways they can help keep it clean.

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Learning Standards

• I can tell words are different because of their letter sounds. (K.RF.3.d)
• I can connect ideas between people, events, ideas, or information in a text. (K.RI.3)
• I can blend and separate the sounds in a word. (K.RF.2.c)
• I can show different ways to make numbers using objects or drawings. (K.OA.A.3)
• I can listen, take turns, and talk to friends in a small group. (K.SL.1.a)

Upcoming Events

Oak Ridge Farm Field Trip – May 6th

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Whittier Elementary School
K5 Oak Ridge Farm Field Trip

On Wednesday, May 6th, the K5 class will be going to Oakridge Farm to participate in a Learning Journey.  Oak Ridge Farm is located at S43 W35961 Highway C, in Dousman, WI.  The “Farm” Learning Journey is to assist students in understanding how the farm is important to the community.   There is no cost for this trip.

We will leave Whittier School at 8:45 a.m. and return at approximately 1:45 p.m.  Students will need to bring a bag lunch with a juice/milk in a disposable bag.

All students must travel to and from The Oak Ridge Farm on the field trip bus.

Please fill out and return the bottom portion of this slip as well as the attached field trip slip by Thursday, April 23rd.

Oak Ridge Farm – Field Trip Slip

Reading

In reading this week we will be reading Hey, Little Ant (Persuasive Text) and Ants (Informational Text).  We will be identifying opinions and reasons in a persuasive text.  The focus letter will be the letter Vv (Vinny Volcano).  Our reader this week will be April.  This week we will be working on the following words: tell, well, who, your, see, the, is.

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Math

In math this week we will be working on drawing pictures and writing equations to represent addition and subtraction stories.

Let’s Find Out

Our Let’s Find Out this week will be Hop Like a Grasshopper! Children will identify characteristics of grasshoppers.

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Learning Standards

• I can read sight words. (K.RF.3.c)
• I can ask questions about informational text. I can answer questions about the text. (K.RI.1)
• I can blend and separate the sounds in a word. (K.RF.2.c)
• I can solve addition and subtraction word problems by using objects or drawings. (K.OA.A.2)
• I can listen, take turns, and talk to friends in a small group. (K.SL.1.a)

Upcoming Events

Oak Ridge Farm Field Trip – May 6th

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