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Happy New Year to all the kindergarten families. This week will be a week for the students to return back to school. We will take the first couple of days slowly so they all have time to adjust to the routines after an enjoyable break.

 

In Mathematics the focus for this week will be on measurement of mass. The kindergarten students are expected to explain which things are heavier and lighter and tell how they know. The first day they will be asked to find things that are heavier than a water bottle and lighter than a water bottle. Later on during the week they will be using balance scales to find things that have the same mass, greater mass and lighter mass. At the end of the unit they will be asked to explain either orally or with pictures what the balance scale looks like when something is lighter, heavier or when the two items have the same mass.