Happy Thanksgiving!

We were very busy on this very short week! We had a lot of fun with our Kindergarten Pow Wow, making and eating a "turkey" cookie, weaving a Thanksgiving place mat, and making a "shapely" turkey!

 

The kids had a great time eating lunch with ALL of their Kindergarten friends.

 

Our treat after the Pow Wow was a definite favorite! They gobbled up every bit of the "turkey" cookies!

 

 

I hope you all have a fun and safe Thanksgiving break! In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I'd like to take this time to tell you how thankful I am for each of your children and for you. I am so lucky to be able to teach such a wonderful group and to have your support. Thank you for all you do!

 



Weekly Update

What's been going on?

On Wednesday we celebrated our Kindergarten election results with a picnic. It was a little too chilly outside so all the students gathered in the hallway with their teddy bears. The kids enjoyed a snack and listened to two more books about "the bear".

 

 

 

What's new?

Daily 5 Literacy:

-       We have finished fast tracking all the Letterlanders and their sounds! We will now begin teaching each Letterlander for mastery, introducing capital letters and working on correct letter formation.

-          literacy assessments (letter sound/id, phonological awareness, and print concepts)

 Reading:

-          real reading vs. fake reading

-          what do to during “Read to Self”

-          the 3 ways to read a book

Word Work:

-          identifying beginning sounds in words for each consonant

-          segmenting sounds and sentences segmenting sentences

 Sight Words (Target Words): I, see, like, my, the, can, am, we

 

Writer’s Workshop:

-          using drawings to convey our stories

-          what to do during “Work on Writing”

-          choosing topics that are important to us

-          telling about our stories in the order in which they

 Math:

-          counting to 100 by 1’s and 10’s

-           answering “how many” questions when counting and solving word problems

-          writing numbers 1-20

-          sorting and comparing numbers using graphs

-           using one-to-one correspondence when counting objects

 IB Words and Meanings:respect, empathy

 IB Unit: Food for Thought

What’s coming up?

Pow Wow
The Kindergarten Pow Wow will be on Monday, November 19^th. More information will come soon!

Don't forget!

Sign up for a conference!
There is no school Wednesday, November 21st-Friday November, 23rd

Election Day

Election Day

Last week we talked a lot about what an election was, what people would be doing today, and some of the words they might hear. We read books and used our Scholastic “Let’s Find Out” to help us learn about the election. The children were so interested in all of this and were excited to participate in the Kindergarten election yesterday…

First, the children met the candidates, “It’s the Bear” and “The Napping House”. We all gathered in the library to hear the stories. Next, each child visited the polling site closest to their classroom to cast their ballot. They waited in line, went into the booth, and of course, got their very own “I Voted” sticker. Finally, the results came in; some of the teachers demanded a recount but “It’s the Bear” won by a landslide! We can’t wait to celebrate with a picnic on Wednesday. Don’t forget to send a towel and a teddy bear for your child.

 *The underlined words are words that your child should be familiar with. Be sure to talk to them about your experience voting and ask them about theirs!*

 

 

The voting booth at our polling site.

 

 

Lucas, showing us the ballot.

Ava and Mimi casting their vote.

 

 

Hank, excited to vote for the first time.

Weekly Update

What's been going on?

We had SO much fun on Creepy Crawly Day! The kids enjoyed playing a spooky bingo, sorting candy corn, making spider hats, eating a scary snack, creating collage rubbings, and making a spider craft. Here are a few pictures from the day.

What's new?

First quarter FLEW by and we are now well on our way into our second quarter objectives. For the sake of space, you will see that I have removed the old first quarter objectives and started a new list for this quarter. Many of the objectives are taught all year long so may notice them listed again.

Daily 5 Literacy:

- literacy assessments (letter sound/id, phonological awareness, and print concepts)

Reading:

- real reading vs. fake reading

Word Work:

- segmenting sentences

Sight Words (Target Words): I, see, like, my, the, can, am

Writer’s Workshop: what is a story?

Math: counting objects and one to one correspondence

IB Words and Meanings:respect, empathy

IB Unit: Food for Thought

What’s coming up?

Kindergarten students will not receive a report card for the first quarter. In lieu of a report card, I’d like to schedule a conference. I will post a sign up sheet soon where you can sign up for a time. If you cannot schedule a time on the dates listed, please let me know so that we can make different arrangements. Thanks!

PICTURE RETAKE – November 13
If you were not happy with their child’s photograph from LifeTouch, then please add this date to your calendar. All you need to do is to send back the package that you have already received and we will take them to have their picture retaken.

Pow Wow

The Kindergarten Pow Wow will be on Monday, November 19^th.  More information will come soon but go ahead and mark your calendars!

 Don't forget!

Monday, November 12^th- No school in observance of Veterans Day