Friday, May 19, 2017
Flashlight Friday
Today for quiet literacy we closed the blinds and read in the dark w our finger flashlights. They loved it and were very quiet!
Monday, May 15, 2017
News
Kindergarten News
Week of May 15-19,
2017
Tuesday, May 16th – Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A on
Dairy Ashford. Grab dinner from Chick-Fil-A (either dine in or drive
thru), turn in your receipt to the box provided at the restaurant, and RCE gets
a percentage of the cost of your order. You get an easy dinner, RCE gets
some cool cash. Everyone wins!
Friday, May 26th - On graduation day, please dress
your child in an RCE shirt and plain bottoms (jeans or shorts), and keep the
girls’ hair simple (no pony tails or pig tails) so that caps go on
easily. Graduation is coming fast! Thanks to all who have sent in
money for graduation caps and tassels. We are practicing our program and
can’t wait for you to see it.
Please return ALL library and home reader books for
inventory. We continue to do end of the year testing, as well!
It is time to order school supplies for next year. Go to www.schooltoolbox.com Type in
Rummel Creek Elementary. Choose your child’s grade for NEXT year!
Theme: Ocean
Reading: We continue our unit of study on the ocean.
Our shared reading and interactive read-alouds will focus on the ocean and the
animals living there.
Writing: Our writing will also center on oceans and ocean
animals. We will use our prior knowledge and
new learning about ocean animals/experiences to write both fiction and
non-fiction.
Word Wall Words: PLEASE REVIEW ALL WORDS!
red,
green, yellow, orange, purple, blue, white, pink, brown, black, my, is, to,
like, can, see, go, the, in, it, all, me, and, big, has, on, we, but, look, at,
little, for, he, said, was, not, she, this, come, you, are, get, some, with,
will, have, went, saw, so, make, up, what, that, out,
down, then, do, they, of
Word Study: We’ll revisit some old consonant blends
(st, sp, sl) and add some new ones to our list.
Math: We continue to work on problem solving,
addition/subtraction using a variety of methods. We’ll also talk about
the idea of doubles (1+1, 2+2), and we’ll review counting to larger numbers.
Science: Continue with Ocean
Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.
Optional Activities:
· Tuesday:
Make up a problem to go with this solution: 8 Starfish. Example there were 4
starfish and 4 more came along. How many starfish are there now?
· Wednesday:
Make a list of 10 magic e words. Can you spell and read them?
Ex: cake, bake, ride, hope, etc.
· Thursday:
Write 3 facts about your favorite ocean animal we have learned about so far!
· Friday:
Return any books to the library and/or your teacher.
Monday, May 1, 2017
News
Kindergarten News
Week of May 1-5,
2017
It is time to order school supplies for next year. Go to www.schooltoolbox.com. Type in
Rummel Creek Elementary and choose your child’s grade for NEXT year!
Mark your calendars for Kindergarten graduation on Friday, May
26th at 9:00 am in the cafeteria. This year
we have ordered caps and tassels for the children to wear for graduation.
The children will get to keep the caps as a memento of their kindergarten
year. The cost for the cap and tassel is $6.00. Please send exact
cash to school no later than Friday, May 12th.
Theme: Mothers Day
Reading: Our shared reading and interactive
read-alouds will be all about mothers and how much they do for us.
Writing: Writing will focus on all things we
appreciate about our moms.
Word Wall Words: REVIEW: red,
green, yellow, orange, purple, blue, white, pink, brown, black, my, is, to,
like, can, see, go, the, in, it, all, me, and, big, has, on, we, but, look, at,
little, for, he, said, was, not, she, this, come, you, are, get, some, with,
will, have, went, saw, so, make, up, what, that, out,
down, then, do, they, of
Word Study: review long
vowel sounds
Math: Our work with subtraction continues. We
will use a variety of strategies (counting back, number lines, ten frames,
concrete materials), to find what works best for each individual. We’ll
practice problem solving and draw pictures to illustrate the math sentence we
write.
Science: Continuing our study of cycles, we look at the
cycle of night and day.
Social
Studies: We continue our comparison of life long ago with life today.
Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.
Optional Activities:
· Monday:
Practice saying the sounds long vowels make. Can you make a list of at 5
of each sound?
· Tuesday:
Use a story at home to practice “retelling” the plot and characters of a book.
· Wednesday:
Play Take Away 1 or 2. If you can’t remember, you each get 15 pieces of
cereal. Take turns taking away 1 or 2 (you decide!). First one to get rid of
all of their cereal is the winner. If you don’t play with cereal, you can play
with any small pieces of junk!
· Friday:
Pack up your library books!
Friday, April 28, 2017
Subtraction
We started subtraction this week in math. We played disappearing train with cubes and did am activity with cookie crisp. Your child can practice subtraction at home w snacks or toys.
Monday, April 24, 2017
News
Kindergarten News
Week of April 24-
April 28, 2017
The library will be closing in a few weeks, so it’s time to
start searching for “lost” library books. Some of us have quite a few
checked out. J Send them any day this
week!
It is time to order school supplies for next year. Go to www.schooltoolbox.com. Type
in Rummel Creek Elementary. Choose your child’s grade for NEXT year!
Mark your calendar for Kindergarten graduation on Friday, May 26th,
at 9:00 am in the cafeteria. More information to come!
Theme: More Insects!
Reading: Our shared reading and interactive
read-alouds about insects will finish up this week. We are practicing
using good vocabulary to describe the attributes of insects. Ask your
child to sing you the song about the parts of an insect! We will begin
our end of the year literacy testing this week, as well.
Writing: We will
combine our prior knowledge with new learning about insects for fiction and
non-fiction writing.
Word Wall Words: REVIEW: red,
green, yellow, orange, purple, blue, white, pink, brown, black, my, is, to,
like, can, see, go, the, in, it, all, me, and, big, has, on, we, but, look, at,
little, for, he, said, was, not, she, this, come, you, are, get, some, with,
will, have, went, saw, so, make, up, what, that, out,
down, then, do, they, of
Word Study: review all short vowel
sounds-a,e,i,o,u
Math: Review measurement-comparing weight, height,
length, and capacity using nonstandard units of measurement. We will introduce
subtraction this week, as well.
Science: Our work with cycles in nature continues will
wrap up this week.
Social studies: We will compare
life today with life long ago.
Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.
Optional Activities:
· Monday: Ask an
older adult (grandma or grandpa would be great!) about school jobs, or
transportation, or games that were common they were in kindergarten.
· Tuesday:
Use your home reader to practice “retelling” the plot and characters of a
book. Be sure to include details from the beginning, middle and end!
· Wednesday:
Teach your mom or dad to play Take Away 1 or 2. If you can’t remember,
you each get 15 pieces of cereal. Take turns taking away 1 or 2 (you decide!).
First one to get rid of all of their cereal is the winner. If you don’t play
with cereal, you can play with any small pieces of junk!
· Friday:
Pack up your library books and practice your home reader!
Friday, April 21, 2017
Butterfly Life cycle
I forgot to post yesterday but wanted to share. We were learning about the life cycle of the butterfly. We drew it on a paper plate and then had a snack to go with it.
Watercolor Butterflies and Field Day
Today was a busy fun filled day. We spent some time watercoloring butterflies this morning and then writing facts we've learned about them. Then onto a fun filled your and a half of field day activities. It was an exciting and exhausting day.
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