Valentine's

Today we worked on our Valentines boxes. They turned out super cute! Make sure you send your child's valentines by Friday morning so they can pass them out before the party.

Making Six

We played a math game with pom poms and bowls.  It was basketball to 6.  They would try to throw the 6 pom poms in their bowl and see how many made it in, and then write the addition problem on their dry erase board.  

Then we read The Day it Rained Hearts and made story problems with different colored hearts.  

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Kindergarten News

Week of February 8- February 12, 2016

We will be exploring coins over the next few weeks.  If you can please send a Ziploc baggie with a variety of coins.  It doesn’t need to be a lot.  For example, 7 pennies, 3 nickels, 3 dimes, and 2 quarters would be awesome!  If you are able to do this, please write your child’s name on the baggie so it can be returned to you!

Parents, please remember to send your child with their Valentine Cards on Friday.  We will help the children “mail” them that morning.  We hope to see you at our class party on Friday at 1:00!    

Remember that next week on Monday there is no school.

Theme: Friendship and Presidents

Reading:  We are working hard to improve our reading skills in literacy stations and guided reading groups

Writing:  Writing a Friendly Letter- Date, Greeting, Body, Closing, and Signature

Word Wall Words REVIEW: I, the, see, like, my, is, and, was, me, go, said, that, for, in, if, you, can, to, on, into, he, she, but, has, it, we little

NEW WORDS: of, are

Word Study: IN Word Family 

Math: Identify coins by name, explore their amounts, and continue with decomposing numbers 4-6 (4 is 2 and 2, 3 and 1, 1 and 3, etc.)

Science: Rocks and Soil

Social Studies:  Presidents Abraham Lincoln and George Washington

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

• Monday: Make a list of 10 IN words.
• Tuesday:  Write a letter to someone in your family.
• Wednesday:   Grab a handful of coins.  Sort them.  Can you find the coin with Abraham Lincoln?

• Thursday:  Flip a penny ten times.  Make tally marks to record how many times you get heads/tails.
• Friday:  Pack up your library books and practice your home reader!  Return the home reader bag on Monday!!

Thank you!!

Oh my goodness, what a wonderful week of being spoiled!  Thank

you so much for all of the delicious lunches and breakfast this morning, the beautiful flowers, cards, snacks and gift cards.  You and your sweet children really made me feel special.  Thank you!

100 Day of School

We had a busy day in Kindergarten starting with our 100 day parade. The shirts looked fabulous and very creative!  We made pictures out of 100, we made a book of 100 things, we made 20 handprints to make 100 fingers, we ate a 100 snack, and we chewed gum and drew 100 gumballs.  We also counted to 100 many times and many ways.  We also had a cultural arts program about Africa.

Groundhog Day

The Groundhog did not see his shadow...an early Spring it is.  Yesterday we predicted, graphed and measured shadows. Today we will watch Puxtatawny Phil.

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Kindergarten News

Week of February 1-5, 2016

Tomorrow is the 100^th Day of School.  Send your child to school in their 100 Day shirt.  If you would like to come see our parade, it will take place right after announcements (8:15 ish)! Stop by the office for a visitor badge. I would spread out on Main Street.  We will head to the café, as several grades will be seated there for a performance.  You won’t want to be in the café (it will be crowded).  After we leave the café, we will head to the fourth grade hallway (orange walls), go up the stairs, and visit 5^th grade (green walls).  You won’t be able to miss us. 

We hope you are busy making Valentines to bring next week on February 12th. We will mail and open our cards in the morning.  Please plan on joining our class party that day…the more the merrier!

Theme: Friendship and Valentine’s Day

Reading:  We are working hard to improve our reading skills in literacy stations and guided reading groups!

Writing:  We are completing our non fiction books and will soon start letter writing as we approach Valentine’s Day.  We will focus on the five parts to a letter:  date, greeting, body, closing, and signature

Word Wall Words:  REVIEW: I, the, see, like, my, is, and, was, me, go, said, that, for, in, if, you, can, to, on, into, he, she, but, has, it, we, little

NEW WORDS: him, her

Word Study: IP Word Family 

Math: Counting to 100 by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s, Making 10 sets of 10 to have 100, and fun, fun, fun!!!

Social Studies:  Landforms!

Science:  Soil and Rocks

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

• Monday: Make a list of 10 “IP” words.

• Tuesday: Make 10 piles of 10 things.  Do you have 100?  
• Wednesday:  Write a letter to someone in your family.  Did you use periods and spaces?
• Thursday:  Start your Valentines to bring to class next Friday.
• Friday:  Pack up your library books and practice your home reader!