Today we were working hard on our first books in Writer's Workshop. We talked about what writers do. I am impressed with how hard they are working and know we will have some great writers by the end of Kindergarten!
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
News
Kindergarten News
Week of Sep.28th - Oct. 2nd,
2015
Thank you for reading to your child at night and logging those
minutes. We are having excellent participation in our library reading
program! We usually can return the logs back to you on Monday, but we
don’t always get them back from the library in time. If you don’t get
your log back on Monday, it will come the next day. Thank you for
understanding!
If your child would like a Fall Festival shirt, you must
order by next Monday, October 5th. To purchase (both adult
and child sizes) go to
Tonight is Spirit Night at Chick Fil A on Dairy Ashford.
Come eat from 4 pm to close. Portions of the proceeds are donated back to
Rummel Creek. Remember to drop your receipt in the Spirit Night Box
there. You can dine in or drive thru! Thank you, Chick Fil A!
Soon the children will be bringing home their home reader book
bags. These will come home on Fridays and you will need to return them by
Monday so they are ready for our next week’s reading groups. By the time
the books come home to you, your child will have read them many times. Do
not worry if the book seems memorized. This is an important reading
skill. Allow your child to read the book to you many times. In the
reading bag is also a list of suggested activities you can do with the
book. You do not have to do these. They are simply suggested
activities.
This week we will explore the following:
Theme: Finishing colors and starting Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales
Reading: We will explore the wonderful world of nursery rhymes and
fairy tales. We will identify rhyming words, characters and
setting. We will also sequence and retell, which are two very important
reading skills!
Writing: This week we will make literacy connections to nursery rhymes
and fairy tales while using these familiar texts as a basis for our own
individual writing! We are looking forward to launching Writer’s Workshop
with our AWESOME folders- so please send the decorated folders back so we can
begin.
Word Wall Words: REVIEW: red, green, yellow, orange, purple, blue, white,
pink, brown, black. My, is, like
NEW WORDS: the, I
Word Study: We will focus on the letter sounds of N and P.
Math: This week our focus is on counting forward and backward to 25
(from any location), creating sets to 10, and beginning more/less! We have
started working with the skill of estimation (making a smart guess). We
are also working on counting one to one in an organized manner. We will
continue to work on numeral writing 0-10.
Science: We are discussing matter (anything that takes up space). We
are learning the three states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas). Later
in the week we will explore the states of matter and how they can change.
Social Studies: US Symbols, such as The Pledge of Allegiance and the US
Flag. We are also voting to make decisions.
Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.
Optional
Activities:
·
Monday:
Make a list of things that start with N & P
· Tuesday: How many color words can you
spell? Do you remember any color songs?
· Wednesday: Tell your mom or dad WHO is in your
bedtime story tonight. These are the CHARACTERS.
·
Thursday:
Grab a handful of junk. Estimate how many pieces you have. Now count and
check. Was your guess a smart guess?
·
Friday: Read your library book and return
it, along with your reading logs!
Monday, September 28, 2015
American Symbols
In Social Studies, we are learning about symbols of the United States. Today we learned about our flag and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Partner Math
We played a fill in the shape game today in math. They rolled a dice and color in that many squares on their star shape and then their partner did the same. It worked on number recognition and counting. When they filled in the whole star they counted to see who colored in more.
Friday, September 25, 2015
Writer's Workshop
The blue writing folders look great! Thank you for helping your child with these. We will be starting on Monday and we can't wait. I introduced their browsing boxes this week and it is going well. They love to read their books.
Lots of friends are asking about raz kids. It is raz-kids.com and I gave everyone their child's log in at parent night. My teacher name is hanlend. We looked at it together in class yesterday and they are anxious to use it. You can download the app for free or just go to the website.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Monday, September 21, 2015
News
Kindergarten News
Week of Sep. 21st-25th, 2015
We loved visiting
with all of you last week at Back to School Night…thanks for ALL of your
support!
Thank you also
for returning library books and reading logs today. You all are the BEST!
Please send your
Writer’s Workshop folders as soon as you have them ready!!
DATE CHANGE! We regret that we
have to change our Book Character Parade date.
The new date is OCTOBER 29th- same time, but different day.
This week we will
explore the following:
Theme: We will continue The Colors
Around Me!
Reading: Shared reading and
Interactive read-alouds of books that focus on color! We will use what we
know as we ask and answer questions! We will identify characters and
sequence the text, as well.
Writing: We will continue celebrating the King and Queen of the Day.
Also, this week we will make literacy connections to text while we create lists
utilizing colors.
We will kick off writer’s workshop as soon as we have ALL
of the folders back...a BIG thank you in advance! We are authors in the making.
Word Wall Words:
REVIEW: my, is, like, red, green, yellow, black, white.
NEW WORDS THIS WEEK:
blue, orange, pink, purple, brown
Word Study: We will focus on the letter sounds of R and S.
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Math: Our focus this week will be on sorting, reviewing shapes,
counting to 30, and numeral writing 0-5. We will explore numbers to 5 using ten frames
and we will use various manipulatives to create sets of a designated amount. We
will continue to graph as we explore the colors around us!
Science: Observing/Using the Scientific Method and using our senses to be
a scientist. What is matter and how can it change?!
Social Studies: We will explore our Pledge
of Allegiance.
Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.
Optional Activities:
· Monday: Make a list of
things that start with R & S
· Tuesday: Count
backwards from 5. Count backwards from
10. Can you count backwards from 15?
· Wednesday: Write
the color words using the appropriate crayon/marker! Can you sing/spell the color songs!
· Thursday: Write a sentence
using the sight words MY and IS
· Friday: Return
your library books and reading log on Monday!
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
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