Skeleton Math

We sorted, graphed and labeled Skeleton bones in math today.

Book Character Parade and Spirit Rally

We had a fun filled day of costumes, Toro the bull at our spirit rally and book buddies with our 2nd grade friends.

Science Fun

Yesterday we used the energy of the sun to melt chocolate. Then we used kinetic energy to run around and play.  Today we changed a liquid to a solid when we made butter.  Tomorrow we will hopefully have time to explore some more energy.

Witch Patterns

Getting ready for Halloween!! in math we reviewed patterns and made witch legs. They did a really good job this year!

News

Kindergarten News

Week of October 24 - 28, 2016

Thank you so much for coming to conferences this week.  It was a treat to visit with you!  Feel free to email any time there is a question or concern. 

Our book character parade will be Friday, October 28^th.  We will start right after the morning announcements.  Plan on being in position for the parade before 8:05.

This is the LAST week to get your reading logs finished up…they are due October 31st!

Theme: Halloween and Fall

Reading:  This week we will enjoy more Halloween and fall stories.  We will identify characters, setting, and problem.  We will retell using picture cards.  We will practice using mental imaging while listening to stories.  This skill will help us add details to our writing.

Writing:  This week we will make literacy connections to stories. We’ll use these stories as a foundation for our own individual book making/writing. We will focus on use of capitals, periods, and appropriate spacing as we write.  We will continue to incorporate sound words (Swoosh!) during writer’s workshop, as well as adding other illustrative details to make our writing more interesting. We will begin the idea of non-fiction writing as we discover the life cycle of a pumpkin.

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

NEW WORDS FOR THE WEEK: ON, HAS

Word Study: We will focus on the letter sounds of J and W.

Math: During math workshop, we will measure (length and width), create/extend patterns, create number sets, count forwards and backwards, and problem solve.

Science:  We’ll be exploring the ways matter can change its size, shape and state.

Social Studies:  Finish up American symbols

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

• Monday:  Make a list of things that start with J and W 
• Tuesday:  Visit the book fair at Barnes and Noble!
• Wednesday: Have your mom or dad pick a number from 11-20.  Can you count forwards from that number?  Can you count backwards?
• Thursday:  visit www.raz-kids.com
• Friday:  Return your library books and practice your home reader this weekend! TURN IN ALL READING LOGS- LAST CALL!!

Partner Math

We worked with partners today guessing how many counters they had while showing us some. We all had 10.  They would show their partner say 3 and then their partner would guess how many they had behind their back.

Urban Harvest

We worked in the outdoor learning center with a volunteer from Urban Harvest.  We shelled black-eyed peas, planted green beans, smelled herbs and even got to take some home. Your child should have a bag of rosemary, spearmint and sage.