Click on the picture to see more pictures of our fun day in kindergarten. Our 3rd grade reading buddies visited in the morning and after they left we made homemade applesauce.
Friday, September 30, 2011
We have been learning about APPLES this week!
We have read fiction and non-fiction books all week about apples. We have sorted apples by colors, we have sequenced apples with numbers on them, and wrote letters in apples.
Here are some facts we have learned about apples from the non-fiction books we read.
- Apples grow from seeds.
- Seeds grow into trees.
- Apples need water, sun, and air to grow.
- We pick apples in the fall.
- Apples can be red, yellow, or green.
I will put pictures up over the weekend of us making applesauce!!!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Monster Squeeze
Check out these fun games that reinforce number relationships and number recognition. The first game works on numbers 0-10 and the second game works on numbers 10-20.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Reading Rocks Shirts
Please return your sheet order form to school by
Friday, September 30th.
The cost of the t-shirts are $6 for students and $8 for adults.
Student Sizes:
6-8 (Small)
10-12 (Medium)
14-16 (Large)
18-20 (X-Large)
Please call Mrs. Rome at 379-4988 if you have questions!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Read for the Record....
Read for the Record day will be on Thursday, October 6th, 2011. We will be reading the book llama llama red pajama. Please have your child wear their pajamas to school in honor of the book.
How do we observe?
In science, we have been talking about what science is, what a magnifying glass is, and how we observe things. Today, students walked around the room with a magnifying glass and drew a picture of an object they found. After students drew their picture they brought it to me and I wrote down three things they had observed about the object. Students used their sense of sight, touch, smell, and hearing to come up with things to write down about the object they had observed.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Johnny Appleseed Day!
Johnny Appleseed was a legendary American who planted and supplied apple trees to much of the United States of America. Many people think that Johnny Appleseed was a fictional character, but he was a real person.
Johnny was a skilled nurseryman who grew trees and supplied apple seeds to the pioneers in the mid-western USA. Appleseed gave away and sold many trees. He owned many nurseries in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Illinois, and Indiana, where he grew his beloved apple trees. Although he was a very successful man, Appleseed lived a simple life.
It is said that as Johnny traveled, he wore his cooking pot on his head as a hat!
Johnny Appleseed was born in Leominster, Massachusetts on September 26, 1774. His real name was John Chapman, but he was called Johnny Appleseed because of his love for growing apple trees.
Johnny died at the age of 70; he is buried in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He had spent 50 years growing apple trees and traveling to spread his precious trees around his country.
Information from: enchantedlearning.com
Thursday, September 22, 2011
We are working on sorting things in kindergarten...
Here is a fun game that your child can play at home to practice sorting...
We learned the letters...
and 
Please continue to practice saying the letter names, letter sounds, coming up with words that begin with these letter sounds, and writing these letters at home.
Kindergarten Targeted Services After-School Program
Targeted Services is a state-funded program that serves students in grades K-5 in extended day and summer programs. Albert Lea’s program is designed to build skills in reading, math and writing, as well as help students develop better organizational and social skills. The learning environment is active and hands-on with a low student to teacher ratio.
To qualify students must be performing below grade level in reading, math, or writing. Students who would benefit from social emotional education may also be eligible for the program, however not all students qualify. If you are not sure if your child qualifies please contact me (Mrs. Leach).
Attendance in Targeted Services Programs has been shown to help students be more successful in school. There is no cost to attend classes, but we request consistent attendance for the best benefit of the student. Staffing is determined by the number of qualified students registered and Albert Lea Schools are reimbursed by the student attendance. Bussing is available for students who do not live within walking distance from the school. Bus schedule information will be sent home prior to the start of the program.
Targeted Services program goals: Targeted Services programs provide academic services to complement current school programming. These services strive to:
· Support methods and instructional strategies that are effective in strengthening the core curriculum
· Increase critical reading skills, strategies and comprehension
· Encourage reading for enjoyment
· Build basic skill areas: reading, math, and other academic areas
· Promoting self concept and increasing motivation
Please let me know if you are interested in your child being in this wonderful program!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Bus Safety Rules by Mrs. Leach's Kindergarteners...
Ava Video
Emilio Video
Eric Video
Hannah Video
Jaxson Video
Jayden Video
Jaylee Video
Jenny Video
Jordan Video
Kameron Video
Lance Video
Logan Video
McKenna Video
Megan Video
Melaniah Video
Nick Video
River Video
Sebastian Video
Sydney Video
Monday, September 19, 2011
Never Talk to Strangers
One of the things that we are learning about this week is strangers. See the list of rules that we came up with and review them with your child at home.
1. Always stay with your parents or babysitter. If they tell you to stay in the front yard then stay in the front yard.
2. If a stranger approaches you, back away. If the stranger comes closer, run away and yell, "I don't know you. You're a stranger."
3. Never go anywhere with a stranger even if they try and give you a treat or candy.
4. If you are lost and you need to talk to a stranger find a mom with kids or someone at a cash register.
5. Talk to your parents about how to answer the phone when they are not home.
Bus Safety
The Albert Lea Bus company came and talked to students about bus safety today (Monday, September 19th). Students learned how to get on and off the bus-hold the railing, learned where the danger zone is around the bus (have to stand 10 feet away so bus driver can see them), how to evacuate the bus if there was ever an emergency and they needed to get off, and many other safety rules about riding the bus. After the bus company left all of the kindergarteners took a quiz to check their understanding of the bus procedures.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Bucket Fillers
Click on the picture above to go to the Bucket Filler album. We have spent the last two weeks talking about how to be a bucket filler at school and at home. Ask your child ways that they can be a bucket filler at home and at school. Ask them to tell you all about their invisible bucket.
Patterns All Around
We have been talking about patterns all week. We have talked about AB (red, green, red, green),
ABB (red, green, green, red, green, green),
and ABC (red, green, yellow, red, green, yellow) patterns.
Here is some fun pattern games/videos that your child can watch adn play at home.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Want to meet everyone in our class?
We just finished reading the book From Anne to Zach. In the book, it introduced the beginning letter of each name. We decided to make our own class name book. Click below to see our class name book that we created...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Click on the link below...
to check out our 1st day of journal writing.
We are working on writing our name in the left corner, date in the right corner, one or two words (write down the sounds we hear), and drawing a picture.
Monday, September 12, 2011
1st day of Read to Self - Daily 5
Kindergarten students are working on building stamina. Students read to self for 3 minutes today. Tomorrow, we will try and read for 4 minutes.
Read to Self - Students look at words and look at pictures
Rules:
-Get started right away
-Read the whole time
-Stay in one spot
-Read quietly
-Continue to build stamina
AIMSweb testing tomorrow...
Please make sure your child gets a good nights rest and a good breakfast. We will be doing AIMSweb reading test tomorrow.
Snack
If you signed your child up for snack cart they started receiving snacks today. Please remember that if your child is not signed up for snack cart that you needed to send a snack to school once a month for them to share with other students who do not participate in the snack cart. If you have questions, about if your child is signed up, please let me know.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Day 3/Jordan's Birthday/Hopes & Dreams Wall
Click on the picture to check out more pictures from Day 3, Jordan's Birthday, and our Hopes & Dreams Wall.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Check this out....
Scholastic Books and Kellogg's have paired up:
You can get up to a $5 book for free.
Book Orders
Don't forget September book orders (Firefly and Seesaw) are due back to school tomorrow. Don't forget to check out those $1 books. You can also order online at: http://pcool.scholastic.com/parentordering/login.jsp.
Class Activation Code: DKZ7H
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
2nd day of school
Exploring math tubs, blocks, and the reading loft on the 2nd day of school. Click on the picture to see the 2nd day of school album.
September Lunch Menu
You can access the September lunch menu on our wiki at.... http://mrsleachskindergartenclass.wikispaces.com/Newsletters
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Great 1st day of school!
We had a very busy and productive 1st of school!!! I am sure all of your kindergarteners came home very tired. We spent the day getting to know each other names, exploring the classroom and school, singing songs, reading books, and learning some basic classroom routines. Kindergarteners also did some guided discovery of pencils/paper/crayons and math manipulatives. Kindergarteners traced their names with pencils, colored with crayons, and explored math manipulatives. Check out the pictures below of some of the things we did during our 1st day of school. Can't wait to see everyone back at school tomorrow!!!
1st Day of School
Exploring pencils/crayons/paper and math manipulatives on the 1st day of school. Click on the picture to go to the 1st day of school album.
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