Happy Thanksgiving!

 

 

Thanksgiving Turkeys with 3rd Grade Buddies

 

 

 

Thanksgiving Turkey Hands

 

Please check your child's folder and make sure you get their turkey hand out.

Turkeys

Check out the turkeys we made.  Students put their last name on the turkey feathers.

 

 

 

Click on the album to see more pics: https://plus.google.com/photos/112491756923683004279/albums/5949178012006076737?authkey=CKzjhf2qg_XuxQE

Book Orders

Please get your order to me by Friday, December 6th.  I want to give plenty of time for the books to get here incase they are gifts for the holiday.  Please let me know if they are so I do not send them home with your child.  Thanks!

 

Website: https://clubs2.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/LogonForm?fileName=get-started

 

Class Code: DKZ7H

Extending Patterns in Math

Today, we talked about extending patterns. Have your child work on extending patterns at home. You start the pattern and they finish it.

Pattern Game

Click here to play a pattern game: http://www.pearsoncommunity.com/smdemo/mathskindergarden/popup2.php

Addition Symbol/Number Stories

Today, we talked about the addition sign and made up number stories.  Students were given 10 counters and then told to add the two numbers together to get the sum.

All About Me

Check out the "All About Me" book we made to go along with our Reader's Theater writing.

 

http://mrsleachskindergartenclass.wikispaces.com/Student+Writing+and+Work

Tattling Lesson with Mrs. Nielsen

Mrs. Nielsen came and talked to our class about tattling and when we should report it and when we should not.  Here are the rules we learned below...

 

1. BE a Danger Ranger (If a person or animal is in danger, you must warn someone.)

2. Be a Problem Solver (If the problem involves YOU, take charge and try Hard to solve it yourself first.)

3. Now or Later? (Is the problem a "NOW" problem or a "NOT NOW" problem? Can your problem be solved at a later time."

4. Mind Yuor Own Beeswax (If the problem is not dangerous and it does not involve you...DO NOT TATTLE!)

 

A sheet was sent home with your child today to hang up at home.

Reader's Theater

We will be practicing the script "About Me" this week.  Students were assigned parts today and will be working with their groups tomorrow.  The students will also highlight their parts so they can bring them home and practice.  Please be looking for the sheet tomorrow to practice with your child.  Thanks so much!

HELP!!!

I would love a volunteer in the morning anytime from 9:40-10:20. It can be 1 or 2 days of the week (you pick). Please let me know if you would be available. I would have you work on sight words with students one-on-one or in a small group. Grandparents are welcome as volunteers also. Thank you!

Special thanks....

Thank you so much to everyone who came to family night! It was so much fun to see the students interacting with their families.  Here are a few more pics that Madison's mom sent me.  Please let me know if you need anything sent home.  Thanks!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sport's Family Night

 

Click here to see more pics from tonight: https://plus.google.com/photos/112491756923683004279/albums/5946277152990161505?authkey=CLuSwP6osee_cQ

Growing Train Game

 

Students can play this at home with a dice and pennies, cheerios, etc.  Watch the video to see how you can play it.  Turn it into a disppearing train by having them take away from the train rather than add to it.

Looking for....

We are looking for colored straws to be used in our classroom to make patterns.  If you have some laying around at home and would be willing to donate them to our room please send them to school.  Thanks!

Don't Forget....

Kindergarten Family Night
When: Thursday, November 14th
Time: 5-6:30
We will provide hot dogs, chips, cookies, and water from 5:00-5:30 and then spent the next 10 minutes talking about things your child is learning in kindergarten and give you some ideas of how to help at home. The remaining time you will get to jump between the three kindergarten rooms and make a literacy game to take home, a math game to take home, and pick up some free books. 

Thanks to....

EcoWater for donating water

Freeborn Mower for donating books

Freeborn Mower and the Hawthorne PTO for helping us purchase food.

Volunteer Needed

I would love a volunteer in the morning anytime from 9:40-10:20. It can be 1 or 2 days of the week (you pick).  Please let me know if you would be available.  I would have you work on sight words with students one-on-one or in a small group.  Thank you!

Emma and her Grandpa

Veteran's Day

 

 

 

Making American Flag wreaths

 

 

Letter Yy

An uppercase Y is slide right to the middle, slant left to the middle, pull down to the bottom.

 y

A lowercase y is slant right to the middle, slant left to the bottom .

y

Letter Xx

An uppercase X is slant right, lift, slant left.

X

A lowercase x is slant right, lift, slant left.

x

Reminder Family Night

Please let me know through phone call, email, or paper sent home if you are going to attend Kindergarten Family Night on Thursday, November 14th.  We will provide hot dogs, chips, cookies, and water from 5:00-5:30 and then spent the next 10 minutes talking about things your child is learning in kindergarten and give you some ideas of how to help at home.  The remaining time you will get to jump between the three kindergarten rooms and make a literacy game to take home, a math game to take home, and pick up some free books.  I hope to see everyone there! PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO I CAN GET ENOUGH FOOD THIS WEEKEND.

 

Thanks to....

 EcoWater for donating water

Freeborn Mower for donating books

Freeborn Mower and the Hawthorne PTO for helping us purchase food.

Letter Ww

An uppercase W is slant right, slant up, slant right, slant up.

W

A lowercase w is slant right, slant up, slant right, slant up.

w

Reading Buddies

 

Click on the link to check out pictures from Reading Buddies today. The students colored a "Be a Friend, Not a Bully" page.

 

https://plus.google.com/photos/112491756923683004279/albums/5941317860969463521?authkey=CJXVrffb4dzWhAE

Letter V

An uppercase V is slant right, slant up.

 

V

A lowercase v is slant right, slant up.

v

Letter U

An uppercase U is pull down, curve foward, push up.

 

U

A lowercase u is pull down, push forward, push up, pull down.

u

Reader's Theater

The Kindergartenen groups performed their Reader's Theater skits in front of their 3rd grade reading buddies today.  Here are some pics from their performance.