Fall Party

 

Click on the picture to see more pictures of our trip to Thornecrest and our Fall Party! Thanks to all of the parents/grandparents that were able to help today!

We learned about the letter E...

Here is an example of the letter E project we did today.  The letter E is several envelopes.  There is also pictures of an eggplant, egg, elbow, and an exit sign.  Have your child go on a letter E hunt next time you are at the grocery store and see how many things they can find that begin with the letter E.  Don't forget to ask them to write the uppercase and lowercase E and tell you what sound the E makes.

Reading at home every night....

Thornecrest

Kindergartners will be going to Thornecrest Nursing Home on Wednesday, October 31st from 12:30-1:00 to show off their costumes and sing a few songs. Please let me know if you do not want your child to walk across the street to Thornecrest.  Thanks!

Fall Party

Fall Party

Date:  Wednesday, October 31^st  

Time:  1:15-2:30

Special Event: Costume Parade at 1:30

Games    Fun   Treats   Food

Bring costumes to school in a bag.  We will dress at school in the afternoon.  Label the costume with your child’s name.  Remember to pick a non-violent costume.  Please use hair spray at home!  The costume parade will be from 1:30-1:45.

The parties are planned by the room parents.  A special thanks to them for all their extra efforts!

Costumes are optional!

Please let me know if your child should not

 participate in this Kindergarten event!



Math - Attribute Blocks

Click on the scarecrow picture to check out more pictures from math today. Students rolled a dice and had to look at a key to figure out what attribute block they needed to use to cover their scarecrow up.  We also talked about the shapes: hexagon, rhombus, triangle, trapezoid, and square.  Ask your child to point to the different shapes and tell you what they are.

Letter F

Ask your child what letter, what sound, and what words begin with this letter.

Come check out...

our SUCCESS WALL.  When kindergarten students successfully complete a skill their name is added to our kindergarten success wall.

October Book Orders...

Please send your book order in tomorrow (10/25/12).  Thanks!

Estimation

We are talking about estimation in math.  Students learned that when they estimate they have to "think" and "make a smart guess."  We estimated how many pieces of candy corn were in the container on the right.  We talked about how there were 10 candy corns in the left container and how we knew there were more candy corns in the container on the right.  Tomorrow, students will find out if their estimate was close or far off.

Number Flashcards

Number flashcards went home in folders yesterday. Please work on number recognition with your students. 

More Tips:

-Put numbers in order from 0-31

-Show your child two numbers and have them tell you which number is larger

-Put two numbers out and have your child tell you the missing number (ex: 3 _ 5)

All Star Sports Night - Family Night

 

Thanks to everyone who made it to our Kindergarten Family Night.  We had 15 out of 20 families in our class attend.  YEAH!!!!!  Click on the picture to find more pictures from family night.  Hope to see everyone at our next family night in February!!!  Please let me know if you would like me to send any of these pictures to you.

Letter D

We worked on the uppercase and lowercase D today. Have your child go on a D hunt over break and write a Dd on a piece of paper for everything they can find around the house that starts with the letter D.

Don't Forget...

No school on Thursday, October 18th or Friday, October 19th for MEA break.  See you on Monday, October 22nd.

What is a data notebook?

Data notebooks are an important part of your students' learning. Data notebooks are tools used by kindergarten students to set and help to achieve academic and personal goals. The notebooks will be used at conferences for parents to see their child's progress and for students to track their progress on a monthly basis. 

Letter N

We have spent the last two days talking about the letter N.  We have worked on recognizing the upper/lowercase letter, writing the upper/lowercase letter, worked on words that begin with that letter, and the sound that the letter D makes. Here is the letter D page that the students made today of things that begin with the letter D. Ask your child what sound the letter D makes and ask them to tell you things that begin with the letter D.

Math

Trick-or-treat - students had to count the candy corn and put them in the corresponding number bag.

Volunteers

I would love to have some volunteers come in and work with students on letter names, letter sounds, and numbers. If you have 15-30 minutes a week and would be willing to come in and volunteer, please let me know.  Thanks!

We have been working on sequencing numbers.  Here is a sequencing pumpkins sheet.  Students put the pumpkins in order from 1-10. 

Headphones

We will be introducing iPods in kindergarten soon! Please send headphones for your child to use for Listen to Reading time.  Thanks!

Reminder

Please make sure your child wears a coat, hat, and mittens to school everyday! We have recess in the morning and it is quite chilly outside!

Picture Retakes....

will be on Tuesday, November 6th. Please let me know if you would like your child's picture retaken. Thanks!!!

All Star Sports Night

When: Tuesday, October 16th

Where: Hawthorne (K-103)

Food: 5:00-5:30 pm

Presentation/Making Games: 5:30-6:30 pm

Wear your jersey!

Letter I

Have your child tell you what sound the letter I makes. Go on a hunt around the house and find things that start with the letter I.

Number Memory during Math

Students learned how to play memory today.  They used the numbers 2-10 in the deck of cards and matched all the black numbers and all of the red numbers.

Tip: Try playing this game at home as a family.  If you need a deck of cards let me know and I would be happy to send a deck home with your child.

Mrs. Nielsen...

Mrs. Nielsen has been visiting our room once a week to work with the kindergarteners on social skills.  This week she came and talked to us about conflict and resolution.  Mrs. Nielsen and I role played about a student getting upset at another student for not wanting to play their game.  Students learned that a conflict is when there is a problem and the resolution is how we fix the problem.  Mrs. Nielsen taught the students the acronym STP.  S stands for STOP, T stands for THINK, and P stands for PICK A PLAN.  We can't wait for Mrs. Nielsen to come back next week and work with us some more.

Sequencing Numbers 0-31

Kindergarteners worked in partners today to sequence numbers 0-31.  Check out some of the great teamwork they did!  I will be sending home number flashcards in the next few days.  Cut them out for your child and have them work on sequencing their numbers.

Ella and Joe working hard!

Dani and Selene taking turns.

Gabryela and Eric sorting with milk caps.

Brandon and Olivia sorting their milk caps.

Here is an example of the finished product. Notice that numbers 0-9 are on top, followed by the teen numbers, numbers in the twenty, and numbers in the thirties.  Have your child practice sequencing numbers at home and telling you the numbers as they go.

Sorry that it is sideway (it would not rotate for some reason).



Alphabet Flashcards

I am sending home alphabet flashcards in student folders today.  There is a set of uppercase and a set of lowercase. Please cut them out and spend a few minutes a night practicing letter names and sounds with your child.  You can also make it into a memory game by turning them upside down and having students match the uppercase with the lowercase letter.

Letter A

Kindergarteners have been practicing identifying the uppercase and lowercase letter A, they have been practicing writing the letters, and they have been coming up with words that begin with the letter A. Above is an example of the letter A project we did today.

Students at work during Daily 5 time...

Gabryela is working on writing her uppercase letters during Work on Writing time.

Joe writing his lowercase letters during Work on Writing time.



Abbigail tracing, writing, and rainbow writing her sight words during Work on Writing time.

Morgan and Kari writing their letters during Work on Writing time.

Abbigail playing a letter name/sound popcorn game during ABC Word Work time.

Olivia searching for letters in the sand bottle during ABC Word Work time.



Braydon putting his letters in ABC order during ABC Word Work time.

Kari writing tracing and writing her letters on a dry erase board during ABC Word Work time.

Devin fishing for letters during ABC Word Work time.

Vivian and Morgan reading during Read to Self time.



Jenny and Joe matching beginning sounds with letter and picture puzzles during ABC Word Work time.

Landon matching and putting letters in order during ABC Work Work time.

Pumpkin Position Word Books

Check out the pumpkin position word books we made today in class.  Have your child read the story to you and move the pumpkin.

Letter C

Here is an example of our letter C project from yesterday. We have learned the letters: M, S, R, P, T, and C so far.  Please practice saying letter names, sounds, writing the letters, and coming up with words that begin with that letter at home.

Spooky Teens

We have been working on writing and saying our teen numbers. Please continue to practice teen numbers with your child at home.  Here is a cute youtube song on teen numbers that your child can sing at home: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5eaBjKI8xQ