We really enjoy class participation with Fun Friday Snacks and we hope everyone will sign up to send in snacks for the whole class. :) Email us and let us know what dates you would like.
The dates available are listed below:
*May 6~ Sydney
*May 13~ Madison
*May 20~ Mrs. Pitts and Ms.Finocchiaro
*May 27~ Sydney
*June 3~
*June 10~ Mrs. Pitts & Ms. Finocchiaro
This slideshows are adorable! The pictures show the students wearing their Native American Headbands and then a second one of them wearing their crowns for Kings and Queens. Plus we had the students pair up and we took the cutest pictures!!
We wanted to showcase our Top Reader, Layla Simmons!!
Keep up the Great Work Layla!
Please make sure to read at home with your child and log the books on our book log. Every book log returned earns a treasure box toy. :) In case you need an extra book log, click on this link.
Our
Resources for the week are:
Monday #1-18 ART and #19-31 MUSIC, Tuesday MUSIC, Thursday #1-18 P.E. and #19-31 Computer Lab and Friday ART. Wednesday is an EARLY RELEASE DAY. Friday is Character T-Shirt Day and Layla is bringing in snacks for the class.
**Reminder: Tuesday, February 2 is Jump Rope for Heart. So make sure to get all your pledges in!! Also, mark your calendars because Thursday, February 4 is the 100th Day of K. Our students have worked hard to get to this point. It is a momentous occasion!!**
Handwriting/Writing
We are beginning Opinion Writing. We will be reading two books this week: Pinkalicious and The Recess Queen. We will focus on writing a reason to support our opinion... "I like it." will not be an acceptable response. :) We want MORE! For example: I like the color blue because it is the color of the sky. :) or another response would be, I liked the part when the girls became friends. **Please note the students are still stretching unknown words and only writing the sounds they hear. However Sight Words are expected to be spelled correctly if we have taught them in class.) Friday our Grammar lesson will be reviewing Nouns. We will be circling the nouns in sentences. Here is the Youtube video for The Recess Queen. Watch it with your child and discuss your opinion of either the book or one of the characters.
Math
The 3rd Quarter is here are we are diving into addition and subtraction. As work comes home and home learning sheets arrive you will see something you may be unfamiliar with called number bonds. Number bonds are a set of circles that help children see the relationship between the whole number and its parts. For instance, the number 5 can be broken into different parts like 1 and 4 or 2 and 3. Here is a number bond.
Hopefully by the time you see this in home learning your student will have the beginning understanding of number bonds so they can explain it to you!!
Science
Gravity is a fun law of motion to explore with Kindergarteners. For some reason dropping and throwing objects appeals to them!! :) Here is a short video we will watch that is a great, simple explanation of gravity!
Reading
Sight words for the week are: been, or,your and little. Our Word Family is the -it family. Practice having your child make words that would belong in the family~ sit, fit, kit, etc.
We
are beginning a new Module on Kings and Queens. We will focus on figuring out the meaning of unknown words. The words we will be discussing are: royalty, advantages, treasures and merry. We will also discuss similarities and differences we have with royalty.Then we will end the week with the storyKing Midas and the Golden Touch. We will sequence the events of the story in order with pictures. Read the story with your child by clicking the title of the story.
On Wednesday, a form is coming home for your child to enter a lottery for enrollment to art club. Spaces are limited! Please fill out the form in completion and send back to school by January 29th. No entry received after this date will be honored. Mrs. Phillips will announce the lucky members on February 1st in writing. Please remember that completing the form is only an opportunity to be in art club. This is a very popular club so many students do not receive spots. Get your forms in ASAP!!
Our
Resources for the week are:
Tuesday P.E. and Wednesday ART.
We have two students joining the Six-Year-Old Club~ Samantha on the 19th and Kimberley on the 22nd.
**Reminder: NO SCHOOL Monday, January 18 and January 22.**
Handwriting/Writing
We
will be reviewing our writing checklist and discussing different ways
to begin sentences. Examples of sentence starters: The best part was,
They are, My Mom/Dad likes, etc. *Not all sentences begin with I- I like, I think, I am, etc. We
will also work on getting more confidence with using our sounds when
stretching words and using the word wall so that we spell all of our
Sight Words correctly. One writing piece will be collected for the quarterly writing grade.
Math
As we finish up a unit on comparing numbers and quantities we revisit capacity and weight this week. Next week there will be an assessment on recent work using all of the comparing skills learned in January. Also, we begin to focus on numbers 16-20 to prepare us for upcoming new skills.
Science
It is a short week so hopefully we will be able to wrap up our fun with motion. As we look ahead gravity will be our topic. This week the students will have hands on opportunities working with a marble run and creating systems to move their marbles through a maze. I hope we get some good pictures to share!
Reading
Sight words for the week are: how and do. Our Word Family is the -est family. Practice having your child make words that would belong in the family~ best, vest, chest, etc.
We
are finishing up our Module on Native Americans. We will be reading a few Native American Books and completing our Module Test.The books we plan on reading are: Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, The Sacred Dog and Brother Eagle Sister Sky. To make sure your child is ready for the test review shelters, clothing and how each tribe gets its food. Below is a video of one of the books for you to enjoy with your child. :)
All this talk of Native Americans and their "COOL" names got us thinking.... What would our Native American names be? Well, we only had time to figure out the name for one student. And the students were very excited to see what their Native American names would be had they been part of a tribe. :)
Check out this link to take the quiz with your child.
We are really stressing that Sight Words be spelled correctly in your child's writing and we wanted to show you what our Word Wall looks like at the current time. :)
The students refer back to this Word Wall all the time during writing!! Also, if they begin to sound out a word and it is on the Word Wall, we will say to them, "Check out the Word Wall and look under the beginning sound of the word." (This is very helpful for words that have tricky vowel sounds~ was, all, etc. )
Enjoy watching the slideshow and PLEASE pardon all of our items on top of the cubbies. I took the pictures and totally forgot to clean! So embarrassed!
Our Resources for the week are: Monday#1-18 MUSIC & #19-30 P.E., Tuesday ART and Thursday MUSIC. Friday is Sunglasses Day!! The students are able to wear their sunglasses during Recess Time. Jackson will be bringing Fun Friday Snacks for the class.
**NO SCHOOL next Monday, January 18 and January 22.**
Handwriting/Writing
We will be reviewing our writing checklist and discussing different ways to begin sentences. Examples of sentence starters: The best part was, They are, My Mom/Dad likes, etc. *Not all sentences begin with I- I like, I think, I am, etc. We will also work on getting more confidence with using our sounds when stretching words and using the word wall so that we spell all of our Sight Words correctly. One writing piece will be collected for the quarterly writing grade.
Math
This week we continue working on comparing numbers and using vocabulary such as: more than, less than and the same as. Last week we painted snowmen. This week we will measure them and compare their height! It should be a fun activity! Here is a short song about comparing numbers. We are also counting by 5's and 10's for the rest of the year. Keep on practicing!
Science
Motion is the still word of the week but now we will add force to our vocabulary! We start the week discussing how animals move than we look at Force and how it affects motion. Very cool! I will be bringing out my antique "marble works" set the kids to enjoy during recess. I hope they tell you about it later in the week! Enjoy this Jack Hartmann video. It's one of the classes favorites!
Reading
Sight words for the week are: time, for, we and part. Our Word Family is the -ell family. Practice having your child make words that would belong in the family~ bell, fell, tell, etc.
We are continuing our Module on Native Americans. We will discuss the Wampanoag's and hear how the animals referred to them as the "Upright Walkers" and then read about the Lenape and what they did during each season. We will also read the story A Native American Alphabet and draw our four favorite pictures. :) This video shows the exact story we will be reading in class. However, we will spend more time on each picture. :) The video breezes through each picture!
The students are doing a great job writing!! Everyone is remembering the items on our Writing Checklist and making sure to complete the items while they are writing. :) It's a tricky concept... but not too tricky for our Smart K Class!
One thing we noticed, quite a few students need to practice and be reminded of beginning their sentences with an Uppercase Letter. However, remembering spaces- we have got spaces down!! haha The students use spaces better than any other class we've ever had. Plus, the students are doing a great job using their sounds to stretch words. **Remember they only write the sounds they hear in unknown words, unless it is a sight word and then we do expect it to be spelled correctly.**
Check out the slideshow to see the writing that was put on our bulletin board. :)
Here are some very LATE slideshows (I forgot to take my camera home during break).... Sorry for posting so late, but they were too cute not to share. Enjoy!
Our
Resources for the week are: Monday#1-18 P.E. & #19-30 ART, Wednesday MUSIC and Friday#1-18 P.E. & #19-30 COMPUTER LAB. Wednesday is an Early Release Day and Friday
is Toys Day!! The students are able to bring one toy to Recess. Graham will be bringing Fun Friday Snacks for the class.
**We are not held accountable for any toys lost or broken on the Kindergarten Playground. Please use discretion on what toy your child brings to school.**
Handwriting/Writing
We will be reviewing our writing checklist and discussing sentences to write that would match pictures shown to us. The pictures are from the Farm Unit we completed before break.
Here are a few pictures for you to practice this activity with your child. :)
Math
This week we are working on comparing numbers and using vocabulary such as: more than, less than and the same as. The students counted this week to test mastery of counting to 100. Many students were able to count to 100 already!! Congratulations! Some students are getting stuck at "transition" numbers. For instance, 39,40 or 69, 70. Keep on practicing. We are also counting by 5's and 10's for the rest of the year.
Science
Motion is the word of the week! How things and people move is our focus. We have enjoyed exploring motion and will continue next week with motion and force.Today we read a great story about ways animals move. You can find it by visiting http://mycapstonelibrary.com. The username and password is " jacksonville". Once you are on the site type in "fast and slow". The story has interesting facts and beautiful illustrations of how animals move!
Reading
Sight words for the week are: was, not, has and come. Our Word Family is the -en family. Practice having your child make words that would belong in the family~ Ben, men, Jen, hen, etc.
We
are beginning our new Module on Native Americans. We will be making a Chart that compares our environment, clothing, food and shelter with a few tribes. This week we will focus on the Lakota Sioux. We will read a story about Mapiya (mah-PEE-yah) in Where's Winona? and Little Bear in Little Bear Goes Hunting. We will compare the characters with the information we have learned about the Lakota Sioux tribe. (Click on the story titles so that you can enjoy them with your child.) Also, enjoy reading this video to your child. The music is primarily instrumental.
