T-Shirt Decorating for International Day

Here is a quick look at our students and their African T-Shirts. The students did a great job painting!!

Make your own free digital slideshow We had many late t-shirts turned in today. The deadline was Tuesday. Each morning we asked the students if they had a t-shirt in their backpack and to check for them. Unfortunately we are unable to help your child make their t-shirt. The symbols are on the blog if you would like your child to make the t-shirt with your child.

Week of May 9

Our Resources for the week are Monday #1-18 MUSIC and #19-37 P.E., Tuesday ART and Thursday MUSIC. Wednesday is Class Picture Day. Friday is Character T-Shirt Day. :) 

No one has signed up for Fun Friday Snacks yet. If you would like to sign up, please send us an email. 

Also, Tuesday is the last day to send in a plain t-shirt to be decorated for International Day

HANDWRITING/ WRITING

We are completing handwriting by writing our weekly sight words, writing words for the word families and then writing CVC or CVCe words.
We are continuing our Memory Books. :)

MATH 
This week we are working on decomposing and composing teen numbers and representing the numbers with equations. For example: 14 is 1 group of tens and 4 extra ones or 10+4=14. The students are excited to use their addition skills with teen numbers!


SCIENCE
We are comparing real pigs and pretend pigs this week using the story "Pigsty". Here is the story link so you can enjoy it at home. It's a fun story and a great way to illustrate ways pretend pigs are very different from real ones. At the end of the week we will look at sea creatures and how pretend and real creatures are very different too!

READING 
Our Sight Words for the week are too and also. Our Word Families are: -ide and -ine. Our blend is sk, here is the slideshow we will be using. We are reviewing all Medial Vowel sounds. We will discuss whether it's a short one or long one using this slideshow.  Then end by writing CVC and CVCe words.
We are continuing our Module on Earth. :) Our stories are: Composting,   Pollution,   Air Pollution   and   Willy the Water Drop. The students are doing great at remembering what  the 3R's  are (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) and using the vocabulary we have learned to discuss the Earth.

Happy Mother's Day

We just wanted to wish a very Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful Mother's out there!! Hope you are all enjoying your day! :)

Boot Camp Play Day

We're sure you've all heard great stories about Play Day. :) Here are some pictures to go along with your children's stories.

ooh and we want to say THANK YOU!! to all the parent's that came out and volunteered. Play Day would not have been the same without all of you. :)

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Decorating T-Shirts for International Day

**This activity is not mandatory, but it is TONS OF FUN!**

 

To get the students excited for International Day. We will be drawing/ painting West African symbols on t-shirts. (We have pictured a few of the favorites here.) To see all the symbols, go to this link. 
When the students bring a t-shirt to school, they will be asked what symbol they want and it will be drawn on their shirt by the teachers. During Recess time the students will have the opportunity to paint their symbol. ~We get asked about t-shirt colors... any color! The symbols will be painted with black paint, so all t-shirt colors will look great!~

***T-shirts need to be sent in by May 10.*** 
We will hang the t-shirts in the closet at school and save them for International Day on May 20th. :) 

  

Week of May 2

Our Resources for the week are Monday #1-18 P.E. and #19-37 ART, Tuesday is Boot Camp Play Day!! (Make sure to wear your Play Day shirts or a red shirt. Kindergarten's color is red!), Wednesday MUSIC and #1-18 Computer Lab and #19-37 P.E. Friday is HAT DAY. :) And Sydney is bringing in Fun Friday Snacks for the class.

HANDWRITING/ WRITING

We are completing handwriting by writing our weekly sight words, writing words for the word families and then writing CVC or CVCe words.
We are continuing our Memory Books. :)

MATH 
As we approach the end of the school year the students are challenged to write numbers through 100, which bridges Kindergarten content of writing numbers to 20 (K.CC.1.3) to Grade 1 content of writing numbers to 120. We practice this skill regularly using the hundreds chart in the classroom. Now we will take our number writing skills and see how these numbers work with tens and ones. We will be counting up and down by tens and ones as we build numbers with ten frames. We are continuing to practice our addition and subtraction fluency. If you don't have flash cards at home this would be a good time to pick up a set as the long, hot summer days are approaching!!


SCIENCE
We end the year with studying the organizational and development of living organisms. The students will be able to tell how real animals and plants are different from fictional ones. This is a fun unit of study for the class as we dispel misconceptions students have about real vs fictional living organisms.

                                                                         READING

 
Our Sight Words for the week are much, right, any and want. Our Word Families are: -ate and -ame. Our blend is gl, here is the slideshow we will be using. (The last slide glitters! The students are going to love it.) Our Medial Vowel sound is E. We will discuss whether it's a short e or long e sound using this slideshow.  Then end by writing CVC and CVCe words. The class is getting really good at remembering the vowel rules we have learned and writing these words.

We are beginning our new Module on Earth. :) Our stories are: Introducing the Earth, Garbage,     Natural Resources,    Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,   and   Recycle, Recycle, Recycle. 

Week of April 25

CELEBRATING  AFRICA

Our Resources for the week are Monday #1-18 MEDIA and #19-37 ART, Tuesday #1-18 P.E. and #19-37 MEDIA and Wednesday ART. Wednesday is also an Early Release Day and our class will be making an Egyptian Craft for Africa.

Thursday we will have our Kindergarten Africa Craft Day. All the Kindergarteners will be participating in making African crafts. :)  There is no school on Friday, enjoy the three day weekend!
Our newest member of the 6-year- old club is Jacob on the 26th and then Ms. Finocchiaro has a birthday on the 30th.  

HANDWRITING/ WRITING

We are completing handwriting by writing our weekly sight words, writing words for the word families and then writing CVC or CVCe words.
 
We are taking a break from persuasive writing to work on our Kindergarten Memory Books. We will complete one page daily. Once we have completed every page of the book, the students will go back to fix/ add/ color anything that needs their attention. :)

MATH

The class is picking up counting by 5s quickly! They are really getting quick at their math facts too! KG students are only suppose to focus on math facts through 5 but we are adding up to 10 as they do so well through 5. This week we continue to work with the teen numbers and counting on from 10. For example, if they see a bundle of 10 objects and 4 extra ones  they will count: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. This is a difficult concept but as soon as they master this skill they become more effective counters and this will equip them for 1st grade math!

Social Studies/ International Magnet Program
This week we will focus on our magnet emphasis and learn more about Africa. Wednesday and Thursday will be extra fun as we do some special crafts related to Eqypt and the continent of Africa.

READING

Our Sight Words for the week are our, say, where and through. Our Word Families are: -ay and -ake. Our blend is fr. Here is the slideshow we will be using. Our Medial Vowel sound is U. We will discuss whether it's a short u or long u sound using this slideshow. We will also continue to practice making more opposite matches. Then end by writing CVC and CVCe words. The class is getting really good at remembering the vowel rules we have learned and writing these words.


 



We are reading our last story in the Colonial Times Module. The story is one of our favorites!! There are many different versions, so make sure to click on the title and read this one with your child. :) The story is Stone Soup. On Wednesday we will be taking our Reading Test. Please review the different trades from each story and discuss the materials/ tools that each trade used.