Weekly Update…

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Posted by jstutz1 | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on February 19, 2017

February 13-17

Popcorn Words: who, not, map.

Valentine Party:  We started our week off with our fun Valentine Party.  Thank you to the amazing volunteers who helped by volunteering their time or giving supplies.  The Kindergarteners had a blast!!

Social Studies:  We started a new geography unit by reading the book,  Me On the Map.  The Kindergarteners are learning about the different parts of a map.  The Kindergarteners will continue to work on this next week as well.  We will explore our own classroom, bedroom and begin to make our own Me On the Map books.  A Social Studies Homework came home Friday.  The Kindergarteners are asked to complete a map of their bedroom.  This homework is due Monday, February 20.

Math: This week we continued working in Unit 4. We worked on making teen numbers, telling math stories, showing unknown partners using different materials and started learning about greater than and less than. The Kindergarteners are really starting to become experts at reading our math sentences. On Friday they enjoyed our fun Math centers practicing the weeks math skills by playing some fun math games.  They compared chocolates, made number sentences with valentine pictures, played a missing partner game and made numbers with play dough.


Writer’s Workshop: This week we continued to work on our How-To writing.  It has been fun to hear all the different How-To ideas that the Kindergarteners are working on. From How-To feed a little brother to How-To ride a scooter.

Reader’s Workshop: We are continuing to build on our reading stamina and using our reading strategies. We have been able to stay in one spot, read our books quietly, read the whole time and get started right away…all of the steps of being a “super star reader!” When we are reading during this time we use our blue book boxes and have a collection of sight word books, books of our choice and good fit books inside it to pick from. Good fit books are books that are at your child’s reading level.  We added a new reading strategy Kit-Cat Connector.  Kit-Cat connector teaches us to make connections to what we read.  Making connections to books by making connections of experiences we have had, other books we have read and to the world around us.


Mystery Reader:  Friday we were treated to Mr. Santana as our Mystery Reader.  Cruz gave his dad a big hug when he saw him come through the door.  Mr. Santana read us 2 stories, Pete the Cat: Construction Destruction and Pete the Cat: Robo Pete.  The Kindergarteners made connections to our playground and the playground Pete was building.  They said they were happy our playground was safe and fun just like the one in the book.  In Robo Pete we loved how Pete the cat learned that even when his friends want to play something different it’s more fun to be with them rather than to make a robot who gets out of control.   Thanks for reading to us Mr. Santana!!

5th Grade Buddies:  We got to visit with our 5th grade buddies from Mrs. Burdis’ class this week.  They came and read us a book they picked especially for us from the library.  We love getting to spend time with our buddies and having them read to us.

Conferences: Everyone should have received a  conference appointment paper last week. Please let me know if this time does not work for you so that we can reschedule. I am excited to share with you the progress your child has made!! Spring conferences will be Monday, March 13 – Wednesday, March 15.

DUE:  EMPTY WATER/POP BOTTLE DUE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20.  We will be making a special sight word bottle on Monday as part of our How-To writing series.  If you have not sent in an empty water/pop bottle thank you!   PLEASE send one in on Monday.

Spring:  Our Spring like weather has brought the great melt to our playground.  It is now VERY wet and muddy on our playground.  Please continue to send boots, snow pants or even an extra set of pants or socks in your child’s backpack.  As much as we try to remind our Kindergarteners to stay away from the “lakes/puddles” and muddy areas it is something that does happen sometimes.  I do let the Kindergarteners skip the snow pants if they stay away from the messy areas.  They have been pretty great about listening to the playground rules and staying dry.   We are definitely LOVING these sun shiney days!!!

 

Upcoming Dates:

  • Monday, Feb. 20…STEAM, EMPTY WATER/POP BOTTLE DUE!!!  My Bedroom map homework due.  Bring Take Home Book. Presidents Day.
  • Tuesday, Feb. 21…GYM, LIBRARY.  BRING LIBRARY BOOK.
  • Wednesday, Feb. 22…MUSIC, Bring Take Home Book.  Homework Due.
  • Thursday, Feb. 23…ART, Bring Take Home Book.
  • Friday, Feb. 24…STEAM, Alyson’s Birthday!!
  • Saturday, Feb. 25…Father/Daughter Dance.
  • Monday, Feb. 27…GYM, Bring Take Home Book.  Ava’s Birthday!
  • Tuesday, Feb. 28…MUSIC, LIBRARY.  BRING LIBRARY BOOK.
  • Thursday, March 2…Dr. Seuss’ B-Day!  Dress Seuss-ish!!
  • Friday, March 10…Early Dismissal (12:15) Day.
  • Monday, March 13 – Wednesday, March 15…Spring Conferences.   Spring Book Fair.
  • Thursday, March 16…Our Class Book Fair Purchase Day.
  • Friday, March 31 – Friday, April 7…Spring Break, NO SCHOOL!

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