Posted by jstutz1 | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on April 28, 2017
April 24 – 28
Popcorn Words: some, come.
Writer’s Workshop: We have really blossomed as writers. This week we picked a piece of writing from our writing folder that we fixed and fancied. Then, we visited Mrs. Woodring’s first grade class and read them our writing. They shared a piece of writing with us too. The Kindergarteners will be exploring opinion writing during the month of May.
Reader’s Workshop: We are continuing to identify with characters in stories that we read. Making connections to how they feel, something they have done or even connecting to other books that show that same action.
Split Lit: The Kindergarteners have done a great job making choices on their own during our split lit. time. They are choosing from writing words, sentences, and even listening to books. We have even started to do some readers theater work in small groups. Each of the students getting a part in a play and then reading it together. It has been fun to see them enjoy this task.
Math: In math this week we worked on subtraction, addition, teen numbers, finding groups of 10 and even discovering equal and not equal groups. The Kindergarteners always love playing Math games on Friday. This week they played a starburst measuring game, where they measured lines with starbursts. They worked on subtracting sentences with bunnies and carrots. We also made teen numbers with play dough. Then we played a rock and roll game of rolling two dice, adding the numbers together and coloring the number on our game board. I am amazed at how these Friday Math games have built the Kindergarteners number sense!!
Science: We wrapped up our study on soil and started our observations of our rock collections. The Kindergarteners have loved making the different kinds of rocks. Using pressure with starbursts to create their own edible sedimentary rocks and then using pressure and heat from their hands to create their own metamorphic rocks. We also went down to the teachers lounge and used the microwave as our extreme heat to make an igneous rock. We wrapped up our study of rocks by making a fossil today. Each Kindergartener made an imprint into some clay to make their own fossil. They will bring these home on Monday. It has been so fun to see the many different types of rocks the Kindergarteners have brought in. We have had a lot of fun exploring these amazing collections. Thank you for helping your Kindergartener with their rock collection! All rock collections are on their way home.
Earth Day Crafts: We created our own crafts using recyclable and reusable items. The Kindergarteners were very creative!! This project helps us kick off our study of living and non/living things next week.
Mystery Reader: This week Cruz let out a gasp as he saw his Grandma walk through the door to be our Mystery Reader. Cruz’s Grandma was so sweet to bring us 3 books and read them all to us!! WE LOVE listening to books! I Really Like Slop! by Mo Willems was such a funny book. We thought it was so brave of Elephant to try slop, but we didn’t think we would want too. Next we listened to It Came in the Mail by Ben Clanton. A hilarious story about a little boy who writes letters to his mailbox because he wants mail. He gets a little more than he bargained for. Last Cruz helped his Grandma read us The Hungry Frog by peter Tovey. We loved how Cruz was able to poke his fingers through the book to control the Frog’s eyes. Thank you to Cruz’s Grandma for visiting with us!!
Star Student: We will be starting another star student round on Monday. Each Kindergartener will get a turn to bring home our classroom stuffed animal Buttons. The students will fill out a journal page, writing a sentence or two to tell us about what they did with Buttons. Thank you for helping your child with this activity.
Upcoming Dates:
- Monday, May 1…STEAM, Bring Take Home Books.
- Tuesday, May 2…GYM, LIBRARY, Bring Library Book.
- Wednesday, May 3…MUSIC, Bring Take Home Books, Homework Due.
- Thursday, May 4…ART, Bring Take Home Books.
- Friday, May 5…STEAM
- Tuesday, May 9…Field Trip. Bring a home lunch for the day. We will be leaving at 9:15 a.m., lunch at Huizenga Park in Zeeland, return to school by 2:00 p.m.
- Friday, May 12…Early Release Day, 12:15 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 16…Sam’s Birthday!
- Friday, May 26…Carson’s Birthday! Wear RED, WHITE and BLUE!
- Monday, May 29…NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day.
