Posted by jstutz1 | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on November 12, 2017
November 6 – 10
Popcorn Words: This week we learned the words am, are and little.
Math: This week we continued working on Unit 2. We are working on finding groups of 10 and then more to make a number. Also, we continued to practice telling subtraction and addition stories. The Kindergarteners LOVE acting these stories out during our Math time. We pretended to walk through a park and see ducks in a pond to create an addition story. Then, we pretended that some of those ducks flew away to create a subtraction story. We also had fun on Friday with Math games. We measured our friends with leaves, played cover the number, french fry number sentences and linked up teen numbers. It was a lot of fun!!
Reader’s Workshop: This week we focused on setting in reader’s workshop. The Kindergartners learned that setting is where the story takes place. They also learned that setting can change throughout a story. We read several Froggy books by Jonathon London to look at the different settings used in these books. We saw Froggy in many different settings. For example, in his bedroom, outside, at his friends house, in his tree house.
Writer’s Workshop: We have been practicing our skills as being scientific writer’s. This week we explored frogs. Looking at several non fiction frog books to observe how non fiction writers label and zoom in on their pictures when making a book. The kinders combined reading and writing this week and drew Froggy in a different setting. Be careful to label the parts of their drawings and sound out their setting that they drew Froggy. I saw froggy in settings on the playground, at the pool, at the beach and even in the woods.
Social Studies: We are beginning our study of wants and needs this week. The Kinders have learned that a want is something that we do not need in order to survive. While a need is something that we must have in order to survive. They helped put different objects into wants and needs groups. Learning that items like a video game, candy and toy are wants and that food, water, shelter and love are needs. We will explore more about wants and needs throughout the month. They enjoyed hearing the book Berenstain’s Bears Get the Gimmies by Stan Berenstain. A great book to reinforce our study of wants and needs.
Split Lit. Centers: This week we continued working on our pre-reading and reading skills during our split lit. centers. We are continuing to build on our skills by working in small groups each getting a chance to work with Mrs. Stutz.
Veterans Day: We explored our Let’s Find Out magazine and learned all about veterans on Friday. They loved making their own soldier boy or girl during our free choice time. Thank you to all of our veterans for your service!!
Remember: Just a reminder to pack your Kindergartener the appropriate outdoor gear for our changing weather. I will be sending home information soon to look for volunteers for Winter Bundlers. Winter Bundlers help get our Kindergarteners ready for recesses. I am looking for help during the times of 11:20 a.m. and 12:00 noon daily during our snowy times. It would require coming into school to help our Kindergarteners get ready for recess with their extra clothing and then helping them get ready for lunch. If you know you are interested please email me at jstutz1@hpseagles.net. I will be sending home information as well to ask for help.
Backpack Snacks: Be sure to remember to pack your Kinder two snacks everyday. We enjoy an a.m. and p.m. snack time everyday! It helps us keep our bellies happy and brains ready to learn!
Mystery Reader: Claire was so surprised to see her Mom walk through the door as our Mystery Reader on Friday. Mrs. Mieras visited with us and read us two wonderful books. The first book she shared was Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin. A perfect book to get us in the holiday spirit!! The Kinders loved seeing the animals try to squeeze down the chimney!! Next Mrs. Mieras read us The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems. A funny book about Pigeon who thinks he doesn’t need a bath and really does! Then pigeon finds out he REALLY does love the bath after all!! Thanks for visiting and reading with us Mrs. Mieras!!
PE Cares Food Drive: Thank you all so much who have already contributed to our food drive. We LOVED carrying these products to our gym class this week, we counted 79 pieces!!! Our food drive ends on Nov. 16, thank you for donating and thinking of those in need this season!!
THANK YOU: A HUGE thank you to all of you for meeting with me this week during conferences! It was such a pleasure to get a chance to share your child’s progress with you. I am so VERY proud of all of the Kindergartners!!! Thank you for working together as a team to build these wonderful little minds!!
Upcoming Dates:
- Monday, Nov. 13…MUSIC
- Tuesday, Nov. 14…ART
- Wednesday, Nov. 15…STEAM, LIBRARY, Homework Due.
- Thursday, Nov. 16…GYM, Last day to bring in food items! Mrs. Stutz gone…an All K teacher learning day!
- Friday, Nov. 17…MUSIC, Popcorn Friday, Mrs. Stutz gone…an All K teacher learning day!
- Wednesday, Nov. 22…Charlotte’s B-day!!!
- Wednesday, Nov. 22-Friday, Nov. 24…NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break.
- Dec. 14…Holiday Music Program, starts at 6:30 p.m….more information coming soon.
Madison plays school all of the time at home. It’s so cute, and it’s an extra way for me to see what is happening in the classroom. Last week, I found her sorting some picture cards we have into a pile of “wants” and “needs”. I knew, even before this blog post, that you must be teaching that! So cool to see.
Thanks for the conference, and for all of the great information you gave and sent along. Have a great week!
Thats so great to hear!! I love when they play what they are learning!!! Thanks so much for conferences as well!! Hope Disney has been FANTASTIC!!!