Weekly Update…

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Posted by jstutz1 | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on May 16, 2021

May 10 – 14

Popcorn Words:  today, play, away, up

Math:  This week the Kinders practiced solving addition and subtraction number sentences.  They also dug deeper into teen numbers.  Building teen number sentences and finding missing partners.  The Kinders also compared numbers, finding numbers that were greater than, less than, and equal to one another.  We also compared objects by length, height and weight.  The Kinders loved finding friends that were taller or shorter than them.  

Literacy/Phonics:  The Kinders worked hard during our Literacy Center time this week on independent and group work.  They worked on building CVC (Consonant, Vowel, Consonant) words, finding sight words, writing journal pages, stretching sounds and working in small groups to build reading skills.

Writers Workshop:  We worked hard on continuing to build on our Small Moment writing skills.  The Kinders started the week with first telling a story as a whole class and writing it on the white board.  Then the Kinders worked independently for the rest of the week on writing their own small moment story.  The Kinders are really growing on their writing ability.  First, they come up with an idea to write about, something that happened to them, a true story.  Then they draw and write their story over 3 pages.  It has been awesome to see them get excited about writing!!  There have been many days that they don’t want to stop writing!!  We have some avid writers in this class!!!

Readers Workshop:  The Kinders dove deeper into learning more about making connection to characters in books this week.  After hearing fiction books the kinders explored questions like Has that ever happened to me?  Have I ever done that before? Does it remind me of anything?  We also explored the similarities and differences among the main characters in books.  We looked at the same character in different books.  Asking how is the main character the same in this books?  How is the main character different in these books?  We also noticed that characters can remind us of other character in books.  Like in the book, I Was So Mad and Froggy’s Worst Playdate both of the main characters were upset.  We are having a lot of fun reading and asking questions that help us make connections to characters.  The Kinders are also working on their reading stamina.  How long can they read books without stopping?  We made it this week up to 11 minutes!  GREAT JOB KINDERS!!!

Sports Day Fun:  The Kinders earned a fun day for earning 10 Superstars for their awesome superstar behavior!! They voted and we had a fun-filled day full of Sports theme activities!! The Kinders had a blast with their flashlights and sports day fun!

  • Introduced our class with a fun sports intro for the day: Sports Day Introductions Fun!  
  • Read and found sight words in a book, I Like to Play.
  • Bowling pin math with gumballs
  • Making our own pennants.
  • Playing several sports, golf, obstacle course, target throwing, football together.
  • Making our own sports bracelet.

Mystery Readers:

  • Mackenzie C. was THRILLED to see her big brother, Ashton, walk in as our Mystery Reader!  Ashton, a third grader here at Georgetown, and former K student of mine, read us the book, What the Dinosaurs Did at School by Refe & Susan Tuma.  Thank you so much for reading to us Ashton! 

  • Sam was EXCITED to see his Dad “zoom in” as our Mystery Reader!  Mr. Triemstra and Sam’s little brother, Jack, read us the book, Lego City:  Mystery of on the Lego Express.  Thank you for zooming in Mr. Triemstra!  The Kinders loved hearing this mystery!!

  • Kalysta was SO SURPRISED to see her Aunt Holly “zoom in” to be our Mystery Reader!  Aunt Holly read us the book, Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae.  Thank you for zooming in with us Aunt Holly!!

Superstar Students of the week:

Reagan LOVED having Buttons to cuddle with on Sports Day!

Connor S. had a BLAST with Buttons for the day!

Aryana was THRILLED to snuggle with Buttons for the day!

Nora was ALL SMILES with Buttons for the day!

Ethan was EXCITED for his day with Buttons!

Upcoming Dates:

  • Monday, May 17…ART, LIBRARY, Take Home Books Due.  Help your Kinder return their library books and Take Home Book Bag.  This will be our last week for Take Home Books!  
  • Tuesday, May 18…STEAM
  • Wednesday, May 19…MUSIC
  • Thursday, May 20…GYM
  • Friday, May 21…GYM, Early Release – 12:15 p.m. dismissal.  Celebrate reading by wearing a clothing with a destination – Michigan destinations, or elsewhere!
  • Monday, May 31…NO SCHOOL-Memorial Day!
  • Wednesday, June 2…Kindergarten Olympics-We will be having a covid style Kindergarten Olympics morning!  More details coming soon.
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