***THIS WEEK WE ARE LEARNING ALL ABOUT THE LETTER Hh (AS IN HAT, HIPPO, AND HORSE). LETTER Hh IS A CONSONANT. AS PART OF OUR STUDY WITH THE LETTER Hh, WE WILL HAVE A "HAT DAY" ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2ND. KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO WEAR A FAVORITE HAT, A FUNNY HAT, OR , EVEN, A HOMEMADE HAT. YOU CAN BE CREATIVE! STUDENTS CAN WEAR THEIR HATS ALL DAY--WE JUST ASK THAT STUDENTS DO NOT SHARE HATS.
SHOW AND TELL BAGS ARE DUE EITHER WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY OR FRIDAY. SO START LOOKING FOR OBJECTS AND/OR PICTURES THAT BEGIN WITH THE LETTER Hh.
IN READING WE ARE CONTINUING TO READ "PLAIDYPUS LOST" AND WILL BEGIN OUR NEW STORY, "MISS BINDERGARTEN TAKES A FIELD TRIP," BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS BOOK WILL TEACH ABOUT COMMUNITY COOPERATION AND A COMMUNITY BASED FIELD TRIP.
IN MATH WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT PATTERNS. TRY TO FIND PATTERNS AROUND YOUR HOME. STUDENTS CAN EVEN TRY MAKING PATTERNS WITH COLORS, SHAPES, AND OBJECTS. SOME IDEAS INCLUDE USING BUTTONS, LEGO BLOCKS, FRUIT LOOPS, M & M'S, SKITTLES.
WE WILL BE PRACTICING WRITING OUR FIRST NAMES. PLEASE WATCH YOUR CHILD AS HE/SHE IS WRITING. BE SURE TO CHECK IF LETTERS ARE BEGINNING AT THE TOP; NOT THE BOTTOM. ALSO GUIDE HIM/HER TO USE THE LINES WHEN FORMING THE LETTERS. THANK YOU.
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION, TURKEY HILL MOO LIDS AND CAMPBELL'S LABELS WILL BE COLLECTED AT THE END OF EACH MONTH. IF YOU HAVE ANY AT HOME, PLEASE SEND THEM TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR CHILD. THE SCHOOL EARNS EXTRA MONEY FROM THESE ITEMS AND THE CLASS WHO COLLECTS THE MOST GETS A TREAT FROM PTO.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21-25, 2009
THIS WEEK IN ROOM 233:
WE WILL BE LEARNING THE LETTER, G, AS IN GOAT.
STUDENTS WILL BE BRINGING HOME A PAPER BAG TO COLLECT ANY "G" OBJECTS OR PICTURES THEY CAN FIND. THEY WILL PRACTICE WRITING THE LOWER-CASE AND UPPER-CASE LETTER G. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY WILL BE PUTTING THE SOUNDS THEY HAVE LEARNED TOGETHER TO READ WORDS.
WE WILL BEGIN THE WEEK READING THE STORY "FIX-IT DUCK" AND TALKING ABOUT THE SETTING OF THE STORY. ON THURSDAY WE WILL BEGIN A NEW STORY, "PLAIDYPUS LOST."
WE WILL BE FINISHING OUR MATH CHAPTER ON SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS (I.E. OVER, UNDER, TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT AND RIGHT). NEXT, WE BEGIN STUDYING PATTERNS.
IN SCIENCE WE ARE STUDYING TREES. WE TOOK A NATURE WALK TO ADOPT A TREE.
STUDENTS WILL LEARN THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE TREE AND LABEL A POSTER.
WE WILL TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF OUR TREE AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR.
ON FRIDAY THERE WILL BE A BIG PEP RALLY FOR THE NS SPARTANS' FOOTBALL TEAM. THERE WILL BE LOTS OF CHEERING AND, EVEN, SOME SURPRISES!
THANKS PARENTS FOR YOUR PATIENCE. WE ARE TRYING TO GET ALL OF OUR DAILY ROUTINES DONE, BUT, IF WE MISS SOMETHING, WE WILL TRY TO CATCH UP THE NEXT DAY. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR CHART SHOULD GET A STICKER OR A COMMENT EACH AFTERNOON, BUT, IF I MISS IT, I WILL CATCH UP AND AS THE YEAR GOES ON I'M SURE IT WILL GET EASIER.
WE WILL BE LEARNING THE LETTER, G, AS IN GOAT.
STUDENTS WILL BE BRINGING HOME A PAPER BAG TO COLLECT ANY "G" OBJECTS OR PICTURES THEY CAN FIND. THEY WILL PRACTICE WRITING THE LOWER-CASE AND UPPER-CASE LETTER G. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY WILL BE PUTTING THE SOUNDS THEY HAVE LEARNED TOGETHER TO READ WORDS.
WE WILL BEGIN THE WEEK READING THE STORY "FIX-IT DUCK" AND TALKING ABOUT THE SETTING OF THE STORY. ON THURSDAY WE WILL BEGIN A NEW STORY, "PLAIDYPUS LOST."
WE WILL BE FINISHING OUR MATH CHAPTER ON SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS (I.E. OVER, UNDER, TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT AND RIGHT). NEXT, WE BEGIN STUDYING PATTERNS.
IN SCIENCE WE ARE STUDYING TREES. WE TOOK A NATURE WALK TO ADOPT A TREE.
STUDENTS WILL LEARN THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE TREE AND LABEL A POSTER.
WE WILL TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF OUR TREE AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR.
ON FRIDAY THERE WILL BE A BIG PEP RALLY FOR THE NS SPARTANS' FOOTBALL TEAM. THERE WILL BE LOTS OF CHEERING AND, EVEN, SOME SURPRISES!
THANKS PARENTS FOR YOUR PATIENCE. WE ARE TRYING TO GET ALL OF OUR DAILY ROUTINES DONE, BUT, IF WE MISS SOMETHING, WE WILL TRY TO CATCH UP THE NEXT DAY. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR CHART SHOULD GET A STICKER OR A COMMENT EACH AFTERNOON, BUT, IF I MISS IT, I WILL CATCH UP AND AS THE YEAR GOES ON I'M SURE IT WILL GET EASIER.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14-18, 2009
WE HAVE FINISHED OUR SECOND WEEK OF SCHOOL AND THE STUDENTS ARE ADJUSTING WELL! WE LEARNED TO RECOGNIZE AND WRITE THE LETTER "L" LAST WEEK. THE STUDENTS ENJOYED OUR LUAU PARTY ON FRIDAY!!!
OUR LETTER FOR NEXT WEEK IS "O" AS IN OCTOPUS. THE SHOW AND TELL BAGS WILL COME HOME MONDAY AND YOU CAN SEND THEM BACK FILLED EITHER WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY.
IN MATH WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH POSITIONAL WORDS LIKE ABOVE, BELOW, OVER, UNDER, IN, OUT, LEFT AND RIGHT. WE WILL ALSO BE LEARNING TO SORT OBJECTS BY COLOR, SHAPE, SIZE AND KIND.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 WILL BE SCHOOL PICTURE DAY (FYI: MONEY IS DUE AT THE TIME OF PICTURES!)
BOOK FAIR WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK, SEPTEMBER 14-18. INFORMATION WILL COME HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER. PARENTS WILL BE ABLE TO SHOP OR BROWSE WITH THEIR CHILD ON MONDAY FROM 4-6 P.M., IF INTERESTED. OUR CLASS WILL BE SHOPPING ON THURSDAY, SEPT. 17TH.
MONDAY WILL BE DAY 4 ON YOUR CHILD'S SPECIAL CLASS SCHEDULE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR COOPERATION!!!
OUR LETTER FOR NEXT WEEK IS "O" AS IN OCTOPUS. THE SHOW AND TELL BAGS WILL COME HOME MONDAY AND YOU CAN SEND THEM BACK FILLED EITHER WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY.
IN MATH WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH POSITIONAL WORDS LIKE ABOVE, BELOW, OVER, UNDER, IN, OUT, LEFT AND RIGHT. WE WILL ALSO BE LEARNING TO SORT OBJECTS BY COLOR, SHAPE, SIZE AND KIND.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 WILL BE SCHOOL PICTURE DAY (FYI: MONEY IS DUE AT THE TIME OF PICTURES!)
BOOK FAIR WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK, SEPTEMBER 14-18. INFORMATION WILL COME HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER. PARENTS WILL BE ABLE TO SHOP OR BROWSE WITH THEIR CHILD ON MONDAY FROM 4-6 P.M., IF INTERESTED. OUR CLASS WILL BE SHOPPING ON THURSDAY, SEPT. 17TH.
MONDAY WILL BE DAY 4 ON YOUR CHILD'S SPECIAL CLASS SCHEDULE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR COOPERATION!!!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Week of September 8-11, 2009
WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN !
This week we will begin our new reading series. We will start with "The Little School Bus." Children will be learning new "amazing words" and high-frequency words(I, am). They will be working with rhyming words and singing some short songs with me. They will be introduced to letters A, B, C, D, and E.
In Phonics, we are learning all about the letter L. And, of course, we will have a luau on Friday. We have been given special permission to dress "tropical." Many of you have already sent in your lunch bags with an item that starts with the letter L. Thank you!
This week we will begin our new reading series. We will start with "The Little School Bus." Children will be learning new "amazing words" and high-frequency words(I, am). They will be working with rhyming words and singing some short songs with me. They will be introduced to letters A, B, C, D, and E.
In Phonics, we are learning all about the letter L. And, of course, we will have a luau on Friday. We have been given special permission to dress "tropical." Many of you have already sent in your lunch bags with an item that starts with the letter L. Thank you!
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