A Peek At Our Week!

     I hope everyone had a great weekend! It was another busy week in Kindergarten. Please enjoy the pictures and updates below! 😊

Important Dates:

December 12th:

Early Release

11:55pm Dismissal

December 23rd:

Early Release

11:55pm Dismissal

December 24th-January 4th:

Winter Break ❆

No School

January 5th:

School Reopens

Announcements:

Gifts for Kids 🎁

This is a friendly reminder that any donations to the Gift for Kids program are due tomorrow, Monday, December 8th. Thank you SO much for your generosity, and for supporting a local child in need. It is greatly appreciated!

Curriculum Update:

Into Reading

Last week we completed Module 3 in our Into Reading curriculum, and worked hard to answer the question: "What makes a community?". The books A Piece of Home by Jeri Watts and Bo and Peter by Besty Franco helped us deepen our understanding of what a community is, and why communities are important. In phonics we learned about the letters l and j and practiced reading the sight/heart word all.

Did you know I have a hidden talent? I can do magic! Ask your child how I used my magic bag to practice last week's sight/heart word! 

Math

It was a busy time in math as the children practiced counting numbers as 5 and "some more". We also took a deeper look at number lines and created a giant one on our classroom rug! The class had a great time working together to sequence numbers and label the parts of a number line.

The class also learned to play a game called Fives Up which helped them practice the different ways to make the number 5.

Writing

This week in Writer's Workshop the children will be introduced to opinion writing! They will learn that an opinion is how you think or feel about a given topic, and that our opinions can't be wrong. We will use our sight word of the week "like" to write about our favorite part of our classroom or school, and even began to provide reasons for our opinions. It sure will be a busy week for writing!

A Peek Inside Specials 👀

It was an exciting week as the students enjoyed using BeeBots in media/stem and Boomwackers in music while also learning about the Nutcracker ballet! 

Click here to listen to us play!

The students also got to create with clay in art! 🎨

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to watch us learn, grow, and play in the wonderful world that is K! 🍎📖🚌

A Peek At Our Week!

    I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I'm looking forward to welcoming my Room 115 friends back tomorrow! 😊

Important Dates:

December 6th:

Holiday Breakfast 

December 12th:

Early Release

11:55pm Dismissal

December 23rd:

Early Release

11:55pm Dismissal

December 24th-January 4th:

Winter Break ❆

No School

January 5th:

School Reopens

Announcements:

Gym Tomorrow!

Our class will have gym as our special tomorrow. Please make sure that your child wears sneakers to school so that they are able to participate. A full December specials calendar will be sent home in your child's Boyden folder tomorrow afternoon. 

Gifts for Kids

A friendly reminder that our class is sponsoring a child for the holidays through the Gifts for Kids program. If you would like to contribute a gift, please send me an email or quick note to let me know that your child has permission to pick a tag from the class poster. Click here for more info. Thank you!

Curriculum Update

Our short week before the holiday break was a great time to complete many fall and Thanksgiving themed activities! A highlight was getting together with our fifth grade buddies once again. During our visit we enjoyed the story Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet, and learned all about the amazing balloons that appear each year during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Our buddies then helped us make our own balloons for the second annual balloons over Boyden parade! 🎈

Click here to watch the parade! 🦃

Parade Part 2

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to watch us learn, grow, and play in the wonderful world that is K! 🚌📖🍎

A Peek At Our Week!

 I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! The week ahead is a short but busy one. Wishing all of my Room 115 families a very happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

Important Dates:

November 26th:

Early Release

November 27th & 28th:

No School

Thanksgiving Break

Announcements:

Gifts for Kids 🎁

Our class will once again be participating in the Gifts for Kids program this holiday season (this notice with details was sent home on Friday). If you would like to contribute a gift, please send me an email or quick note to let me know that your child has permission to pick a tag from the class poster.  Thank you!

Thank you to Jake and Timmy from Mrs. Ivatts' 4th grade class for creating and delivering our Gifts for Kids poster!

Wish List

Our classroom is currently in need of:

• Hand Sanitizer

Any contributions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much in advance for your generosity!

Curriculum Update:

Into Reading

Last week we continued Module 3 in our Into Reading curriculum, and worked hard to answer the question: "What makes a community?". The books A Bucket of Blessings by Kabir Sehgal and Bo and Peter by Besty Franco helped us deepen our understanding of what a community is, and why communities are important. We also practiced how to retell a story, as well as identify the theme of a given text. In phonics, the students learned the letters g and h and practiced reading the sight word "said". 

Math

Last week the class was introduced to the concept of subtraction! We learned that subtracting means to "take away" and we can write subtraction number sentences (or equations) with the - and = symbols.

Writer's Workshop

Our writing has grown leaps and bounds in the past few weeks and I couldn't be more impressed with the children's progress! We have been stretching out our words to write labels with even more sounds, and last week, used sight words to begin to write full sentences. It sure is an exciting time in Room 115 for writing!

SEL

We were excited to welcome Ms. Lemmler into our classroom for her November SEL lesson! During her visit the students discussed what they are thankful for in preparation for the upcoming holiday.

A Look Inside Specials! 👀

P.E.

The class had a great time with scarves!

Music 𝅘𝅥𝅮

Media/Stem

The children enjoyed building and checking out new books last week in Media/Stem!

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to watch us learn, grow, and play in the wonderful world that is K! 🍎📖🚌

A Peek At Our Week!

It was wonderful to chat with so many of you at Parent/Teacher conferences last week! I'm looking forward to the last round of meetings which will take place on Tuesday evening. 😊

Important Dates:

November 18th:

Parent/Teacher Conferences (5-7 pm)

November 26th:

Early Release

November 27th & 28th:

No School

Thanksgiving Break

Curriculum Update:

Into Reading

Last week we continued Module 3 in our Into Reading curriculum, and worked hard to answer the question: "What makes a community?". The books Quinito's Neighborhood by Ina Cumpiano and The Alphabet from the Sky by Benedict Gross and Joey Lee helped us deepen our understanding of what a community is, and why communities are important. We also enjoyed learning more about the Walpole community by reading an amazing digital book created by our digital learning coach, Mrs. Arnold. Click here to enjoy it at home! In phonics, we learned about the letter o and practiced reading the sight/heart words from and your. 

In honor of the letter o we learned about Inky, a real octopus that escaped from a New Zealand aquarium in 2016! The class enjoyed making their own Inkys and learning real facts and information about the octopus. 

We also had fun playing a sight word matching game on the Touchview!

Math

In math the class worked on early addition skills last week! We learned that adding means putting groups together, and the children were also introduced to the + and = symbols, and the term "equation" which is also known as a number sentence. In the week ahead we will begin to explore the concept of subtraction!

Writing

The labeling fun continues in writing as we continue to practice writing the sounds we hear in words. A highlight of our week was labeling items we saw in a detailed picture. 

A Peek Inside Specials

It was an exciting time in Media/Stem as Mrs. Moses taught the children how to use Bee Bots! These adorable devices teach early coding skills to young students. Our class was buzzing with excitement about learning to use them last week!

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to watch us learn, grow, and play in the wonderful world that is K! 🍎📖🚌

A Peek At Our Week!

 It was another busy week in Room 115! Please enjoy a few highlights below! 😊

Important Dates:

November 10th:

Picture Retake Day

November 11th:

No School

Veteran's Day

November 12th:

Parent/Teacher Conferences (5-7pm)

November 14th:

Early Release

Parent/Teacher Conferences (12:45-2:45pm)

Turkey in Disguise Projects Due

November 18th:

Parent/Teacher Conferences (5-7 pm)

November 26th:

Early Release

November 27th &28th:

No School

Thanksgiving Break

Announcements:

Parent/Teacher Conferences

A friendly reminder that Parent/Teacher Conferences begin this week! If you have not signed up to meet with me but would still like to schedule a time, please email me directly as the online scheduler is now closed. I'm looking forward to meeting with everyone and discussing your child's progress in Kindergarten!

Turkey in Disguise Project

On Friday your child brought home a fun family project, to disguise a Thanksgiving turkey! Please work together to make your child's turkey NOT look like a turkey (some great ideas were provided in the notice). Your child should return their decorated turkey to school by Friday, November 14th. Thank you! 🦃

Fun Run/Bulldog Dash!

Our first ever Fun Run/Bulldog Dash was a HUGE success! The children did an amazing job on Friday as they ran, walked, and danced their hearts out! 💙🧡

A visit from Buddy before the big event! 🐾

Curriculum Update:

Into Reading

Last week we began Module 3 in our Into Reading curriculum! The theme of this unit is My Community Heroes, and last week we worked hard to answer the question: "What makes a community?". The books Places in my Community by Bobbie Kalman and Map My Neighborhood by Jennifer Boothroyd both helped us deepen our understanding of what a community is and why communities are important. Through our lessons we also revisited the genre of informational text, and identified the topic, central idea, and key details of a given stories. In phonics, the we learned about the letters p and f and practiced reading the sight/heart words of and for. 

Math

In math last week the last began to explore the concept of "one more" and "one less". Mastering this concept will prepare the children to begin learning about addition and subtraction in the upcoming weeks. 

The students above practice identifying the number that is "one more" while playing a fun roll and cover game.

Writing

In Writer's Workshop the class continues to practice labeling. On Friday we had fun coloring and labeling a picture of Buddy the Bulldog in honor of the Bulldog Dash! 

Social Studies

Last week in Social Studies we began to learn about Veteran's Day! The class also made cards that will be passed out to veterans at Texas Roadhouse on Tuesday. Please feel free to send me any pictures you have of veterans you have in your family. I would love to share them with the class! 

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to watch us learn, grow, and play in the wonderful world of K! 🍎📖🚌