A Peek At Our Week!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. It's hard to believe that November is here already! Please see below for announcements, updates, and pictures. 🍂

Important Dates:

November 11th:

No School-Veteran's Day

November 12th:

Parent/Teacher Conferences 5-7PM

November 13th:

Parent/Teacher Conferences 12:45-2:45PM

November 17th:

Parent/Teacher Conferences 5-7PM

November 25th:

Early Release

November 26th-27th:

No School-Thanksgiving Break 🦃

Announcements:

Media/Stem Tomorrow

Our class will have media/stem as our special tomorrow. A full November specials calendar will be sent home at the beginning of the week. 

Fall Crafts!

Thank you so much to all of the adults who were able to help out during our fall craft celebration last week. Click here to view some pictures of the fun!

Black and Orange Day 🧡🖤

The class had a great time showing their spirit on Black and Orange Day! Click the links below to hear us sing both our orange and black color songs. Also watch closely as we learned the signs for both of these colors in American Sign Language!

Orange Color Song

Black Color Song

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be taking place this month on the evenings of November 12th and 17th, and the afternoon of November 13th. The link to sign up was provided in Mr. Dearborn's Smore last week. CLICK HERE to find an appointment time that works for you! I look forward to our meeting!

Curriculum Update:

Into Reading

Last week we read the books Snail and Worm Again by Tina Kugler and Pete the Cat Too Cool for School by Kimberly and James Dean as we continued to answer the question: What makes each of us special? We also learned about synonyms and antonyms, and identified the problem and solution in the stories we read. 

Fundations

In Fundations the students learned about the last two "magic c" letters d and s. We also practiced reading the sight/heart words an and can, and learned the color word black. 

Math

Last week in math we continued to explore numbers 0-10. Our week began by learning about tally marks and how they can be helpful for organizing our numbers and counting by fives. The class had a great time representing numbers 5-10 by using popsicle sticks as tally marks!

Thank you to Mr. Dearborn who stopped by for a little pre-tally mark making fun!

We used the poem/chant "1, 2, 3, 4, number 5 shuts the door" to help us remember that our fifth tally mark should be diagonal, making a set of tally marks look like a gate! 

SEL

We enjoyed another wonderful SEL lesson with Mrs. Audet last week! The focus of October's lesson was identifying feelings. 

      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 see below for updates, pictures, and 

announcements. 😊 

Important Dates:

October 26th:

PJ/Cozy Day!

October 30th:

Black and Orange Day 🧡🖤

Announcements:

PJ/Comfy Cozy Day

Thank You Walpole PD!

A big Boyden thank you to the members of the Walpole PD who spoke to all of the Kindergarten classes about school safety last week! It was wonderful to see our school resource officer, Officer Hart, and his new police dog pup, Birdie! 

A Visit from JiJi!

We also enjoyed a visit from our math coach, Mrs. Rinaldi, and everyone's favorite ST Math mascot, JiJi! Mrs. Rinaldi congratulated our class on the great start we've gotten with ST Math, and JiJi enjoyed posing for a class picture! 🐧💞

Curriculum Update:

Into Reading

Last week in our Into Reading program we continued to answer the essential question: What makes each of us special? We read the stories I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont and ABC I Like Me! by Nancy Carlson to help us deepen our understanding that our unique traits and differences are what set us apart from others. Last week's lessons taught us to identify the topic, theme, and central idea of stories, and we explored to concept of letters verses words as well. 

Fundations

In Fundations the class learned about two new "magic c" letters, a and g! We also practiced reading the sight/heart word of. The color of the week was purple. 

Math

In math we continue to explore the numbers 0-10 and spent extra time with how these numbers are written/formed! The students enjoyed participating in their first Write the Room activity on Friday where they looked for dot cards around the classroom, and wrote the number that appeared on each. It was a great way for us to get up and moving at the end of the week!

Math games continue to provide students with the opportunity to practice their counting and number identifying skills.

Writing

In writing we continue to practice our drawing skills! Last week the students drew houses and boats using shapes that they know. In the week ahead we will explore drawing characters and settings, a skill the aligns beautifully with our Intro Reading curriculum!

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

A Peek At Our Week!

 I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Please see below for announcements and updates from Room 115! 🍂

Important Dates:

October 23rd:

Boyden PAC Trunk or Treat

6:00-7:30PM

October 30th:

Black and Orange Day 🧡🖤

Announcements:

Class Directory

Thank you so much for your patience as I compiled our class directory. Please click here to view the finalized list of names and contact information for students in our class. A friendly reminder that I am not able to share a family's contact info. without their permisson. 

Last Call for Crafts!

If there is anyone else who is interested/available to come in to do fall crafts on Friday, October 30th please let me know ASAP. Thank you! 

Curriculum Updates:

Into Reading

Last week in our Into Reading program, we began our second unit by reading the book I Am Rene, the Boy by Rene Colato Lainez. We also answered a new essential question: What makes each of us special? Last week's lessons taught us to identify the problem and solution in a story, and we explored the concept of opinion as well. 

Fundations

In Fundations the students learned about the letters c and o last week. We got to meet a new special guest, Magic C Bunny, who taught us that c is a very important letter because it helps us to form other letters such as o, a, d, q, and g. Click here to listen to our Magic C Bunny Rap! We also learned the new sight/heart word the and our color word was orange!

As a fun Friday project the class enjoyed making their own octopus! This activity provided the children with great fine motor practice, and reinforced our Fundations letter, picture, and sound: o, octopus, /o/! We also enjoyed listening to the story Inky the Octopus which detailed the 2016 escape of an octopus from the National Aquarium of New Zealand!

Math

In math we began our second unit in the Bridges curriculum. This unit will continue to focus on the numbers 5 and 10, and last week we practiced showing different number combinations that make 5 and 10 using cubes and ten frames. We also compared numbers 0-10 using the <, >, and = symbols!

Writing

The students continue to practice their drawing skills during writing time. During last week's lessons we drew people and added details like glasses, buttons, pockets and jewlery. In the week ahead we will practice drawing other places and things such as houses, vehicles, and even a playground! 

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 enjoyed the long weekend! Please see below for pictures and updates from Room 115. 🍂

Announcements:

Jury Duty

Unfortunately I will not be in school tomorrow (Tuesday) as I have to report for jury duty in Boston. Please email the office directly with any important information, such as changes to your child's dismissal routine as I will not have access to my phone for most of the day. I'm hoping to be back at school on Wednesday. 🤞

Author Visit

A big thank you to Boyden's Media Specialist, Mrs. Moses, for oranizing a very special visit from author and illustrator Chris Eliopoulos! The students had a wonderful time learning about the writing and publishing process, and even doing their own directed drawing with Chris.

Welcome Mrs. Rinaldi!

We welcomed Boyden's math coach, Mrs. Rinaldi, to Room 115 last week! Mrs. Rinaldi introduced to ST Math, a computer based program which we will use throughout the year to practice and strengthen our math skills. The students enjoyed learning all about ST Math and starting to solve puzzles!

Curriculum Update:

Fundations

Last week in Fundations the class learned about the letters m, and n. We also practiced reading the sight/heart word to. Our color word was yellow!

We also continue to practice our rhyming skills, and have learned that words that rhyme sound the same at the end.

Reading

Last week in our Into Reading program we read the book Schools Around the World by Clare Lewis, and continued to answer the essential question: What will I discover in Kindergarten? Last week's lessons also introduced us to the genre of informational text, and had us identifying the central idea of various books. It sure was a busy week for learning new skills!

Math

In math we completed the first unit in our new Bridges curriculum! Last week's lessons focused on patterns. The class learned that patterns are colors, pictures, words, or movements that repeat. 

                                         Colorful seat cushions are also great for making patterns!

Writing

In writing we continued to learn about drawing people by using shapes that we know. Last week's lessons also focused on adding details such as hairstyles and facial expressions. We used these new skills to help us draw self portraits!

Students used a mirror to check their eye, hair, and skin color, along with other details that were unique and special to them! 🪞

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! 🍎🚌📖