A Peek At Our Week!

Last week sure was a busy one in Room 202! I hope you enjoy reading about all of the fun and excitement we had!

Important Dates:

December 25th-January 2nd:

Winter Break

No School

Curriculum Update:

Literacy

Last week in Literacy we read the story Whose Garden Is It? by Mary Ann Hoberman. While reading this fantasy tale we answered the question, "Who lives in a garden?". We also continued to review the sight words "for" and "he" and learned all about the letter N!

Our story of the week made for a great conversation starter about gardens and the types of plants we can find in them! It's always fun when reading and science come together!

 Writing about what the children would plant in their own gardens was also a highlight of our week! This particular assignment was especially fun since some students decided to create fantasy gardens that grew candy and toys!

Math

Last week in math we continued our exploration of teen numbers! We learned that the number 15 is made up of one group of ten and then five more, and the number 16 is made up of one group of ten and then six more! This week we will take a closer look at the numbers 17 and 18!

The class had a blast learning a new game called "I have, who has?" It provided us with the perfect opportunity to practice our teen numbers!

Holiday Cards

Have you been to Dedham Savings Bank lately? If so, you may have seen some of the finalists in their annual holiday card contest! Congratulations to all of the students who were selected. We look forward to hearing the winners be announced this week!

Photo Credit: Mrs. Dacko :)

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek at our week! Please stop by again soon to see all that is new in Room 202!

A Peek At Our Week!

Important Dates:

December 15th:
Half Day of School
12:25 Dismissal
No Lunch Served

December 25th-January 2nd:
Winter Break
No School

Announcements:

Gifts for Kids
A friendly reminder that gift donations for the Gift for Kids program are due this Tuesday, December 12th. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!

Sugar Cubes Needed
I am currently looking for boxes of sugar cubes to use for an upcoming project in the classroom. Any donations would be greatly appreciated! Thank you SO much in advance!

Holiday Cards
The children had a fantastic time creating their own holiday cards for the annual Dedham Savings Bank holiday card making contest! We can't wait to find out who the lucky winners will be in a few weeks!

Curriculum

Literacy

We continued to talk about hibernation last week as we read the nonfiction text A Bed for the Winter by Karen Wallace. The children enjoyed the real photographs in this book and continued to build background knowledge about animals that hibernate. We also were introduced to the sight words he and for, and focused on the letter "i".

We had a great time designing our own igloos for "i" week!

Math

In math we began a unit on teen numbers! We learned that a teen number must start with the number one and also must have one group of ten and then "some more". We discovered that the number 12 is one group of ten and two more, and that 13 is one group of ten and three more! This week we will take a closer look at the numbers 14, 15, 16, and 17!

In addition to learning about teen numbers, we also reviewed number order concepts. The children had a great time applying their ordering skills while also learning about number lines!

Bee-Bots

A BIG '"thank you" to Boyden's Technology Specialist, Mrs. Carroll, who took time to visit our classroom last week! Mrs. Carroll and her fifth grade "Techsperts" did a fantastic lesson on Bee-Bots! Bee-Bots are a child friendly way of introducing "coding" and are also fantastic for teaching directionality, sequencing, estimation, and problem solving skills. The class had a fantastic time creating the 'code' to get our Bee-Bots from one place on their mat to another, and Mr. Dearborn and I also had a blast getting in on the action! For more information on Bee-Bots click here!

I hope you enjoyed taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to see all that is new in Room 202!

A Peek At Our Week!

Important Dates:

December 15th:
Half Day of School
12:25 Dismissal
No Lunch Served

December 25th-January 2nd:
Winter Break
No School

Curriculum Update:

Fire Safety!

Before Thanksgiving we were excited to welcome Firefighter Pete and Firefighter Donovan to Boyden! They taught us some VERY important information about fire safety, including what to do if your clothing is on fire, as well as the number you should call in case of an emergency. The kindergarten classes really enjoyed their visit!

Literacy

Last week in Literacy we read the story Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson. This funny fantasy story about a hibernating bear was a great catalyst for learning real facts and information about animals that hibernate!

Last week in Literacy was also learned about the letter "c" and continued to practice the sight words we, my, and like.

Math

In math we continued our exploration of numbers to ten and extended our understanding by practicing our sequencing skills. We had a great time applying our new learning of this concept as we created our very own number giraffes! 

Paper Chain Project!

Our class also had a blast completing our paper chain project! Not only will the chains help us count down the days until Christmas/Winter Break, but it also encouraged us to practice important math skills such as counting and creating patterns!

I hope everyone enjoyed taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to see all that is new in  Room 202!

A Peek At Our Week!

Important Dates:

November 22nd:
Half Day of  School
No Lunch Served

November 23rd and 24th:
No School
Happy Thanksgiving!

Announcements:

Happy Birthday!

Our class had a fantastic time celebrating the 115th birthday of the Teddy Bear last week! Wearing our jammies and snuggling with our furry friends was definitely a highlight of the day!

As a special treat, all of the Kindergarten classes got together to watch "Ira Sleeps Over", which is a story about a boy who is afraid to go to a sleepover without his beloved teddy bear!

Literacy

Last week in Literacy we read the book Animal Babies in the Grasslands by Jennifer Schofield. When reading this selection we discussed the question, "Where do animals live?" and also explored animal babies and their parents! We learned that a baby lion is called a cub, a baby kangaroo is called a joey, and a baby prairie dog is called a pup! We also learned about the sound that "P" makes and were introduced to THREE new sight words "we", "my" and "like". It sure was a busy week!

Math

In math we continued to explore numbers 1 to 10. We worked hard to deepen our understanding of the ten frame and how it can be used to show numbers,  and also completed the number books we have been working on for several weeks now. We will complete our exploration of numbers to 10 this week, and will begin learning about the numbers 10 to 20 after the Thanksgiving break!

Thanks SO much for stopping by to learn about all of the fun and exciting things happening in Room 202! I hope everyone has a wonderful week and a very Happy Thanksgiving! 

A Peek At Our Week!

Important Dates:

November 14th:
Picture Retake Day

November 22nd:
Half Day of School
No Lunch Served

November 23rd and 24th:
No School
Happy Thanksgiving!

Curriculum Updates:

Literacy
Last week in Literacy we read the story Armadillo's Orange by Jim Arnosky. This book helped us discuss the question, "Why is it important for animals to live in just the right habitat?". We also learned about the letter 'S' and continued to review the words "have" and "is"

The children had a great time looking for the letter 'S' in our classroom as they completed an activity we call "Write the Room".

Making our own snakes was a perfect activity for letter 'S' week!

Math

In math we are continuing to practice counting, writing, and representing numbers to 10! On Thursday, we had fun completing math centers which provided excellent practice with these skills.

At red table the students played number games on the Chrombooks

At orange table we practiced counting and ordering numbers 1-10 by completing a cut and glue activity.

At Mrs. Dacko's table the children continued to work on their number books.

At my table we reviewed ordinal numbers and used clues to sequence fall pictures.

I hope you enjoyed taking a peek at our week and learning about all that is new in Room 202! See you next time! :)

A Peek At Our Week!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend and enjoying this beautiful fall weather! It's hard to believe November is here already! This year sure is flying by!

Important Dates:

Friday, November 10th

No School

Veteran's Day

Announcements

Conferences

It was so wonderful to get the opportunity to chat with parents these past two weeks at conferences! While this round of meetings has come to a close, please do not hesitate to contact me anytime with questions or concerns regarding your child’s progress. I can be reached by telephone at extension 5406, by note or by email! Thank you!!!

Rest Time Towels

Rest time towels will be sent home on Thursday for washing. Please have your child bring their clean rest items back to school with them on Monday. Thank you so much!

Halloween!

Our week got off to an exciting start as the children in Room 202 had a SPOOKtacular time celebrating Halloween! A BIG 'thank you' to our Room Parents Mrs. Delaney, Mrs. Domineau, and Mrs. Travis for planning some very fun crafts and games for us!

Pumpkin Fun!

Math and science came together last week as the children had a great time participating in a pumpkin exploration! 

As part of our investigation, the children predicted how many cubes tall our classroom pumpkin would be! We discovered that our pumpkin was exactly 12 cubes tall! We also learned that pumpkins will float when placed in water!

These kinder kiddos had a great time collecting and counting our pumpkin's seeds! We discovered that our pumpkin had 542 seeds altogether! That's A LOT of seeds! We also learned about the different parts of the pumpkin including the stem, skin, pulp, and fibrous strands! As a grand finale we carved our pumpkin. The students voted to give our pumpkin heart eyes, a square nose, and sharp pointy teeth!

Literacy

Last week in Literacy we read the book Life in the Ocean by Carol K. Lindeen. This book helped us discuss the question, "What is in an ocean environment?". We also learned about the letter A and were introduced to two new sight words "have" and "is".

Math

In math we continued to practice comparing and ordering numbers 0-5. We learned the new math vocabulary words more, fewer, same as, column, and row and also used a tool called a ten frame!

Terrific Technology!

The students below had a great time testing out Chromebook computers last week! The Kindergarten classes now have access to our own cart which houses a class set of Chromebook computers. We will use this new technology for whole group activities and small group learning during center time!

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek at our week! I hope you enjoyed reading about all that is new in Room 202! See you next time!