A Peek At Our Week!

   The children settled into Room 115 nicely as we spent our first full week of school together! Last week we continued to practice classroom routines and also review expected behaviors.  I couldn't be more pleased with how quickly everyone is acclimating to Kindergarten life! 🍎

Important Dates:

September 20th:

Half Day of School

12:25pm Dismissal

September 25th:

Open House/Curriculum Night

(Parents/Guardians Only)

Announcements:

Boyden Folders
Please be sure to check your child's folder (nightly if possible) for important notices and information. Any class work or announcements should be removed and kept at home unless otherwise noted. Thanks so much for your help!

All About Our Names

On Friday your child should have brought home an orange card in their Boyden folder. This card gives your family the chance to share about your child's name and the origins behind it. Unfortunately a few cards fell out of the folders and were left behind in the classroom. If you would like your child to participate in this activity but they did not come with a card, please let me know. I'm more than happy to send along another one!

Curriculum Update:

Literacy

Last week in Literacy we read the story Keisha Ann Can! by Daniel Kirk and explored some of things we might discover this year in Kindergarten. We also learned about the story elements of character and setting, and spent a great deal of time discussing our names and also practiced writing them!

The students above are making school bus name projects! This craftivity helped the children count and write the letters in their name, while also following step by step directions. 🚌

Rhyming was another focus of my instruction last week, and the students enjoyed participating in both whole group and partner activities to help practice this skill! Playing Bingo and Memory Match were definitely two highlights!

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! 🌴

What better way to practice rhyming and identifying the letters in our names than with the story Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! by Bill Martin Jr!

Math

In math we began the first module in our Bridges curriculum! Last week's lessons focused on sorting shoes, and the class did an excellent job of noticing various attributes our shoes had and sorting them into categories. 👞👟🥿

We also explored new math manipulatives such as pattern blocks, unifix cubes, and polydrons during our math work station time. Work stations are independent activities that take place after our whole group lesson.

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! 🍎📘🚌