A Peek At Our Week!

  What a treat the weather was over the weekend! Please see below for announcements and updates from Room 115! 🍂

Important Dates:

October 31st:

Spirit Day: Black and Orange Day 🧡🖤

November 5th:

No School 

Professional Development Day

November 11th:

No School 

Veteran's Day

November 12th:

Parent/Teacher Conferences (5:00-7:00PM)

November 14th:

Parent/Teacher Conferences (5:00-7:00PM)

November 15th:

Early Release

Parent/Teacher Conferences (1:00-3:00PM)

November 26th:

Picture Retake Day

November 27th:

Early Release

Thanksgiving Break

November 28th & 29th:

No School

Thanksgiving Break

Announcements:

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences are right around the corner, and will begin on the evening of Tuesday, November 12th. Please click here to schedule your appointment with me! It is important to note that our meeting will only be 10 short minutes, and due to the number of parents I will be meeting with, things tend to run behind. If you would prefer to meet on a different day either before or after school please don't hesitate to reach out. I am more than happy to accommodate you!

Smore

If you haven't already, please be sure to subscribe to Mr. Dearborn's weekly Smore. This provides more details and information about events that are happening around our school. Click here to view last week's edition!

Curriculum Update:

Fundations

Last week in Fundations the children learned all about the letters a and g. We also practiced reading the sight words it and is. Our color of the week was pink!

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.

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!

The students above make a fun tally mark project after reading the story Five Little Pumpkins. We also use the rhyme "one, two, three, four, number five shuts the door!" (just like the door on a gate) when writing tally marks!

Fall Fun!

Friday's beautiful weather made it the perfect day for some fall fun! We enjoyed listening to, and sequencing the events in the story The Very Last Leaf, learning about why leaves change color in the fall, and even going on the leaf hunt! It was the perfect way to end a busy week!

A Sneak Peek into Specials and More Learning Fun!

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 beautiful weather this weekend! Please see below for announcements and updates from Room 115! 🍂

Important Dates:

October 25th:

Spirit Day: Walpole/Boyden Day

October 31st:

Spirit Day: Black and Orange Day 🧡🖤

Announcements:

Smore

If you haven't already, please be sure to subscribe to Mr. Dearborn's weekly Smore. This provides more details and information about events that are happening around our school. Click here to view last week's edition!

Curriculum Update:

Fundations

Last week in Fundations the children learned all about the letters c and o. We also practiced reading the sight word was. Our color of the week was purple!

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 learned real facts and information about the octopus (did you know they have 3 hearts?!?) through nonfiction books and videos.

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. It sure was a busy week!

Math

Last week in math we continued to identify, write, and build numbers 0-10. The students were introduced to a new learning tool called a number rack, and used them to show numbers 6-10 as five and "some more". 

The students above work with partners to show numbers 6-10 on their number racks.

Writer's Workshop

In Writer's Workshop we continue to practice our drawing skills as we use pictures to tell stories and share about events we've experienced. Over the past few weeks the students have been using beginning letter sounds to label the objects in their illustrations. This week we will explore stretching our words even further by writing both the beginning and ending sounds we hear!

Social Studies

A big thank you to Mrs. Arnold, Boyden's Digital Learning Coach, who helped bring Hispanic Heritage Month to a close by teaching us about prominent Hispanic figures using the Pebble Go! website. The children learned SO much and were unbelievably engaged throughout her lesson. Thank you Mrs. Arnold!

 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 take a peek below to see important dates, announcements, and curriculum updates. 🍂

Important Dates:

October 16th:

Picture Day-Smile!

October 25th:

Spirit Day: Walpole/Boyden Day

October 31st:

Spirit Day: Black and Orange Day 🧡🖤

Announcements:

Smore

If you haven't already, please be sure to subscribe to Mr. Dearborn's weekly Smore. This provides more details and information about events that are happening around our school. Click here to view last week's edition!

Curriculum Update:

Fundations

Last week in Fundations the children were introduced to the vowels i, and u. We learned that vowels are letters that make more than one sound, and noticed that our vowel Fundations cards are a different color (a pinkish orange) than our other cards. We also practiced reading the sight words "you" and "of". 

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.

Our learning took an exciting turn last week as we completed our very first research project! This activity came about after we read that the character in our story of the week ate plantains with his family, and one of our vocabulary words was research! We decided it would be a great idea to research plantains and spent the week reading and learning about them. On Friday, we created our own informational pamphlets and even expressed our opinions about plantains. It also didn't hurt I had a banana costume at home which really brought the topic to life! There is truly never a dull moment in Room 115! 🤣🍌

On Friday, we also had a great time coloring and decorating our names. Through our story of the week we learned that each person's name is unique and special to them!

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!

The students above practice counting and comparing numbers while playing a fun partner game.

We also enjoyed a visit from JiJi who encouraged us to continue solving our puzzles in ST Math! 

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 beautiful weather this weekend. Please enjoy a few updates from our busy week below!😊

Important Dates:

October 11th:

Early Release

12:25pm Dismissal

October 14th:

No School

October 16th:

Picture Day-Smile!

Announcements:

Smore

If you haven't already, please be sure to subscribe to Mr. Dearborn's weekly Smore. This provides more details and information about events that are happening around our school. Click here to view last week's edition!

Curriculum Update:

Fundations

Last week in Fundations the class learned about the letters m, and n. We also practiced reading the sight words is and his.

On Friday, we enjoyed playing a digital memory match game!

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!

We continue to practice our formation of the numbers 0-5 as well!

Into 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!

Writer's Workshop

It was an exciting time in Writer's Workshop last week as we completed our illustrators unit! The children learned how to use a "big line" to organize their pictures and show objects that can be found in the sky, on the ground, and under the ground/water. We also learned that when our pictures include characters and a detailed setting we can tell stories about the work we create. Next week we will explore the concept of labeling, and use beginning sounds to label our pictures!

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! 🍎🚌📖