I hope everyone had a great weekend! It was another busy week in Kindergarten. Please enjoy a few updates from our classroom! 😊
Important Dates:
December 13th:
Early Release
12:25pm Dismissal
December 20th:
Comfy Cozy Day; Wear Your PJs to school!
Last Day Before Break
December 23rd-January 1st:
Winter Break ❆
No School
January 2nd:
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 9th. Thank you SO much for your generosity, and for supporting a local child in need. It is greatly appreciated!
Walpole Firefighters Visit!
On Friday we enjoyed a very informative presentation about fire safety from two of Walpole's very own! The children reviewed the importance of having two ways out of your home, establishing a meeting spot in the event of a fire, and the emergency number 911.
Where did Mrs. Buchanio go?
Curriculum:
Fundations
Last week in Fundations the children learned about the letters v and w. We also practiced reading the sight word "like". The color of the week was gray!
On Friday, Fundations and science came together as we used the website Pebble Go! to research volcanoes! We learned that volcanoes contain magma, or melted rock, and can be both mountain-like and flat as well.🌋
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. We also practiced how to make and check predictions, and were introduced to nouns!
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 into 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.
Last week in Writer's Workshop the children were introduced to opinion writing! We learned that an opinion is how you think or feel about a given topic, and that our opinions can't be wrong. We used 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 was a busy week for writing!
Specials
Using BeeBots and Boomwackers were two highlights of specials last week!
Nothing like a little indoor recess to end a busy 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! 🍎📖🚌
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