A Peek At Our Week!

 I hope your child enjoyed the long weekend and the first significant snowfall of the season! Please see below for announcements and updates from Room 115! ❄

Announcements:

Snow Gear

The snowy weather is finally here and we will continue to go outdoors for recess as often as the weather permits. The children will be allowed to play in the snow as long as they bring snow pants and snow boots to school. A blacktop area is available for children who do not have these items or do not wish to play in the snow. PLEASE have your child practice putting on their snow gear at home. With only two adults in the classroom we are not able to individually dress each child. Since storage space in our classroom is limited, your child's snow gear will be sent home each Friday. If you would like it to come home more frequently please let me know!

80s Day!

We had a great time celebrating 80s day on Friday! We also got together with our fifth grade buddies and did ST Math together. This was a great motivator for both the fifth grade students and kindergarteners as we continue to make progress with our puzzles.

Curriculum Update:

Fundations

Last week in Fundations we practiced reading the sight word can. We also continued to practice our "tapping" skills and became more comfortable with applying them to various CVC words. Additionally, we began to review how we write our uppercase letters. While we spent an entire week learning how to write each lowercase letter at the beginning of the year, our uppercase review is moving MUCH quicker, and we are practicing how to write two letters each day!

Math

Last week in math the class began to explore the concept of measurement! Our main focus was comparing lengths and identifying objects that were shorter or longer than a given example. We are looking forward to having more fun with measurement in the week ahead!

The students above estimate the length of my lanyard using a piece of yarn. We discovered that most student's yarn strings were either too long or too short, but two student's yarn piece was the exact length of the lanyard! 😁

Writer's Workshop

In Writer's Workshop we continue to practice our opinion writing. Last week we wrote our opinion about fairy tales and if we prefer half days or full days of school! Students who felt ready were also encouraged to use the word "because" to provide a reason for their opinion.

Social Studies

In Social Studies we discussed the important contributions of Martin Luther King Jr. The students watched a portion of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream Speech" and learned about his life through our Let's Find Out magazine. 

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 a chilly first full week back from break with LOTS of indoor recess, but we made it through! Please enjoy a few pictures and updates from our classroom. 😊

Important Dates:

January 17th:

Early Release

12:25pm Dismissal

January 20th:

MLK Day

No School

Announcments:

Media/Stem

This week is a book check out week in Media/Stem. Please have your child return any books they have at home by Tuesday so that they are able to select a new one. Thank you!

Star Student ⭐

Last week we began Star Student in Room 115! When your child is the Star Student they will get to enjoy many special jobs and activities in the classroom such as helping with the calendar and picking each day's movement breaks. We will also get to know more about them by creating an All About Me poster together in class. On Thursday of your child's Star Student week, they will be invited to bring in a few small items from home for Show and Tell. A new Star Student will be selected at random every Friday afternoon. I am SO excited to start this very special celebration in Room 115!

Curriculum Update:

Fundations

Last week in Fundations we practiced reading the sight word an. The children were also introduced to the concept of "tapping out" the sounds they hear in short vowels words also known as CVC words. Click here to watch a quick video that models this skill.

We practiced reading the sight word "an" last week and also learned that it can be part of a word family! The class had a great time making their own "an van" and built automaticity reading words such as man, tan, fan, and ran.

We also enjoyed pulling items from a mystery box and matching them to their beginning sound!

Into Reading

Last week we continued to answer the essential question: "How can I be my healthiest me?" We read the books Get Up and Go! by Nancy Carlson and Stretch by Doreen Cronin and Scott Menchin to help us deepen our understanding of this concept. We also used these read alouds to practice identifying the topic, central idea, and key details of a text, and also explored the concept of shades of meaning.

Writer's Workshop

In Writer's Workshop we continue to practice our opinion writing. Last week we wrote our opinion about our favorite exercise and our favorite toy! As this unit comes to an end, we will also begin to practice adding reasons for our opinion using the word "because".

Math

In math last week we explored the concept of counting on which can be used as a very helpful addition strategy. We played a fun game called Foxes and Dens to help us practice this skill. 

The chilly weather last week had us indoors for recess most days, and some creative options were needed to keep us entertained! My fingers are crossed we get to spend more time outdoors in the week ahead!

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! 🍎📖🚌