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! 🍎📖🚌
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