A Peek At Our Week!

It's hard to believe that October begins this week and the first month of Kindergarten is behind us! What a fun and exciting month it was! Please enjoy a few updates from our very busy classroom below.😊

Important Dates:

October 1st:

Picture Day-Smile!

October 10th:

Early Release

October 13th:

No School

Announcements:

Happy Birthday Johnny Appleseed! 🍎

We ended our week with LOTS of excitement as we celebrated Johnny Appleseed and all things apple! 

Curriculum Update:

Into Reading

Last week in our Into Reading curriculum we read the books Kindergarten Kids by Stephanie Calmenson and School Bus by Donald Crews. Both of these texts helped us continue to answer the essential question: What will I discover in Kindergarten? We also explored the genre of poetry and the story elements of characters, settings, and events. In phonics we learned about the letters m and t and the color word red. Click here to listen to the song we used to help us learn this color word.

Math

Last week in math we practiced counting numbers to 10! The ten frame was a major focus of our instruction, and by the end of the week the students were getting very efficient at recognizing numbers in ten frames quickly. They also enjoyed playing two new games called "Beat you to Five" which had the students identifying how many more cubes were needed to make 5, and "Who Will Win?" a game which provides the children with number writing practice. 

Writer's Workshop

Last week in Writer's Workshop we practiced our pre-writing skills by using shapes to create people! In the week ahead to will put pencil to paper as we practice drawing people and including details such as hair, clothing, and facial expressions.

Special Guests

Last week we also welcomed many special guests into our classroom and school! First up was Ms. Lemmler, one of Boyden's amazing school counselors, who taught her first SEL lesson of the school year. Her lesson focused on calming strategies and using rainbow breathing. We can't wait for Ms. Lemmler visit Room 115 again next month!

The children also enjoyed seeing Mrs. Arnold again as she taught us how to take care of our Chromebook computers and helped with the tricky process of logging in for the first time, bootcamp style!

On Thursday we welcomed members of the Walpole PD (including officer Hart and Rebel!) as they spoke to all of the Kindergarten classes about school safety!

The students definitely found the presentation more interesting than Rebel did! 😂

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 of K! 🚌📖🍏