A Peek At Our Week!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the beautiful weather! The week ahead is a busy and fun one. Please see some important updates and announcements below!

Important Dates:

May 12th:

Early Release Day

12:25pm Dismissal

May 18th:

Kindergarten Music Concert

9:15am

May 29th:

No School

Memorial Day

Announcements:

ABC Countdown

This week will kick off our ABC Countdown to summer! The fun will begin on Tuesday, May 9th with the letter A and "Anything But a Backpack" day. Please have your child bring their Boyden folder, lunch, etc. in a creative container such as a gift bag, pillowcase, crate...anything but a backpack! Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions!

WPS Summer Learning Program

Are you looking to keep your child's academic skills sharp and avoid the summer slide? Walpole Public Schools offers a summer learning program that will help do just that. Please click here if you are interested in learning more or enrolling your child!

May the 4th Be With You!

Geometry and Star Wars came together on Thursday as we had a great time celebrating May 4th! 

Curriculum Update:

Fundations

Last week in Fundations we learned to read the sight word out. We also practiced building our reading fluency by chunking or "scooping" sentences instead of reading word by word.

Math

Last week in math we reviewed our teen numbers by using double ten frames. We played fun games such as Double Top Draw (similiar to "war") and played an engaging game of Capture the Number. In the week ahead we will practice solving addition and subtraction story problems.

Reader's Workshop

In Reader's Workshop last week we revisited our reading super powers. We reflected on which super powers we use most often, and those we should use more frequently. The class continues to apply their super powers/strategies independently when reading from their book bins during Read-to-Self time.

The students above use sticky notes to mark the super power they use most often, as well as the power they plan to use more frequently.

Science

It was an exciting time for science in our classroom last week as we got a special delivery, caterpillars! We are having a great time observing our new "pets" and look forward to watching them grow and change over the next few weeks!

Music 𝅘𝅥𝅮

The class enjoys a fun movement break as they are busy preparing for their spring concert on May 18th! 

Fun with Friends!

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 Out Week!

 I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend despite the gray, wet weather. It was so nice to have all of the children back in Room 115 last week as we jumped right back into our schedule and routines. It's hard to believe there are less than 40 days of Kindergarten left! 😲

Important Dates:

May 12th:

Early Release Day

12:25pm Dismissal

May 29th:

No School

Memorial Day

Announcements:

Welcome Marlie!

We are SO excited to be welcoming a new member to the Room 115 family! Our new student, Marlie, will be joining us in the week ahead and we couldn't be more thrilled. Welcome Marlie! 😊

Curriculum Update:

Fundations

Last week in Fundations we practiced reading the sight word or and also reviewed the word for. We also continued to practice words with the digraphs sh, th, ch, wh, ck. 

Math

In math we learned more about measurement! The students were introduced to the terms "heavy" and "light" and used this vocabulary to compare the weights of different objects using balance scales. This is one of our most engaging math units thus far and the class is really enjoying it!

Math work stations helped develop our independent measuring skills!

Reader's Workshop

In Reader's Workshop we began Unit 4 which focuses on empowering students to become avid readers! We learned that avid readers are those that cannot stop reading, and we practiced what it means to look and sound like an avid reader during our Read to Self time. 

The avid readers above are busy at work! They also enjoyed participating in book clubs last week which enabled them to discuss things they noticed while reading with their peers.

Writer's Workshop

We also began a new unit in Writer's Workshop last week which focuses on persuasive writing. The class learned that we can use our writing to change the world, and worked hard to identify problems they would like to solve at home and school. Through posters, letters, songs, and petitions, the students provided many reasons why people should stop litering, keep the classroom clean, pick up their dirty laundry, and use kind words. I look forward to watching them solve many new problems using their writing in the week ahead!

Ending our week with a little fun in the sun! 🌞

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 your child enjoyed their spring break and is looking forward to returning to school tomorrow! Please enjoy a few highlights from our very busy week before vacation!

Important Dates:

April 26th:

Spring Picture Day

Announcements:

Field Day T-Shirts

A friendly reminder that the Boyden PAC will be providing each student with a t-shirt to wear for Field Day! Please email me your child's size if you have not already done so. Thanks so much for your help! :)

Taiko Thunder

A big Boyden "Thank You" to the performers from Taiko Thunder who put on a wonderful assembly for us! We learned SO much about the Japanese culture and were in awe of their amazing drum playing and story-telling abilities. It was also exciting to see some friends from our class also get a chance to test our their drumming skills!

Tony Chestnut!

The Kindergarten students did a FANTASTIC job performing Tony Chesnut at the school-wide assembly before the break! This was a Boyden tradition for many years prior to COVID, and one we were SO excited to bring back! Click here to watch us in action!

Curriculum Update:

Fundations:

Before the break we practiced reading the sight words my and by. We also continued to read words with the digraphs sh, th, ch, wh and ck!

Making our own bathtub crafts was a fun way to practice writing and reading words with the TH digraph.

Math

In math the class continued to finds ways to make numbers to ten! The students below worked together to find the six different number combinations that make 5. 

Writing

It has been an exciting time in writing as the children have started taking their skills to the next level! Before the break we completed our unit on "How To" writing, and started a new Mystery Sentence activity! This engaging partner task combines reading, listening, writing, and drawing skills all in one! 

Fun with Friends!

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! 🍎💗📗