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Posted: October 17, 2011

October 17 - 20

Parents, if you haven't already done so, please sign and return the bottom part of the interim report cards that were sent home on Friday.   We are working on the letters Kk and Ll this week.  Keep practicing the sounds for a, b, c, d, e,f g, h, i, and j at home and look for something creative to bring in for show and tell on Thursday!   There is no school on Friday for students due to meetings for teachers.   Homework is due back on Thursday.   Book Fair: We will be going to the book fair on Tuesday and Wednesday.        

Posted: October 10, 2011

Numbers

We are now beginning our first unit on Numbers.  In this unit, children explore the numbers 1 to 5.  Children need lots of practice using numbers in situations where they can be successful and have fun.  As they play games and participate in meaningful counting activities, they develop concepts about counting that provide the foundation for future mathematics learning.  Encourage your child to find opportunities to count to 5.   These are the key learning goals for this unit: You can count the things in a set in any order. For example, if you count a red truck, a blue truck, and a green truck, you can start counting with any of the trucks and count them in any order.  The number of trucks is always the same: 3. The things you count do not need to be the same.  For example, you can count a book, a crayon, and a shoe to find out there are 3 things.

Posted: October 10, 2011

October 11 - 14

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!  This is a short but busy week in Kindergarten.    We will be working on the letters i and j this week.  For Show and Tell on Friday please bring in something that begins with these letters.  Be creative!   In Math, we will continue to work on the numbers 1 to 5.    This is fire safety week so we will learn some tricks for staying safe and some fire fighters will be in to teach us what to do in case of a fire.   Our sight words this week are: a, and, am.  We will practice using these words in lots of fun and different ways.   We will keep building our stamina in Read to Self and will also learn how to Read to Someone.

Posted: September 24, 2011

Writer's Workshop

We have been working on writing and telling stories with pictures. Amber did a wonderful job writing about being in a traffic jam. Good work, Amber!

Posted: September 24, 2011

Congrats Kalli!

Kalli lost her tooth and had a special visit from the Tooth Fairy! Congratulations, Kalli!

Posted: September 22, 2011

Popcorn

The Home and School sells popcorn every Wednesday at recess for 50 cents. 

Posted: September 20, 2011

Show and Tell

For Show and Tell this week bring in something that begins with either the letter Cc or Dd. Be creative!

Posted: September 12, 2011

Show and Tell on Friday

We will have Show and Tell on Fridays.  The All About Me bags that you brought in last week were fantastic! I loved seeing and hearing about the things that are special to you.  This week we are learning the letter sounds for /a/ and /b/.  For show and tell, please bring in something that has the /a/ or/b/ sound in it.  For example, you could bring in an apple or a teddy bear!

Posted: September 8, 2011

First Week!

Wow! The first week of Kindergarten is almost over.  We have had a lot of fun getting to know each other.  I'm excited to see what everyone puts in their All About Me bag!  We are busy learning new routines for school and are practicing our listening skills. Soon, we'll be a class of superstar listeners!  Have a wonderful weekend. We have a busy week coming up!!    

Posted: May 31, 2011

I Love Summer by Drew

Posted: May 13, 2011

Life as a Roll of Tape by George

Posted: May 13, 2011

Ginger Hero by Jaden

Posted: May 1, 2011

May 2 - 4

Yay, it's May! Our tulips have emerged and soon will bloom!!  We will compare our tulips with our pen pals on Tuesday when we Skype.   This is a very short week. Only 3 days of school!  Wow!  The only homework we will have will be to read for atleast 15 minutes each night.    We will continue to work on adding two digit numbers in Math.  In Language Arts, we will finish our different points of view stories.  What's a day in the life of a pencil really like?   I will be handing out the Superstar Writer trophy this week.  I wonder who the lucky student will be?????   We will be going out for morning recess. Yippee!  

Posted: February 26, 2011

Student Appreciation Week

It's Student Appreciation Week!!!!!!!  There are exciting events happening every day this week.  Enjoy :)   Monday:  Extra long recess! Survivor starts! Tuesday: PJ Day! Survivor day 2! Wednesday: Twin/Triplet Day! Survivor finale! Thursday: School Spirit Day - wear green and gold! Friday: Old Fashioned Winter Carnival! NO HOMEWORK ALL WEEK!!!!!!!!!  

Posted: February 22, 2011

100th Day of School!

  The 100th day of school is on Monday, February 28th!!  We will be celebrating the 100th day by participating in many exciting activities throughout the day.  For homework, each student is asked to bring in a 100th day project.  It can be a collection of 100 items or something created with 100 objects.  Some examples include: necklaces made from 100 cheerios or beads, structures made from 100 popsicle sticks, or pictures made from 100 stickers.  Be creative and have fun!       You will be going snowshoeing in gym on Friday.  Wear ski pants, hats and mitts!

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