Thursday, September 28, 2017

Our Maps!



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September 29, 2017

Jolly Phonics:  This week we learned the letters r and m.  For the letter r we pretend we are Rags the dog and say r,r,r,r.  To make the sound of the letter m we pretend we are hungry and see a yummy meal and we say m,m,m,m,m. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, n, c, k, I e, h, r and m.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.   Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.
Reading:  We read Me On The Map.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We learned what a map, town, state and country is. 
Sight Words:  We learned the words like and up.  We are keeping our rainbow word bags in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home. 
Handwriting: We wrote in our journals “ This is a map of my room.”  Focusing on our sight words a and my and connecting that to our Me On The Map book.
Math: We continued shaped and talked about reading, writing, and forming the number 6.
Art:  We made a flip book that included our world, continent, country, state, town, and school.

Remember:


Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.
Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesdays


We have gym every day.  Please remember your gym shoes.
Please check the green folder daily.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Friday, September 22, 2017

A Rocking Week In Kindergarten!




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September 22, 2017

Jolly Phonics: This week we learned the sound of the letters e and h.  For the letter e we pretend we are breaking eggs.  To make the sound of the letter h we pretend we just finished running and are out of breath and we say h,h,h,h,h.. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, n, c, k, i, e, and h. We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.   Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.
Reading:  We read Pete the Cat Rocking in my School Shoes.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We also read many other Pete the Cat books. 
Sight Words:  This week we added the words my and big to our word rings.  We read our very own small book titled Bedtime that focused on our new sight word my and our very own Pete The Cat book.  Please review your sight words nightly.
Handwriting: We worked on writing the letters e and h both uppercase and lowercase.
Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on apples and the animals that eat those apples!
Math: We talked about shapes both 2-Dimensional  and 3-Dimensional.
Art:  We made a Pete the Cat project showing him rocking in his shoes!

Remember:


Wednesday September 27th is a half day.


We have snack every afternoon.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.
Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesdays


We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.
Please check the green folder daily.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Thursday, September 14, 2017

ABC Fun!





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September 15, 2017


Jolly Phonics This week we learned the letters n, c, and k.  For the letter n we pretend we are flying a plane.  To make the sound of the letters c and k we pretend we are playing the castanets. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, n, c, k and I.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.   Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.
Reading:  We read the book Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  WE also read our very own small book called The Fall Basket.
Sight Words:  This week we learned the sight words in and see.  We worked on sight word make-a-match activities.  Please remember to bring your sight word pouch to school every day in the front sleeve of your green folder.
Math: We continued working with numbers 1 through 5.  We also worked with shapes focusing on categorizing in groups of shapes with curves and shapes with no curves.  We completed math activities using our new Ipads.
Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on friends.
Art:  We made a Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom tree in which we spelled our names on the top of a coconut tree.
 

Remember:



Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.
Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesdays

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.
Please check the green folder daily.
Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Friday, September 8, 2017

We are Learning!


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September 8, 2017


Jolly Phonics:  This week we learned the letters i and p.  We pretend we are Inky the Mouse and are itching our whiskers and saying the sound of short i.  To make the sound of the letter p we pretend we are puffing out birthday candles. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, i, and p.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.   Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.
Reading:  We read I Like Me.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We talked about how we are special, different, and unique.  We also read I’m Special, I’m Me!
Sight  Words:  This week we learned the words I and it.  Our rainbow words will be going home next week.  We are going to keep our words in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  We worked on a sight word Make-a-Match activity.
Math: We worked on counting 4 and 5 in different arrangements and reading and writing the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. We learned The Numeral Song by Dr.Jean.  We also focused on same and different. 
Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on school rules.
Art: We completed a mirror project to go along with our story I Like Me!
Thank you to all parents for coming out to our curriculum night!

Remember:



We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.
Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesdays.

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.
Please check the green folder daily.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Friday, September 1, 2017

Welcome Back!

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September 1, 2017


Jolly Phonics:  This week we learned the letters a and t.  We pretend ants are crawling up our arm for the letter a.  To make the sound of the letter t we pretend we are watching a tennis match. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, and t. We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them. 
Reading:  We read The Kissing Hand.  We did many activities that centered on the story. We also read Chester The Brave and Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully!
Popcorn Words:  This week we worked with our first sight Word a. We also worked on  Chester The Brave activities that focused on the word a in which we had to color according to a color code.  
Math: We started our first math unit.  We worked on the concept on same and different, small and large.  We also practiced writing our number 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Art:  We did a Chester the Raccoon project that you can see when you come to Curriculum Night this upcoming Tuesday night.
Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on choosing kindness!

Remember:


Curriculum Night- Tuesdau September 5th from 6:30-7:30 P.M.

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day such as a fruit or vegetable.
Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesday

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.
Please check the green folder daily.
Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!