Fall is Here!

 

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September 26, 2014

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 Whistle for Willie.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We talked about if you do not get something the first time you try again, and that not everything is easy.  We learned the definitions of determined, whirl, scramble, and proud.  We also read Apples A to Z, Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site, Splat the Cat and the Cool School Trip and Otis.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words big and my and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  Our popcorn word ring is going home this week.  We worked in our big sight word book reading and underlining popcorn words.

Handwriting: We worked in our handwriting books focusing on the letters L and I both upper and lower case letters.

Math: We talked about 1 and 2 fewer, as many, more and fewer, comparing numbers through 5, and the number zero.

Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on people we see on our way to school.

Art:  We made an Apple project after reading Apples A to Z.

Remember:

Daily 5 Night at Ide on Tuesday October 7^th. 

The Link is  http://goo.gl/Mmyu9v

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 Thursdays

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!

More Fun With Friends!

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September 19, 2014

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 Friends at School.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We talked about things we do at school and the friends that we have made at school.  We learned the definitions of enjoy, gooey, scrumptious, and container.  We also read Pete The Cat I Love My White Shoes and Pete The Cat And His Rocking Shoes.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words in and see and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  Our indexes will be going home in a few weeks, once the children learn a few more of our sight words to put in our popcorn rings.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  Our popcorn word ring is going home this week.  We worked on sight word make a match activities.

Writing:  We started writing in our new writing journals.  We glued in our journals the sentence “I see _____ in my class.”  We had to write the name of one of our kindergarten friends to complete the sentence and then had to create an illustration to go with our sentence.

Math: We started talking about the terms more, fewer, and the same.  We talked about 1 and 2 more.

Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on Apples.

Art:  We made a Pete The Cat project that will be on display in our hallway.

Remember:

Thursday September 25^th is a half-day.  Dismissal is at 12:00 noon.  Pick-ups will be at 12:10 after the buses leave.

Daily 5 Night at Ide on Tuesday October 7^th. 

The Link is  http://goo.gl/Mmyu9v

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 Thursdays

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!

My Friends!

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September 12, 2014

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 My Friends.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We talked about things we have learned from our families and friends.  We learned the definitions of creature, imitate, companion, and explore.  We also read Chester The Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully and Pete The Cat And His Four Pete The Groovy Buttons.

Poetry:  We started our poetry binder.  We read and highlighted poems that focused on our popcorn words I and A.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words I and it and glued it in our popcorn word ring.  Our indexes will be going home in a few weeks once the children learn a few more of our sight words to put in our popcorn rings.  We are going to keep our spirals in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  We worked on sight word make a match activities.

Writing:  We started writing in our new writing journals.  We glued in our journals the sentence “ I like to play _____ with my friends. We had to write what we like to play using our kindergarten spelling to complete the sentence and then had to create an illustration to go with our sentence.

Math: We started our new math series.  We are concentrating on counting numbers zero to five.  We worked on counting 4 and 5 in different arrangements and reading and writing the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. 

Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on Making New Friends.

Thank you to all parents for coming out to our curriculum night!

Remember:

Daily 5 Night at Ide on Tuesday October 7^th. 

The Link is  http://goo.gl/Mmyu9v

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 Thursdays

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!

Our First Week!

 

Focus on Curriculum      

September 5, 2014

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 Me On The Map.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We learned what a map, town, state and country is.  We learned about think, pair, and share.  The students were asked a question about the story, then turned to a partner (facing each other) and discussed the question that they were asked.  We then came back as a group and discussed what we talked about in pairs.  We also read Chester The Brave and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom!

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn word a and glued it in our popcorn word ring.  Our indexes will be going home in a few weeks once the children learn a few more of our sight words to put in our popcorn rings.  We are going to keep our spirals in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  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.  

Writing:  We started writing in our new writing journals.  We glued in our journals are first sentence “This is me on a map” We had to write our first popcorn word a in to complete the sentence and then had to create an illustration to show each of us on a map.

Math: We started our new math series.  We are concentrating on counting numbers zero to five.  We worked on counting 1, 2, and 3, counting 1, 2, and 3 in different arrangements and reading and writing the numbers 1, 2, and 3. 

Art:  We did a Chicka Chicka Boom Boom project that you can see when you come to Curriculum Night this upcoming Monday night.

Social Studies:  Our Weekly Reader focused on School Rules.

Remember:

Curriculum Night- Monday September 8^th from 6:00-7:00 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 Thursdays

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!