Last Friday was Earth Day! We spent time last week and this week reading stories that center around Earth Day as well as non-fiction books to teach us the many things we can do to help our environment.
We all had a great time on our field trip to see the play Beauty and the Beast. Thanks to Mrs. Simonich for accompanying us. Our May Watts kindergartners were well behaved and respectful audience members!
We had the chance to be a part of a respectful audience two more times this week as we enjoyed the second grade music program and the ecology clubs Earth Day presentation. Both were entertaining and educational!
Our letters last week and this week were V and J. We participated in reading writing and math activities centered around vegetables. We wrote beautiful spring messages on kites to decorate our room. Caring letters were written by all to Mother Earth sharing ways we want to help protect our environment.
Last week was our final Literacy Centers. Thanks to Mrs. Marron, Mrs. Simonich, and Mrs. Hallissey for leading the groups and to all who made the centers possible by volunteering.
We have a few weeks left of library check out. If your child has not brought back books recently, start looking for them. Our goal is to have no missing books at the last check in, May 25th.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
April 9-13
Another busy week has flown by in kindergarten. Our letter of the week was "e." We read many fiction and non-fiction books about elephants. Some of the books were Saggy Baggy Elephant, Elmer, Tuscanini, Elephant Moon, and Elephants. We created artwork, discussed beginning middle and end, reported facts, and made text to text connections.
Much of our math practice had an elephant theme to them. We focused on the concrete representation of the addition and subtraction problems by using circle counters to manipulate the action of the operation. The quarter was introduced. We enjoyed reading about the coin and exploring them by using magnifying glasses. We noticed that coins made after 1999 showed the different states on the back of the quarter.
Our cool tool this week was I Can Problem Solve. We reviewed the process of conflict resolution. Many of our stories this week carried the theme that it is okay to be yourself. The chatting and noise level was at a high this week. By Thursday, our class was more in control and we discussed how we could feel a difference. The fourth and fifth grade chorus put on an amazing performance Thursday morning. Our class was an extremely well behaved and respectful audience.
Thank you to Mrs. Marron, Mrs. Boicuic, Mr. Henderson, and Mrs. Simonich for leading Literacy Centers last week. Thank you to Mrs. Simonich for sharing the Art Awareness lesson about Vincent VanGogh.
Our field trip to the play Beauty and the Beast is Wednesday, April 18th. Because we will be arriving back to May Watts after our scheduled lunch time, we will be eating in our classrooms. We are asking that students do not take hot lunch but to bring a lunch from home. It would be extremely helpful if you pack a drink so the kids don't have to walk down to get a milk. Your help is greatly appreciated!
Have a fantastic weekend! Go White Sox!
Much of our math practice had an elephant theme to them. We focused on the concrete representation of the addition and subtraction problems by using circle counters to manipulate the action of the operation. The quarter was introduced. We enjoyed reading about the coin and exploring them by using magnifying glasses. We noticed that coins made after 1999 showed the different states on the back of the quarter.
Our cool tool this week was I Can Problem Solve. We reviewed the process of conflict resolution. Many of our stories this week carried the theme that it is okay to be yourself. The chatting and noise level was at a high this week. By Thursday, our class was more in control and we discussed how we could feel a difference. The fourth and fifth grade chorus put on an amazing performance Thursday morning. Our class was an extremely well behaved and respectful audience.
Thank you to Mrs. Marron, Mrs. Boicuic, Mr. Henderson, and Mrs. Simonich for leading Literacy Centers last week. Thank you to Mrs. Simonich for sharing the Art Awareness lesson about Vincent VanGogh.
Our field trip to the play Beauty and the Beast is Wednesday, April 18th. Because we will be arriving back to May Watts after our scheduled lunch time, we will be eating in our classrooms. We are asking that students do not take hot lunch but to bring a lunch from home. It would be extremely helpful if you pack a drink so the kids don't have to walk down to get a milk. Your help is greatly appreciated!
Have a fantastic weekend! Go White Sox!
Thursday, April 5, 2012
April 2-5
I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable spring break with your families!
We had a fun start back to school with a wonderful assembly featuring trick bike competitor Matt Wilhelm. He spoke to the children about three important topics: bike safety, bully prevention, and remember to work hard and never give up on your goals and dreams. He was funny, impressive, and inspirational!
We had an EGGxellent time reading stories and doing activities involving eggs. We read Chickens Aren't the Only Ones, The Easter Egg Farm, The Egg Book, The Talking Eggs, and more. Art activities and writing followed many of these books. We saw two interesting videos. One was about different kinds of eggs and who lays them. Another was about the process egg painting with author Patricia Polacco.
In math we are practicing writing our own addition and subtraction number problems. We are focusing on recognizing the key words in the question, determining what math operation we need to do, show our thinking and number sentence, and writing an answer that includes the number, label, and key words.
Our citizenship cool tool this week is reviewing the playground safety rules. Some of our books included the theme of acceptance. We discussed that it's okay to be different and not perfect.
For those of you who celebrate Easter, have a happy one! Everyone have a great long weekend!
We had a fun start back to school with a wonderful assembly featuring trick bike competitor Matt Wilhelm. He spoke to the children about three important topics: bike safety, bully prevention, and remember to work hard and never give up on your goals and dreams. He was funny, impressive, and inspirational!
We had an EGGxellent time reading stories and doing activities involving eggs. We read Chickens Aren't the Only Ones, The Easter Egg Farm, The Egg Book, The Talking Eggs, and more. Art activities and writing followed many of these books. We saw two interesting videos. One was about different kinds of eggs and who lays them. Another was about the process egg painting with author Patricia Polacco.
In math we are practicing writing our own addition and subtraction number problems. We are focusing on recognizing the key words in the question, determining what math operation we need to do, show our thinking and number sentence, and writing an answer that includes the number, label, and key words.
Our citizenship cool tool this week is reviewing the playground safety rules. Some of our books included the theme of acceptance. We discussed that it's okay to be different and not perfect.
For those of you who celebrate Easter, have a happy one! Everyone have a great long weekend!
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