Mar. 11-17

What an eXciting week in kindergarten!

The letter of the week was X.  We looked at different x-rays and guessed what animals they were.  We read about things that are extinct in the Extinct Alphabet book.  But a largest focus was on mapping and pirates...because X marks the spot!
The kids had a great time learning about the country of the United States, our nation's flag, the national anthem and the song The Star Spangled Banner.  We read the book L is for Lincoln and made our own book about the symbols of the state of Illinois.  We read Me on the Map and made our own connections.  All week, we shared the maps showing the places that the class visited and we wrote a class book about it on Friday.
In math, we continued our unit on measurement.  We realized that we often determine size and length by comparing two or more items.  We also discovered that the best way to measure is by using a standard method of measurement (inches and feet) in order to be consistent.  We noticed that if a measurement tool is small, it takes more to measure than if the tool is large.
We had fun making Leprechauns and listening to our guest reader, Mr. McDonagh read with an Irish brogue.
Congratulations to Arth and Morwena for participating in Young Authors.  Congratulations to Morwena for winning first place in kindergarten for her story The Great Antarctic Friends.

I hope to see you tomorrow for the Fun Fair and Book Fair!  Have a great weekend!