This week was GREAT!! The students enjoyed Art, Bubbles and Chalk. I combined all the pictures into one long slideshow. Make sure to stick around and watch the whole thing. The class is too cute!
We have been getting ready for Earth Day in our class!! We planted seeds in orange juice containers and the students planed grass seeds in plastic cat food containers.
Remember... REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE!!
(Not sure what happened, but Smilebox is having trouble sending me the slideshow... So the one below will only have pictures from Monday's Earth Day Celebration and our Campus Clean Up we did Tuesday.)
We are starting Monday off with Earth Day Activities and then on Wednesday we are beginning our ALPHABET COUNTDOWN! Wednesday is also an Early Release Day. Friday is Stuffed Animal Day and Zacari will be bringing in Fun Friday Snacks.
Also... Resources were all changed due to Upper Grades Testing! I accidentally wrote uppercase letters on the conduct sheet. hahaha It gave us a good laugh!
Mrs.Croft and I are both wearing shirts for Earth Day. If your child has a shirt, send them to school in it on Monday. We will be checking out the seeds we planted last week, discussing recycling and if weather permits... cleaning the school campus.
A is for ART DAY
(Wednesday)
We are working on our International Craft for Nigeria. Here is a sneak peak of the paper #'s 20-39 painted on Friday for us to use.
B is for Bubbles
Your child is more than welcome to bring in their own bubbles. We have a small supply... but not enough for 39 students.
C is for Chalk
We are looking forward to writing number bonds and sight words outside with sidewalk chalk. Again- we have some... but not a huge supply,
MATH
We are continuing on with subtraction and number bonds. Make sure your child knows the Math signs for addition and subtraction, along with the vocabulary for each.
READING SCIENCE
We are finishing up our lessons on Seasons and then we will be taking a seasons test. Make sure to discuss vocabulary, weather words, clothing, foods eaten and activities that people can do outside for every Season.
SAXON, SIGHT WORDS, BLENDS & Reading SKILLS
Saxon is going to be discussing the double oo. This week students will see that oo can be like oo in tooth or oo in hook. There is no special rule that tells you which way to decide on the sound. The students just sound out the word with both oo sounds and decide which sounds correct.
WRITING
We are going to be finishing the Seasons Writing and they will be collected for a Writing Grade.
Here are the pictures that we took on Friday from Hat Day.
~ If your child isn't pictured we apologize... the students with hats were called over for pictures, but lots were too interested in playing to come over. haha
On Friday the 13th, there was a Glow in the Dark Dance for the students that raised $50 or more for Jump Rope for Heart. I was lucky enough to be invited to the dance, along with Zoey and Mateo. Together we jump roped, hoola hooped, ate cookies and danced the afternoon away!!
Enjoy the pictures and thank you to everyone that supported Jump Rope for Heart! :)
Here are all the students that were invited to the dance.
Zoey and her cousin Eliot
Mateo and I danced... I was happier than he was. haha
Upper Grade Testing is quickly on it's way and Mrs.Croft was asked to help test. :) So... we will try to keep our day as normal as possible, but we may have to switch our Morning Math with Reading and vice versa. Resources are cancelled on Monday and Tuesday, but they are expected to resume on Wednesday.
Friday is HAT Day and we haven't had anyone sign up for Fun Friday snacks. This Friday or the following Friday. Email us if you are interested in either date. :)
**Reminder: There was no homework last Wednesday and we will not be passing out a packet this Wednesday. We are supporting the Upper Grades and focusing on the 4th Quarter Expectations.**
MATH
We will be completing the Module Test and then information will be coming about our next Module.
READING/SCIENCE
We will be finishing up our work on Seasons. We will also be discussing African Animals and completing two crafts to use for decorations for International Day!! (International Day is May 18. PTA is looking for Volunteers. If you are able to give some of your time, contact them!)
Here is a video we will watch to get excited about Animals in Africa.
READING SKILLS
Get ready... there's a lot coming our way! Saxon is reviewing the /sh/ sound and moving on to /th/. We tell the students when making this sound they need to stick out their tongue. (If they do not do this, they make an f sound.) Both of these digraphs are coded by underlining them.
Our Sight Words can be found in the slideshow below. Along with the sight word review song from Jack Hartmann.
We are focused on the medial vowel i~ it may be a short sound, but it may also be a long sound. Check out the youtube videos to practice!
And just went you thought there wasn't enough to do... our beginning blend is SM- and our word family is -ING.
WRITING
We are focused on using our Season Charts to write sentences about each season. Students are expected to write sentences on the own detailing the weather, clothing and food people eat during each season.
This is a lengthy process, but we hope to take a few pictures of some writing. :)
We wanted to say thank you to everyone involved in the PTA Program!! From the students that participated to the parents that came and cheered them on... you all made it a great night!
Our Administration and sweet Mrs.Cone dressed up as the Bubble Gum Fairy and visited all of the 3rd Grade classes. The students SMILED so big when Mrs. Cone walked in the rooms and we wanted to share their photo with you. :)
This year our school is not assigning FSA Classroom Buddies, but instead assigning us a Grade Buddy. Kindergarten was assigned to 3rd grade. Tomorrow 3rd grade begins their FSA testing. We made them three beautiful posters and even got to sign our names on one. The kids were so excited to support the "big" 3rd graders.
We are sending this note home today, but we thought it would be a good idea to post it on the blog too. :)
Dear Parents,
Our PTA
performance of The Wonderful World of Kindergarten is this Thursday, April 12th.We are asking that all performers arrive in
their child’s classroom NO LATER than 6:10 PM to allow us time to line the
students up and for parents to get a seat in the multi-purpose room for the
show.
Please
have your children wear any Disney themed attire (NO COSTUMES, Please).Feel free to join us in wearing Disney themed
clothing!If you do not have Disney
attire, please wear a plain black, red, or yellow shirt.
When
the performance is complete, please pick up your child outside their regular
classroom door.Students will not be
dismissed from the stage or the multi-purpose room.
This was the most relaxing Field Trip we've had this school year. And the weather was PERFECT!!
We arrived and the students were split into two groups. To make the groups quickly, we split the students into their Resource lines. Both groups went on Nature Walks where we learned about different plants, seeds and the insects and creatures that could be found out at Tree Hill. Our tour guides also made sure to tell the students to use their five senses... or well 4. They DID NOT want the students putting anything in their mouths. haha
Next we had snack time. We brought cereal for the students to eat, so they wouldn't be too bothered about our lunch time being late.
Finally we learned about taxidermy and were able to touch different animals. (I tried taking lots of pictures!! So enjoy watching the cute faces get a little scared. ) Then as if it couldn't get any better... the students were able to touch a real alligator and a snake. It was so much fun!!
This week is going to be a little hectic for us... the Upper Grades are beginning their FSA testing, we are still working out the kinks in our Disney Kindergarten Performance and we need to begin testing some of the assignments for the 4th quarter.
So to make it easier on us and the students, we will be reviewing all the skills that we are testing this quarter. Please make sure to review the skills that are going to be tested and know that there is a not a lot of time to test everything between Progress Reports and Report Card time. So it is extremely important for your child to do well now. :)
The Wonderful World of Kindergarten Performance
Thursday, April 12 begins at 6:30/ following the PTA Meeting
We hope everyone had a Happy Easter and enjoyed the candy bags that Matthew and his family made. :)
We have a busy week of learning, a play to get ready for and a FIELD TRIP!! And we're going to get it all done!! Make sure to check the weekly conduct sheet or the monthly calendar for Resources.
MATH
We are continuing to focus on Subtraction and Addition. Monday we are reviewing the concept of taking away and getting less with the book Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. Students will be taking a book of their own to read and practice the math vocabulary. This book can also be used a Challenge book. We are also practicing our addition fluency facts to help us with our subtraction. Please review the following math vocabulary: Subtract, take away, less, difference, equals, and minus.
READING/ SCIENCE :)
We are focusing on plants and seasons. We will be reading books that detail what happens during the season. Along with with the weather, clothing and food that are associated with each season. We will be gathering all of this data/ research as a class.
I can't post the books we will be reading, however I can post the songs we will be listening to- to excite us!! (I had some trouble posting each season video, so here is a compilation of all the months.)
READING SKILLS/ SAXON/ WORD FAMILIES/ SIGHT WORDS/ VOWELS
As i have mentioned week after week.... it's trickier and tricker to list everything here. This is the area that actually teaches the students to read. Reading only teaches comprehension. :)
Saxon is doing a lot with digraphs -ck and qu-. You'll notice your child coding both and doing great!! Due to fourth quarter, our word families are in review with a Jack Hartmann video. We are focusing on e for our vowel. Notice that there is a video for short e and long e!! The long e video will blow the students away a bit... but I'm hoping not too much, considering they know GReeN and TRee both have a double e.
Finally you'll see a video for our sight words. :) Enjoy!!!
WRITING
This will go along with Reading/Science in the place of a Science Journal. We will be detailing how we associate each season with the weather, clothing and food. Look for these journals to be going home in students backpacks when we're done! :)
