Second Week in January

 

Morning Meeting: A song we have been singing.

The children are practicing writing 2023!

I will try to help my mom and dad more often.

Writing: On Monday we finished up the resolutions and hung them in the hallway.

We also finished the gingerbread writing.

My gingerbread girl is fancy.

My ninja bread man is sneaky.

My gingerbread man is a skateboarder. 

The children enjoyed this story.  Many have had it read to the before.

Reading: Letter and sound work.

                                                                                                       

Understanding how vowels work in words.

Practicing sound and chunk work.

Working on reading sentences.

Math: Number formation work.

Kindergarten Goal: Be able to recall and write the numbers 0-30.

Practicing the teens in ten frames.

The children completed pages 15 & 16 in their Terrific Teens book.

Kindergarten Goal: Read numbers from 0-30.

Math: Which is larger?

Color the larger of the two numbers.

Practicing shooting a basket at recess!

Mrs. McDermott (our School Counselor) was in Tuesday to teach SEL.

Working on her feelings comic strip.

Sharing her work with Mrs. McDermott.

We read Alvin Tresselt's version of The Mitten and compared and contrasted stories.

Handwriting with Ms. Moe Cahill (our OT).

Same as capital lowercase letters.

Practicing the correct formation of lowercase v and w.

Handwriting: Hands-on chalkboard practice.

Writing: The children are practicing narrative writing.  Above is one story we have read to get their ideas flowing.

Writing: Working on a planning sheet.

Writing from the heart.

What can you write about that you know well?

Sketching out ideas for narrative stories.

Sharing her ideas for narrative stories.

Sharing his story ideas: family, sports, gardening, and pets.

Quiet Time Choice: whiteboards

Practicing writing numbers.

Kindergarten goal: Recall and write the numbers 0-30.

Whiteboards as a Quiet Time Activity.

Math: Which is larger?

The children are working on careful counting and correct formation (top to bottom).

Kindergarten Math Goal: I can compare numbers (up to 20).

Using the number line as a tool for the correct formation and to compare numbers.

Using the strategy of touch counting to solve how many.

Kindergarten Goal: Count 20 objects accurately.

Using the strategy of marking the items to carefully count each one.

Carefully count each group of ice cubes.

Write the number under each group of ice cubes.

Circle the larger of the two numbers.

Choice Time: Easel Drawing with dry-erase markers.

Creative drawing pride!

Choice Time: Art

Q-Tip painting a gingerbread house.

Choice Time: Cooperatively working to complete a 100-piece Scooby Doo Puzzle.

Choice time: Building with Magnetics.

Playing and conversing with Mr. Davis (our Speech Pathologist).

Choice Time: Draw your own picture.

Reading and learning about Martin Luther King, Jr.

Reading about the Golden Rule.

Learning more about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through reading Let's Find Out.

Let's Find Out about Martin Luther King, Jr.

Reading and following directions.

The children are reading more and more of each issue as a team 

helping each other and with less help from me.

We watched his famous "I Have A Dream" Speech.

Thursday's Quiet Time Choice: Yoga!

Fun together on the playground!

We have read these three mitten stories.

The children are practicing retelling in sequence using character names.

We are noting what is the same and different in each of the stories.

Artwork sent down from Mrs. Johnston.

These are hung outside the classroom for all to enjoy!

Read Aloud to get the ideas flowing for Writer's Workshop!

Writing on Friday: Children drew self-portraits and wrote their own dreams.

The children are being encouraged to think about incorporating the mechanics they are learning (spacing and punctuation).

Drawing his self-portrait.

Practicing reading her writing to the class.

The children are being encouraged to use pointer power in writing and reading.

I Have A Dream ...

I am "gonna" keep the world safe.

I Have A Dream ...

to keep the world clean!

I Have A Dream ...

to keep the world safe!

I Have A Dream...

I hope to be the best kid.

I Have A Dream ...

I hope that everyone plays together.

I Have A Dream...

I want to drink more water.

A guided drawing activity.

Drawing Martin Luther King, Jr. by listening to the steps.

Adding a podium.

Coloring in the drawing.

We will probably match these drawings of Martin Luther King, Jr.

with the children's "I Have A Dream" Writing and find a place to hang them for others to see.

There were a lot of new things learned this week!

Next week is a four-day week. 

No School on Monday.

It is assessment time.

You may not see your child's reading journal this week.

Progress reports will be available to you in early February.

Have a great long weekend!