Tuesday's Read Aloud
Celebrating our 4th class birthday!
The birthday child leads for the day if they wish!
Snack time!
Mid-morning we take a break and have a snack and drink.
Thank you for packing your child's snack separate from their lunch!
She is reading pictures in the small book and words in paper emergent reader Pete Loves Shoes.
Practicing Private Reading
Our stamina is 5 minutes.
All children have a book bucket with a small collection of books they can read.
She is reading the pictures in a wordless story.
He is reading the pictures in a wordless book.
Letter sound sort: Nn and Tt.
/n/ and /t/
In our reading program, we study letters by looking closely at classroom names.
As we study the names (star names) in our class we put them on our word wall.
Our word wall is growing!
We have been reading about many different kinds of scientists!
Some of the science lesson slides about scientists.
Zoologist
Volcanologist
Each child picked one of the many scientists we learned about to draw and write about!
dinosaur
Paleontologist
Sharing his I am a scientist! writing piece.
Library with Mrs. Rosenblum
Learning more about fiction and nonfiction!
Outdoor time
Birthday treats from the Pond Cove Office!
🎂 Happy 6th Birthday! 🎈🍰
Wednesday's Morning Meeting Share
Writing: Creating pages for the next child's birthday book.
Sharing his writing.
Science Read Aloud
Exploring tweezers
Can you do it without using your other hand?
Hands-on practice using science tools!
Exploring a scale with natural objects.
Observing shark teeth through a magnifier.
Exploring with a hand lens, magnifying glass
Balancing with a different type of scale.
Partner work
Experimenting with weight using a scale.
Having fun trying to determine what is on the slide in the microscope.
Learning to focus a microscope.
Handwriting: lowercase a and d.
Outdoor Time
Treats selected by the birthday girl!
🧁 Happy 5th Birthday! 🎈
Celebrating our fifth class birthday!
Singing happy birthday.
Calendar
Thursday's Read Aloud
Lots of learning and discussion regarding fire safety.
Scholastic News: Let's Find Out
Scholastic News: Let's Find Out
Learning about fire safety.
Outdoor time
Getting school lunch on her birthday!
Quiet Time Choice: Cosmic Yoga
Some children take out a yoga mat at Quiet Time.
The birthday girl works in her handwriting book on lowercase a and lowercase d.
A is for avocado.
Practicing careful formation of lowercase d.
D is for dinosaur.
The birthday girl leads us back from the library.
Choice Time: Easel
Choice Time: Math Table: Pattern Blocks
Choice Time: Easel
A fun read aloud that ties into fire safety but helps the children with their alphabet acquisition.
Kindergarten reading goal: identify all capital and lowercase letters.
Reading: Word Study
Learning about the letter and word I.
Completing an emergent reader: I like Fall Leaves.
A visit to the Cape Elizabeth Fire Station to supplement our learning about fire safety.
Firefighter Jake shares his equipment.
He explains each piece as he puts it on his body.
Jake reminds the children that firefighters are there to help.
He explains how his tools help him to fight fires.
Each of the children had a turn to come up close and see it's still firefighter Jake in there.
Reminding the children they should not hide from them, they are there to help!
Touch and feel his equipment.
The interaction was fantastic!
Answering the children's questions about his equipment.
Chief Young shared a fire safety video that reminded the children of
how important smoke detectors are.
He also reminded them how important it is to know where the family's safe spot is.
Please take some time to be sure your child knows their safe spot.
Firefighter Sam talks with the children and answers their questions.
Firefighter Mara and Liz invited us into the rescue to learn about their job as firefighters
and paramedics and how they help people.
Showing us how the stretcher works.
Special thanks to the firefighters at The Cape Elizabeth Fire Station for allowing us to visit!
Thank you for all you do to keep our community safe!
Special thanks to Mr. Ready (Sawyer's dad) for joining us and volunteering!
We learned so much!
It was fun to see so many children wearing their kindergarten t-shirts on Friday!
I hope you have a great weekend!
Coming this week:
Wednesday, October 18th is School Picture Day!
Thursday, October 19th Bus Safety
Friday, October 20th Library (Book Exchange Day)
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