The children's "I Have a Dream" writing pieces are hung in the kindergarten hallway
paired with their Martin Luther King, Jr. drawings for all to read.
Tuesday's Quiet Time Choice
Martin Luther King, Jr.
After greeting their teachers in the hallway and handing in their folders the children wash and sign in.
New to morning routine:
Last name sign-in!
See if your child can spell their last name.
Goal: To be able to read and write their last name as well as their first name.
Our greeting each morning also involves learning classmate's last names.
Getting the children's minds thinking about what they should write about for a narrative story.
The children are learning about what makes a good narrative story.
She is working on her heart map.
This unit encourages stories from the heart.
Stories about something they know well.
One section of his heart is soccer.
He knows the game of soccer well.
Thinking about what else he knows well enough to write a story about.
Dressed and ready for an outdoor break!
We go outside twice daily if possible.
Another Jan Brett winter story.
Reading/Science: working on a weather emergent reader.
Word study: (here).
This word work tested the fine motor skills.
Spell, read, and cover the word with tiny dot stickers.
Form the letters correctly (top to bottom)!
Word study practice like this comes home in your child's Home/School Folder.
The kindergarten goal is to be able to read and write these words in a snap.
It would be helpful if you connected with your child on each word that comes home.
What word did you study?
If your child is unsure, perhaps hang it somewhere where they could practice that word for a bit.
Thanks for your support!
Math
Number writing practice 0-20.
This practice would offer children the opportunity to access classroom number lines.
We are working on top to bottom correct formation of the numbers.
A kindergarten year-end math goal is to be able to write numbers 0-30
from recall (without anything to look at).
We practice often.
If you think you can fit some of this practice in at home a few fun ways to practice are:
with chalk
pudding on a plate
with paint in a zip-loc
rainbow write
foam in the tub
on a Magna Doodle
Pick a grouping of numbers right for your child to practice.
It may be ...
the teen numbers
the twenties
the thirties
triple digit
Math practice: comparing numbers.
The heart maps took a couple days to complete.
She is sketching four ideas for a story.
Four ideas for a story:
1. Basketball
2. Karate
3. Outside Activities
4. Her Dog
His first story will be about the crafts he works on at home.
Her first story is about Thanksgiving with her family!
Writer's Share: His completed heart map.
He is unsure but thinks his first story will be about snakes.
Writer's Share: Page one of his book.
Reading it to his classmates.
Questions and comments follow.
The changing of autumn to winter.
Preparing for change.
The animals of the forest get ready for the first snowstorm in the woods.
Word work practice.
Choice Time: Q-Tip Painting
Snowman
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Math:
Teen Number Practice
The children are completing one page a day for morning work as they arrive at school.
They are working on careful recording of the number they are working on that day.
Encouraging slowing down, touch counting,
and checking their work when they finish the page before turning it in.
Thanks for sending in the cold weather gear so your child can enjoy the full playground!
A volcano in the sand table.
Choice Time: Q-Tip Painting
Planning her story: Who? Where? What?
Writing
Conventions
Practicing putting finger spaces between words.
The children are being encouraged to start their sentences with a capital letter,
and practice using the lowercase letters whenever capitals are not needed.
Writer's Share: He is reading the first page of his story.
His story is about playing with a neighborhood dog.
Encouraging children to read what they wrote.
A silly read-aloud on Friday before reading about penguins in Antarctica!
The children enjoyed this one!
A story about being true to yourself.
A reminder of inclusion.
Our Scholastic News took us to Antarctica where the children learned about
one of the coldest places on Earth!
It fitted nicely into our study of all types of weather.
Snowman movement break!
Cafeteria
Most children have memorized their lunch number which helps the flow of the lunchroom.
If your child has not yet done so, it would be helpful if you could practice their lunch number at home.
This same number will be used for all their school days at Pond Cove.
Please keep sending to school the smaller-size (14 ounces or less) water bottles for the classroom. The big tall water bottles are hard to manage, and tip over often. Several went home to be cleaned over the weekend.
Thanks for your support!
Quit Time Choice: Sketch Books
As the year progresses the pages are more detailed, so nice to see the growth!
Handwriting this week: Lowercase i and j.
Practicing lowercase i on the chalkboard.
Wet try
Completing page lowercase i in his handwriting book.
The children also completed page j (tail letter).
Recess
To be able to play on the ground children should have snow pants and boots.
Thanks for sending in these things daily!
Another great week!
It is assessment time at Pond Cove teachers are collecting updated data.
Your child may not be bringing home their reading journal.
Several instructional blocks will be occupied with completing these assessments
(this week and next).
It is expected that your child's Progress Report will be available
for you to view on
Friday, February 2nd.
Next week:
Tuesday: NWEA Reading Assessment
Wednesday: NWEA Math Assessment
Early to bed, and a healthy breakfast would help set
the children up for success on these assessments.
Thanks for your support!
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