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Sunday, September 15, 2024

First Full Week in September: September 9th-13th

                                                     

How-To
White Boards with Expo Markers and Dry Erasers.

Omni Spinner was added to recess.



Snack
Thank you for sending your child's snack in a separate box or pouch.
Thank you for putting only a few choices in your child's snack box.  
They typically have 15 minutes.

Please note: Snack is now after recess, approximately 10 am.


Thank you for sending a low spill-proof water bottle.



On Monday we began getting ready to celebrate our first class birthday.  
We read The Secret Birthday Message 
by Eric Carle and learned where the Eric Carle books are kept in our classroom!


Writing
The children worked on a birthday book.


Drawing and writing a page for the birthday book.


Math
The colored bears were introduced.
Patterning with colored bears.
ABC Pattern


ABC Pattern


Naming his pattern.


AB Pattern


Another great AB pattern.


Another great ABC pattern.


He shared several patterns.

                                                                                                                         ABC pattern

Centers
Math Table
Pattern block exploration.


Can you take a picture?

Centers
Play-Doh



Centers
Pretend

Restaurant



Getting ready for our first class birthday.
The birthday girl picked her treats.
We put together the class book.
Below are a couple pages of the book.



Labeling his pictures with the first letter he heard in the word.



                                                                                                 Centers
                                                                                                    Play-Doh



Morning Tub
Lakeshore People
After the children have completed their morning jobs they go to the tables until announcements.




Morning Tub
Transportation Vehicles
Calendar
The birthday girl helps with calendar tasks.
Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday


Graphing the weather.


Returning from practicing a fire drill.
We had one drill early Tuesday with just our class to learn about where our safe spot is.
In the afternoon Pond Cove practiced a drill together.
They both went well.


Recess
Kitchen


                                                    Swings were added to recess.


Happy 6th Birthday!
I hope you had a great day! 🎈



The children met Pete The Cat in this fun story!


Pete is in our classroom.


They designed their own school shoes!
What will your shoes look like?













These are hung in the classroom.



Scholastic News
Learning the importance of listening when others are talking.


Dance Break


Beginning letter sound search: Letter L.


Completed work goes under the apple paperweight.


A Quiet Time Option on Tuesday was a Dot-To-Dot.


Dot-To-Dot
0-10





Math
Measuring
Partner Work






Read Aloud

Ask your child about Larry.


A Big Book Read Aloud


Self-portraits and name writing.
Many children come into kindergarten writing their names in all capitals.
We are practicing writing lowercase letters.


Self-Portrait
What are you confident in?
"I like doing obstacle courses.  I do it outside on the playground."




"I like the dump trucks in the sand area on the playground.  I am good at playing with them."
"I am good at coloring."


"I like biking.  I am pretty good at it."


"I am good at video games.  I like Mario Cart."



"I am good at laying with my baby sister.  I give her a bottle sometimes."


The children's self-portraits are hung in the k hallway for everyone to enjoy!




Centers
Easel
Possibly inspired by the Pear Dot-To-Dot this week?


A Quiet Time option on Wednesday.
Whiteboards




A map to Rangely.























Math
Shapes
K Math Goal: I can name 2D Shapes.






Sorting Circles by size.





















Children anxiously awaited a turn to go to the Pretnd Center.  We used a turns list.




A visit from Principal Karnes and Assistant Principal Mrs. Forrey-Pettit.



Wednesday was Spanish class.


We are learning to read and write class names.
Some labeling here.


How- To 
Sketch Books



Outdoor Fun!



Read Aloud


Encouraging top to bottom and left-to-right letter formation.
Ask your child to sing this song to you!



Tear Art
Forming the first letter of his name from top to bottom.


Reading work focuses on names, the first letter of our names.





Everyone's first letter is displayed in the hallway.


Cosmic Yoga
A Quiet time option on Thursday.




Math
Shape review: circle and square.
Adding in the triangle.


Sorting, measuring, and ordering by size.



Centers
Games; Tic-Tac-Toe

Puzzles
New: A pirate ship!


Look at this symmetry! Wow!



Centers
Easel
Practicing writing class names.




Outside the art room.
The children are finding their pieces of art displayed.


Math
The feature of a triangle was introduced.


Morning Meeting
The morning message has been introduced.
We share the marker.
The children will take turns bringing home a morning message.
See what parts they can read.  This will increase with time.
The message does not come back to school.



Read Aloud



How-To
Dabbers






Read Aloud



Scholastic News
Social Awareness, relationship skills.





Completing her own.
These were sent home in your child's Home/School Folder.


We had a good week!
The children were fatigued.  
Several children voiced how tired they were!
I hope they have had a chance to rest over the weekend.

Reminder: Scholastic Book Orders are due today, Sunday, September 15th.


This Week :
Heggerty's Bridge To Reading lessons will begin.
Friday I plan to send home 
A Peek At Our Week
in your child's Home /School Folder, which will give you an idea of the instruction.






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