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Sunday, May 4, 2025

Last Week of April/First Days of May: April 28-May 2, 2025


Learning about Earth Day after break.


Identifying reasons why we need clean water, as well as ways they can help keep it clean.




Dance break


Earth Day punctuation game called Throw Out the Litter.


Carefully reading the sentences to see what punctuation to use.  
The children are really do well reading!

Recess followed and several children picked up litter on the playground all on their own.


Stations
Red word work (find).


Phonics
The Clock Gets Fixed
Each week they have a passage to read.


Stations
Partner Reading


Read to Self


Stations
Red work practice: (find)


A Quiet Time option on Monday.




Handwriting
Capital L


Handwriting
Capital U



Completing the L & U practice page in her handwriting book.


Writing
Learning about persuasive writing.
A K for Me Read Aloud.
A favorite!



Centers
STEM


Children are working at the STEM table to record their observations of our mini gardens.



The seeds were plated before break.
We planted a lot of seeds.

Growth after break.
The beans grew the most.


Helping to keep the mini garden soil moist.

They are really do well with this independent work.


Phonics
Independent reading, word and sentence practice.


Decorating a plant pot to plant Zinnia seeds.


They are using paint pens!





A finished pot.


Centers
Library & Listening


Centers
Art Table


Recess
Creating fairy houses.





Stations
Independent practice with the red word: (just).



Stations
Reading group



Fluency is improving.



A Quiet Time choice on Wednesday: Yoga!


Centers
STEM
Planting zinnia seeds.


soil


                                                               Planting the seeds.


Filling his pot with soil.



watering

The children will be responsible for caring for their own pot of planted seeds.







They are enjoying the planting responsibilities!




K for Me read aloud.
Learning how important trees are and how both humans and 
animals depend on trees for life, food, and products.


Thursday's Handwriting
Capital V & W


Writing
We have been working on persuasive writing.
This K for Me read aloud was enjoyed by the children!


Math
The 3D shapes sphere, cube, cone & cylinder have been introduced.
We have been discussing the features of each and playing seek and find and sorting games.

Independent work: sorting 2D & 3D shapes


Stations
Red word work on four recent words: from, she, said, all, & off.
The children need more time to complete this work, it will be coming home soon.

This Week:
K for Me: Our Earth (week 4)
Heggerty Phonics (continuing week 26)
Wednesday, May 7th field trip to Wolfe's Neck Farm.
Wearing the kindergarten T-Shirt is helpful.
Friday, May 9th Early Release Day Staff PD


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