Friday News Flash!

Another week come and gone. What a fun filled week we had! Moving right ahead toward addition in math, learning two new letters, O and C, plus learning two new sight words, my and to, we were busy!

Next week the class will be doing more work around what we are thankful for, including doing a fun craft that will be coming home. I can't wait to see how they turn out! For today I want to update you on our writing progress!

Seussical Writing

On Thursday your students got the opportunity to watch Act 1 of Seussical that the High School is performing this weekend. The kids were mesmerized and were so attentive to the details of the play! In turn I had them write about their favorite part of the play this morning. I have a few examples that you will see below, but I want to emphasize that even if your child isn't writing full words yet, just letters jumbled together that is ok! The act of writing and getting into the habit of writing down our thoughts is a huge step for them and as they get more time and practice the words will come!

As students were writing today they were so proud that they could use their sight words in their writing! I have been absolutely thrilled at their progress. From the first time we wrote where most students wouldn't even attempt writing letters, today, every student made an attempt which is fabulous!

Here are a few examples:

I like the egg.

I like when Mazie protected her egg.

I like when the doctor helped her (Gertrude) grow her tail.

It is so wonderful to see the progress that students are making and how far they have come since the beginning of the year. Thank you for letting me share in their growth. I so enjoy being a part of it and seeing how much they change everyday!

Cheers to a great week!

Smiles,

Miss Adams

Friday News Flash!

This week was one of our best so far! Students were so compassionate and hardworking with everyone working to make our community the best it could be. I even had students tell me "we are doing really good today." I am so happy that students are clicking and settling into our routines. A few quick updates for you as we start heading into our last full week before Thanksgiving!

 

Math

We have made it to 10! Counting, writing and working with story problems we are now in full swing with our numbers to 10. This week students were working on the different ways that they can make 10 and also coming up with their own story problems (we have been calling them number sentences) that they can act out. For example, I have 5 gummy bears and 5 Reeses. How many pieces of candy do I have? 10 pieces of candy! We have also been using our arms to make the plus and equal sign to help students remember what the symbols look like as we move into writing our number sentences next week.

 

Science

We have been continuing to study the seasons, with a particular emphasis on fall. This week students looked at leaves with magnifying glasses to examine the veins and parts of the leaf. We also did an art project using our knowledge of what color leaves can be, and having student use these colors to paint their leaves. Along with the seasons we have been studying different types of weather and talking about how predicting weather and noticing weather patterns can help us know what to wear, how to plan our days etc.

 

Reading at Home 

In your students red folders this week I sent home two books that students read in class this week. These books would be great ones for them to read to you, to read to a stuffed animal, even to a pet! The more practice they have reading out loud the better they will be with their fluency. Thank you for supporting them in their reading development by also continuing to read to them as well so they can listen and hear speech and enjoy stories too! Please remember to send back your reading logs on Friday (even if they aren't full!) as students get a special prize for bringing in their reading log!

Please contact me if you have any questions but thank you so much for all your hard work with your students. They love telling me about practicing at home and making those connections. I so enjoy all their moments of triumph and together we can continue to make those triumphs happen for your child.

Smiles,

Miss Adams

Friday News Flash!

Can you believe it is November already? I can't believe your children have been Kindergarten for almost 2 months! Our big push for the rest of November and December will be teaching almost all the rest of the letters, their sounds and of course more sight words. Your children are working so hard and are up for and even hungry for the challenge. In math we will be working at break apart numbers, writing numbers up to 10 and then making story problems within 10. Here are a couple highlights from our week:

Writing

This week I introduced your children to their very own writing folders for them to keep their writing and their alphabet chart in. They were so excited, they asked me if they could take them home to keep writing! When we did free writing where I let them pick their own topic, they went crazy over the writing! Some wrote fictional stories, others wrote about stories from their lives, but they were all wonderful. I really pushed them to use the sight words that they knew allowing them to get up and grab them from our wall so they could have help spelling them but I also encouraged them to just try. Even if the letters weren't right, they were enjoying themselves and telling their stories which is a victory if I've ever seen one. Here are a couple student examples:

I can see the deer.

The Frankenstein and me.

Jog-a-thon

I have some very exciting news about jog-a-thon. Drum Roll please ........ our class raised the most money in the entire school!!! We raised over $2000 as a class! I was absolutely blown away and at our all school assembly our class was recognized with the certificated below indicating that we would be receiving a popcorn party for our hard work! As a school we raised almost $15,000! It is quite the victory and I want to thank all of you for supporting our classroom and our school!

Our mantra in our classroom is "the more you practice, the better you get" and this is most certainly true of your children. Everyday I see them growing and maturing into very strong Kindergartners. I can't wait to see their growth over the rest of this month and this year!

Smiles,

Miss Adams