Things from this week!

We made a mess sorting our books to find even more books on topic we love! 

Math Center Fun! 

Building flat shapes! 

Building solid shapes! 

We used bingo dotters to show the partners of a number and wrote the equation to match.

We used a number line and a car that would move up and down as you would add and subtract. 

Jump Rope for Heart was AWESOME! We had so much rotating through the 15 different centers set up in the gym! 

 

 

 

 

March 28-April 1

Welcome back! 
I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing break!

Upcoming events: 

• March 31st: Jump Rope for Heart 
• April 4: Sports Day--to celebrate opening day for the Brewers
• Stay tuned for more dress-up days April 5-8th for KAT Week
• April 8th: Knowledge-A-Thon
• April 12th: Family Night
• April 18th: No School 
• April 20th: Earth Day

What’s happening in Kindergarten this week?

Reading: We will jump back into reading by thinking about what our books are mostly about! Students will gather many books on the same topic to learn everything they can. Readers will compare books by playing the same and different game. Readers will also discuss how the pictures can teach one thing, and the words can teach another. 

Writing: All About writers reread their books to make sure the information they taught is everything they wanted to say. If something is missing, they can just add on! Writers  will begin looking at mentor texts to see what else we can add to our books. We will try adding labels, diagrams, bold words, and more to make our books exciting for our audience. 

Math:. Mathematicians will be getting ready for our Unit 4 test on Friday. 

We will rotate through the following centers: 

• Students will explore and build 3D shapes with noodles, popsicle sticks, and playdoh. 
• Students will have a partner. Partner 1 will put some dots on a large sheet of paper using a bingo dotter. Partner 2 will then add some dots of a different color. The partners will work together to tell math stories with the dots. 
• Using a car on a large number line, students will practice adding and subtracting by pushing the cars up and down the number line ‘track’. 

Word Study: Our new sight words are: red, yellow, blue, then

& was. Students have been working in short vowel sorts. This week, students are sorting words with -an, -un, and -in endings. 

Here are our sight words.

Social Studies:  After learning about the new centers last week, students are eager to get started!  Here are the centers:

• Books—Students will read All About Me books. Then they will write their own!
• Photographs—We will sort pictures on a timeline. Then students will create their own timelines. 
• Collage—Kindergarteners will look through magazines and cut out things that represent them. They will glue these onto a poster. We will share these at closing circle.
• Starfall.com—Students will work with partners on Ipads to “write” about themselves.

Egg Crack Off

The winner of our classroom crack off!

Cheering on our friends!

More Egg Crack Off Winners! 

 Have a wonderful break! 

March 14-18

It will be an exciting week in Kindergarten as we start new units in both writing and social studies! 

I will be at a Google training on Friday so there will be a sub in our classroom. 


Upcoming events: 

• March 14th: Culver's Night
• I will be serving dinner from 6:00-7:00 and would love to see you there! 
• March 17th: K-4th grade Field Trip to PAC
• March 21st and 22nd: Portfolio Conferences
• March 23rd: Egg Crack Off (note to go home soon!) 
• March 23rd-28th: No School 
• March 31st: Jump Rope for Heart 

What’s happening in Kindergarten this week?

Reading: Readers are learning SO much from their books! These high interest books are really pushing their reading to the next level too!  Readers will pay close attention to the "expert words" in their books this week. They will work on figuring out what new vocabulary words mean by checking the picture and putting the information in the words and pictures together to figure out what the page is trying to say. At the end of the week, we will talk about bringing books to life by acting out using a voice to match the words and gestures when reading. 

Writing:  This week we are starting to write All About books. Students will begin to keep a ‘tiny topics’ notebook where they can jot down ideas about topics they want to write about. We will discuss thinking about and planning out how we can teach our readers the important facts about our topics. Writers will learn that they can plan out books using their fingers to keep track of their ideas. Help your writer think of different things he/she could teach others about! 

Math:. We will work on adding and subtracting heavily this week. We will rotate through the following centers: 

• Each person will choose an equation. We will tell subtraction stories that match the equation.
• Students roll dice. Then, they will use manipulatives (dinosaurs, blocks, trucks, etc.) to ‘act out’ the math stories. They will write an equation to match the story.
• Students will find the partners of ten using a ten strip. They will create their own partners of ten chart.
• Mathematicians will use Ipads to use an addition and subtraction app called MathBug. Students will practice adding and subtracting within 10 to build fluency.

Word Study: Our new sight words are: red, yellow, blue, then
& was. 

Here are our sight words.

Social Studies: We will start to build a base for our Self Study inquiry with a read aloud, video aloud, and song. Students will have whole class conversation about the book It’s Okay to be Different by Todd Parr. We will create a class book after watching a video of a poem called, “I am Me!” Here is the link to the poem. Each student will add a page that says, “No one _____ the way I ____.” Finally, we will create a self-portrait after listening to  the song “What I Am” by Will.I.Am. Here is the link to the song. I am excited for students to start thinking about what makes them special…we know they are! 

Weekly Happenings

Opinion writers also make great speech makers! 

The students were SO excited to share their opinions with their classmates using a microphone! Be sure to check out the rest of their writing that went home in folders today. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our wood and paper sculptures! 

March 7-11

Woohoo! Nice weather is finally here! Please continue to send boots to school as the playground will be wet and possibly muddy! 

Upcoming events: 

• March 11th: Author's Breakfast
• Stop in between 7:15-7:45 to check out your child's writing! 
• March 14th: Culver's Night 
• March 17th: K-4th grade Field Trip to PAC
• March 21st and 22nd: Portfolio Conferences
• March 23rd-28th: No School 
• March 31st: Jump Rope for Heart 

What’s happening in Kindergarten this week?

Reading: These nonfiction books are so engaging for students! They are so excited to share the page about which snakes are poisonous or how many rooms are in the White House. They are learning so much! This week, readers will learn that they can share this information with partners, almost like being a reporter! Students are encouraged to search a book for answers to their questions, point to pictures when explaining ideas or questions, and search for even more books on a topic you are interested in! Try these things at home when reading with your reader. 

Writing:  Our persuasive writing is coming to a close this week. I am SO impressed with the writing they are doing! It will be exciting to share with you on Friday morning. If you are unable to attend, take a look through your child's folder with them when it comes home! This week, writers will add missing punctuation, plan and rehearse how they are going to share their writing, and fancy their piece up for publication. 

Math:. We will continue to work on partners of ten this week. We will rotate through the following centers: 

• We will create teen number books to solidify student understanding of ten plus extras in a teen number. 
• Students will pick two number tiles. They will try to add the numbers and write the equation before their partner does! This will build fluency with adding numbers 1-5.
• Students have been exploring the partners of ten using ‘bugs’ that are sleeping and awake. They will create their own books to show these representations. 
• Mathematicians will play the Minus One game. Partners will have a game board, chips, and a dice.They will roll a dice and place a chip on the number rolled minus one, anywhere on the board. They will say and write the subtraction equation.  

Word Study: We will focus on punctuation as well as making sure our letters are lowercase in the middle of a sentence and uppercase only when needed. We will also continue to work with our sight words: on, are, up, an, & this. 

Here are our sight words.

Science: To wrap up our science unit, students will be able to plan and create a sculpture using wood and paper materials. Scientists will use what they know about the materials to create something. After their creations are complete, students will share them with the class. This will allow students to describe what they know about wood and paper and how they used it to create their sculptures. 

Beach Day and Reading Buddies

Beach Gear!

Swimsuits:) 

We had a blast reading with our 3rd grade buddies!