Who knew a trip to the grocery store could be so much fun! We visited our neighborhood Dominicks as an enrichment activity to our “Food” unit. We explored the different sections of the store, why certain foods need to be kept cold, and how foods are grouped together. We were excited to have the store manager Mr. Dave showed us the back of the store where the dairy products are brought in. We visited the bakery section to see a birthday cake being made and 90lbs of frosting being mixed (while munching on cookies). We were also treated to a fresh fruit cup while we did our shopping for our class fruit salad. What a fun day at the grocery store! Thanks to parent volunteers Ms. Russell and Mr. Moroney for chaperoning!
In math this week, we made wonderfully creative pictures using pattern block pieces and practiced skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s. We also practiced making and reading graphs.
In science, we began to learn about the moon. We learned that the moon has a light side and a dark side, that it is made of rock, and that the moon orbits the _____ . See if your kindergartner can help you fill in the blank. Next week, we will discuss the phases of the moon.
We continued our Gingerbread Man unit this week. We’ve read and compared many versions of this story. Ask your kindergartner which one was their favorite. Next week, we will read the “Runaway Tortilla” a gingerbread man story with a Spanish twist.
Report cards were sent home today. Please keep the copy of your child's report for your files. Please sign and return the report card envelope to school on Monday. We will use the same envelope for the 2nd and 3rd trimester report card.
Please continue to send in pennies for our Student Council sponsored fundraiser "Pennies for Prakash."
Upcoming Dates and Reminders:
December/January
9th - Report Cards sent home
22nd-Winter Wonderland Breakfast
26th - January 6th Winter Break
January 9th - School Resumes
Stay warm and enjoy your weekend!
Friday, December 9, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Look Who's Blooming in Kindergarten!
In language arts we are study the idea of perseverance or “sticking to it”. The students shared wonderful examples of times when they tried and tried again. We read and discussed the story, “Tillie and the Wall” by Leo Lionni. This week we will begin our “By the Sea” unit.
In math we started our “Time and Money”. The students have done an amazing job of telling time to the hour. This week we will discuss coin values.
In science we started our “From Seed to Plant” unit. In the first lesson, the students used their prior knowledge to sort seeds. They were surprised to find that all of their sorted objects were seeds. Thanks to Mrs. Hess, we now have a blooming classroom garden. Later this week we will observe what happens inside of a seed.
Looking Ahead:
May 11th-13th- Mrs. Childress will be absent: I will be at Camp Edward’s with my 5th grader.
May 17th- Brookfield Zoo: All Parents/Guardians are welcome to join us. However, if you plan to bring siblings, you will have to meet us at the zoo. Permission slips will be sent home soon.
May 25th- Kindergarten Three Piggy Opera: 6:00pm in the Auditorium. Students should meet in the Commons at 5:45pm. More information to come.
May 27th-Olympic Day: A day of fun and activities for all students.
June 1st- Kindergarten Block Party. More information to come.
Here's to another great week!
In math we started our “Time and Money”. The students have done an amazing job of telling time to the hour. This week we will discuss coin values.
In science we started our “From Seed to Plant” unit. In the first lesson, the students used their prior knowledge to sort seeds. They were surprised to find that all of their sorted objects were seeds. Thanks to Mrs. Hess, we now have a blooming classroom garden. Later this week we will observe what happens inside of a seed.
Looking Ahead:
May 11th-13th- Mrs. Childress will be absent: I will be at Camp Edward’s with my 5th grader.
May 17th- Brookfield Zoo: All Parents/Guardians are welcome to join us. However, if you plan to bring siblings, you will have to meet us at the zoo. Permission slips will be sent home soon.
May 25th- Kindergarten Three Piggy Opera: 6:00pm in the Auditorium. Students should meet in the Commons at 5:45pm. More information to come.
May 27th-Olympic Day: A day of fun and activities for all students.
June 1st- Kindergarten Block Party. More information to come.
Here's to another great week!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Leaping Leprechauns
This week in Language Arts we continued our review of blending and segmenting. We focused on blends found at the end of words. We also practiced the skill of summarizing, using the books, “Three Wishes” and “Clever Tom and the Leprechaun”. Your kindergartner can practice this skill at home after reading with you.
In math we continued to work on adding single and double-digit numbers. The students are using our new sign-in system each morning to practice this skill.
Next week we will start “Mystery Bag” our version of show and tell. Please click on the link to the right for more information.
We have more than enough boxes for our leprechaun traps. Thanks to all of you that sent them to school with your child. We are still in need of Clorox “Green Works” disinfected wipes. If you have not done so already, please send a large container of wipes to school with your kindergartner next week.
Our class is going green. Please dress your child in a green shirt on Thursday, March 17th, for St. Patrick's Day.
Have a Great Weekend!
In math we continued to work on adding single and double-digit numbers. The students are using our new sign-in system each morning to practice this skill.
Next week we will start “Mystery Bag” our version of show and tell. Please click on the link to the right for more information.
We have more than enough boxes for our leprechaun traps. Thanks to all of you that sent them to school with your child. We are still in need of Clorox “Green Works” disinfected wipes. If you have not done so already, please send a large container of wipes to school with your kindergartner next week.
Our class is going green. Please dress your child in a green shirt on Thursday, March 17th, for St. Patrick's Day.
Have a Great Weekend!
Friday, March 4, 2011
Oh' The Place We Will Go!
This week in kindergarten we celebrated Dr. Suess’ 83rd Birthday. We read many of his books and we even got a chance to see several of them come to life on film. We also reviewed rhyming words, cvc words, and the /gr/, /pl/, /cr/, /pr/, /sc/, /sk/, /st/, /gl/, and /sn/ blends. We continued practicing writing 2-3 sentences using developmental spelling. Please remind your kindergartner to always put a finger-space between words when they write in their journal at home.
In math, we have been adding single- digit numbers. Some of us have gotten so good at this we have challenged ourselves by adding double-digit numbers too. We learned a new game called, “Top-It Addition”. Ask your kindergartner to teach you how to play this game at home. We continued practicing counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s. Next week we will review geometric shapes.
Ask your kindergartner about the little green leprechaun that is running around our classroom. We are planning to catch him soon. Each kindergartner will need to bring a cardboard shoebox (with a lid) to school with them by Friday, March 11th. If you have an extra box or two we will gladly take it off your hands.
e are in desperate need of more Green Works “Clorox” disinfected wipes. We use these once a week to wipe down our desk and chairs in hopes of keeping germs to a minimum. Please send a large container of wipes to school with your kindergartner as soon as possible . Thanks in advance.
Enjoy Your Weekend!
In math, we have been adding single- digit numbers. Some of us have gotten so good at this we have challenged ourselves by adding double-digit numbers too. We learned a new game called, “Top-It Addition”. Ask your kindergartner to teach you how to play this game at home. We continued practicing counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s. Next week we will review geometric shapes.
Ask your kindergartner about the little green leprechaun that is running around our classroom. We are planning to catch him soon. Each kindergartner will need to bring a cardboard shoebox (with a lid) to school with them by Friday, March 11th. If you have an extra box or two we will gladly take it off your hands.
e are in desperate need of more Green Works “Clorox” disinfected wipes. We use these once a week to wipe down our desk and chairs in hopes of keeping germs to a minimum. Please send a large container of wipes to school with your kindergartner as soon as possible . Thanks in advance.
Enjoy Your Weekend!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Conferences
Hi Kindergarten Families,
Thank you for your patience as I try to reschedule our 24 conferences from Thursday afternoon. I am working on a schedule for in-person conferences. I am also offering phone-conferences if you would prefer to speak with me via telephone during my planning times or in the evening. In order to make sure I accomodate everyone's needs, please e-mail me back if you would like a phone conference. Otherwise I will assume that you would like a face-to-face conference with me and will plan accordingly.
As for the 100th Day Celebration, Mrs. Rapoport and I have moved our celebration to Tuesday morning from 8:30-10:30. Parents, please let Jocelyn Adkins know if you are able to join us and help out that day. This gives you more time to help your child assemble their 100 items for the class trail mix (remember no nuts) and their white t-shirt/sweater with 100 items attached.
We will exchange Valentine cards and treats on Monday, February 14th. Please make sure all cards are filled out and treats attached. I will send a student list home on Monday, February 7th.
Enjoy your weekend!
Thank you for your patience as I try to reschedule our 24 conferences from Thursday afternoon. I am working on a schedule for in-person conferences. I am also offering phone-conferences if you would prefer to speak with me via telephone during my planning times or in the evening. In order to make sure I accomodate everyone's needs, please e-mail me back if you would like a phone conference. Otherwise I will assume that you would like a face-to-face conference with me and will plan accordingly.
As for the 100th Day Celebration, Mrs. Rapoport and I have moved our celebration to Tuesday morning from 8:30-10:30. Parents, please let Jocelyn Adkins know if you are able to join us and help out that day. This gives you more time to help your child assemble their 100 items for the class trail mix (remember no nuts) and their white t-shirt/sweater with 100 items attached.
We will exchange Valentine cards and treats on Monday, February 14th. Please make sure all cards are filled out and treats attached. I will send a student list home on Monday, February 7th.
Enjoy your weekend!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Snowy Day!
Good Evening All,
Due to the our snow day tomorrow we will have to change our 100th day of School celebration to Friday at the same time. I hope everyone can still make it.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Happy Snow Day!
Due to the our snow day tomorrow we will have to change our 100th day of School celebration to Friday at the same time. I hope everyone can still make it.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Happy Snow Day!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Hip, Hip, Horray, We're Close to the 100th Day!
On Thursday, February 3rd, we will celebrate the 100th Day of School. I am asking that you help your kindergartner create a 100-day t-shirt or sweater to wear to school that day. Don’t worry you don’t have to be a seamstress to do this. A hot glue gun or safety pins will go a long way. Some possible items that your child might want to glue/pin to their shirt are listed below. Feel free to be creative and remember to have fun!
-buttons
-foam letters
-feathers
-stars
-stickers
-iron-on
-beads
-numbers
-letters
We will also share a 100-Day snack that day. Please help your child count-out 100 small food items to add to our trail mix. Some possible foods are listed below (no nuts please).
-raisins
-goldfish
-fruit snacks
-Chex
-pretzels
-popcorn
-animal crackers
-Plain Cheerios
-mini marshmallows
-yogurt bites
Thursday, Feb. 3rd: Parent/Teacher/Student Conference Students are dismissed at 11am
Friday, Feb. 4th: Half Day Students dismissed at 11am.
-buttons
-foam letters
-feathers
-stars
-stickers
-iron-on
-beads
-numbers
-letters
We will also share a 100-Day snack that day. Please help your child count-out 100 small food items to add to our trail mix. Some possible foods are listed below (no nuts please).
-raisins
-goldfish
-fruit snacks
-Chex
-pretzels
-popcorn
-animal crackers
-Plain Cheerios
-mini marshmallows
-yogurt bites
Thursday, Feb. 3rd: Parent/Teacher/Student Conference Students are dismissed at 11am
Friday, Feb. 4th: Half Day Students dismissed at 11am.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Happy New Year!
This week in Language Arts we started our “Wind” unit. We read several stories about the wind. We really enjoyed “Gilberto and the Wind”. In this story a little boy plays, and sometimes struggles with “Wind.” Through colorful illustrations, we follow Gilberto , his dog, and Wind through different seasons and all sorts of weather. Ask your kindergartner to tell you some ways that wind can be helpful/harmful.
Also in language arts we wrote about our goals for the new year. We added new words and names to our Word Wall; a, at, big, down, go, has, I, it, in, is, like, my, on, see, small, the, to, we, went, and you. Please be sure to have your kindergartner practice reading/spelling these words regularly.
In Math we have been working on counting by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s. Ask your kindergartner to skip count for you and other family members at home. Next week in math we will review geometric shapes (hexagon, trapezoid, triangle, rhombus, and square). The kindergartners are becoming very excited about the 100th day of school celebration next month. Please look for emails from our room parents soon about volunteering during our celebration.
Earlier this week we discussed the important work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We talked about segregation, peace, and love. The students offered very thoughtful and heartfelt comments and questions to our conversation. We will continue our discussion next week.
We would like to thank the Saydah Family for the $300 grant they gave to the class. We will use the money to update our Housekeeping area.
This week we were very fortunate to have Ella D. join our class. Welcome to Beye School Ella!
Enjoy your weekend!
Also in language arts we wrote about our goals for the new year. We added new words and names to our Word Wall; a, at, big, down, go, has, I, it, in, is, like, my, on, see, small, the, to, we, went, and you. Please be sure to have your kindergartner practice reading/spelling these words regularly.
In Math we have been working on counting by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s. Ask your kindergartner to skip count for you and other family members at home. Next week in math we will review geometric shapes (hexagon, trapezoid, triangle, rhombus, and square). The kindergartners are becoming very excited about the 100th day of school celebration next month. Please look for emails from our room parents soon about volunteering during our celebration.
Earlier this week we discussed the important work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We talked about segregation, peace, and love. The students offered very thoughtful and heartfelt comments and questions to our conversation. We will continue our discussion next week.
We would like to thank the Saydah Family for the $300 grant they gave to the class. We will use the money to update our Housekeeping area.
This week we were very fortunate to have Ella D. join our class. Welcome to Beye School Ella!
Enjoy your weekend!
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