As you can imagine, our kindergarten classroom is filled with energy and excitement during this holiday season. This week we will keep ourselves busy with reading, writing, math, and many fun projects to go along with our Gingerbread theme.
During reading, we have just begun comparing and contrasting different versions of the Gingerbread Man stories. As we read, we are talking about the 'big idea' (main idea), the 'main character', and the many different characters in each of the stories. We are also discussing the beginning, the middle, and the end of each story. The children love noticing the similarities and differences between the stories and are so good at remembering the details!
As writers, we have begun Writing Workshop. This is very exciting! We are all working on writing our very own list books. Each child has their very own book that they are writing. They are so excited to be authors and illustrators and I am so proud of their efforts during our writing time each day.
During math, we have been comparing and contrasting numbers and putting numbers in order from least to greatest and from greatest to least. Practice naming a number and then asking your child to name a number that is 1 more, 2 more, 1 less, 2 less and so forth. We are also using many different manipulatives during our math time each day.
Technology~ Last week we were very happy to have Mrs. Jones visit our classroom. She helped us learn all about ibooks and how to take care of them. We will begin using ibooks and ipads in our classroom each week to enrich our math and reading skills. Logging on and off were the tricky parts, but overall we did a great job working with the ibooks. Check out some of the websites on the left sidebar of this blog. This week we worked on Starfall. This is a great literacy site for kindergarten kids.
Holiday Celebration~ Our holiday celebration will take place on Friday, December 1:45 - 2:15. You may arrive between 1:30-1:45, but we will begin decorating our gingerbread houses at 1:45 promptly. We will need to end our celebration at 2:15 due to a school wide assembly, buses, and overall dismissal safety. You may sign your child out at this time or you may leave your child with me to attend the assembly and ride the bus home. All gingerbread houses will need to go home with an adult or remain at school until after break. I don't believe that any gingerbread house would survive a bus ride home in one piece! Thanks so much for your support!
I am looking forward to a fun, messy, and exciting week in kindergarten!
Sincerely,
Eileen Browne :)
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Teddy Bear Week!
I hope you enjoyed your weekend. Below is a peek at some of our learning that will be taking place in our kindergarten classroom.
This week we will continue learning all about bears. As part of a reward for filling up our 'warm and fuzzy jar' we will be having Teddy Bear Week in our kindergarten classroom. Please send in a teddy bear that can fit inside your child's backpack. The bears will help us with various learning activities all week long. We will be reading, writing, and working on different math activities to go along with our bear unit. Some of the stories that we will read are Corduroy, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and Bear Snores On (series). All teddy bears will go home on Friday. Thank you for your support!
During science, we will continue learning about our Five Senses. So far we learned about our sense of sight, touch, and smell. This week we will explore the senses of hearing and taste. The children have enjoyed reading nonfiction stories and working on experiments during our Five Senses activities. We will be wrapping up our actual unit this week, but we will continue to talk about our Five Senses throughout the year in all that we do.
Our December Family Project will be sent home this week. Please check your child's folder for instructions. Please send in completed projects any day before December 14th. We love sharing our family projects with our kindergarten friends. I hope that you enjoy working on them!
During the second and third weeks of December, we will begin reading, writing, and comparing different gingerbread stories. Please note that we will be building gingerbread houses with our fourth grade buddies during the school day. Families are invited to join us in our classroom to help decorate our gingerbread houses and to bring the houses home. This celebration will take place on Friday, December 21st at 1:45. Please join us! More information will follow, but I wanted to make you aware of the date and time. This will be a fun and messy way to celebrate our gingerbread unit before our December break.
Thank you for your ongoing support!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Eileen Browne
This week we will continue learning all about bears. As part of a reward for filling up our 'warm and fuzzy jar' we will be having Teddy Bear Week in our kindergarten classroom. Please send in a teddy bear that can fit inside your child's backpack. The bears will help us with various learning activities all week long. We will be reading, writing, and working on different math activities to go along with our bear unit. Some of the stories that we will read are Corduroy, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and Bear Snores On (series). All teddy bears will go home on Friday. Thank you for your support!
During science, we will continue learning about our Five Senses. So far we learned about our sense of sight, touch, and smell. This week we will explore the senses of hearing and taste. The children have enjoyed reading nonfiction stories and working on experiments during our Five Senses activities. We will be wrapping up our actual unit this week, but we will continue to talk about our Five Senses throughout the year in all that we do.
Our December Family Project will be sent home this week. Please check your child's folder for instructions. Please send in completed projects any day before December 14th. We love sharing our family projects with our kindergarten friends. I hope that you enjoy working on them!
During the second and third weeks of December, we will begin reading, writing, and comparing different gingerbread stories. Please note that we will be building gingerbread houses with our fourth grade buddies during the school day. Families are invited to join us in our classroom to help decorate our gingerbread houses and to bring the houses home. This celebration will take place on Friday, December 21st at 1:45. Please join us! More information will follow, but I wanted to make you aware of the date and time. This will be a fun and messy way to celebrate our gingerbread unit before our December break.
Thank you for your ongoing support!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Eileen Browne
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