Last week we wrapped up our learning on Bears and began a new unit based on many different gingerbread stories. We will continue reading gingerbread stories all week! There are so many different fun versions.
Reading: We are having fun comparing and contrasting the characters and how the stories end. We have noticed that in each story the 'big idea' is the same...a gingerbread character escapes from the oven and is chased by many different animals and people! In each story we eventually meet a sneaky, clever fox. Will the fox trick the gingerbread character or will the gingerbread character escape?! This is always the most exciting part of each story. So many of the children were shocked when the fox ate the poor gingerbread man! We love chanting the repeating verses that occur in each story. As you can imagine, we are having a lot of fun with these stories. :)
Projects: As part of this unit, we will build gingerbread houses with our 5th grade buddies on Tuesday during the school day. We will decorate the houses on Thursday, December 18th at 2 pm. Please return the green paper and any supplies for our houses to help me plan accordingly. Thank you so much for your support! Also, our December Family Projects are due Monday!
Gingerbread Exchange: Last week the children each decorated a gingerbread man. We sent 24 gingerbread men to 24 different schools in different states throughout our country. We included a letter from our class telling a little bit about class. Soon we should be receiving gingerbread projects from other schools in different states! All three kindergarten classes are participating in this exchange program this year. This means our school should receive approximately 75 projects from schools all over our country! This is a new and exciting project for us. :)
Math: This week we will focus on addition and writing addition number sentences. We have been learning addition skills all year, but this will be our main focus during math activities this week. We will work with many manipulatives to help us practices our addition facts.
Recess: Weather permitting, please continue to send in snowpants, hats, gloves, boots, and warm coats for outdoor recess time. Sneakers should be packed inside your child's backpack each day. Boots are worn outside for play. Sneakers are worn during the school day in our classroom. The children are truly doing a great job getting ready for recess and LOVE playing in the snow together. I'm not sure of the forecast, but the children and I hope we get some more!!!
As always, please contact me with any questions or concerns. I am looking forward to a week filled with lots of fun and energy! :)
Sincerely,
Mrs. Eileen Browne
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