March 30th

This will be a shorter week, but we will pack a lot of learning and fun activities in!  

Welcome Kysenia!  We were so excited to have a new friend join our class last week.  The children did a terrific job showing Kysenia all around our classroom and school.  We are so happy to have a new friend.

Last week we wrapped up our unit on the solar system. We had so much fun learning all about the moon, the stars, and the many different planets.  The children asked so many smart questions and did a great job during this unit.  

Our next unit is all about dinosaurs!  During the month of April we will read many books and create many different crafts and activities to go along with our dinosaur learning.  Please be sure to mark your calendars!  Our Kindergarten Dinosaur Exhibit is on Thursday, April 16th at 2pm!  You do not want to miss this event.  We will display all of our work in our classroom and hallways for families and friends to see.  

Below is a sneak peek at this week's learning!

Literacy Activities:  We will spend time reviewing words from our Word Wall, reading in small groups, practicing reading and writing heart words and word families, and wrapping up our 'How To' teaching stories as writers.  The children's literacy skills have grown so much since our early days of September!  Be sure to continue reading and writing at home too...especially during our break.  :)

Math Activities:  We are working on reading, writing, counting, and building numbers 10-20.  Using ten frames, playing games, and working with various manipulatives helps us practice these numbers in many different ways each day.  We will continue this work all week long.

Recess:  I am hopeful that our snow days are behind us and that snow pants can be left home.  Please continue, however, to have the children wear boots to school and to pack sneakers in backpacks.  The playground can be very wet and muddy during the spring.  Boots will keep kindergarten feet dry & our classroom rug clean! Thank you. :)

As always, please contact me with any questions or concerns.  I hope that you have a great week off with families and friends!

Sincerely,
Eileen Browne