Welcome to High Peaks Kindergarten!

 Mrs. Harmon and Mrs. Hibl

September 19, 2024

Happy Thursday!


Wow what a couple of weeks we have had in kindergarten! We have transitioned into a new core knowledge unit, begun a new writing unit and started slowly introducing literacy centers and independent work time. Students are doing a great job of adjusting to these new routines, while also continuing the routines that were previously established. There is a lot coming up in October so please make sure to keep an eye on the upcoming dates section of our website!


Warmly,

Lauren and Valerie

lauren.harmon@bvsd.org

valerie.hibl@bvsd.org 


Classroom Learning and Happenings 

Literacy

In reading, we are wrapping up our ABC unit and transitioning to our unit all about what makes us special and unique. The book, I am Rene the Boy, has been the focus of this unit as we look at what makes us special, how our names can play a role in our lives and how we can use information about ourselves to create narrative writing pieces. We have been focusing on the characters, setting, problem and solutions within a text and used this vocabulary cross-curricularly. 


Math 

It is time for fun with shapes! Students have been doing a lot with creating pictures using a variety of shapes and exploring where we see different shapes in the world around us. We have continued our studies of number formation, basic addition and subtraction and, number correspondence. 


Core Knowledge

We have fully transitioned to our weather unit and have discovered some new and fun ways to introduce weather concepts. Students have learned about what it means to be a meteorologist, how we can use a weather forecast to help frame our day, what the different seasons are and a little bit more about weather phenomena. We will take a deeper look at how we can use all of this information to be weather prepared. 


Announcements and Important Dates