Week 4:
Week 4:
September 21-25
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Upcoming Dates
Upcoming Dates
SEPTEMBER
September 25 - no school (teacher professional development day)
OCTOBER
October 14 - picture day
October 23 - no school (fall recess)
October 26 - no school (teacher professional development day)
NOVEMBER
November 6 - Étude DOES have school (note: no tripper or KidStop)
November 11 - picture retake day
November 20 - no school (teacher record's day)
November 23 - 12:00 early release (POLs - no tripper or KidStop)
November 24 - no school (POLs)
November 25 - no school (teacher professional development day)
November 26-27 - no school (Thanksgiving break)
Specials (September 21-25)
Specials (September 21-25)
Monday - (B day) - music and rug routines
Tuesday (C day) - gym
Wednesday (A day) - library and movement
Thursday (B day) - music and rug routines
Friday - no school
Announcements
Announcements
Fridays folders should be emptied and sent back to school on Monday. Library books are technically due back on Wednesdays, but I recommend sending them on Mondays with your folder so it's easier to remember.
If you have not yet sent a set of extra clothes please send a shirt, pants, socks, and underwear in a ziplock bag as soon as you can.
If you would like to volunteer in our classroom this year, please fill out the background check form HERE. We will start classroom volunteers in October.
CLICK HERE if you would like to view the school lunch menu.
Home Learning
Home Learning
If you would like to work on math at home, we have been focusing a lot on writing numbers 1-5. I have sent home a dry erase page to practice writing numbers at home if you'd like! There are no notebook pages this week. I also sent home some practice activities for reading in our Friday folders. A reminder that home learning is optional and does not need to be returned to school.
PBL Brainstorm
We started our first project-based learning (PBL) unit! For the first half of the year we will be studying insects and how things change. We began our unit by activating our prior knowledge about what we already know about insects.
PBL- Mystery Package
We received a package in the mail filled with many things. We did a "See-Think-Wonder" thinking routine to discuss what we observed inside the package. We are excited to document how our mystery insects grow and change over the next few weeks.
SCISSOR CUTTING
We have been working hard on our fine motor skills in kindergarten! After 15 years in kindergarten, I've learned a few tips and tricks for helping kids hold their scissors correctly. This year, everyone got it after the first lesson! I draw a smiley face on the top of the scissors. This is so they know which side of the scissors should be facing up. I also have them tuck a stuffie under their arm. This keeps their arm in the correct position while they cut. Kids tend to point their elbow out when they need to pivot their scissors so this helps keep it from moving.
Math- Number Writing
We are still working hard on writing our numbers 1-5 during math. We have also been working on using five and ten frames to count. One way we practice is by doing something called "subitizing". Subitizing means that we flash a group of dots, or objects, for 1-3 seconds and the children build that number on their frame. This works on our rote counting and number fluency skills. We also learned a couple new math games to practice these skills.
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