Kindergarten

Recap of the week of August 2nd - August 6th

We made it through our first full week of school and got right to work learning new things.

Bible Study - We read Genesis 1:26-31 and learned about how God created people to look after and take care of all the other things He created. We learned how God created us in His image and we want to make sure the choices we make make Him happy. We practiced the following Bible Words as well, "Know that the Lord, He is God! It is God who made us, and we are His." Psalm 100:3

ELA/Skills - Students are focusing on isolating and identifying different sounds, pencil strokes that will help with handwriting, and practicing positional words like in front of, on top of, and behind.

Students practiced horizontal, vertical and curved lines. They also worked on making sure that they are gripping their pencil/crayons properly with a tripod grip. It was great to see the students really focusing on how they hold a pencil and trying their best to work as neatly as they could.

Math - Students have been working on calendar skills (month, year, days of the week, date, graphing daily weather, counting the days of school on a 100s chart and with tally marks). They have also worked with patterns. Not only identifying a pattern but also sharing what will come next in the pattern. We have begun working on our number writing skills as once these are mastered we will be able to better complete math activities through out the school year. We focused on numbers 1 and 2 during the week.

Science - We are exploring our 5 senses! Students focused on their senses of sight and hearing this week. Not only did we learn about these senses and the body parts that help us with them, we also did activities that focused on each sense.

*Students have also been working on different skills such as cutting, gluing, and the importance following directions. Students also had the opportunity to do some digital work on the iPads. If you haven't already, check out their work in their portfolio on ClassDojo.