Here's what going on in our classroom this week!
Literacy
Our letter this week is Ll. Our letter friend is Larry Lion, so be thinking and talking about words that start or end with the letter l!
The sight word we are focusing on this week is: here; but we have also started to read list 3, which are the green cards. Please start working on these if your child has mastered lists 1 and 2!
We will continue to talk about the -it word family and reading words and stories with that word family.
In writing we will be taking our beginning, middle, and end story ideas and begin writing them in 3 page booklets. As you have conversations with your child talk about telling things in order, using the words, first, next, then, last, finally, etc.
Math
This week we will be working on skip counting by 5's and 2's. We will be looking at one hundred's charts to help learn how to do this. Your child needs to be able to count by 10's independently by the end of the chapter, so please be working on this. Counting by 2's and 5's will also be assessed but not necessary in order to pass the chapter assessment.
Early Out
Please remember that tomorrow (1/25) is an early out day. We will have our character assembly in the morning. Congrats to Makena for receiving the award this month! School will dismiss at 2:18pm.
Attendance Assembly
Letters will be going home with those students today who will be getting attendance awards. Our assembly will be at 9:30 on Thursday (1/27) in the media center.
Parent Day
Remember, also, that Friday is our parent day. You can come meet Mrs. Honeycutt in the cafeteria at 10:45 and then we will eat lunch at 11:00. After lunch we will go out to recess and then come back in the room for some math activities! I hope to see you then!
Book Order
I will be sending home a book order today. I am trying a new thing this month...letting you guys put in your order online! This way you can just pay with your credit card if that works for you. You can still send the order form back to school with your child with money if you would like. Which ever option works best for you! The orders are due by this Friday, January 28th. Let me know if you have any questions!
Have a great week!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
January 18-21
Welcome back! It seems like we've had so many days off lately. I think we're all having a hard time adjusting to being at school! Here's what we're learning this week:
Literacy
We are talking about the letter Ii and our letter friend Iggy Iguana. We are focusing in the short i sound as in igloo or iguana. Feel free to talk to your child about the long i sound as in ice, but we will really only be talking about the short sound in kindergarten.
Our word wall words this week are: in, it, is
Our word family is: -it
We will be doing activities with our word wall words and word family to help the kids continue to sound out words. When practicing at home, you can have your child sound out all three sounds in the word (c-a-t) or sound it out by the first sound and the word family (c-at). Either way will help your child learn how to read!
In writing we are starting a new unit. We will still be writing stories from our lives, but we will now start writing 3 page booklets with a beginning, middle, and end. This week we won't be doing a whole lot of physical writing but practicing orally telling stories that have a beginning, middle, and end. Therefore, any practice doing this at home would be beneficial for your child!
Math
We are starting chapter 7, which focuses on the hundreds chart. We will be looking at the hundreds chart and seeing what patterns we can identify by looking at the rows and columns and how we can find a number quickly by seeing those patterns. We will also start learning how to count by 10's!
MLK
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. day, we read a story today about why he is an important American hero. It was an interactive story that hopefully the kids got something out of. We focused on how unfair the laws were in America back in MLK's time and what he did to change that. We discussed how he fought for fairness, equality, and peace. We will read the story again tomorrow and finish up an activity with it. Stay tuned for pictures! :-)
Kindergarten Lunch
Your child should have come home with a note today about an "Eat with Your Kindergarten Student" lunch. In case your note got lost, here are the details about it:
It is time for our second annual "Eat With Your Kindergarten Student" lunches. On January 28th, please come join us in the lunchroom at 10:45. Your child's class will go through the line first at 11:00. The cost of lunch is $2.90 for adults and $2.00 for children. You can pay when you go through the lunch line. We are looking forward to having you join us for lunch. The day will be scheduled in the following way:
10:45-11:00 Meet with Mrs. Honeycutt in lunchroom
11:00-11:35 Eat with your child's class and teacher
11:35-11:55 Join your child and their class for recess
11:55-12:15 Join your child in their class for an enrichment activity
Literacy
We are talking about the letter Ii and our letter friend Iggy Iguana. We are focusing in the short i sound as in igloo or iguana. Feel free to talk to your child about the long i sound as in ice, but we will really only be talking about the short sound in kindergarten.
Our word wall words this week are: in, it, is
Our word family is: -it
We will be doing activities with our word wall words and word family to help the kids continue to sound out words. When practicing at home, you can have your child sound out all three sounds in the word (c-a-t) or sound it out by the first sound and the word family (c-at). Either way will help your child learn how to read!
In writing we are starting a new unit. We will still be writing stories from our lives, but we will now start writing 3 page booklets with a beginning, middle, and end. This week we won't be doing a whole lot of physical writing but practicing orally telling stories that have a beginning, middle, and end. Therefore, any practice doing this at home would be beneficial for your child!
Math
We are starting chapter 7, which focuses on the hundreds chart. We will be looking at the hundreds chart and seeing what patterns we can identify by looking at the rows and columns and how we can find a number quickly by seeing those patterns. We will also start learning how to count by 10's!
MLK
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. day, we read a story today about why he is an important American hero. It was an interactive story that hopefully the kids got something out of. We focused on how unfair the laws were in America back in MLK's time and what he did to change that. We discussed how he fought for fairness, equality, and peace. We will read the story again tomorrow and finish up an activity with it. Stay tuned for pictures! :-)
Kindergarten Lunch
Your child should have come home with a note today about an "Eat with Your Kindergarten Student" lunch. In case your note got lost, here are the details about it:
It is time for our second annual "Eat With Your Kindergarten Student" lunches. On January 28th, please come join us in the lunchroom at 10:45. Your child's class will go through the line first at 11:00. The cost of lunch is $2.90 for adults and $2.00 for children. You can pay when you go through the lunch line. We are looking forward to having you join us for lunch. The day will be scheduled in the following way:
10:45-11:00 Meet with Mrs. Honeycutt in lunchroom
11:00-11:35 Eat with your child's class and teacher
11:35-11:55 Join your child and their class for recess
11:55-12:15 Join your child in their class for an enrichment activity
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
January 10-14
I hope you all had some great snow days! I did! We made banana bread and built with blocks and scooped the driveway....a few times! This week is very short, obviously, but loaded with learning!
We don't really have a focused letter, sight words, or word families this week. We'll be reviewing all that we've worked on and I'll be finishing up second quarter assessments.
I would like to remind you all to finish up your second quarter homework sheets. The homework sheets will be due next Friday, January 22nd and those who return them will be recognized at the attendance assemblies the following week. If you have any questions or problems please let me know!
And remember....there's no school on Friday, January 14th or Monday, January 17th! Happy birthday to me! :-)
We don't really have a focused letter, sight words, or word families this week. We'll be reviewing all that we've worked on and I'll be finishing up second quarter assessments.
I would like to remind you all to finish up your second quarter homework sheets. The homework sheets will be due next Friday, January 22nd and those who return them will be recognized at the attendance assemblies the following week. If you have any questions or problems please let me know!
And remember....there's no school on Friday, January 14th or Monday, January 17th! Happy birthday to me! :-)
Monday, January 3, 2011
January 3-7
Welcome back! I hope you all had a nice holiday break. It went by really fast! It was fun to see the kids back today, excited to learn! Here's what's going on this week!
Literacy
We are talking about the letter Ff. Our alphafriend is Fifi Fish. The kids are doing great on recognizing all the letters and knowing what sound they make. What we really need some help on from home is forming the letters with the correct strokes. Those lowercase f's can be tricky! We will also be working on reading and writing simple words like: fan, pan, cat, tap, etc. They are going to get to build some of these words and choose one to draw a picture of!
Our word wall words this week are: you, love. Again, the kids are doing great with the sight words. Keep working on them in your homework bags!
In writing we will be reviewing a lot of the things we've learned this quarter including periods, spaces, draw details in pictures, and where capital letters go.
Math
We will continue our number unit. We focused on the numbers 21-30 today and will be doing some more with those numbers tomorrow. The rest of the week we will be reviewing all the numbers by playing some games and doing some fun activities!
Library
We go to the library every Friday. Some of your children have books that are overdue. There will be a note in their blue folder if they have a book that needs to be returned.
Show and Tell
Remember that show and tell is on Friday. Your child may bring an item that fits in their backpack to share with their friends.
Club Sign Up
In their blue folders there is also the club sign up pamphlet for next quarter. If you would like to sign your child up for a club be sure to return the form as soon as possible.
Schedule Change
We have made a small change in our schedule. Recess used to be in the morning between work station time and we teachers felt like stopping to take them out and bring them back in was losing a lot of instructional time. Therefore, we moved recess to after lunch. So here is the new kindergarten schedule:
9:00-9:15 Opening
9:15-9:45 Whole Group Reading
9:45-10:45 Work Stations
10:45-11:05 Teacher Discretion
11:05-11:40 Lunch
11:40-12:00 Recess
12:00-1:05 Math/Calendar
1:05-1:45 Specials
1:45-2:00 Recess
2:00-2:40 Writer’s Workshop
2:40-3:00 Integrated
3:00-3:25 Choice Time
3:25-3:35 Closing
3:35-3:38 Dismissal
Literacy
We are talking about the letter Ff. Our alphafriend is Fifi Fish. The kids are doing great on recognizing all the letters and knowing what sound they make. What we really need some help on from home is forming the letters with the correct strokes. Those lowercase f's can be tricky! We will also be working on reading and writing simple words like: fan, pan, cat, tap, etc. They are going to get to build some of these words and choose one to draw a picture of!
Our word wall words this week are: you, love. Again, the kids are doing great with the sight words. Keep working on them in your homework bags!
In writing we will be reviewing a lot of the things we've learned this quarter including periods, spaces, draw details in pictures, and where capital letters go.
Math
We will continue our number unit. We focused on the numbers 21-30 today and will be doing some more with those numbers tomorrow. The rest of the week we will be reviewing all the numbers by playing some games and doing some fun activities!
Library
We go to the library every Friday. Some of your children have books that are overdue. There will be a note in their blue folder if they have a book that needs to be returned.
Show and Tell
Remember that show and tell is on Friday. Your child may bring an item that fits in their backpack to share with their friends.
Club Sign Up
In their blue folders there is also the club sign up pamphlet for next quarter. If you would like to sign your child up for a club be sure to return the form as soon as possible.
Schedule Change
We have made a small change in our schedule. Recess used to be in the morning between work station time and we teachers felt like stopping to take them out and bring them back in was losing a lot of instructional time. Therefore, we moved recess to after lunch. So here is the new kindergarten schedule:
9:00-9:15 Opening
9:15-9:45 Whole Group Reading
9:45-10:45 Work Stations
10:45-11:05 Teacher Discretion
11:05-11:40 Lunch
11:40-12:00 Recess
12:00-1:05 Math/Calendar
1:05-1:45 Specials
1:45-2:00 Recess
2:00-2:40 Writer’s Workshop
2:40-3:00 Integrated
3:00-3:25 Choice Time
3:25-3:35 Closing
3:35-3:38 Dismissal
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