Today in Writer's Workshop...

Students sharing their writing today with a partner.

Monday Message

Dear Parents,

 

Here are some things we have been working on in Kindergarten...

 

Sight Words: said, come, look

Guided Reading:

Students are very excited about the small books they are reading during guided reading time.  Students are becoming more independent with some of the reading strategies I have taught them. Ask your child about "lips on a fish" and "Stretchy the Snake".

 

Writer’s Workshop:

We learned a new way to sing ,“Old Mac Donald”.  We decided that instead of E-I-E-I-O, it should be A-E-I-O-U!  We made a class chart to help us remember the vowel sounds. We discussed how every word should have at least one vowel in it. We are using this vowel chart to check our writing to make sure our words have vowels in them.

 

 Learning Communities:

St Anthony's donated some gloves, masks and hats for us to play with during dramatic play. The kids get to take them home after they use them.

 

Thanksgiving Feast:

*Thank you to everyone who offered to help cut the yarn for the necklaces. We got that finished, so thank you!

*If you would like to donate fabric markers for our Native American shirts by Friday, that would be wonderful!

*Please don’t forget to turn in a white t-shirt, we will be working on them Friday. 

Upcoming Events this Week!

 

Wednesday 11-13-13 Early Release Day.  Students will be dismissed at 1:40.  Please discuss with your child how they will be going home. 

Friday 11-15-13 Buddy day.  Students will get to visit with their 3^rd grade buddies and enjoy a Thanksgiving activity.

 

Tuesday 11-26-13 Thanksgiving Feast   We will be celebrating.  We will be looking for a few volunteers to help set up /clean up and serve the food on this day.  A letter will be going home soon with more details.

 

Thanks and have a great week!

 

Mrs. Stout

Student of the week. -Nicole

Thanksgiving Feast

Hello Parents,
   Our Thanksgiving Feast is just around the corner.  To help celebrate the Thanksgiving season all students will be making Native Americans T-shirts.  Please send ONE plain white T-shirt to school with your child by Monday, November 11th.  Don't forget to put your child's name on the tag. If you would like to donate any extra shirt for another student, please put the shirt in a bag marked donation. More information about our Feast will be sent home within the next week.
Thank you so much for your support.

Mrs. Stout

Halloween Fun!

Student of the week-William/Alayna

Monday Message

Parents,

I enjoyed meeting with everyone last week for conferences. I also hope everyone had a relaxing 3 day weekend.

Here is a look into what we our learning:

Math: We are working in a book called Kindergarten Math Story Problems. With guided instruction, students are learning they can draw pictures to help them solve simple addition story problems.  We are also writing a number sentence to solve the story problem.  We then look at a number line to find our answer. We will continue working in this book throughout the month of November.

Sight Words: not  here  have

Test will be on Friday

Letters of the day: H, I, J, K,L

Writer’s Workshop: We are continuing to talk about writing “true” stories. I love meeting with the students to hear and read what they are writing about. We have been talking a lot about how we can go back and edit our writing by checking for all the sounds in our words and leaving spaces between the letters and the words.

Last week our student of the week was William. Thank you for sharing your poster, snacks and favorite things with us William!

This week’s student: Alayna

 Upcoming Events this Week!

Monday, 11/4/13 - Baked Good Pottery Night for Kindergarten and 3^rd Grade.  This event is all week.  You may go any evening during the week.  Please tell them you are there for the Sappington Fundraiser.

Tuesday, 11/5/13 - Rams spirit Day!  6:45pm Parent Teacher Group Meeting

Thursday, 11/7/13 – School Store

Monday, 11/11/13 – Veteran’s Day