The Start of Many Good Things!!

Well we have begun working very hard on Kindergarten Curriculum!!  They are really testing out their skills this year!  We have started our Daily 5 Reading program (watch the BEE Folder for more information).  It is off to a great start.  We are currently working on 1 of the 5 components to our Daily 5.  We have been working on our stamina for Read to Self.  It pretty much is like the title of it.  We find a spot on the floor and we practice reading to ourselves.  The students are already up to 12 minutes of this!!!  This is the most I have ever had on Day 2 of the Daily 5.  We are excited and really trying hard to read some books. 

We have spent some time working on the 3 way to read a book.  You should ask your child what they are all about.  We know we can read the words, read the pictures, and retell a familiar story.  WOW this is fun!  We even talked about why we do Read to Self....that is because first it is FUN and second to make us a better reader. 

Below are some pictures of us busy in Kindergarten this full week!  ENJOY!!

 Some writing center time before our day gets going!

 Working on our morning calendar!

 A little drawing time before the day gets going!

 Reading is a great way to start off the day.

 Our math is keeping us very busy!

 We have 4 math daily's we go to each day after our math is done!

 Practicing our read to self!

 Sorry for the blurry picture at Read to Self!

 Creating a little surprise page for later in the year!

We wanted to share what we made during center time!!

Oh What a Monday!

We had a great first Monday to our school year!  We were able to start working on math and even handwriting!  In math we are working on positional words.  In handwriting we are working on our capital letters.  The math paper came home today, make sure you check it out!  The handwriting paper will come home tomorrow as we still have to finish the back!  Be prepared to discuss and practice these things with your child when they come home!  I can't wait for another great day tomorrow!  Enjoy some pictures from today and a few from Friday!

 A little center fun here!

 We love to build towers!

 The train track is fun too!

 The animals are a hit!

 We spend some time reading books!

 Maybe even a little rest is nice!

 Showing off our new chair pockets!

 Getting ready to go home!

 Our days are busy as you can see!  Hope you enjoy!

First 3 Days of School Newsletter!

Important Dates

August 20^th – Late Start

August 31^st – 2:00 Dismissal

September 3^rd – No School

September 17^th – Late Start

September 20^th – School Pictures

 

Tips

·       Start practicing letters and sounds.

·       Begin to practice counting to at least 10.

·       Continue to work on writing their name.

Our First Three Days

This week we were super busy learning all about school!  We had a wonderful time and I cannot wait until next week.  We spent a lot of time learning about each other, some of the procedures in our classroom, and made a lot of fun things to start off our first days in Kindergarten.  I hope you are as excited about everything we have done as we are!

Reminders

* I send out a newsletter every two weeks!  I would LOVE to send it all through email.  I will email it to those who have provided an address to the school or myself.  If you would like me to send it to a different one please let me know.  Thanks!

What is Coming Up?

·      Next week we will start working on our math.  We hope to use our new math books! 

·      We will also be starting our Daily 5 Reading Program.  A note will be coming home with more information soon!

First Day of School!!

WOW!!!  We had an awesome first day of school today!!  We spent a lot of time working on our routines and the rules to school!  Everyone did a wonderful job of listening and working hard!  We also are very good at following directions!  I am impressed.  Here are some photos of what we did and even a group photo!  I can't wait until tomorrow!

Hope you enjoy!!  I know I had a fabulous day!

The Start of a New School Year!!

We are at the start of a new school year today!  Tonight will be our Open House from 4 to 7!  Please stop by and check out our room and bring your supplies while you come!  I am very excited to meet all the new students in my room!  Please check back as the days continue for new pictures and posts!  Let's have a great school year!!

Math Daily

We have been working on money, adding, and subtracting during our math time this last month of school!  We love going to a math daily after we have finished our math work to help reinforce these skills!  Hope you enjoyed checking out what we have been up too!

Newsletter Information

Dates:

May 14^th – Late Start

May 15^th- IMC closes!  Return books!

May 22^nd  - Kindergarten Picnic – more details will be coming!

May 23^rd – 11:00 Dismissal and Last day of Kindergarten!!

Tips:

·      Work on counting pennies, nickels, and dimes.

·      Work on telling time to the half hour.

·      Have your child write you a story using at least five sentences.

Reading:

We have spent a lot of time working on our Reader’s Theatre and ABC’s of Kindergarten.  It has been a lot of fun to see how they have grown through the year.  We hope you enjoyed our Kindergarten Reading Celebration!  Now we are working hard on our book club books.  We were all just re-tested and trying out our new levels before summer.  Please keep reading over summer!

Math:

We spent the last 2 weeks working very hard on money.  This can be very tough but we are beginning to really understand it. We are now moving on to addition and subtraction like they will see in 1^st grade!  They are very excited to experience this new adventure!  Keep it up!

Science/SS

In Science they are discussing living and non-living things.  They are very excited because this will lead into an animal report!  In SS we just finished up our unit on People, Places, and Events.  We are now focusing our last unit on People and the Government.  We are excited to learn about all of this!