Week in Review ~ September 21st - 25th

Last week was a jammed pack week in K2! In ELA we finished up our three week "Start Smart" by finishing introducing the rest of the letters of the alphabet. We reviewed the sight words can, I and introduced what a syllable is. We talked about counting the syllables in a word and how a syllable is a syllable if you can hear a vowel sound. They did a great job counting the syllables in words. We also practiced with some lowercase letter formation and wrote in our journals with the prompt "I can help..."

In Math we finished up Topic 1 titled "Numbers 0-5." We talked about all the different ways the number 5 can be broken up into two parts such as 2 and 3, 3 and 2, 4 and 1, and 1 and 4. We are currently finishing up with the Topic Assessment. Once they have all completed it and I have corrected them, I will send them home for you to look over. Next, we are moving onto Topic 2 which is all about Comparing Numbers 0 to 5.

 

 

I apologize for the delay in getting out the Week in Review for last week. My life as a "Hockey Mom" was in full swing this past weekend. Luckily we were able to squeeze in a trip to the apple orchard to do some apple picking, though. It was definitely the perfect weather for it!

I hope you all had a great weekend as well!

 

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Hip Hip Hooray...we filled our good behavior jar today!

Today, we filled our good behavior jar for the first time this year and the K2ers were so excited to see that reward that was randomly chosen was extra recess! It was definitely a perfect weather day to take advantage of the extra recess. Keep up the great work!

 

 

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Happy Fall

Today we brainstormed what we know about Fall through our five senses. Here is what we came up with...

 

 

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Homework

Yesterday the first "homework" assignment was sent home to practice writing the numbers 0-5. Thank you to everyone that returned it back today. I will be looking them over tonight and sending them home tomorrow. With the enVision math program there are daily homework sheets that can be sent home to reinforce the lesson we worked on from that day. Unless noted, these homework sheets DO NOT need to be returned the next day. However I do ask that you and your child take the time to complete these homework sheets when they are sent home. These homework assignments are meant to be a review so if ever your child is having great difficulty in completing it, please be sure to let me know so that I can give them some extra assistance at school.

As always, thank you for your continued support in your child's education and please let me know if you have any questions!

 

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Week in Review ~ September 14th - 18th

It was another great week in K2. I can't get over how well the K2ers have responded to the "Mystery Walker" and since we started it, we have been 4 for 4 with giving out the certificates. Keep up the great work!

In ELA our essential question was "Who is in your family?" We re-read the story Animals in the Park: An ABC Book and listened to the fable Tikki Tikki Tembo and the read-aloud Teddy's Week. We talked about what we do with our families as well as ways we help out at home. We worked on rhyming, as mentioned in a previous post, introduced the letters a, o, s, z, l, r, w, and h. We continued to use the Lively Letters to introduce them and the K2ers are loving hearing each letter's story and song. The sight word can was introduced and we listened to a song to help,us remember how to spell the word. In learning centers we wrote in our journals about who is in our family and filled in the writing prompt I can ______ with something they can do. We practiced spelling the sight word can, worked on the computer with the Lexia program, practiced rhyming, and also practiced writing our names. In kindergarten we try to have the students start writing their name with an uppercase letter at the beginning and the rest lowercase. Some practice sheets will be sent home next week so that you can reinforce that at home.

In Math we continued working in Topic 1: Numbers 0 to 5. We counted,read, and wrote the numbers 4 and 5 and discussed the number 0. We quickly introduced the poems for writing 4 and 5 and they are...

4: down and over and down once more. That's the way to make a 4.

5: short neck, belly fat. Number 5 wears a hat.

Thank you to everyone that is practicing number writing at home...we can tell who is working on it. Next week, I will be sending home a practice sheet for your child to work on at home.

Enjoy this last weekend of summer...I can't believe fall is right around the corner!

 

 

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Rhyme Time

Last week we started talking about words that rhyme and that a rhyme is when one word ends with the same sound(s) as another word such as cat/hat, dog/log and lip/ship. A great way to practice rhyming at home is to choose a word and have your child think of a word that rhymes with it. If they are a fan of Dr. Seuss, reading one of his books is a fun way to talk about rhymes as well. Today, we watched the video for the song "Down By the Bay" which is filled with rhymes and we read the Dr. Seuss book "Green Eggs and Ham" and talked about all the rhyming words. Here is the video for "Down By the Bay" for your child to enjoy again at home. Also, there are some great links for rhyming games that your child can practice with online such as http://pbskids.org/games/rhyming/. There are also many rhyming apps that you can find for many smartphone or tablet devices. Happy Rhyming!!

"Mystery Walker"

Since school started we have been working hard with the K2ers to explain and show the proper way to walk in a line while passing through the school hallways. Some understand the rules but it is still a tough concept for many. Today we started a new thing called the "Mystery Walker." When we are ready to go out into the hall each day for the first time, we (a teacher) will be pulling a stone out of a dish that has a number on it that is assigned to a child in the class. That child will become that day's "Mystery Walker." The K2ers will NOT know who the "Mystery Walker" is...only Mrs. Ouellette and I will so that we know who to watch. If the child chosen follows the rules we came up with for walking in the hallway then they will receive a special "Mystery Walker" certificate once we are back in the classroom for the remainder of the day. Today was our first try and let me tell you...we had a near PERFECT line walking down the hallway from our room to the cafeteria, the cafeteria to the music room, and from the music room back to our classroom. My hope is that using the "Mystery Walker" technique will quickly encourage all the K2ers to walk in the hallway correctly.

 

 

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"The Dot"

As mentioned in my "Week in Review" blog entry, Tuesday, September 15th, is International Dot Day. Here is the story "The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds. Don't forget to wear Dots on Tuesday!

Our Week in Review ** September 8th-11th

Our second week in K2 was a success! I am so happy with how well the K2ers are adjusting to our routines. The video I posted was a quick glimpse of our day at school. I hope you enjoyed it! Here are some pictures from our first two weeks.

This week we started our reading series during our English Language Arts (ELA) block. Our essential question was "How is everyone special?" We read the stories Animals in the Park: An ABC Book and The Ugly Duckling. The letters p, b, t, d, f, v, k, and g were introduced. We are introducing the letters using Lively Letters. Ask you child to tell you the sound and movement for each letter. We also introduced the first sight word which was I. At Open House I gave everyone a set of our sight words. Please cut them out and practice them with your child.

In Math we started Topic 1 titled Numbers 0 to 5. We talked about how when counting a set of objects the last number we say is the total amount and that it doesn't matter which item is counted first, if each one is counted just once then we come up with the same amount. We also started practicing how to write the numbers 1, 2 and 3. Writing numbers can be frustrating for some students so please practice with them at home. I taught them poems to help remember how to write them so here are the ones we have done so far if you'd like to use them at home.

#1 straight line down, then your done. That's the way to make a 1!

#2 around and down and out with you, that's the way to make 2!

#3 around the tree, around the tree. That's the way to make a 3!

This week the students also went to the computer lab to take the MAP assessment. The MAP test assesses them in reading and math to better help me see what they already know and what they need help with.

If you have not sent in your child's "Student Information" sheet that I gave out at kindergarten orientation please be sure to send it to school in your child's message tube. Also, please help your child to memorize their pin # for the cafeteria. Even if money is sent in each day they need to input their pin # so that the cafeteria can keep track of all purchases made by each student.

Tuesday, September 15th is International Dot Day so try to send your child to school in some dots if you can!

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

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