Email me to sign up for a Fun Friday Snack date. The dates that do not have a student name are available. Please remember to send in enough snacks for 21 students.
I was looking over the Home Learning Packets and I noticed that quite a few students had trouble writing their reports. I saw quite a few students began with the words, "I like..."
So, here are the reports the students wrote in class and they were WONDERFUL!! We watched a few Youtube Videos and read a few books. Then we had discussions about the facts that we knew and the facts we learned. The kids were AMAZING! They took turns listening to the facts their friends said and if they repeated the fact- they extended the sentences. For example: Elephant trunks suck water. It was expanded by another student who said: Elephant trunks suck water and then they squirt it in their mouths.
Before you watch the slideshow, I want you to know we wrote one Fact sentence together and most of the students have the sentence on their paper: Elephants are the largest land animal and they spelled it phonetically. :)
Enjoy looking at the pictures of the students sharing their reports with the class! 13 students shared. Others were either busy writing more sentences or they just wanted to listen to the others share.
This was the cutest Fun Friday Dress Up!! All the other teachers and students that passed us in the hallway were in AWE of how amazing the students looked. :)
There were five girls that completed the Dr.Seuss Reading Challenge. Congrats Girls!! Here are a few pictures of Emma, Alexis, Noelani, Leilani and Chloe.
I'm publishing this early, because I don't want to bring the laptop home... I want a computer free weekend! haha
WOW! I can't believe it's April... My little Kindergarteners are growing up fast!
This week we have a lot to do and we have an Early Release Day on Wednesday. :) Our Resources are: MONDAY~ P.E., TUESDAY~ MUSIC, WEDNESDAY~ MEDIA and THURSDAY~ MUSIC. Friday is Sunglasses Day and Komarea is bringing in Fun Friday Snacks for the class.
**Last week Resources were canceled due to the Upper Grades Testing. We have approximately 10 more days of Testing before the school year ends. So there is a huge chance of Resources getting cancelled again. I explained to the students this was not my choice and I even gave extra Recess Time, but I know they love Resources!**
MATH
We are continuing on with teen numbers! I am hoping the tiny confusions some of the students are having can be cleared up with the "Hide Zero Cards" and breaking the number apart with a Number Bond. Also we are using the vocabulary of 10 ones and _____ ones / 10 ones and ____ more. (We do this so the students are repeatedly being reminded that 10 is actually a group of ones. This helps in First Grade with double digit addition and subtraction.
Also, if your child is having trouble finding a group of ten to circle. PLEASE remind them of the little X strategy that my brother James taught me. :) This would clear up a lot of the silly mistakes going on because they are trying to visualize the group and circle it.
SAXON, SIGHT WORDS, BLENDS and MORE!!
Saxon is continuing to work on CVC words. This is great practice for the students and they are writing the words like PROS! We're even using our long vowel sounds and Magic E to write CVCe words. The children love it!! They get so excited and are so proud of themselves when they can do it.
Our Sight Words are: could, by, who & see.
Our blend for the week is DR-. This is a tricky one, but I've noticed when reading books the students are having trouble with comprehension because of the dr words~ drinks, drags, dragons, draws, etc.
Our Word Family is the -ine family and our medial vowel this week is i.
Just when you thought we had enough Skills, we are also practicing rhyming! The assessment for this quarter is for students to come up with five rhyming pairs by themselves. I know with all of our Word Family practice they will do great!
READING
We are continuing on with our Eric Carle study. The students did great last week retelling The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Brown Bear, Brown Bear. I'm hoping for even more success this week! Our stories we will be using to practice retelling are~ Pancakes Pancakes and The Very Busy Spider. :) You can check out both books below...
WRITING
We are beginning our Animal Reports. We will begin with a class report on Cheetahs. We will read a book and watch Youtube clips to gather information about Cheetahs. Together we will write 3 sentence facts. Then we will move on to Elephants. The students will be expected to write at least two sentence facts.
The students are all writing at different levels. Some may write~ Elephants are gray. While others may write~ Elephants have long tusk that lets them drink and blow water. All of this is okay. As their confidence grows they will expand their sentences. With that being said, regardless of their level~ All sentences need to begin with an uppercase letter, spaces between all the words, sight words written correctly, unknown words stretched and written with a beginning/middle/ending sounds and punctuation at the end.
SCIENCE
Due to my absence last week, we did not get to the phases of the Moon. So we will do that this week! :)
On Friday, April 7 we will be having a Donuts with Dads event in the Multi-Purpose Room. The event takes place from 8:00-9:00.
I'll be volunteering the first half, so I hope to see you all there!
**If you're worried because Dad can't make it. Have a Grandpa, an Uncle, or a male family friend join your child. :) My friend's husband was deployed, so my brother escorted her daughter to the event and they had the best time together!!
Play Day T-shirts are going on sale! Every year our P.E. Teacher put on a school wide Play Day. (It's our fun version of the good ol' Field Days!) Two grade levels go outside at a time to participate in all the stations/ events. (In the past, we have gone out with First Grade.) Also, Brusters will be on site selling shaved ice. The cost is $3.00. (And it's best to send in the exact amount. The kids have trouble holding their shaved ice and leftover money.)
The Play Day T-shirts all have the same design. However every grade level picks out their t-shirt color. The prices and shirt style vary. Along with sizes. Make sure to read the form carefully because returns and exchanges will not be granted.
Grade Level Colors:
K-Royal Blue
1-Red
2- Orange
3- Royal Blue
4- Dark Green
5- Red
Here is a snapshot of the flier going home in your child's Report Card envelope. Below that you will notice the flier I was given showcasing the design on the t-shirt. :)
Ordering Deadline is MONDAY, APRIL 17!! This is for orders submitted to the Teacher and online at HTTPS://CLES17.ITEMORDER.COM
*I almost forget... they always need Volunteers for Play Day to help run the stations. Play Day is celebrated on May 5th this year. :)
