Flower Gardens, Apples, Dessert tubs, and more!

Here is a review of our week: 

Phonics- We continued Jolly Phonics by learning the sounds for e & h. Our popcorn word this week was in. 

Handwriting- This week in handwriting we continued working on frog jump letters. We practiced B, R & N. 

Reading: We read a story called "Flower Garden" by Eve Bunting. Our vocabulary words this week were pedestrian, passenger, eager, and assortment. 

Next week we will start looking at poetry. Each student needs to bring in a 1/2 inch white binder with the clear slot in the front for a cover. If anyone is willing to donate a few extras that would be greatly appreciated as well.

During Daily 5 we continued practicing read to self for 10 minutes as well as our two other centers, word work and listen to reading.

Math- We continued practicing our counting. We worked on counting objects up to 10 in apple themed centers. When we finished a center early we went to a dessert tub. (Yes dessert!) The students found activities we had already completed as a class, but now could play independently. Each week our dessert tubs with change to allow students to practice previously learned skills.

Important Reminders:

Turn in your All About Me posters when finished for me to keep in a safe place until it is your child's turn to share.

Scholastic book orders are due September 30th.

Don't forget to turn in box tops! The class with the most box tops at the end of the year wins a class party.

Any questions?? Email me!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Week of the 16th Review

Here is a review of our week: 

Phonics- We continued Jolly Phonics by learning the sounds for n, c, & k. Our popcorn word this week was it. 

Handwriting- This week in handwriting we got our handwriting books for the first time. We learned about frog jump letters and sang a song to help us remember we start with a big line at the top, bring it down, then jump back to the top to finish the letter. Then we practiced these letters. This week we had a chance to finish letters F, E, D, and P.

Reading: We read a story called "Cat's Colors" by Jane Cabrera.  We got to work in partners during this story time to discuss our predictions for Cat's favorite color as well as our favorite color. Our vocabulary words this week were soar, snooze, and drowsy. 

During Daily 5 we continued practicing read to self and made our goal time of 10 minutes. We were introduced to "Listen to Reading" last week. So we practiced doing both in the classroom at the same time (more of a center setup). It was hard to keep our focus the first couple of days for the full 10 minutes, but by Friday we made it the full 10 minutes without stopping because of interruptions or distractions. 

Math- We continued practicing our counting. We worked on counting objects up to 10. Today we brought home our counting books. We had to draw objects matching the number on the page. We also practiced putting math manipulatives with number tiles for one to one correspondence.

You might have seen our animal counting activity come home earlier this week. We put animals in order from 1-10 or 1-20 depending on our time. Then we colored them to coordinate with Cat's Colors.

Have you heard about "Brain Breaks?" Maybe not that word exactly but gummy bears, Mario, or One Direction might have come up. Brain breaks are a short break during our afternoon where we get in some movement. The students have the chance to pick from a choice board of songs/dances. Then we all get up and get the wiggles out. Afterwards we refocus for our next activities. Here is a snapshot.

Important Reminders:

The Magazine Drive has one more drop off date next week. Don't forget to get those orders, every order supports the students of our school. While we are not in the lead yet, we are not too far off.

Friday is a half day! Students will be dismissed at 12:00.

Scholastic book orders are due September 30th.

Don't forget to turn in box tops! The class with the most box tops at the end of the year wins a class party.

Any questions?? Email me!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Review of the week- September 9th

We made it through the first full week of school! Here is a peek into our week.

Phonics- We continued Jolly Phonics by learning the sounds for i and p. Our popcorn word this week connected with our phonics letter i because our word of the week was "I." This week we kept our "I" book at school to read during Daily 5.

Handwriting- This week in handwriting we got the wooden sticks out again. This time we created mat man. Mat man is a man made from the shapes we use to make letters. Then we practiced using the sticks to create many of our uppercase letters. Next week we will start our handwriting book.

Reading: We read a popular story called "If you Give a Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Numeroff. After reading we discussed different parts of the story including our favorite parts. Our vocabulary words this week were energetic,exhausted, and generous. We enjoyed sharing with our friends activities we need lots of energy for as well as activities that exhaust us.

During Daily 5 we were introduced to a new center that will make up the 5 centers. Last week we started "Read to Self". This week we continued practicing read to self and made our goal time of 10 minutes. We were introduced to "Listen to Reading" on Wednesday. During Listen to Reading students will be able to read books on CDs, a guest reader, or ebooks on the computer. This week we saw an electronic version of "If you Give a Mouse a Cookie" as well as a few books on CD.

Math- We continued practicing writing our numbers. This week we practiced 5-7 and reviewed 1-4. We also participated in centers this week with the Mouse (from the cookie story). In the centers we worked on counting cookies and matching it to the number. Additionally we put together number puzzles for 1-20 (again with cookies). We did a color by number of the mouse to review numbers 1-4.

                          

 

Scholastic book orders are coming home today! There is a link on the side of the blog to log into scholastic if you are interested in ordering books. The books make great gifts and each purchase helps our class earn new books for our library! If you need the class code look at the top of the flyer sent home in the green folders.

Don't forget to turn in box tops! The class with the most box tops at the end of the year wins a class party.

The Magazine Drive has officially started. Don't forget to get those orders, every order supports the students of our school.

Any questions?? Email me!

Enjoy the weekend!

Welcome to Kindergarten!

Welcome to Mrs. Schlagbaum's Kindergarten Blog!

Each week our blog with be updated to reflect our week. We have already learned so many new things in our second week of Kindergarten. Let's take a look at what we have been working on.

The first three days of school we practiced being Respectful, Responsible, and Safe in all areas of the school building. It was a lot to learn in three days, however we are practicing hard and earning lots of paws! We have had our first paw winner too!

In the classroom:

Phonics: We have already learned three sounds in our Jolly phonics program. We know s, a, & t. We also learned our first popcorn word "a." We brought home a book to practice with if we are looking for a book to read.

Handwriting: We are working on the formation of letters using a big stick, little stick, big curve, and little curve. We will continue next week on the formation of letters and holding our pencil correctly.

Reading: During making meaning we read the story "My Friends" by Taro Gomi. The story was about a girl who learns new skills from her friends. Along with this book we started to learn some "Fancy words" including companion, imitate, and explore.

In daily 5 we are working on the 3 ways to read a book as well as "Read to Self." The 3 ways to read a book include; reading the pictures, reading the words, and retelling the story. Everyday we have practiced reading alone during read to self time. We are working on building our stamina to read up to 15 minutes without being distracted by our friends. We made a chart of the ways we want to act while we are reading so that we do not disturb our friends.

- We will read the whole time.
- We will keep our eyes on our own books.
- We will read quietly.
- We will not be a bug. (class favorite)
- We will treat our books with respect.
- We will stay in one spot.

We made it to 7 minutes today (Friday September 6th). This was a huge accomplishment.

Here are the times we made the other days:
Tuesday 2 minutes (after a lot of practice)
Wednesday 3 minutes
Thursday 4.5 minutes
Friday 7 minutes (!!)

Math: In math we are working in our numbers unit. We have been practicing writing the numbers 1-3. We played a dice game this week to practice identifying the dots on the dice and matching it to the numeral. We also got to play with play dough. Mrs. Schlagbaum would call out a number and we would all make it out of the play dough. In addition to the numeral we had to make play dough balls in the same number. For example if the number was 4 we would show the number 4 as well as 4 balls.

Next week we will continue our learning.

Have a wonderful weekend!

 Any questions please email Mrs. Schlagbaum at cschlagbaum@ccsd66.org