Welcome to Kindergarten

Welcome to my blog! This is where I will post (hopefully) each Friday with an update of our week. I will try to cover each area we have worked on during the week, however there is so much that if you ever have any questions please contact me. Email is the best way to get a hold of me during the day. I try to check it during the day, however please allow time for me to respond after the day has ended as some days may not allow for me to contact you back immediately. I appreciate everyone's support in the first and second weeks of school. I know it has been a huge transition for the children and they are all making great strides in their learning (even from just the first day). 
Here is the review of our week!

Phonics

Our sounds of the week: /s/ (last week) /a/ and /t/. 

Popcorn Word

 This week we learned: a
We read books and practiced sorting our popcorn word. In the coming weeks we will be practicing new words. In the beginning it is only 2 words a week but as the year progresses we will eventually be up to 4 words a week. 

Handwriting

In handwriting this week we practiced vertical and horizontal lines. These lines will help us form the letters of the alphabet.

Reading

During our reading time we read the book Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney. The story was about a girl who shares different places on maps. This week we also were introduced to Daily 5.

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 a familiar 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 treat our books with respect.

- We will stay in one spot.

We made it to 5 minutes today (Friday September 5th). This was a huge accomplishment.

Here are the times we made the other days:

Tuesday  45 seconds (after a lot of practice)

Wednesday 1 minutes

Thursday 3 minutes

Friday 5 minutes (!!)

Math

This week in math were started our counting unit. We have been practicing reading, writing, and counting the numbers 1, 2, and 3. In our math centers we have been working with our math manipulative (the students call them toys!) During this time it was free exploration of the math tools at our centers. Many of us unknowingly were practicing math skills like sorting, matching, counting, patterning, etc.

Important Reminders
Half Day September 25th

Scholastic book orders are due September 26th. 

Email me with any questions!