Today, after Center Time and Morning Meeting, we a bit of time to read another book in the Flat Stanley series - the kids voted, and they decided to read Invisible Stanley next. We read a coupe of chapters of that book (since it's the last day of reading in class for the Read-a-thon). Then we headed to the gym for our class there with Mr. Hill and Mr. Peterson. Here's what they did:
After gym, Mrs. Pershica (who is out literacy content coach for the building), came in to read a a guest reader. She read two books: Pigs Aplenty, Pigs, Galore! and Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild! After that, we had a fun Choice Time, and then headed home!
Friday, February 20, 2009
Today we had a busy day. After Center Time and Morning Meeting, we read bit nit more of Flat Stanley - we should finish that book up on Monday. After that, we had art class in our room with Ms. Gilman. The kids started a painting project, that they will finish up next week - all about tropical fish.
After art, we talked about the Flat Stanleys that we are going to send next week (the big parade to the mailbox will be on Tuesday - check the newsletter for the times. The kids learned about addressing a letter, and we also talked about how the post office works - how our Stanleys will get to their destinations.
After that, we had a short Choice Time. After Choice Time, we saw a number of photos on the Internet that another classroom had posted of their Flat Stanley project. I think that made the project a little more real to the kids - they will be much more into it once the letters and pictures start rolling in!
After all that, it was time for us to pack up and go home!
Enjoy your weekend!
After art, we talked about the Flat Stanleys that we are going to send next week (the big parade to the mailbox will be on Tuesday - check the newsletter for the times. The kids learned about addressing a letter, and we also talked about how the post office works - how our Stanleys will get to their destinations.
After that, we had a short Choice Time. After Choice Time, we saw a number of photos on the Internet that another classroom had posted of their Flat Stanley project. I think that made the project a little more real to the kids - they will be much more into it once the letters and pictures start rolling in!
After all that, it was time for us to pack up and go home!
Enjoy your weekend!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Hello all,
Sorry for the late post once again - three meetings after school.
Today was our 100th day of kindergarten!!!! I can hardly believe that it has already been 100 days - September seems like just a few weeks ago, somehow.
We had a busy day celebrating our 100th day. The kids made badges to wear that proclaimed them to be "100 days smarter." Then we took a break from the 100th day idea and had a guest reader, Rabbi Jared Saks from Temple Israel. He read two books to us, and also explained a bit about what a rabbi does - not too many of us knew, and the subject came up in a book that Ryan E.'s mom read to us yesterday (the one about Dr. Martin Luther King and Rabbi Abraham Heschl). After Rabbi Saks finished, we finished up making our Flat Stanleys - they are all now officially "unbald." The kids glued yarn hair onto their little guys. They are really cute (the Stanleys, I mean, but the kids are cute too...).
After that,we were back to 100th day festivities - the kids took turns doing a scavenger hunt in the classroom for the numbers 1-100 and making a 100s day necklace out of Fruit Loops cereal. Both were fun - hopefully you saw either or both come home today.
By the time we finished all of that, it was time to pack up and go home.
Sorry for the late post once again - three meetings after school.
Today was our 100th day of kindergarten!!!! I can hardly believe that it has already been 100 days - September seems like just a few weeks ago, somehow.
We had a busy day celebrating our 100th day. The kids made badges to wear that proclaimed them to be "100 days smarter." Then we took a break from the 100th day idea and had a guest reader, Rabbi Jared Saks from Temple Israel. He read two books to us, and also explained a bit about what a rabbi does - not too many of us knew, and the subject came up in a book that Ryan E.'s mom read to us yesterday (the one about Dr. Martin Luther King and Rabbi Abraham Heschl). After Rabbi Saks finished, we finished up making our Flat Stanleys - they are all now officially "unbald." The kids glued yarn hair onto their little guys. They are really cute (the Stanleys, I mean, but the kids are cute too...).
After that,we were back to 100th day festivities - the kids took turns doing a scavenger hunt in the classroom for the numbers 1-100 and making a 100s day necklace out of Fruit Loops cereal. Both were fun - hopefully you saw either or both come home today.
By the time we finished all of that, it was time to pack up and go home.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Today was all about the reading. Alex's mom came in to read first off (Mrs. Fiona's Stupendous Pumpkin Pie and If I Made a Car). Thttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifhen we had a guest reader who was set up via the Burroughs Read-a-thon. his name is Dan Israel, and he is alocal musician. I told him that I would give his website a free plug, so here it is:
http://www.danisraelmusic.com/
He also left us a copy of his latest CD, which was very nice. Then we headed to gym, where the kids had a SUPER fun day - ropes, scooters, cargo nets and tetherball. Be sure to ask your child who was the one to climb all the way up to the ceiling on the cargo net at the very end of gym class!!
After gym, we had our regular Wednesday visit from Ms. Barb - she brought two wonderfl books: An Impossible Kind of Patriotism and Just as Good as Anyone Else.
After all of that, it was time for us to pack up and head out.
Tomorrow is the 100th day of school, too - be ready for some good stories about 100th day activities!!
http://www.danisraelmusic.com/
He also left us a copy of his latest CD, which was very nice. Then we headed to gym, where the kids had a SUPER fun day - ropes, scooters, cargo nets and tetherball. Be sure to ask your child who was the one to climb all the way up to the ceiling on the cargo net at the very end of gym class!!
After gym, we had our regular Wednesday visit from Ms. Barb - she brought two wonderfl books: An Impossible Kind of Patriotism and Just as Good as Anyone Else.
After all of that, it was time for us to pack up and head out.
Tomorrow is the 100th day of school, too - be ready for some good stories about 100th day activities!!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Today, after Center Time and Morning Meeting, we worked on making Valentine's Day bags to hold all of our treats tomorrow. Needless to say, there was much excitement, and many scraps of paper everywhere. After fun decorating and hard work cleaning up, we headed up to the computer lab for our time there.
When we got back down the class, we talked about our sight words, and High Hat letter sound for the week, and sang a silly song. After that, Sean's mom came in to read to the class, and then we had Choice Time.
Time really flies when you're having fun, because after that, it was time to go home!
When we got back down the class, we talked about our sight words, and High Hat letter sound for the week, and sang a silly song. After that, Sean's mom came in to read to the class, and then we had Choice Time.
Time really flies when you're having fun, because after that, it was time to go home!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Today was a very exciting day in kindergarten - the room was completely re-arranged last night (a bit of middle-of-the-year changing-around). The puppet theater that was in our class is gone, and it was replaced by a Post Office (as we think in February about sending Valentines and Flat Stanleys). We are also talking in class about the fact that they are now "second-half of kindergartners," and their behavior and attitudes should reflect the fact that they are (and I hesitate to say it) almost first graders.
Today, after Center Time and Morning Meeting, we learned a new song for the week ("My Aunt Monica"), which has three sight words for the week (I, have, and said), one 'magic ending' (-ed), and our new High Hat friend's sound - (/oo// all in it. We talked about the various words and how they appear in the song, and then practiced singing as well.
After that, we headed to the gym for our time there with Mr. Hill and Mr. Peterson. Ask your child about the "gym monster" that appeared...
After gym, Ms. Barb (Ryan E.'s mom) came to read a couple of books to us - she read and Snow Lion and Morris the Artist.
After that, we had a very short Choice Time, and then packed up to head home.
Today, after Center Time and Morning Meeting, we learned a new song for the week ("My Aunt Monica"), which has three sight words for the week (I, have, and said), one 'magic ending' (-ed), and our new High Hat friend's sound - (/oo// all in it. We talked about the various words and how they appear in the song, and then practiced singing as well.
After that, we headed to the gym for our time there with Mr. Hill and Mr. Peterson. Ask your child about the "gym monster" that appeared...
After gym, Ms. Barb (Ryan E.'s mom) came to read a couple of books to us - she read and Snow Lion and Morris the Artist.
After that, we had a very short Choice Time, and then packed up to head home.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Today, after Center Time and Morning Meeting, we had time to meet a new High Hat friend: Oopy Oops, who introduced us to the /oo/ sound (that's oo as in too). We are beginning to study the vowel combinations, which will make the kids' reading really take off as they master them.
After that, we headed to the Media Center for our time there with Mrs. Hennen. When we got back down to our room, we had math workshop. Today we worked on measurement - we measured strips of paper using popsicle sticks. The point is to understand the concept of measurement, of course, but also to get the kids thinking about the importance of specifying the units that they used to measure something.
After that, we had a short Choice Time, and then packed up to head home!
After that, we headed to the Media Center for our time there with Mrs. Hennen. When we got back down to our room, we had math workshop. Today we worked on measurement - we measured strips of paper using popsicle sticks. The point is to understand the concept of measurement, of course, but also to get the kids thinking about the importance of specifying the units that they used to measure something.
After that, we had a short Choice Time, and then packed up to head home!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Today, it was National African-American Parent Involvement Day. We read a book, Guess How Much I Love You, and then did a fun art project that went with the book. Your child should have brought it home today. The kids also practiced reading their "just right" books from their bookbags.
After we worked on the project, we headed up to the computer lab for our time there. When we got back down to the classroom, we put the finishing touches on the art project, and then, since February is the Burroughs Read-a-thon month, we spent the rest of the time reading some fun books - we read Farmer Duck, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, and Cousin Ruth's Tooth. After all of that, it was time to pack up and go home.
Don't forget that tomorrow is our day to check out books!
After we worked on the project, we headed up to the computer lab for our time there. When we got back down to the classroom, we put the finishing touches on the art project, and then, since February is the Burroughs Read-a-thon month, we spent the rest of the time reading some fun books - we read Farmer Duck, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, and Cousin Ruth's Tooth. After all of that, it was time to pack up and go home.
Don't forget that tomorrow is our day to check out books!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Sorry for the lack of a post yesterday - I was stuck in meetings all afternoon and into the evening.
Today, after Center Time and Morning Meeting, we celebrated Linnea's birthday. We sang, and then had a nice treat and listened to her mom and dad read a fun book to us. After that, we talked about our sight word for the week (see) and our magic ending (-ing). Then we headed to the computer lab for our time there.
After the lab, we came back to our room, and had math class. The kids found ways to measure the length of their shoes with unifix cubes, and then we made a graph of the sizes of their shoes.
After math, we had a short Choice Time, and then we packed up to go home.
Today, after Center Time and Morning Meeting, we celebrated Linnea's birthday. We sang, and then had a nice treat and listened to her mom and dad read a fun book to us. After that, we talked about our sight word for the week (see) and our magic ending (-ing). Then we headed to the computer lab for our time there.
After the lab, we came back to our room, and had math class. The kids found ways to measure the length of their shoes with unifix cubes, and then we made a graph of the sizes of their shoes.
After math, we had a short Choice Time, and then we packed up to go home.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Today we began with Center Time and Morning Meeting, (in morning meeting, we discovered that there are only 11 more school days until the 100th day!). After that we had a short reading lesson on sight words and word endings. Then, we headed up to the Media Center for our time there with Mrs. Hennen.
When we got back down the our room, we had another visit from Megan Pershica, who is the literacy coordinator/teacher at Burroughs. Mrs. Pershica taught a follow-up lesson to the "buddy reading" lesson from last week - the kids learned how to evaluate their work as a 'buddy' using a rubric - they evaluated themselves from a '1' (an "uh-oh" day), to a '3' (a "so-so" day), to a 5 (a "superstar 5" day, which is of course said with a dramatic gesture and voice, as one woudl expect).
After that, we talked about the Read-a-thon and the Valentine's party (the list of kids' names should be in their backpacks today), and then bundled up to go home.
When we got back down the our room, we had another visit from Megan Pershica, who is the literacy coordinator/teacher at Burroughs. Mrs. Pershica taught a follow-up lesson to the "buddy reading" lesson from last week - the kids learned how to evaluate their work as a 'buddy' using a rubric - they evaluated themselves from a '1' (an "uh-oh" day), to a '3' (a "so-so" day), to a 5 (a "superstar 5" day, which is of course said with a dramatic gesture and voice, as one woudl expect).
After that, we talked about the Read-a-thon and the Valentine's party (the list of kids' names should be in their backpacks today), and then bundled up to go home.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Today, after Center Time and Morning Meeting, we did our self-portraits for January (a day late, but they are done nonetheless). Then we had a PTA mom, Faith McGown, come in to talk to the kids about the Read-a-thon (the Read-a-thon blog is here, if you're interested). Then we read a story about Groundhog Day, and made a groundhog project that the kids took home today.
Then we headed up to the computer lab for our time there. When we got back down to the room, we met a new High Hat friend, practiced "buddy reading," and had a short Choice Time to wrap things up.
Time flies!
Then we headed up to the computer lab for our time there. When we got back down to the room, we met a new High Hat friend, practiced "buddy reading," and had a short Choice Time to wrap things up.
Time flies!
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