Last week, we learned about oviparous animal. That means animals that lay eggs. - Kenny
We read Chickens Aren't the Only Ones. _ Khang
We read Dora's Eggs. -Cailyn
In math, we learned about combining numbers. - Sara
Monday, April 2, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
As we prepare for our trip to the zoo, students in kindergarten are learning all about animals, including household pets. Today, Christine and her dog Maggie from Animal Care visited our school and taught us all about caring for a pet.
We learned that pets need food, clean water, exercise, toys and love. We also learned that people should never pet a dog or cat without asking its owner first. Students were told that they should tell an adult if they see an animal without a collar.
Here we are with Maggie!
We learned that pets need food, clean water, exercise, toys and love. We also learned that people should never pet a dog or cat without asking its owner first. Students were told that they should tell an adult if they see an animal without a collar.
Here we are with Maggie!
P.E. News
On March 16th, students will participate in the a 10 minute jog during our regular P.E. time (1:10-1:40 p.m.). Students have been preparing for this jog during P.E. and during our recess time for several weeks now. Parents are welcome to come to school that day to cheer on their child or even join in on the fun! I hope to see you there!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Third Quarter Expectations
Reading:
· Name letters
· Make sounds for letters
· Identify initial sounds in words
· Blend and segment one syllable words
· Read the follow sight words without hesitation: I, see, a, the, can, we, you, my, like, to, and, it, is, me, yes, no, go, at, am, an.
· Read words with a consonant, vowel, consonant pattern (i.e. rat, map, tub, ten, pit, net).
· Discuss books with others (i.e. describe illustrations, characters, setting, problem/solution, make predictions)
· Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
· Draw/write the beginning, middle and end of a story.
· Use reading strategies effectively (i.e. use picture clues, make predictions, stretch the word, ask yourself, “Does this make sense?”)
· Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings and ideas clearly.
· Reads on grade level.
Writing:
· Use spelling that shows letter/sound correspondence.
· Writing shows evidence of spacing.
· Write daily (pictures and/or words are done neatly and legibly).
· Generate own topics.
· Include detailed illustrations to support writing.
· Working toward meeting the elements of narrative writing (story with a single event or several events loosely linked, tell events as they move through time, include drawings that support the meaning of the story).
· Working toward meeting the elements of report writing (gather, collect and share information about a topic, maintain focus and exclude extraneous information when prompted).
Math:
· Name numerals 0-20.
· Place numerals in order 0-20.
· Write numerals 0-20 correctly.
· Match numerals with groups of objects 0-20.
· Count orally 1-75.
· Count by tens to 100.
· Compose and decompose numbers from 11-19 into ten ones and some further ones.
· Name three-dimensional shapes (cube, rectangular prism, cylinder, cone, sphere, pyramid).
· Compare and describe two and three-dimensional shapes.
· Identify shapes as two or three-dimensional.
· Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes.
· Name letters
· Make sounds for letters
· Identify initial sounds in words
· Blend and segment one syllable words
· Read the follow sight words without hesitation: I, see, a, the, can, we, you, my, like, to, and, it, is, me, yes, no, go, at, am, an.
· Read words with a consonant, vowel, consonant pattern (i.e. rat, map, tub, ten, pit, net).
· Discuss books with others (i.e. describe illustrations, characters, setting, problem/solution, make predictions)
· Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
· Draw/write the beginning, middle and end of a story.
· Use reading strategies effectively (i.e. use picture clues, make predictions, stretch the word, ask yourself, “Does this make sense?”)
· Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings and ideas clearly.
· Reads on grade level.
Writing:
· Use spelling that shows letter/sound correspondence.
· Writing shows evidence of spacing.
· Write daily (pictures and/or words are done neatly and legibly).
· Generate own topics.
· Include detailed illustrations to support writing.
· Working toward meeting the elements of narrative writing (story with a single event or several events loosely linked, tell events as they move through time, include drawings that support the meaning of the story).
· Working toward meeting the elements of report writing (gather, collect and share information about a topic, maintain focus and exclude extraneous information when prompted).
Math:
· Name numerals 0-20.
· Place numerals in order 0-20.
· Write numerals 0-20 correctly.
· Match numerals with groups of objects 0-20.
· Count orally 1-75.
· Count by tens to 100.
· Compose and decompose numbers from 11-19 into ten ones and some further ones.
· Name three-dimensional shapes (cube, rectangular prism, cylinder, cone, sphere, pyramid).
· Compare and describe two and three-dimensional shapes.
· Identify shapes as two or three-dimensional.
· Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Blog Quiz
I'm so sorry that students have not received books from our most recent blog quiz. The books I ordered from Scholastic are on back order. They will get them as soon as they come in. In the meantime, congratulations to Jayden, Madison, Sara, Zoe, Kenny, Willy and Georgia who all submitted the correct answer!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Happy 100th day!
Check out all the things we did to celebrate being in school for 100 days.
We made portraits that show what we will look like when we're 100 years old.
We made 100th day hats.
We watched 101 Dalmations.
We read many 100th day books!
We made portraits that show what we will look like when we're 100 years old.
We made 100th day hats.
We watched 101 Dalmations.
We read many 100th day books!
Look What We're Learning in Music
Here's another great song and dance we learned in Ms. Taylor's music class!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
What We Learned This Week
This week in readers' workshop, we read the story Mr. Grump by Joy Cowley. Then, we drew a picture and wrote about the beginning, middle and end of the story.
This news was provided by Jayden.
In social studies, we read about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Then, we made a portait of him and wrote about his life.
This news was provided by Khang.
This news was provided by Jayden.
In social studies, we read about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Then, we made a portait of him and wrote about his life.
This news was provided by Khang.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Musical Fun
In class, we use songs and poems to teach reading fluency, sight words, letters and letter sounds. I also incorporate poems about many of our math, science and social studies skills. I use the popular website YouTube to find many of these songs and poems. Below, I have attached many of the songs we sing in class. Play these videos for your child and see all they have learned!
Jack Hartmann is one of my favorites! He sings silly songs as well as educational songs:
Jack Hartmann is one of my favorites! He sings silly songs as well as educational songs:
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