Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did math. We played Collect 15 together. (Kate)

We did writing. We did Monday News. It was awesome! (Andrew)

We did Fundations. We got to do skywriting. We wrote on our white boards. We wrote V and U. (Sophia)

We watched a class dojo video. At read aloud we watched Sid the Science kid. During the video we got to floss play-doh out of pretend teeth. (Connor)

We did our poem. It was about getting sick. It was called The Big Bad Cold. (Evan and Logan)

We did music. We had a substitute. Mr. Witter’s son was sick. We watched the musical mansion. We played a button game. (Sophia and Layla)

We did Daily 5. We did one choice. (James)

We're watching a video series on growth mindset in class and just finished Chapter 2. Would love for all of you to see it, too:

https://bit.ly/1NGotPW

Discussion Questions

1. When I make a mistake I feel _____

because _____. How does it feel when you

make a mistake?

2. What do you do about those feelings so

that you don't get discouraged?

3. How can we support one another when

facing challenges that result in many trials?

Vesta Hotchkiss

Mill Creek Elementary

Kindergarten Teacher

417-818-9848

http://mrshotchkisskindergarten.blogspot.com/

https://twitter.com/hotchkissmce

Thank you so much for attending Parent-Teacher Conferences this week!  Miss Tappana and I really enjoyed talking with you all about the progress your child has made in reading, writing, word study, and math this school year.  It was also very helpful to touch base about classroom behaviors and what expectations we are working on in our classroom.

Please let us know if you need any additional resources to use at home. Also, please email me if you ever have questions or concerns about your child’s learning progress or behavior at school. We are so blessed to work with such wonderful families!

Thank you for your continued support!

Also here is a great math resource! This is a website and app that is great for practicing math skills! Check it out!

http://bedtimemath.org/

Enjoy your weekend!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

During Fundations we did a word family game on Starfall. We did words that end in –ig, -at, and -in. (Ginger)

For morning job we colored our page with soda, coffee, and juice and at the end of the day we did our egg experiment. We brushed the eggs. The red egg turned a little orange. The coffee egg was cracked. The stain didn’t really come off. The soda egg was a lighter brown. (Lyrik)

We did writing. We were finishing our books. We were adding more colors and words. We talked about if it was a 1, 2, 3, or 4. Four was the best. (Andrew) We used a rating scale of writing examples for our best work!

We did our math workstations for math. (Jayden)

We did the Pledge of Allegiance and we announced the Cougar with Integrity. It was Sylus. (Connor)

We did a read aloud. We read Moose’s Loose Tooth. His tooth came out at the end of the story. (Mikayla)

We sorted healthy food that was good for our teeth and unhealthy food like candy. There was a happy white tooth and a sad yellow tooth. (Layla)

Our special was library. We chose new books. We went to the computer lab. (Evan and Dylan)

No school tomorrow! Also, you don’t need to sign and return the grade cards. There are no bi-weekly updates this week because of the grade cards.

Have a great weekend!

Hi Parents,

Here is what we did today!

We did math. We had a partner and we played Bear Tracks. We rolled the dice and we had to count that many bears. We took turns. There are 20 tracks in all. (Ginger and Jayden)

We did our science experiment. Miss Tappana lifted each egg out of the drinks. The egg in the fruit punch was funky and red! The others were light and dark brown. We will color our piece of paper in the morning. (Layla) Great pictures on Twitter! https://twitter.com/hotchkissmce

We did writing. We made our work our best! We wrote interesting words and added speech bubbles. We listened for sounds we missed. (Andrew)

We did P.E. We did a parachute. We got to go under the parachute. It was like a big tent. We made it like a mushroom and went underneath it. We jogged around the room. (Sophia and Connor)

We did counselor. We learned how to be helpful! We talked about bullies. We use kind words to solve problems. We colored a bumble bee and wrote a way to be nice. (Dylan and Lyrik)

For snack we read Tooth Trouble. It’s about a walrus who didn’t want to go to the dentist but in the end he went with his grandpa. (James)

Remind your child not to forget his or her library book tomorrow!

I’ve attached the conference schedule just in case you need it!

Don’t forget to follow Miss Tappana on Twitter! She has lots of great pictures as well! https://twitter.com/misstappanaMCE

If you get a chance make sure and watch the Class Dojo video from this week! We're watching a video series on growth mindset in class and just finished Chapter 1. Would love for all of you to see it, too: https://bit.ly/1UnoGgv

It makes for great discussion!

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did read aloud. We read a book about George Washington’s teeth. They kept falling out. For our project we put eggs in soda, coffee, and juice. The eggs are white like the outside of our teeth. (Mikayla and Jayden)

Nurse Shannon came. She taught us that eating healthy foods helps keep our teeth healthy. Candy and soda are not good for our teeth. They can cause cavities. We should brush our teeth twice a day and go to the dentist. We got to brush fake teeth with a toothbrush. (Andrew and Max) Lots of great pictures on Twitter! https://twitter.com/hotchkissmce

Nurse Shannon gave us coloring packet and read us a book. (Connor)

We did writing. We did dedications. After we did that we read our whole book. (Kate)

We did Fundations. We did the vowel chart. We did skywriting on the Smartboard. We did the letters S and T. (Sophia)

For morning job we wrote what we would do if we were President. We wrote who would live with us in the White House. The President lives there. (Layla)

We did the Zero the Hero Stomp. We were 1 day late. Today is the 111th day of school. (Evan and James)

We played 10 in a circle. We counted each cube. If you land on the red cube you have to put a cube back. (Lyrik) This is a great game to play at home! Take 10 objects with 1 that is “different”. We did 9 brown cubes and 1 red cube. Pick a number to count to (we did 20). Take turns starting at any object you want and count around the circle to that number (20). Whatever object you land on you have to take it out of the circle. If you land on the “different” object (red cube), you have to put one back (brown cube). You play until only the “different” object is left. The winner has the most objects (brown cubes). This is a great game for practicing one to one correspondence and counting!

We watched a class dojo video. (Andrew)

Here is the link to the video we watched today! It is very short! We're watching a video series on growth mindset in class and just finished Chapter 1. Would love for all of you to see it, too:

https://bit.ly/1UnoGgv

Episode 1: Take-home questions! Ask your child these questions tonight after rewatching the video.

1. What was the biggest challenge you faced

today? (Ask your child, and then have them

ask the question back!)

2. How can you and I think about these

challenges in a new way?

3. What can we do differently tomorrow if we

face similar challenges?

For more videos from the video series watch at: www.classdojo.com/BigIdeas

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did snack. We read the book Grace for President. They had to vote. Grace won! (Layla)

We went to music. Mr. Witter was gone. We watched a video. (Ginger)

We did writing. We wrote what we did over the weekend. Some friends shared. (Kate)

We did morning job. We did the ending sounds of words. (Andrew)

We did Fundations. For Fundations we wrote in our Fundations notebook and we did skywriting. We wrote Q and R. (Sophia)

We played Hexagons. We had to pull cards and find ways to make the number. We tried to fill up the whole game board. We played Quick Eyes. (Evan and Dylan)

Have a great night! I look forward to meeting with all of you this week!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did math. We played Quick Eyes. We played Hexagons. The goal is to fill up the whole board. You and your partner have to figure out what number it is. (Dylan) This was a game to practice quick images. Kids had to match the number card to the arrangement of dots on the board. The dots were arranged in various ways so they had to use grouping skills to figure out the numbers!

We did library. We picked out our books and went to the computer lab. We had a fire drill in the library. (Layla)

We did read aloud. We read about George Washington. When George Washington was a little boy he liked to ride horses. (Logan and Connor)

We did writing. We wrote our title on the cover and we drew a picture to match. We looked at some book titles during writing. We looked at what picture the authors picked from their books. (Kate and Andrew)

We did the Pledge of Allegiance. We highlighted the Pledge of Allegiance for our book box. (Mikayla)

We went to the book fair and we looked at books. We had to be really careful because we didn’t buy any books. (Ginger)

We went outside for recess. The weather was really, really good! (Evan)

We learned the letters Q and R during Fundations. (Max)

In your child’s folder you will find a book order form! The best way to order is to use our online account so we can earn free books! Here is the link! http://orders.scholastic.com/H2MBR

You will also find a finalized PTC schedule and a fun math game!

Enjoy your weekend!