Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did math time. We played Compare Dots for math. (Jayden and Sylus)

We went to P.E. We danced a lot in P.E. (Malai and Evan)

Nurse Shannon gave us a coloring page about germs. She had a special lotion that she put on us. We had to wash our hands to see if we could get them clean. We sang the ABC’s while we washed our hands. (Layla and Sophia)

We did writing. We wrote about vegetables. We drew them. We picked 2 vegetables we liked. (Mikayla)

We watched a video about germs. (Andrew)

We did math workstations. (Kate)

For Fundations we played Guess My Word. We had to guess word wall words. Some were 2 letters and some were 3 letters. (Kate)

We played Hang Mouse on the SmartBoard. (Connor) This is a great game your child can play at home to practice No-Excuse words! You can get to it from my website. Here is the link! http://www.spellingcity.com/hangmouse-kids-hangman-online.html?listId=7617082

We did our poem. We highlighted word wall words. (Dylan)

For Fundations we did our little cards and our big cards. (Sophia)

No school tomorrow!

Please make sure to sign up for the Healthy Food Feast! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-TRAlzmDukBWp4cPkrI-9xmk84-dVDZumcmbok3hDRA/edit?usp=sharing

See you at Parent Teacher Conferences! Have a great weekend!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did math. We played Compare Dots. We had to see if someone had more dots or equal dots. (Kate)

We read a book about veggies! There are lots of different kinds. (Layla)

We did Daily 5. Mrs. Hotchkiss pulled out name sticks to make our choices. (Sophia)

We did art. In art, we painted pinch pots. There were lots of different colors. (Logan, Lyrik and Andrew)

We talked about fruits and vegetables. We wrote in our Good Food book. We did our fruit page. (Andrew)

We did Quiet Time. (Malai)

We read the poem A Shopping We Will Go. It is like a song. (James)

This morning we did math workstations. We did new numbers with our partners. (Sylus)

Progress reports are coming home today if your conference is tomorrow or Friday. You do not need to sign and return the bottom portion. On your behavior updates you may have noticed an average score on the right hand side of the page. These objectives match the social growth and work habits portion of the progress report. The 2 score--Satisfactory: Student demonstrates skill/behavior "most of the time" with few reminders. The 1 score--Needs Improvement: Student needs several reminders to demonstrate skill/behavior or does NOT demonstrate skill or behavior.

Therefore, if your child received a 1.5 or lower average for an objective, then they will receive an “Area of Concern” or a minus on the progress report. If they are above this score they will receive the check or “Satisfactory” mark on the progress report. I have seen lots of process over this trimester but please remember these scores are from the beginning of the year until now. Many things can change over such a long period of time. Please do not feel discouraged if you notice your child has received a minus on the grade card. There is still lots of time in Kindergarten to grow!

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks so much!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We talked about different types of fruits. (Jayden)

We talked about grains and we wrote in our Good Food book. We wrote about new foods. (Andrew and Layla)

We made our friendship fruit salad. It had blueberries, bananas, grapes, watermelon, oranges, pears, and apples. (Sophia and Evan)

We talked about our food groups. When we eat fruits we should try to get lots of different colors. Grains give us energy. We watched a short video on the SmartBoard about healthy foods. (Sylus)

We did math. We played Quick Eyes and we did math workstations. (Owen and Malai)

We did our poem. It is called A Shopping We Will Go. Mrs. Hotchkiss points to the words and we can point too. (Ginger)

We did snack time. We did James birthday snack and we sang Happy Birthday to him. (Kate)

We went to music. (Sophia)

We read the book Brown Bear’s Wonderful Secret. Her secret was she was having a baby cub. Mrs. Hotchkiss is having a baby in real life in May! (Dylan) It’s true! I am due May 21^st! It was so much fun telling the kids today!

I am attaching the PTC schedule! I am looking forward to meeting with all of you this week!

Please make sure to sign up for the Healthy Food Feast! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-TRAlzmDukBWp4cPkrI-9xmk84-dVDZumcmbok3hDRA/edit?usp=sharing

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We talked about the food groups. At snack, we read a book about eating healthy foods. (Andrew and Layla)

We did our classroom rules. (Jayden)

We did Fundations. We did the letters e and r. (Evan)

We did library. (Owen)

After library, we are going to go in Mrs. Flanagin’s room. We might go outside or we might do something fun! (Ginger)

We did our Weekend News for writing. (Kate)

In Fundations we wrote e and r in our Fundations book. (James)

As part of our health curriculum, we are doing a nutrition unit until Thanksgiving break.  On Tuesday, Nov. 24 we will have a healthy foods Thanksgiving feast. If you would like to donate items for this please sign up using this link!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-TRAlzmDukBWp4cPkrI-9xmk84-dVDZumcmbok3hDRA/edit?usp=sharing

Tomorrow we will make our friendship fruit salad! Please send in your fruit with your child tomorrow!

Have a great night!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did Grab, Count, and Compare. (Lyrik)

We did P.E. (Jayden)

We did our Dance Party. (Andrew) We celebrated earning 100 Cougar Compliments!

At lunch we did a game before we left called Cats and Mice. (Ginger)

We did Fundations. We did the magnet boards. We did the big cards and the little cards. Some of the kids led the class in Fundations. (JR, Sophia, and Malai)

We did our calendar. (Evan)

We did Morning Buzz. We got to share about what we are going to do over the weekend. (Kate)

This morning we did math workstations. We did new numbers. (Sylus)

For snack time we read Knuffle Bunny Too. In the first book she was little baby and in the 2nd book she was a preschooler and there were 2 knuffle bunnies. In the end Trixie made a friend. (Sophia)

We wrote in our writing folders. (Layla)

We looked at the Book Fair today. We looked at books. (Dylan) This will be open next week! The hours are on the November calendar I sent home last week.

We got to play Hang Mouse. The mouse is trying to get the cheese before the cat wake up. We were trying to guess word wall words. (Ginger) This is a game to practice word wall words! You can find it on my classroom website. Here is a link! http://www.spellingcity.com/hangmouse-kids-hangman-online.html?listId=7617082

Announcements

Parent Teacher Conferences are next week! I am attaching a copy of the schedule. Please let me know ASAP if you cannot make your day and time so we can reschedule. I will not be sending home behavior updates because report cards will come home on Wednesday. There is no school on Friday the 13^th because of conferences.

I will be leaving early on Monday November 9^th for a doctors appt. If there is a change in transportation please let me know by noon on Monday! Thank you!

Next week we are going to begin a “nutrition unit” and I need your help!  I am asking each family to find one picture for each of the following food groups:

•           Bread/Grain Group

•           Fruit Group

•           Vegetable Group

•           Meat/Protein Group

•           Dairy Group

You may look through magazines, grocery ads, etc. with your child to find the pictures.  Please cut them out and send to school by Monday, Nov. 9th. 

On Tuesday, Nov. 10 we will feature the fruit group and will make “Friendship Fruit Salad”.  I would like for each child to bring a piece of fruit to put in our salad.  If you would go ahead and have the fruit ready for the kids to cut up, that would be great.  Here are some guidelines:

•It would be alright to leave bananas or oranges in the peel but if your child prefers the peel off of apples or other fruits then peel and slice it before sending. 

•Obviously grapes are fine to leave whole. 

•Put your name on any containers you want returned.

I will let the kids use plastic knives to cut the fruit into bite-size pieces before adding it to the salad.  We will wash our hands before preparing and eating our food, I promise!

Let me know if you have any questions!

Have a great weekend!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did math workstations. (Jayden and Owen)

We spelled word wall words. We did 12 words. Mrs. Hotchkiss said a word and we tried to spell it. Mrs. Hotchkiss covered it up so we couldn’t see it on the word wall. (Sylus)

We did Daily 5 and it was shorter. (Andrew)

We had a short day today. (Layla)

We had a long Fundations. We did our Fundations whiteboards. We did our Fundations notebooks. We did skywriting. We did the big cards and the little cards. We traced the smart board letters. (Ginger)

We did the calendar. (Connor)

We did our Morning Buzz. We talked about what we are going to do after our short day of school. (Kate)

We did Morning Meeting. (Mikayla)

We did blacktop recess. (Evan)

Tomorrow is our Flu Shot clinic!

Have a great night! Go Tigers!

Hi Parents!

Here is what we did today!

We did Daily 5. (Jayden)

We did Weekend News. We got to write about anything from our 4 days off school. (Ginger)

We had counselor. She taught us how to solve problems. We can talk away, talk to someone, and we should always try to use our words. We need to use kind words. (Andrew, Kymiah, and Sophia)

We did math time. We played a game where we compared cubes trains. It was Grab, Count, and Compare. (Kate) We were comparing quantities to see which had more!

We played Quick Eyes. We had to look at the Smartboard at the dots and tell how many we saw and how we show it. (Sylus) This was a mental math game! We are working on subitizing. Subitizing is the ability to look at a number pattern and instantly recognize that number without counting. Quick Images can help students to develop understanding of quantity. Being able to conceptualize a number in a variety of ways will help students to use numbers flexibly, which is an important facet of number sense.

We did music. We did songs. (Logan and Evan)

We did skywriting. We did the letters d and s. (Layla)

For snack time we read a book called Knuffle Bunny. The author was Mo Willems. We drew the people and the background was a real picture. He won an award. (Sophia)

Evan said our class rules today. (Malai)

We did our big cards and little cards in Fundations. (Ginger)

Tomorrow is an early release day! The kids will be eating lunch at 10 am and school will be dismissed at 12:50 pm!

Have a great night!