Open House

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 25

This week in:

Reading we...

• Got reading partners

• Learned how to "make a plan"
• Discussed books we would want to be in and books we would NOT want to be in
• Learned that pictures give clues
• Pointed and read a pattern book called "Daisy the Pirate".  Everyone got a copy for their book bins 
• Had a special guest reader, Dr, Dolloff!

Writing we...

• Made a Who Took the Cookie From the Cookie Jar? class book 
• Discussed how to put a booklet together
• Sorted story pages
• Read Ralph Writes a Story
• Introduced how to use the alphabet chart to help us write

Math we...

• Played "under the rug"--a game in which you have 5 objects on top of a "rug" (you can use anything).   Player 1 hides some of the objects under the "rug".  Player 2 figures out how many objects are under the rug by looking at how many are left on top.  Great game to play at a restaurant.  Use sugar packets and call it "Under the Napkin!"  Increase the number as they gain understanding.
• Played a dot card memory game
• Introduced the 5 frame
• Made a how old are you graph 

Other...

 Our caterpillars are in their chrysalises.  We had a little accident, but we are waiting to see what happens!  Fingers crossed!









A painted lady butterfly was spotted on the playground!

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18

This week in :

READING WE...

• Started Reader's Workshop--Reader's Workshop is a time when reader's are spending time with books and practicing strategies that I have taught them through my mini lessons.  This week we learned that there are 3 ways to read a book.

• Talked about what good reader's look and sound like.
• Introduced letters t, f, b, n
• Made a class book, I LOVE MY SCHOOL SHOES!

WRITING WE...

•  Started Writer's Workshop--Similar to reader's workshop, but writing.  Writer's have been drawing pictures and practicing adding details to picture to make them more interesting.  We are writing about true stories.  Here's a picture we drew all together by adding detail by detail.  Everyone had a turn.
   
  Got writing partners and writing spots.  Our writing partners are there to be our writing coaches when needed!

MATH WE...

• Did a math sheet using our new interactive whiteboards!  SO FUN!
• Practiced careful counting
• Played a symmetry game with pattern blocks
• Practiced numeral writing--all numbers have been introduced now and have a rhyme to go with them.
• Introduced Geoboards and Cuisenairre rods
• Multisensory counting--I dropped coins into a tin can and children had to count with their eyes closed

OTHER

• Monday is Open House 
• Family Collage project due Monday!  You can bring it to Open House.
• Tuesday is picture day
• I will need a baby picture of everyone for our birthday bag Guess Who? game.  Send it to me via email or folder.  
• We had our first guidance lesson
• Friday is Library---Return your books day!

WHAT TO DO AT HOME

• Brainstorm ideas for your kindergarten to write about during writer's workshop.  Things that have happened to him/her.  Big or Little.  
• Ask your child if they can remember any of the rhymes that go with writing the numbers 
• Do multisensory counts at home