In writing this week we learned about the "3 color rule" where every illustration should have at least three colors. Did you know that illustrators who use many colors often learn to write with rich details? We made our self portraits this week which are hanging up in the hallway. Check them out! We also wrote about our hopes for this year and learned that in kindergarten our spelling does not have to be perfect!
We read so many stories this week about beginning school and meeting new friends. Our favorite were the versions of "Who Took the Cookie". We compared versions and then we wrote our own! Be on the lookout for class-made books coming home for you to look at for the night. They are in "Traveling Book" envelopes. When you get one, read it with your child and send it back to school the next day please.
In phonics lessons, we met Echo and Baby Echo, who help us learn letter sounds. We are beginning to learn letter stories that will help us memorize letter sounds.
In handwriting, we learned about the pieces we need to form letters: big lines, little lines, big curves and little curves. We played with wooden lines and curves and used them to create shapes.
We have done a lot of social studies this week! We are working to build our classroom community. We took a tour of the classroom and learned how to care for our materials. We also agreed on some classroom rules to keep us all safe and happy.
News and Notes:
- Kindergarten Coffee 9/16
- Don't forget to fill in your child's heart homework due this coming Monday 9/12
- Scholastic Order deadline: Next Thursday 9/15 by 3:45 pm (see Scholastic tab to the left of our blog to access the site and get ordering directions).
- Have you sent in your child's art smock and ziploc baggie of emergency clothes?
