We studied the books in our classroom library this week and made decisions on how to sort them out and store them. Now we'll know where to find our favorite books and where to put them away. Ask your child about the various "book bins" we've established in our library so far. We also had fun reading "Jack Be Nimble" and putting our own names into the poem. We even acted it out! Everyone got their own Book of Poetry for collecting poems throughout the year. This was our first one.
We are authors! It's so exciting to teach kindergartners that they can write books, just like authors they love. We are making "All About Me" books to give to you at Open House. We also wrote a class book called "We Share Everything", based on Robert Munch's silly story. We are learning about "kindergarten spelling" during Writing Workshop and how to take risks and try our best. More about this at Open House...
We've been exploring the tools that we'll use in our math lessons: connecting cubes, geoblocks, color tiles and pattern blocks. We're learning how to share and help one another. Teamwork and partner work is a big part of kindergarten, and we're really working on establishing a foundation of cooperation for a great year.
In Handwriting this week we learned about the correct way to grip a pencil... but no stress, parents- this takes a long time to master! We had a fun time making letters using our wooden pieces: big line, little line, big curve and little curve.
We continued our social studies lessons on building a safe community this week. We practiced a fire drill, discussed the bus contract and learned about the Ox Ridge Code. We learned how everyone in the school can earn feathers for outstanding behavior! Those feathers get posted on our big owl bulletin board in the front hallway.
Mr. Evers from the Animal Embassy came and showed us his amazing animals! We learned about being kind to everyone- even animals! It is a good thing that we look different and have different strengths/abilities. We must embrace our differences because they're what makes us special! You're the BEST at being you.
News and Notes:
- Open House next Thursday 9/22 8-8:30 pm.
