First of all, it
was great to meet many of you at curriculum night J
Thank you so much for coming and allowing me to share a little bit about
myself and what the kiddos will be doing. It’s going to be a great year!
This week was a
busy one! In reading we read the book
“Beautiful Oops” to show students that they can keep going when things are not
perfect and that we can turn our mistakes into something beautiful. Students got a chance to make something
beautiful from the “mistake” Ms. Gabriel made on her paper ;) We also worked on a poem called “As I Was
Walking.” After learning it (with motions) the kids found the rhyming words and
we looked for letters in the poem that were in our names. Students are still working on reading independently
and with a buddy-trying to build more and more stamina which will be helpful
once we begin center work soon!
In writing we
started to think about sharing our stories with others. It is one thing to produce your own writing,
but it is another thing to be able to explain what you wrote about to someone
else. Part of Kindergarten is learning
basic “presentation” skills. We will
continue to work on sharing our creations as the year goes on. Next week we will continue to write stories
that are 1-2 pages in length.
For math we have
continued to work with numbers 1-10 by writing them and modeling them with
different manipulatives. The kids loved
using dry erase boards, snap cubes, and play dough this week. The more senses we involve/engage while
learning the better!! Plus it is MORE fun J
Remember to try
and read for 20 minutes a night and review sight words with your child. Repetition is key for these little ones, so
anything you do at home will be beneficial.
Ms.
Gabriel
“Never stop learning because life never
stops teaching.”
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