Kindergarten has been continuing to learn about their 5 senses. We have learned about hearing, touching and taste! These next two days we will learn about seeing and smelling. We are now counting coins in different ways to make a dollar. We will keep practicing this skill and using it in our play food station. As we make our way through March please remember to bring coats, hats and even gloves on colder days. In our parent corner the whole class came up with the idea of recommendation sheets for both the kids and the parents. So, in the parent corner I will add recommendation sheets. You can write something you think would improve the classroom or improve your child’s success. The kids will also do the same thing when they feel like they could benefit more from something! Remember to bring book baggies on Friday for new books AND also your leprechaun traps!

This week’s theme will be all about the five senses. Kindergarten is focusing on one sense a day throughout the week. The first two days we will be focusing on hearing and touching. We will have to try and guess what we hear and feel in certain experiments. In math we are going to be working on our coin knowledge and how to add change together. We have been learning short vowel sounds and will be finishing all short vowel sounds this week and moving on to long vowel sounds next week. In health we will be focusing on the different healthy breakfast foods and trying to name some in every color! Leprechaun traps our due this Friday 03/13!

This week is all about Dr. Seuss. So far, we have learned about some of his stories and style of writing. We have dived into creating our own adventures and stories through his work. One of our favorites is Bartholomew and the Oobleck. We plan on making our own Oobleck on Friday! In math we now know about pennies, nickels, and dimes. We are continuing our skills working on counting them individually and together. Friday we will learn about quarters and their worth and make money math problems with our own coins. We will also investigate and observe characteristics of each coin. Come check out our Dr. Seuss window. Leprechaun traps are due Friday March 13th! In the parent corner sight words will also be hung up along with a monthly calendar.

This week we will be talking about the life and work of Dr. Seuss. We will explore many of his illustrations and stories. We will learn in depth rhyming words and how to count syllables. We will also be looking for short I words because that is our vowel this week. In math we have started talking about money. So far; Kindergarten has learned how to count and add pennies and nickels. We also be creating our own Dr. Seuss book. Once we finish it, we will keep it in the parent corner for you to take a look at! REMINDER: Leprechaun traps will be due March 13th NOT March 3rd.

This week we have read so many new books by familiar and unfamiliar authors. With this we are finding storylines and making predictions to what will happen or changing certain endings of the books. We are in the works of making our own classroom book and will be finishing it next week! We will keep it in the cozy corner (book corner) for all of us to read and enjoy. In math we are super focused on 3D shapes and their names given, as well as properties of these shapes. We are categorizing shapes as well based off their sides and vertices. Sight word lists are in the parent corner if needed! We will be doing a special snack on Friday too! We will be making our own apple sandwiches with some of our favorite healthy toppings. Spring is almost here but make sure to pack hats, gloves, boots, and the occasional snow pants because this is Ohio of course!

This week is all about different Authors! In the beginning of the week we will be talking about shape recognition. With 2D shapes in mind we will also talk about 3D shapes and relating them to the real world. In Language Arts we are talking about authors, illustrators, and the authors purpose of a book. With these we are also answering and expanding our questions for a book. Some of our vocabulary this week include; plot, solution, summary, character and illustrations. Please keep practicing sight words! This week our new sight words are on, so and go.

This week has been dental health week. Kindergarten has learned some big vocabulary words regarding dental health! We have been learning about healthy and not healthy food. With this we create food patterns and graphs in math. We also are working on counting on and subtraction. In reading we have been learning short and long vowel sounds. We will also start learning phone numbers and addresses as well as some graduation songs! Please keep working on letter recognition and sounds, number recognition, and sight words!

resident’s Day will be a school age day this week. Kindergarten will be learning about dental health and the steps to take to take care of your teeth! We will be reviewing lots of sight words this week just as a review- no new sight words will be taught this week! We are also learning about the short O sound in reading groups. In math we are learning the different ways to represent numbers and how to count using 1 to 1 correspondence. With this we will also look at greater than and less than values.

This week is Valentines week! Kindergarten has been working on shapes and patterns as well as graphing and subtraction! We have learned new sight words this week as well. We are almost finished with list 1 of sight words. If you need another list printed, please let me know! Friday is Valentines day and we will be having a classroom party. Your child can make a box or make a bag in class. Our classroom has new renovations! We have new floor, paint, chairs, and tables. In our cozy corner we have added a timer and breathing exercising to help refocus our emotions. Your child’s mailbox has been moved to another wall, and our parent corner has new information.

This week so far, Kindergarten has learned more about subtraction. We have been using candy hearts in our math too! We also have been graphing and creating math problems (addition and subtraction) based off the candy hearts we collect. We have learned some short vowel sounds and will keep learning their short sounds later going on to learn their long sounds. We have learned more sight words. Our new words this week include a, it and of. This week our Valentines party is on Friday. We will make Valentine bags in class. If your child wants to create a box at home, he/she are welcome to do so! We have school agers on Valentines Day so as part of the craft they will be making bags.