Meet our elf: Sparkle

November Update

November has been a busy month in kindergarten. Here are some things we have been learning & what's to come..

Reading:

We have learned ALL letter sounds, and are working on chunks and vowel patterns. 

• Sh (quiet sound-pointer finger by mouth)
• Th (rude clown-sticking out his tongue)
• Ch (like a train)
• ee/or (EEYORE)--(hands up like donkey's ears for EE then down for OR)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjKq8s8154s&list=PL9EuK5QW6-TdxO2fnIVBL3sR4CuAWszId&index=3

We have been making connections from our own lives to our reading, and making inferences and predictions to work on comprehension skills. 

PLEASE be reading EVERY night & let me know if the books are too hard/easy. 

RAZ KIDS is a great free app to work on at home on the computer or the ipad. My login is: medminster1

Strategies to decode words: 

• Flippy the Dolphin  (flip the vowel sound from short to long as needed)
• Chunky the Monkey (look for chunks in words when sounding them out)

Words to Know:

• She
• Is
• and
• me
• we
• has
• to 
• he 

Writing:

We have been "Launching Writer's Workshop" so far, and moving into writing Narratives/Stories. 

Math Skills:

• Numbers 5-10
• Teen numbers
• Counting to 100
• Counting by 10s and 5s
• Shapes: Circle, triangle, rectangle, square, hexagon (moving into 3D shapes)
• Basic understanding of what addition and subtraction are 

What's to come....

CHRISTMAS & WINTER BREAK!!!! If your family celebrates any other holiday during the winter months please let me know and we can incorporate that into our celebrations! ALSO: Keep letting me know if your child wants me to come to any extra curricular event this winter! 

Our Star of the Week: Gabe

Classroom Thanksgiving

I am incredibly thankful that I get to be your child's teacher this year! They make everyday so fun and special. Today we decorated the room, made butter, and had friendship soup and crackers for a snack! We also ate lunch in our classroom!  I hope everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving and time with family and friends. Have a great weekend! 

Thanksgiving Story Bracelets

Our Star of the Week: Amelia

Mr. Germ Presentation

Today we learned how to properly wash our hands and how easily germs can spread! Then, they had pretend germs on their hands and practiced washing them off! Everyone earned a sticker and knows to cough/sneeze in in their "cough pocket" :)