Monday, May 7, 2012
My Favorite Kindergarten Memory by Heavenly Ruiz Pittman
my favit km memreey is i cen red five dooc in th library. my favit km is i cen find it piet in the flwur gardin.
April Newsletter
What We've Been Working On in April:
Math: We have been working on writing number stories and the number model that goes with (1+4=5, 5-4=1). We have also worked on making exchanges for pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters!
Writing: Students have been working hard on using a finger space between each word in a sentence, using only an uppercase letter at the beginning of a sentence, and some form of punctuation at the end of the sentence. They have really improved on their writing and their work is looking more and more like first grade work!
Science: Students have been learning the life cycle of a plant. We have planted different seeds and have seen the different phases —from seed to plant. There are still a few that haven’t popped up yet but we are excited to watch them grow!
Language Arts/Reading: We have been working the clap, touch, write process which helps students in their blending and writing skills. We have also been reading our Read-to-Self books and we’re already up to 11 minutes of reading every day! Students have been reading with 3rd grade buddies from Ms. Lureman’s class. They have a love for learning to read and I am so excited watching them grow into good readers!
Important Dates to Remember:
May 1st—Author Visit
May 11th—Farm Field Trip
May 28th—No School
May 30th—Last Day of School—1:00 Dismissal
Special Points of Interest:
If you would like to volunteer for our Farm Field Trip, please return the attached form by May 4th. Even if you are unable to chaperone, please return the form also so I know for sure what our numbers will be.
Please let me know if you would be interested in helping with the last day of school festivities. I will be sending a note sometime in the next few weeks with more information.
What to Work On At Home:
Identify pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollars.
Practice writing with correct uppercase/lowercase letters and punctuation.
Practice sight words, especially number words to ten and outlaw words.
Practice writing numbers 0-50.
Please feel free to contact me at any time!
Phone Number:
(641) 792-2498 ext. 1548
Email:
holdenm@newton.k12.ia.us
Math: We have been working on writing number stories and the number model that goes with (1+4=5, 5-4=1). We have also worked on making exchanges for pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters!
Writing: Students have been working hard on using a finger space between each word in a sentence, using only an uppercase letter at the beginning of a sentence, and some form of punctuation at the end of the sentence. They have really improved on their writing and their work is looking more and more like first grade work!
Science: Students have been learning the life cycle of a plant. We have planted different seeds and have seen the different phases —from seed to plant. There are still a few that haven’t popped up yet but we are excited to watch them grow!
Language Arts/Reading: We have been working the clap, touch, write process which helps students in their blending and writing skills. We have also been reading our Read-to-Self books and we’re already up to 11 minutes of reading every day! Students have been reading with 3rd grade buddies from Ms. Lureman’s class. They have a love for learning to read and I am so excited watching them grow into good readers!
Important Dates to Remember:
May 1st—Author Visit
May 11th—Farm Field Trip
May 28th—No School
May 30th—Last Day of School—1:00 Dismissal
Special Points of Interest:
If you would like to volunteer for our Farm Field Trip, please return the attached form by May 4th. Even if you are unable to chaperone, please return the form also so I know for sure what our numbers will be.
Please let me know if you would be interested in helping with the last day of school festivities. I will be sending a note sometime in the next few weeks with more information.
What to Work On At Home:
Identify pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollars.
Practice writing with correct uppercase/lowercase letters and punctuation.
Practice sight words, especially number words to ten and outlaw words.
Practice writing numbers 0-50.
Please feel free to contact me at any time!
Phone Number:
(641) 792-2498 ext. 1548
Email:
holdenm@newton.k12.ia.us
Monday, April 2, 2012
March Newsletter
What We've Been Working On in March:
Language Arts/Reading: We have been working on beginning and ending sounds. Please keep working on reading with your child.
Math: We learned the penny, nickel, and dime, how much they are worth, and how to exchange them. We’ve also focused on simple addition and writing a number model (1 + 4= 5). The students have also learned some subtraction!
Writing: Students have been working hard on using a finger space between each word in a sentence, using only an uppercase letter at the beginning of a sentence, and some form of punctuation at the end of the sentence. I am so proud of their progress!
Science: Katie Cantu from Jasper County Conservation came to talk to us about seeds. We will be learning a lot more about seeds in April.
Social Studies: We learned about maps and what things are found on a map (legend, symbols, compass, title, etc.) This tied in nicely to our Unit 6 Project for Math about making maps.
Thank you for those who attended parent-teacher conferences! It’s always nice to talk with parents/guardians to see what they are working on at home.
Important Dates:
April 6th—No School
April 9th--Spring Pictures
April 11-13th—No School Kindergarten Round-Up
What To Work On At Home:
Please continue to work on sight words.
Practice writing sentences—using a finger space, uppercase letter at the beginning, and a form of punctuation at the end.
Any way you can incorporate a math skill (writing, patterns, sorting, number stories, etc.) to give your child more practice.
Please feel free to contact me at any time!
Phone Number:
(641) 792-2498 ext. 1548
Email:
holdenm@newton.k12.ia.us
***We're going to start having some kids write posts on our blog! Keep your eye out for the first post coming soon! :)
Language Arts/Reading: We have been working on beginning and ending sounds. Please keep working on reading with your child.
Math: We learned the penny, nickel, and dime, how much they are worth, and how to exchange them. We’ve also focused on simple addition and writing a number model (1 + 4= 5). The students have also learned some subtraction!
Writing: Students have been working hard on using a finger space between each word in a sentence, using only an uppercase letter at the beginning of a sentence, and some form of punctuation at the end of the sentence. I am so proud of their progress!
Science: Katie Cantu from Jasper County Conservation came to talk to us about seeds. We will be learning a lot more about seeds in April.
Social Studies: We learned about maps and what things are found on a map (legend, symbols, compass, title, etc.) This tied in nicely to our Unit 6 Project for Math about making maps.
Thank you for those who attended parent-teacher conferences! It’s always nice to talk with parents/guardians to see what they are working on at home.
Important Dates:
April 6th—No School
April 9th--Spring Pictures
April 11-13th—No School Kindergarten Round-Up
What To Work On At Home:
Please continue to work on sight words.
Practice writing sentences—using a finger space, uppercase letter at the beginning, and a form of punctuation at the end.
Any way you can incorporate a math skill (writing, patterns, sorting, number stories, etc.) to give your child more practice.
Please feel free to contact me at any time!
Phone Number:
(641) 792-2498 ext. 1548
Email:
holdenm@newton.k12.ia.us
***We're going to start having some kids write posts on our blog! Keep your eye out for the first post coming soon! :)
Thursday, March 15, 2012
A Leprechaun Destroyed Our Classroom!
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| Leprechaun's destruction |
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| Kids coming in--wondering what in the world happened! |
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| Checking out the damage |
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| Jordan & Addison surveying the classroom. |
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| Kids looking for clues to what or who was in our room! |
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| Kadance, Heavenly, & Charli looking for more clues. |
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| Draven wondering what in the world happened. |
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| Conner found gold! |
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| Heavenly found footprints! |
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| Jordan looking for more footprints. |
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| Treyton showing our clues! |
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| Riley--seems frustrated with the damage! :) |
Monday, March 12, 2012
Pictures--Old Creamery
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| Skit about playing with others, even if they aren't in your "group" |
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| Skit about getting a good nights sleep in order to do well at school |
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| "Commercial Break" |
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| Skit about bullying |
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| Skit about how to take care of your things |
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| Bob Ross--or Rob Boss as they called him. :) |
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