Volume 2 Issue 2
Friday September 5, 2008
Weekly Happenings
We learned how to use the trikes at recess – No Bumping, 3 Lap Limit, Wait in Line.
We focused on the Gingerbread Man, reading a few different versions and incorporating the theme across various subject matter.
•We read The Gingerbread Boy, The Gingerbread Man, and The Gingerbread Girl
•For math we ordered gingerbread men from smallest to largest, we did patterning with different colors of gingerbread boys, and we sequenced events in the story in order.
•To improve our Oral Language We retold the story, focusing on what happened first, next, and last.
•For cooking we mixed, rolled, cut, baked, decorated, and ate gingerbread man cookies. While they were in the over cooking, they “escaped” and led us on a long chase throughout the school – stopping at places like the office, computer lab, library, staff room, and playground (giving children a chance to meet various school workers).
For math, we learned about circles. We had a circle hunt in our classroom, described circles, and even made our very own circle character, Curvella.
We reread Bono the Monkey Goes to School and focused on the word “No”. We did a rainbow tracing of the word, practiced the chant “N, O, that spells, no” and finally went through our books and highlighted the word “no”.
Art: We created name art using a mosaic method with construction paper squares.
We made our 1st trip to the Library. Mrs. Williams read us a story about library behavior.
We read Owen, watched a short animated film, and students got their own piece of fuzzy blanket.
Notes and Reminders
Drop Off: Due to the changes happening within the Kindergarten community (students moving amongst classes due to the K-1 combo) we will allow parents one more week to help their children find their way to the Kinder Yard.
The New Look of Our Class: With the shifts due to the creation of the combo, there have been some changes to class dynamics. Luckily, our class is not losing any friends. In fact, we are lucky enough to have the addition of two students who will join our class on Monday. We had a chance to meet them this afternoon, and are very excited to have them become a part of our class community.
Paperwork: Notices went home in Thursday folders with missing items highlighted. Thank you to those of you who are returning those items in a timely manner. One more reminder will come home next Thursday with copies of missing paperwork attached.
Color Week: A handout went home in the Thursday folders giving more information about color weeks. I just want to remind you that we ask students to wear that color on its designated day. We will be learning a bit about that color each day, in addition to regular curriculum.
Thursday Folders: Just a reminder that folders are sent home every Thursday and should be returned on Fridays. If you forget to send your folder back, please just send it back at your earliest convenience (before the following Thursday)
Upcoming Events
Monday September 8, 2008 Yellow Day
Tuesday September 9, 2008 Orange Day
Wednesday September 10, 2008 Red Day
Thursday September 11, 2008 Green Day
Friday September 12, 2008 Blue Day
Check www.misswagenaar.blogspot.com for more updates
Our friend this week: Swirly
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