Kinder News 2.22

WEEKLY HAPPENINGS
Literacy Centers:
- Mr. Snowman song
- Beginning Sounds worksheet
- I would eat 100___/I would not eat 100____ class book page
-Clifford Alphabet Bingo game
Writers Workshop: Students practiced writing before drawing during Writer's Workshop and used phonetic spelling to tell a story about something that had happened to them. (Students practiced using the alphabet chart to help identify letter sounds) We especially focused on adding a reflective ending. For example "It was fun." or "I had a good time."
Science: We continued our examination of snails. We drew them scientifically, and added labels of their parts (shell, foot, tentacles, and eyes).
Cooking: This week Yuka's mom organized and led our cooking project. We made Chinese dumpling in a sweet broth. The children had fun creating the dough balls and trying a food that most of them had never experienced.
Groundhog Day: We celebrated Groundhog day by creating a Groundhog puppet. Since Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, we will be experiencing six more weeks of Winter.
100th Day: We celebrated the 100th day of school with a variety of activities and projects. We found 100 objects around the classroom, sorted, and counted them. We did a "museum walk" to see the 100 item collections brought it in all Kinder classes. We made 100 glasses/headbands. We compared the weight of our 100 item collections. We used marshmallows to count to 100, focusing on grouping and place value. We finished the sentence "If I had $100 I would buy ________." We also made a necklace using 100 fruit loops.
Music: A lot of our week was devoted to preparing ourselves for our upcoming concert. We have moved our practice onto the stage, preparing ourselves for the concert by singing on the risers. We look forward to sharing our hard work during next week's concert.

NOTES AND REMINDERS
Kinder Concert: Just a reminder that our Kindergarten Concert will be happening on Tuesday. Please remember to send in your child's pink or red shirt (marked with their name) as soon as possible.
Valentines: Reminder that if Valentines are going to be distributed, they need to be written by your child and they must be included for every student. We will be distributing them throughout the morning of Friday February 13.
Valentines Celebration: Our celebration will be following lunch on Friday February 13th. We will enjoy some healthy snacks (sign-up sheet to follow) and students will have an opportunity to open their Valentine Cards.


IMPORTANT DATES
Tuesday February 10th: Kinder Concert (6:30pm)
Friday February 13th: Valentine's Celebration
Monday February 16 - Friday February 20: No School