We had a great first week of school! Here is some information about our first week of Kindergarten.
We are getting really good at our morning routine! There's a lot to do when we first come to school, like ordering breakfast and lunch, unpacking our backpacks and turning in our folders, and putting down our chairs. We also have a morning meeting every morning where we sing songs, dance, complete the calendar, and count how many days we have been in school!
In reading we read First Day Jitters, Curious George Goes to School, Curious George Goes to the Toy Store, The Monster Who Came to School, Chrysanthemum, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and Alphabet Adventure! After we read Chrysanthemum we counted the letters in our names and we made a puppet. We also practiced the letters in our names by hiding them in a coconut tree after reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! We learned all about our literacy centers and we will start our rotations next week!
In writing we drew a self portrait of ourselves on the first day of school. We will draw self portraits every month and display them in our classroom. At the end of the year we will get to see how much we have grown and changed! We also played “The Name Game". We see mixed up letters on the Promethean Board and have to figure out who's name it is! Then we reshuffle the letters and do the name cheer. We even practiced writing our friends names in our best handwriting. Now all of our friend's names are on the word wall!
We sorted classroom behaviors into groups and decorated our own monster after we listened to the story The Monster Who Came to School. We talked about how to follow the rules in school every day, and we are getting better and better at raising our hands, walking in the classroom, listening to others when they are speaking, and following directions carefully. Check out these monsters!
We took a school tour to see all of the important places we would be learning and we met a lot of the staff that works at Flora M. Singer! This week we went to Art, Music and P.E. We collaborated to make a group art poster. We used our best singing voices and even dance. In P.E. we got some exercise with Mrs. Mandel. Next week we will go to the library and the computer lab. On Wednesdays we don't usually have a special, so we have Starfish of the Week. This week it was me! I shared my poster, some photos of my family, and the class got to interview me. Soon it will be your child's turn to be the star!!
We took a school tour to see all of the important places we would be learning and we met a lot of the staff that works at Flora M. Singer! This week we went to Art, Music and P.E. We collaborated to make a group art poster. We used our best singing voices and even dance. In P.E. we got some exercise with Mrs. Mandel. Next week we will go to the library and the computer lab. On Wednesdays we don't usually have a special, so we have Starfish of the Week. This week it was me! I shared my poster, some photos of my family, and the class got to interview me. Soon it will be your child's turn to be the star!!
This week in math we have been exploring math manipulatives like pattern blocks, linking cubes, geometric solids, teddy bear counters, and dominoes. Next week we will explore more math tools! We also got to know each other by collecting data and and making class graphs on the Promethean Board. We graphed our favorite seasons, sports, foods, colors, and animals! Then, we counted to see which choice was the most and least.
It really was a fun week and I feel so lucky to have such a wonderful class. Please stay in touch with me if you have any questions or comments about anything your child is learning this year. Enjoy the long weekend! Before I go, here are a few important reminders:
Please send in an extra pair of clothes for your child if you haven't already. You never know when they might need to change clothes!
Please sign the behavior calendar with your initials daily.
Homework starts next week. It is due the following Monday.
Scholastic Book Orders are due September 12th.
Please return any forms that were sent home this week in the folder. I know there were a lot! :)
Thank you so much!
