Room 107 News
Monday, September 21st
Greetings, Everyone! Here are a few updates from last week and some news of things coming up.
Room Coordinators!
Thank you to Vanessa (Hugo's mom) and Christina (Vivian's mom) for taking on being room coordinators for Room 107. You will be receiving some communications from them soon as they begin their work. I really appreciate.
"All About Me"
These have been coming in and they're all different! They look great. We will put them on display in the hallway with other kindergarteners' projects soon. Please have your child bring their project in by this Friday, September 25th. Thank you.
Water Table
As part of Free Choice, we have begun using our small water table in small groups. The children get so much out of the different sensations, feeling the water, soap, and sponges. It's also a great opportunity to interact with many different children.
Special Tape Project
The children have been engaging in a scientific and mathematical inquiry about using tape and hanging various objects from it. They have figured out that the type of tape they are using is VERY strong and can handle a lot of weight. We put together a book about this phenomenon as well.
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
Thank you to Cass (Nicolas's mom) for helping out with cleaning the room and to Carla (Josiah's mom) and Bella (Brian's mom) for helping with washing our towels. Also, I want to thank Christina (Vivian's mom) for helping out with math centers and lunch recess on Monday. For now, just let me know if you are able to volunteer in some capacity: Free Choice help, center activity help and more. I also would love to have someone help out with our fish and fish tank maintenance. Please let me know if that's something you might be able to do.
Language Arts
We have been studying families by reading many different books on the topic and doing various projects. Some titles we have read are: Families, Families, Families, Who's in a Family, Stella Brings the Family, You Were the First, and more. I will send out a list of these titles when we are finished. The children drew family portraits as well. The main goal is to learn about the very different family structures that exist and that love and kindness is what is the most important thing. I have also been reading the first of a trilogy called My Father's Dragon. It's a set of novels that I read every year to my students and it's absolutely gripping! Feel free to get the books when we are finished, but not before, please.
Literacy Assessments Coming Up Next Week
We will be doing a literacy assessment next week (and after), so that we can better understand the children's skills around literacy. (letters, sounds, phonemic awareness, etc). This is a one on one assessment, so there will be a guest teacher on Wednesday, September 30th.