Kindergarten News
January 12, 2018
Conversation Starters
What did you learn this week when your classmates shared their Personal Passion/Expert Projects?
Reading in Action!
To help cultivate a love of reading at home, try the following:
*Model reading in front of your child
*Take your child to the public library
**Designate a special "reading time" where the whole family sits down to read
Also, after reading perhaps ask your child....
*Who are the characters in the story?
*How are you like the characters? How are you different?
Interactive Writing
Literacy Workstations
Writers Workshop
As Writers, we can stretch words and write known words.
Readers Workshop
As Readers, we can recognize pattern changes in text.
Using punctuation in the story to help us bring the story to life!
Shared Reading
We can use the patterns in stories to help us read more easily. We can recognize pattern changes in the text.
Math Workshop
As Mathematicians, we can decompose numbers through ten.
Josie and Maleigh are creating number puzzles 1-30.
Seleena and Vincent are putting sequencing cards in order.
Anna is placing the corresponding number of buttons on the snowman to match the number on his hat. She is using forceps (tweezers) to grasp the buttons. This helps with fine motor skills.
Social Scientists
As Social Scientists, we can name the characteristics of an expert. We can share our expertise with others.
Presenting Our Expert Projects!
Family Fun
We welcome all of our kindergarten friends and families to send in pictures of family fun. We will have your child share his/her pictures with our classmates on the SmartBoard. Sometimes, we might include the pictures in our weekly Smore newsletter.
Kaiden brought in a snake skin for our Science Center!
Josie went rock climbing! She is so brave!
Contact Information
Mrs. Poston tposton@lexrich5.org
Mrs. Meade smeade@lexrich5.org
Dutch Fork Elementary: Academy of Environmental Sciences
Title One School
803-476-3900