Mrs. Lamparter's Class
August 22, 2014
Specials for the Week of August 25th- 29th
Mrs. Lamparter was our Star of the Week and we loved looking at her pictures- it's hard to believe she was that young!! We celebrated Avery's birthday on Wednesday- Happy 5th birthday! to you!
We have had a GREAT week in kindergarten and are really adjusting well to school. Students are working hard to make good choices and love to be "caught being good". Thank you for your support in helping our young learners learn self-control!
We started Writing workshop this week and students are excited to share their stories in the Author's chair.
LANGUAGE ARTS
- Focusing on letter sounds n, ck, e, h , and r in our Jolly Phonics program
- Writing our name correctly with correct upper and lowercase letters
- Recognizing and reading color words
- Blending sounds to make words
- Focusing on features of print
- Establishing routines for Reading workshop
- Learning three ways to read a book: 1- Read the pictures. 2- Read the words. 3- Retell the story
- Building stamina for Read to Self
- Learning routines for Writing workshop; focus on writing is just telling on paper
- Using oral language to relate experiences, expand vocabulary, and interact socially
READ and RECORD so we can REWARD!!
Math
Using math manipulatives to learn about shapes and numbers
Establishing our daily calendar math
Working on counting and 1-1 correspondence
Working on 2D shapes- focused on circle, triangle, and square this week-
SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES
We are working on:
- * Practicing school and classroom rules
- * Describing our roles and responsibilities towards ourselves and others
Craig Character Award
REMINDERS
- Please return ME dolls on Monday, August 5th!
- PTA Fundraiser packets come home today and they are DUE: SEPTEMBER 5th
- Brookwood Cluster Night at Gwinnett Braves is Friday, August 29th.
- There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, September 1st in honor of Labor Day
- Scholastic Book orders are DUE September 5th- you can order online using the code GQY3T or send in a paper copy with checks made out to Scholastic Books.