Kindergarten Keepsakes
Ms. Goodwin February 1st - 5th, 2016
READING & WRITING WORKSHOP
We are just about finished with our Eric Carle Author Study! The children worked so hard and produced a lot of great work that we'll be excited to share with you at Open House next month! Students completed their Middle of the Year Reading Response Assessment after hearing the Eric Carle story, 10 Little Rubber Ducks.
WE LEARNED ALL ABOUT GROUNDHOG'S DAY!
We made predictions about whether the groundhog would see his shadow or not and charted our classmates' responses. Then we watched as Phil came out on Groundhog's Day! An early Spring wasn't what most of our friends predicted! :)
SCIENCE
We completed our unit on rocks and have moved on to learning about water! You have probably heard your child singing the very catchy tune: "Water travels through a cycle, yes it does! Water travels through a cycle, yes it does! It goes up as evaporation, forms clouds as condensation, then comes down as precipitation, yes it does!"
COUGAR WITH CHARACTER
Travis was recognized as our Cougar With Character at our general assembly last Friday! Way to go, Travis!!
FREE CHOICE FRIDAY
To celebrate all of their hard work, we had "Free Choice Friday" in the afternoon! Our friends could choose from Math stations, Phonics stations, Art stations, etc. and had a GREAT time! Shhhh . . . . they didn't even know they were still learning! :-)
SIGHT WORD PRACTICE
We practiced our sight words in stations and got to play Sight Word BINGO on Friday!
TOMORROW IS OUR 100TH DAY OF KINDERGARTEN!!
100 days I’ve been in school
My teacher says that’s really cool!
I’m 100 days smarter, yes, it’s true!
100 days of reading, writing and math too!
I’ve learned a lot of exciting things
Let’s see what the next 100 brings!
We’re going to have fun, we’ll let out a cheer
Our hundredth day is finally here!
UPCOMING EVENTS/REMINDERS
Monday 2/8: 100th day (Don't forget your 100 Item Hat!!); Progress Reports
Friday 2/12: Valentine Parties; Jump Rope for Heart Kick-Off
Monday 2/15: No School for students/Staff Development Day
Friday 2/19: Career Day; PTA Sponsored Family Dance
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our 100th day trail mix snack and/or the upcoming Valentines party! I appreciate you all so much!