Read All About It!
Mrs. Illi & Mrs. Yula's Kindergarten Classroom Newsletter
November 13, 2015
What Have We Been Up To?
Math
- In Math this week, we practiced working with 5 groups. We used teddy bear counters to create 5 groups so we could add to them and count on from the number 5.
- Telling number stories was so much fun, because we used our teddy bear counters and doll furniture to make up little stories that included words like 'how many,' 'in all,' 'take away,' and 'all together.'
- Lastly, we practiced following numbers in order to complete a connect the dot picture.
Handwriting
- Ss
Phonological Awareness
- We studied the sound /s/ at the beginning and end of words using pictures, letters, and our listening ears.
High Frequency Words
- I, am, the, little, a, to, have, is, my
Writing
- After reading the book Building Beavers, we wrote facts about beavers in our NEW classroom journals!
Special Books We Read
- Building Beavers
Videos
- We watched these great videos about beavers building dams and lodges, what it looks like inside a beaver lodge, and how a beaver gets into its lodge. They were created by PBS and BBC. They're really short videos, and we highly recommend you taking a few minutes to watch them with your child.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuMRDZbrdXc
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82DiWd7KGt0
Conventions
- We learned about proper nouns this week. There may have been a little bit of a British accent used and words like 'Cheerio' thrown around to get the point across of what a proper noun is, but the children did a great job of showing that they understand that their name with a capital letter is a proper noun.
November...
11/16 - American Education Week, Kindergarten Parent Visitation Day
11/20 - School Spirit Day - Wear Blue and Gold
11/23 - Student Portrait Make-Up Day
11/23 - Board of Ed Meeting @ PVS 7 pm
11/25 - Early Dismissal Day
11/26-11/27 - School Closed, Happy Thanksgiving!
12/5 - PTA Breakfast with Santa and 1000 Villages PTA Fundraiser (in lieu of the school's holiday shop this year)
12/11 - School Spirit Day - Wear Blue and Gold
12/18 - School Spirit Day - Wear Blue and Gold
12/21 - Board of Ed Meeting @ PVS 7 pm
12/23 - Early Dismissal
12/24-1/1 - School Closed for Winter Recess
1/4 - School Reopens
December...
12/5 - PTA Breakfast with Santa and 1000 Villages PTA Fundraiser (in lieu of the school's holiday shop this year)
12/11 - School Spirit Day - Wear Blue and Gold
12/18 - School Spirit Day - Wear Blue and Gold
12/21 - Board of Ed Meeting @ PVS 7 pm
12/23 - Early Dismissal
12/24-1/1 - School Closed for Winter Recess
Questions?
Email: illic@harrisontwp.k12.nj.us
Website: www.harrisontwp.k12.nj.us
Location: 120 North Main Street, Mullica Hill, NJ, United States
Phone: (856) 478-2016