Kindergarten Kibbitz
Mrs. Weiser's Weekly Newsletter
October 7 - 9
Literacy
Last week we finished up Wordless Books and we were so excited to begin our study of “If You Give A…” books by Laura Numeroff on Wednesday! The predictability of Numeroff's books has allowed us to feel confident while learning about our new comprehension skill of cause and effect. We found it so easy to understand how this story is a circular story by coming to the Smart Board and putting the story elements on the circle. We are also continuing to find the characters and the settings in each story. With our Numeroff study, we are learning how to respond to literature in a journal and on Wednesday it was so much fun filling out the pages dedicated to If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
Math
Last week we finished up our unit on building number sense confidence. We spent a lot of time working through centers that really helped us understand the 100’s chart. This week we moved into learning about addition and subtraction! On Wednesday we explored addition number stories and learned about number sentences and on Thursday we changed it to subtraction. We loved acting out addition and subtraction problems with our hands and arms. Please ask your child to teach you about "Gus the Plus" and "Linus the Minus."
Writing Workshop
Global Read Aloud
Thank You
-Thank you to Justin's grandmother, Linda Selig, for being our mystery reader this week and Dylan's mom, Heather Carlin, for being our mystery reader last week.
-Thank you to Asher's Family for being our family of the week. We loved the HUGE photos of the construction sites.
Upcoming Dates
-October 15: Scholastic Book Order Due
-October 22: Field Trip to Art Barn
-October 19: No Homework Night
-October 30: Grandparents and Special Friends Day