Kindergarten News
February 2
100th Day
This week, we had an amazing 100th day celebration! We were able to use the number 100 across the entire curriculum! We started our morning by diving into our math stations that were all based on 100. The kids worked on putting together a 100 chart puzzle, they used their estimation skills to determine which container had 100 items, and they played Battleship using the 100 chart. We are very proud of the progress the kids have made counting to 100! Ask them to count for you!
Once we finished our math stations, we gave students options for writing. There were a few different activities the kids were allowed to choose from. Some chose to write about what they would do with $100. Others wrote about what they would do when they are 100 years old, and some made a picture out of the number 100. There were some very creative ideas, just look below!
Many of our reading stations revolved around the story 100th Day Worries by Margery Cuyler. In this story, the main character worries about what to bring for the 100th day of school. She ends up collecting items from her family members and gets 10 sets of 10 items. After reading the story, the kids responded in different ways. They retold the story by sequencing the events, they drew what they would collect from family members in 10 sets of 10 items, the wrote 100 rhyming words, and they listened to other stories about the 100th day of school.
After the morning of 100 day work, we decided to continue the 100th day celebration into the afternoon with a variety of motor skill tasks. We worked on fine motor skills by stringing fruit loops to make a necklace. First, the students had to fill a hundreds chart with fruit loops. Then, they were able to string the fruit loops onto a necklace while making sure to use a straw to separate each set of ten. We also had 100 piece puzzles for the kids to assemble as a team. For gross motor practice, we built a tower using 100 cups as well as participating in 100 exercises.
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Notes from the District
Learn with Dignity Act (105 ILCS 5/10-20.60)
As of January 1, 2018, Illinois School Code requires public schools serving students in grades 6-12 to make feminine hygiene products available, at no cost to students, in the bathrooms of school buildings. To comply with this law, dispensers have been installed and stocked in girls’ restrooms in each of our Woodridge 68 schools.
Please be informed that all students currently in the second grade and sixth grade will participate in CogAT testing during the weeks of February 12-28. These assessments will be taken online to gauge a student’s verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal aptitude. Scores will be used to assist our district staff in determining instructional strategies and identification for our gifted services programming. The second grade CogAT is proctor-led by the teacher, which allows the test to be read to all second graders. The sixth graders who take the CogAT will have audio capabilities during the online testing. This is not an assessment for which students need to study; however, teachers can provide a short practice session prior to the week of testing. Additional CogAT assessments may be available for students in grades 3, 4, 5, and 7, who may be nominated to receive gifted services; nominations will be open on February 20 and will be due no later than March 7. These forms will be made available on the Woodridge 68 website on February 20.If you have any further questions, please contact me via phone or email.
Leslie K. Loboda
Woodridge 68 Gifted Services Coordinator
630-967-2090, ext. 2071