Lion Room News
Mrs. Alexander's Kindergarten Class Newsletter
Our Learning Week Together
Our curriculum is full steam ahead! In phonics we worked to identify initial sounds in words. Can your child tell you the first sound in "sun" or "boat?" In writing we focused on stretching out words. We learned that good writers keep working even when it is hard! In reading we learned that good readers reread books by putting all the pages together. Good readers also reread to rethink! In math we practiced counting to 100 and collected data on our birthdays and ages to make graphs. Visit "academics" on our website to see what standards your child is expected to learn by the end of the year.
In the computer lab we visited www.starfall.com! To access our extensive list of good websites, go to Hilton's homepage, click the Media Center link, click Grade Level Links, then Kindergarten.
Harvest Celebration Coming Soon!
All families are invited to attend the parade on Halloween (Monday, October 31st) at 2:00pm. A sign-out sheet will be available afterward if you wish to take your child home early to get home festivities started.
Throughout the year you will see flyers for our Little Caesar's Pizza Nights. On those nights Hilton receives $1 for every takeout pizza purchase made by our families. The classroom with the most participating families each time wins a pizza party. The Lion Room won the past one!!! I plan to have pizza delivered on the day of the Harvest Celebration.
We need your help! Coming Soon... Our Tinker Table!
screws, nuts, bolts
pieces of cut wood (trimmed 2"x4" works)
screwdrivers, small wrenches, pliars
washers
small measuring tapes
corks
small trimmed branches
The tinker table is organic and will grow and change over the year.
If you are interested in reading more, check out www.tinkerlab.com! Thank you in advance for your support of our open-ended play!