Cunningham Class News
December 2015
Pajama Day Friday
Just a reminder this Friday is Pajama day. Wear your PJs to school. It is also our class winter party. All kindergartners are coming in the morning 8:15-11:38. We will have hot cocoa, popcorn, a craft, and decorate a cookie. IF I have not already spoke to you and you have any dietary concerns please contact me.
Math Reasoning in Action
Students use different strategies to answer the same question.
This student is using a "counting on" strategy for the first part and tallies for the challenge problem.
This student use 1 to 1 correspondence to draw out the problem. 10 circles on top represent the first part of the problem. The second line shows the 6 that are being added. They then knew to count them up.
This student drew out the story using actual butterfly pictures. When counting she also used a "counting on strategy but starting with 10 and then saying 11, 12, 13... as she counted the 6 new butterflies.
Name Writing
I have noticed that several students are still using capital letters throughout their name. Winter break may be a good time to practice. Your child should be using a capital for the first letter and lowercase for the remaining letters.
Winter Break Challenge
Are you looking for some things to do over the break. Attached is a winter break challenge. Complete all the items on the mugs and earn 3 huskies.
Writing 2016
In January we will be doing a lot more writing. This will also start being part of homework. Remember that spelling does not count. Students will be using phonetic writing. More details to follow.