Mrs. Tardif’s and Mrs. Bush’s Kindergarten Update Week Ending May 29, 2009
A Peek At The Week
This week we …
Ÿ Sang The Hairy Caterpillar.
Ÿ Completed individual spelling and math assessments with Mrs. Tardif.
Ÿ Read and retold the story The Little Red Hen and listened to a new Junie. B. Jones book.
Ÿ Continued to write stories during writing workshop showing that we are creative and independent authors.
Ÿ Practiced counting by 2’s to 50.
Ÿ Played hockey in motor group.
Ÿ Explored the inside of Istar the Whale and learned facts about sea life. Ask your child what it felt like to be inside a whale!
Ÿ Learned about empathy and the ways we can care for each other.
Ÿ Completed motor assessments with Mrs. Murphy. The children were AMAZING!
Ÿ Worked in our math workbooks. These will come home at the end of the year!
Looking Ahead
Next week we will…
· Create cool, sea life crafts with Mrs. Bush.
· Read new independent books with Mrs. Tardif and practice fluency by re-reading with a friend.
· Learn a Father’s Day song.
· Make a special gift for Dad.
· Explore a website about lobsters and learn how they live in the cold, ocean waters.
· Solve addition and subtraction story problems.
· Enjoy practicing our motor skills outside … if the sun is shining!
· Play the Ones, Tens, Hundreds Game.
· Read the Big Book of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
· Play the Head Bandz guessing game.
· Add details to our Eric Carle projects in Art Class.
Special Thanks
We have felt so appreciative for all the donations throughout the year. Truly, you have all been fantastic!
Upcoming Event
· Variety Show – June 5th
· Topsham Public Library – June 8th
Kate McGowan will be here to tell
us about the summer reading
program.
· Field Day – June 19th
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Mr. Pulsifer.
· Last Day of School – June 22nd Dismissal is at 11:30.
Reminders
Please return all library books next week.
Kindergarten Capers
Mrs. Tardif’s and Mrs. Bush’s Kindergarten Update
Week Ending May 15, 2009
A Peek At The Week
This week we …
Ÿ Enjoyed listening to the silly story, Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree, and then took turns acting out the parts.
Ÿ Used the Smart Board to explore the Literactive website.
Ÿ Reviewed the name and value of a penny, nickel, dime and quarter.
Ÿ Played a dinosaur memory matching game in small groups.
Ÿ Listened to The Cheese on CD and then learned to dance and sing to The Farmer in the Dell.
Ÿ Brought in pennies to add to the Pennies for People collection.
Ÿ Perfected the days of the week in German!
Ÿ Practiced jumping rope.
Ÿ Estimated the number of quarters in a small jar, then verified the amount to see if each student was ‘way too high’, ‘way too low’ or ‘pretty close’.
Looking Ahead
Next week we will…
· Create a class book about numbers.
· Play the “Plus or Minus Game” with number cubes and counters.
· Listen to the daily adventures of Little Caterpillar, our last book buddy of the year.
· Design and make ‘how to’ booklets during writing workshop.
· Explore new websites so we can hear the sounds of various whale calls under the ocean.
· Count by 2’s to 50. Please practice at home as well!
· Play “Go For the Dough” which is a fun synonym game.
Upcoming Event
On May 29th our Kindergarten classes will have a very special event at Woodside School. Istar the Whale will be here in our gymnasium. This is a hands-on exploration lesson provided by the Children’s Museum of Portland. The children will learn interesting facts about whales and other sea life.
Reminders
· As fun as it is to wear sandals in warm weather, we really need the children to wear sneakers every day of the week, for motor group and PE. This is for safety reasons, especially when they use the equipment at recess time.
· The children are doing a fantastic job at managing their own lunch tickets. This will help them to be fully prepared for first grade expectations.
· On May 27th, we will have Step Up Day. This will be an opportunity for your child to meet the first grade teachers and see their pod. The children will find out in August which teacher they will have in first grade.
Special Thanks
To all the families who donated Clorox wipes to our classes!
Kindergarten Capers
Mrs. Tardif’s and Mrs. Bush’s Kindergarten Update Week Ending May 1, 2009
A Peek At The Week
This week we …
Ÿ Read and retold the big book Is Your Mama a Llama?
Ÿ Learned the days of the week in German.
Ÿ Wrote three letter words on our white boards with a focus on proper letter formation.
Ÿ Learned how to play the game “Sparkle” as a fun way to review the spelling of “No Excuse” words.
Ÿ Played a variety of coin games that reinforced the name and value of penny, nickel and dime.
Ÿ Recited the “Seed, Sprout Flower” poem.
Ÿ Solved addition and subtraction number stories with one of the following tools/strategies: using fingers, whiteboards, or manipulatives, counting from one or counting on from a larger number.
Ÿ Made butterfly finger puppets.
Upcoming Events
· Pennies for People We are collecting pennies to donate to Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program during the month of May. Please send in your extra pennies!
· Woodside Walk to School Day Wednesday, May 7th
· Children’s Museum Presentation of Istar the Whale will be held at Woodside for all kindergarteners on Friday, May 29th.
Wish List
· We are in need of Clorox wipes. Thanks for any you can donate to our classrooms.
Looking Ahead
Next week we will…
Ÿ Use ideas from our writer’s craft chart during writing workshop.
Ÿ Learn a special song called “Mother, I Love You” written by Mrs. Bush.
Ÿ Work with partners to represent numbers with bundles of ten popsicle sticks and individual sticks.
Ÿ Play a variety of addition games to improve our ability to solve number stories and equations.
Ÿ Enjoy more books about mothers.
Ÿ Create a special project to celebrate Mother’s Day.
Ÿ Begin writing in our May Journals. We are super impressed with the quality and quantity of our student’s writing! Keep it up!!!!
Ÿ Listen to a special presentation by our high school Chinese teacher, Wei Woo.
