Tuesday, September 23

We have been busy in kindergarten over the past several days!! Last week we practiced several nursery rhymes, made tons of projects, and acted out some nursery rhymes.  In math, we have been practicing numbers and shapes.  We are making a set of shape posters in our room and talking about the characteristics of each shape (ex. How many sides and corners, straight or curved lines, etc).  This week we did a fun activity using our imaginations to turn a shape into something. See some of the pictures below.

In phonics, we have started practicing each letter in the alphabet. This week we have done a capital and lowercase A.  Please help your child practice at home using the correct formation.  For example, a capital A is made by slanting down to the left, lifting, slanting down to the right, lifting, and straight line across.  A lowercase a is made by circling back all the way around, pushing up, and pulling down.  

In science we are studying apples.  This week, we took a closer look at some apples from my parents' apple tree.  We talked about some of the parts of apples and read books about apple trees.  We cut up apples with "real" (butter) knives and cooked them in a crockpot to make applesauce.  It smells delicious and we can't wait to try it later today!! We will be using our 5 senses to talk about the applesauce as we eat it.  Later this week, our class will go to Mrs. Shogren's room to learn more about apple parts.  

On Friday we have our first early release day.  Did you return your blue sheet letting me know if your child needs a bag lunch to take home?  We will be meeting our 2nd grade buddies and doing some fun activities.  

Here are some pictures from the week:

Some of the triangles we found during our shape hunt...

Mrs. Miller came for life skills and talked to us about good listening.

Math centers

Making circles