Kindergator Update 4.14


Hello Kindergator parents! We have had a fun time adjusting to our new schedule this week. I took them to computer lab at the wrong time twice on Monday and almost missed getting there at the right time. Whew. Even with all the changes we squeezed some fun learning activities this week.


Reading: We finished our character traits, conflicts and connections unit. And we were so impressed with the connections the students were able to come up with. After hearing that a frog almost drowned in our story Thursday and was saved by a chicken (that was really an alligator) many of our students said they connected to almost drowning in their own pools. That helped us decide to start our accident prevention unit earlier than usual.


We also worked on our phonics skills through team games such as silent spelling and partner word search. We are working hard to help them learn and practice the skills needed to make group dynamics successful. We have seen lots of growth in our kids in this area so far this year and will be doing much more with this skill in the next few weeks.


Math: We wrapped up our unit on positional words with a few games where students had to use positional words to describe where something was in relation to a grid on the page and on the carpet in class. It was great help with learning positional words and practicing positional skills.


Social Studies: We learned about the White House and created an illustration using our backlight boxes of what it looks like.


Science: We compared and contrasted animal attributes and the attributes of seeds. We will be working with plants and animals for the rest of the quarter.


Writing: We focused on writing really creative resolutions for our big conflicts: Mrs. Watson’s pudding shirt, Jaliegh’s terrible sneeze and Reese’s trip to planet stinky sock. It was so fun to hear their ideas for how to fix such unique problems.


Vocabulary: attributes, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, birds, enemies, pessimist, optimist, full of wonder, curious


BIG THINGS:

We are in need of more volunteers for Parent Pedagogy week. So far I only have 3 parents who have volunteered. (Thank you Mrs. Hassen, Mrs. Di Cicco and Mrs. Beeman.) We hope to fill up the entire week so please consider coming in to volunteer. The current schedule is below.


We will be doing lots of painting next week, while Mrs. Watson will be working in upper grades for testing. We have smocks for the students, but there is always some mess that goes along with painting. Please have your child wear older, messier clothes to school each day just in case.


Speaking of clothing…..for our little girls, please be sure to send them on with a sweater if they have small strap tops. The cafeteria and sometimes our room can be freezing without one. And please do not let them wear flip-flops if possible. Our playground it wood chipped and sometimes has ant piles we don’t know about. Closed toed shoes are the best choice.


Thank you to:

  • Everyone who made Mrs. Watson’s birthday so special. She loved all the gifts, cards and flowers. She was blown away!
  • Kendal who earned STAR behavior again this week.
  • Jaliegh and Reese for being good sports when we made them the subjects of our stories about sneezes and stinky socks.
  • Ava for a super creative transformation this week. Her drawing of a buzzing bee was great!
  • Gustavo for working really hard on his math and really impressing us with his new skills.
Monday May 13
Tuesday May 14
Wednesday May 15
Thursday May 16
Friday May 17
9:00-
9:45
Field
Mrs. Beeman
travel
9:45-10:30
Day
Mrs. Hassen Salt Painting
Chess
9:40-10:30

10:30-11:15
X
X
X
X
11:15-12:00
 Field

12:40-1:25
 Day
12:50-1:30 coding 
12:50-1:30 coding


1:25-
2:10








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