Newsletter: Week 7

Friday, October 9, 2009
Miss Wagenaar
Reminders/Notices:
•Thank you to all parents who attended Goal Setting Conferences. I look forward to working with you and your students this year to reach the goals we have set. (copies of your conference forms will be sent home next week)
•Scholastic Book Orders are due by Friday, October 16, 2009.

This Week:
In Reader’s Workshop time, we looked at the cover of the book and used it to guess what the story may be about.
In Writer’s Workshop continued using our Sourcebook folder. Students worked on the routine of beginning a new writing when they feel they have completed one. We also wrote a story about a time we were sad, and shared those stories with a partner.
 We read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom several times. We read a related pocket chart, added it to our Readers Notebook, watched the Scholastic DVD interpretation, and created an art project.
Students drew and labeled a snail and it’s part (foot, shell, eyes, antennae)
In Math, we practiced using logical thinking to solve questions related to sorting and which doesn’t belong.
In Penmanship, we focused on the letter Bb. The students rainbow traced the letter several times, practiced making the sound, and highlighted the letter Bb in their Bb Book.
In Computer Lab, students learned another game in Jumpstart Kindergarten and continue to practice the games that we’ve been previously introduced to.
Students checked out Library books for their very first time, these books will remain at school in their cubbies for several weeks before we begin bringing them home in Library Book Bags.

Next Week:
We will begin talking about pumpkins, focusing on their parts (in comparison to those that an apple contains).
In Reader’s Workshop, students will learn what good readers notice in a story, beginning with characters and setting.
In Writer’s Workshop, students will continue to focus on oral language and story telling. I will be asking students to tell a story about a time that they were mad.
In Math, we will be moving onto number sense activities, focusing on the numbers 1-5.
In Social Studies, we will talk about characters in stories and talking about the lessons that we can learn from them. One example we will be discussing is Goldilocks as we have been reading several versions of The Three Bears.

Questions to ask your child
1.Tell me about your field trip to full circle farm.
2.Ask you child to tell a story about a time that they were mad.
3.Ask your child to make the Bb sound for you (ask them to place their hand in front of their mouth, the should feel a puff of air)