Snip-Its of Spring

Spring is Here! 

(Tune: Are you Sleeping)

Spring is here.

Spring is here. 

Goodbye snow.

Flowers grow.

Birds and bees.

Leaves on trees.

Hello, spring.

Hello, spring. 

Room 5 has been singing this poem all week in hopes of some "springy" weather! 

"Egg-cellent" Work

Students are cracking up over the "egg-xtra" work!

-We Read There was an Old Lady who Swallowed an Chick and sequenced the events in the story.

-We made tissue paper chicks

-We Cracked into our 5 new sight words for the week.

-Tapping out words is more fun when they are stuffed in an egg! 

-Look out for our Build it, Write it, Draw it spring sentences.

Fundations

Here's a snip-it of our daily routine for fundations:

 Drill Sounds: Students practice saying 10-12 consonants and vowels

Sight Words: We read and spell each sight word. Sometimes we use the words in a sentence.

Tapping: Students are given multiple cvc words to say, tap, and spell. This is reinforced throughout our centers.

Magnet Boards/White Boards: Twice a week students have the opportunity to build or write their letters and words for mastery. 

Digraphs

Starting this week, students were introduced to a digraph.

A digraph is when two letters come together to make one sound. 

For Example: The word Chip: /ch/ /i/ /p/ The digraph ch makes one sound. 

ch-chin-/ch/

Healthy Habits

Students and teachers have been extra diligent in our hand washing and applying hand sanatizer!  

The Flu season is among us! 

The nurse asks that we remind parents; if your child is sick and has a fever they are not allowed to come to school until they have "Fever Free" for 24 hours. 

Mystery Reader

Happy Easter!

March Madness

March Weather
Is it lion or lamb weather?

Some people say March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb.
Ask your child about  "lion" and "lamb" weather. 
This weekend is sure to bring some interesting weather!



Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Room 5 had a visit from a leprechaun!  


All of us were SO surprised =)

Leprechauns are very messy...

We tried to retrace his steps....Some believe he left through the back door!!

Fortunately for us...the Leprechaun left us some Gold Coins and Shamrocks.

He even wrote us a note...

Better Luck Next Year! ;)

Mystery Reader

Thanks Mrs. Young for donating your read aloud Strega Nona to our class!!! 

Spring Conferences
Sign-ups for spring conferences went home this week. In-person conferences are being finalized. Families who preferred a phone conference were sent an emails this week. Please email me back your choices of times as soon as possible. 
Next week conference confirmations will go home with your child. 
If you have any questions or concerns please let me know.  
I look forward to speaking with you in the upcoming weeks!


Sight Words

Kindergarten students are responsible for knowing 50 sight words by the end of kindergarten. We have learned 25 words thus far, which means we are at the half-way mark. Students will be assessed to see how well they can read these 25 words next week. These assessments will be sent home to parents to get an idea of which words to continue practicing and those they have mastered.  

Due to the short week next week, we will NOT send home a Tic-Tac-Toe Board, but do ask that you review and practice all of the sight words we've learned thus far.

Thank you! 


NO School Friday, March 25th 2016!!

Give a Hoot, Don't Pollute!

Our Trash, Our Choice

In preparation for Earth Day, the Science Center held a school-wide assembly on waste.

The focus of their presentation centered on the magnitude of waste we produce everyday in the cafeteria and the choices we can make to reduce that waste. Every day, during lunch, the Science Center has helped assist our students in organizing their waste.  The students organize their waste into three categories: Food Waste, Recyclables, and trash. This is in place of throwing everything into the trash. 

Below are some photos from the assembly where students had to sort through trash and our data chart from our efforts this week:

If you're looking for more information about recycling at home or in school here is a link to the Science Center blog: Science Center Blog

Mystery Reader

Daniel and His Dad shared a story about Winnie the Pooh

Quick Tidbits!

- Our Book Buddies stopped by Friday morning.

- We learned about Community Helpers and their importance to our community. Ask your child to recite the community helpers poem. 

-Look out for another class book called When We Grow Up! 

-During Math, we are continuing to decompose and compose numbers. We concentrated on numbers 11-19. 

-Thank you for filling out the Spring Conference Sheets. I will be getting back to you next week to set up an appointment. 

-Next week we will celebrate Saint Patrick's Day all week with thematic centers and art projects.

-The Harlem Globetrotters will visit Fox Hill Monday during our lunch. 

Working on our typing skills:

Seusstastic Week!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

 All week we celebrated the fun and quirky characters of Dr. Seuss.  

We made ourselves into Thing 1 and Thing 2

We embraced our inner Cat in the Hat.

We even imagined ourselves covered in spots!

Look out for 2 new class books adapted from some of our favorite Dr. Seuss stories! 

Center Time

After finishing up our instruct unit in writing, we are back to rotating through our centers. Students are working hard to show "Star Quality" work and be independent workers.  This is very important in preparation for First Grade.  Students are working on Fundations, Writing, Poetry, Sight Words, and Reading every day.  One of our favorite centers is write around the room! 

Ask your child what this center is about and why it is their favorite?

Math

This week we wrapped up Topic 9 in our Envisions program. Topic 9 is decomposing numbers to 10. Students have learned how to show any number, 1-10, in multiple ways. They can show different combinations using counters or in a number sentence.  We even touched upon graphing and how we can find out information from looking at a graph.  We polled our class to find out which was their favorite color.  It was a close race!! 

Next week we will be moving on to Topic 10, composing numbers 11-19. This is a very quick unit and do not be surprised if we finish it by the end of the week.  Kindergarteners are working hard in math.  

Keep practicing addition and subtraction flashcards for mastery.

Mystery Readers! 

We we're fortunate enough to have 3 mystery readers come to our classroom. Thank you to those parents who volunteered to go first! The students love to guess who the mystery reader might be based on the clues provided.  Some of them were really tricky!

We look forward to having the rest of our readers in throughout the rest of the year.  If you'd like to volunteer please let me know. We still have openings available or can make time to fit your individual schedule.

What's to Come?

-The Science Center will come to Fox Hill on Tuesday to present information about Recycling

-We will discuss community helpers. We will learn about their roles and responsibilities.

-Mrs. Johnson will lead a community circle in the pod.

-Students will earn more badge for their I Can Club

Notes to Parents...

-As we finalize field trips for the spring, we ask that Field Trip Money be passed in as soon as possible. The cost is $30 for each student. Checks can be made out to Fox Hill Kindergarten

-Any donations of Hand Sanitazer would be appreciated. Thanks in advance! 

Have a great weekend!