We had another great week in Kindergarten! These learners have got it going on! Each day learning with them is better than the next!!
Upcoming Dates:
Friday, Oct. 16th: Math Morning 7:30-8:15 am
Friday, Oct. 16th: Math Morning 7:30-8:15 am
Tuesday, Oct. 20th: Family Night 4:30-5:30 pm
Thursday, Oct. 22 and Friday, Oct. 23: No School for Students
Oct. 26-30th: Red Ribbon Week
Tuesday, Oct. 27th: Field Trip to Heckrodt and Kaukauna Fire Dept.
Thursday, Oct. 29th Roller Skating at Skate City--See PSC Email for more info! Let us know if you're coming by responding here.
Tuesday, Oct. 27th: Field Trip to Heckrodt and Kaukauna Fire Dept.
Thursday, Oct. 29th Roller Skating at Skate City--See PSC Email for more info! Let us know if you're coming by responding here.
If you are planning to join us for Math Morning on Friday, please remember this is an event for parents only. Teachers will be supervising students on the playground beginning at 7:20; students should head to the playground upon arrival (there will NOT be indoor supervision for students). After Ryan Flessner's presentation you will have the chance to stop in the classroom and see your child working with their math tool box.
Reading: We are now working in both "old favorite storybooks" as well as familiar texts. The students are LOVING reading each other's star books! This week we will be focusing on early reading skills like using picture clues to help us remember and read words on the page. We will also start pointing under words as we read familiar texts and story books and notice when the words we say match what is written on the page.
Word Work: We will continue practicing these sight words this week: I, a, and, the, is
Writing: Our "Writing Like Scientists" unit is off and running! Despite the rainy weather last week the students remained hard at work looking closely and observing fall artifacts!
This week we will continue to observe fall artifacts and as we do we will be writing books that teach others. We will focus on planning our books with a partner and making zoomed in, detailed drawings with labels to show all we know.
Math: This week we will wrap up our first math unit and will begin unit 2. The goals of this unit are: to continue strengthening our knowledge of 1-10 and number order and understand that numbers 6-10 are created composed of a 5 group and some extra ones. Also to explore +1 and -1 relationships and how they impact the value of a number.
These are the math centers we will be working in this week and during our short week next week:
- Five Finder: One object of the unit is for students to quickly be able to identify a group of five objects. They will be searching for five groups in pictures, circling them, and writing and equation to match the picture.
- Students will create a counting book with objects for numbers 6-10.
- Students will be given a piece of paper with an equation at the bottom. They will trace their fingers on the page to match the equation.
- Students will roll two dice with numbers 0-5 on them. They will show the numbers using tiles and then add or subtract using the tiles.
Social Studies: We have interviewed MANY people in our school. This week we will publish our new knowledge about these people by finishing writing books about each person.
Help spread the word!
New Directions Learning Community will be offering a free event
for senior citizens in the Fox Valley.
On Thursday November 5th from 8:30 – 9:15 am
seniors are welcome to visit our school.
Coffee and pastries will be served while they
learn about how school is different today than it was when they were young.
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