Weekly News (Apr. 18-22)

Happy Earth Week! Keep reading to see what we've been up to in kindergarten!

Math

This week in math we revisited the concept of measuring time and talked about different tools we could use to keep track of time like timers, stopwatches, and clocks. We learned that these tools help us measure time with a steady beat. We looked at our class clock and saw how the second hand on the clock helps measure time in seconds. We also played a game called "Pass the Beanbag" where we listened to music and passed the beanbags to the beat of the music. 

Playing Pass the Beanbag 

We learned how to use symbols to keep track of movement patterns such as clap, clap, stomp, and we also practiced exchanging pennies, nickels, and dimes while playing "Money Exchange Bingo."

Playing Money Exchange BINGO

Reading Workshop 
This week we learned how to use context clues to help us understand the meaning of new or unfamiliar words. Using the poem Houdini, we were able to use some clues to help us understand the meaning of the words wriggles and slats. 

We also reviewed the literary devices we learned during our poetry unit and spent some time learning how to make text-to-text and text-to-self connections. 

Writing Workshop

The children were excited to share their inspiration books and used them this week during writing workshop time. It was exciting to see all of the different topics students chose to write about. We also practiced using our rubrics to do some self-reflecting on our writing. Later in the week we wrote about different ways we could help protect our planet in honor of Earth Week.

Sharing our inspiration books

Using our writing rubric for self-reflection

Learning about ways to protect our planet

All About Me
We loved learning all about Angelina this week. We learned that Angelina is a great artist, and she loves making crafts. She enjoys writing stories and playing with her My Little Pony dolls. Angelina likes to collect Beanie Boos, and her favorite color is purple. She likes to dance and play with her sister, Jessica. The class loved learning about Angelina's visits to Bulgaria, and they thought the T-Shirt she wore when cleaning up her neighborhood was pretty neat!

Science

Be sure to check out what we have been learning in science by clicking the Plants and Animals tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.

Centers

The children continue to do a great job working on different independent activities while I meet with guided reading groups. This week they worked on sorting pictures by different phonics sounds or vowel patterns. Students also work on the iPads, the computers, and had time to work at the writing center. We had time for free choice centers this week as well, which the class loved!

Walk to School Day

Spring is here!

Have a great weekend!
Thanks for reading!