Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year! I am really looking forward to meeting my new kinder friends. We are going to have a FANTASTIC year! We will learn and grow together on this new journey. Can't wait to see you!
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Kinder News
Hello Kindergarten Families! Hoping this post finds you well! Just wanted to share our most recent "All About Me" presentations and the link to our updated class photos page. There are new photo links for February and March as well as for our 100th Day of School and our Global Day of Play. Enjoy!
All About Me
The morning class loved learning all about Sam's favorite things! Sam enjoys playing soccer and reading the Dog Man series of books. He is also a big fan of Legos and building blocks. Sam enjoys spending time with his family and playing with his car and toy collections too!
We also loved learning all about David! We learned that David is a big fan of cars, especially racing cars, and he also enjoys building with Legos. He likes spending time outdoors and collecting shells. David also loves spending time with his family, especially his brother, and he likes playing with his toy collection too!
We loved learning about Isabella too! We learned that Bella enjoys coloring and doing crafts. She loves the colors purple and pink, and she enjoys playing dress-up. Isabella also like to play with dinosaurs and her L.O.L. doll collection, and she loves spending time with her family!
The morning class loved learning about Reese's favorite things too! We learned that Reese loves to draw and color, and she also enjoys doing crafts. Reese also loves to dance and play soccer, and she enjoys martial arts. She is a big fan of Jojo Siwa and loves wearing her bows, and she also loves spending time with her family!
The morning class also loved Tyler's "Me Bag" presentation! We learned so much about the solar system and could tell how much Tyler enjoys reading and learning about outer space! We also learned that Tyler loves to create and make things. The class loved the gold rocks he painted and the shiny coins he made. Tyler also enjoys spending time with his family and friends, and he likes to snuggle up with his furry owl!
We loved learning about many of our afternoon friends too! We learned that Nora is a big fan of Disney and loves reading stories about the Disney princesses. She also loves to sing and dance. Nora likes to do crafts and play dress-up too, and she enjoys spending time outside too, especially with her family!
The afternoon class loved learning about Stella too! We learned that Stella enjoys reading and playing the piano. She likes to play with Barbies and her stuffed animal collection. Stella enjoys dancing and doing gymnastics, and she loves spending time with her family too!
We had fun learning all about Antoni as well! We learned that Antoni enjoys building with Legos and playing with his collection of toy cars. He is also a big fan of Pokeman and has an extensive collection of cards. Antoni enjoys spending time with his family and dressing up for Halloween too!
We loved learning all about Drew too! We learned that Drew enjoys building with Legos and playing with his collection of toy cars. He is a big fan of Pokeman and likes to add to his card collection. Drew likes to spend time at the zoo and the beach, and he also loves spending time with his family and snuggling up with his stuffed scorpion!
Gabe was our final "Me Bag" presentation of the year in our afternoon class, and we loved learning about his favorite things! We learned that Gabe loves playing Fortnite, and he also loves playing games at Level 257, the PacMan Restaurant. Gabe enjoys collecting and playing with his Pokeman cards, and he loves to spend time with his family, especially when going on vacation!
All About Me
The morning class loved learning all about Sam's favorite things! Sam enjoys playing soccer and reading the Dog Man series of books. He is also a big fan of Legos and building blocks. Sam enjoys spending time with his family and playing with his car and toy collections too!
We also loved learning all about David! We learned that David is a big fan of cars, especially racing cars, and he also enjoys building with Legos. He likes spending time outdoors and collecting shells. David also loves spending time with his family, especially his brother, and he likes playing with his toy collection too!
The morning class loved learning about Reese's favorite things too! We learned that Reese loves to draw and color, and she also enjoys doing crafts. Reese also loves to dance and play soccer, and she enjoys martial arts. She is a big fan of Jojo Siwa and loves wearing her bows, and she also loves spending time with her family!
The morning class also loved Tyler's "Me Bag" presentation! We learned so much about the solar system and could tell how much Tyler enjoys reading and learning about outer space! We also learned that Tyler loves to create and make things. The class loved the gold rocks he painted and the shiny coins he made. Tyler also enjoys spending time with his family and friends, and he likes to snuggle up with his furry owl!
We loved learning about many of our afternoon friends too! We learned that Nora is a big fan of Disney and loves reading stories about the Disney princesses. She also loves to sing and dance. Nora likes to do crafts and play dress-up too, and she enjoys spending time outside too, especially with her family!
The afternoon class loved learning about Stella too! We learned that Stella enjoys reading and playing the piano. She likes to play with Barbies and her stuffed animal collection. Stella enjoys dancing and doing gymnastics, and she loves spending time with her family too!
We had fun learning all about Antoni as well! We learned that Antoni enjoys building with Legos and playing with his collection of toy cars. He is also a big fan of Pokeman and has an extensive collection of cards. Antoni enjoys spending time with his family and dressing up for Halloween too!
We loved learning all about Drew too! We learned that Drew enjoys building with Legos and playing with his collection of toy cars. He is a big fan of Pokeman and likes to add to his card collection. Drew likes to spend time at the zoo and the beach, and he also loves spending time with his family and snuggling up with his stuffed scorpion!
Gabe was our final "Me Bag" presentation of the year in our afternoon class, and we loved learning about his favorite things! We learned that Gabe loves playing Fortnite, and he also loves playing games at Level 257, the PacMan Restaurant. Gabe enjoys collecting and playing with his Pokeman cards, and he loves to spend time with his family, especially when going on vacation!
Looking forward to a new week of remote learning!
Thanks for reading!
Sunday, February 2, 2020
Kinder News
With all the snow, it now feels like we're officially in the winter season! We've hit the ground running in the new year. Take a peek below to see what we have been learning!
New Year's Resolutions
We started the new year thinking about our goals for 2020. After reading, Squirrel's New Year's Resolution, the students wrote about their own resolutions for the year. They also made some goals for at home and school using Seesaw.
Math
We recently finished Chapter 6, which focused on teen numbers as well as comparing and ordering numbers 0-20. The students have done a great job learning that each teen number is a group of "10 plus some more." We have been using ten frames and building towers to help students visually understand teen numbers and introductory place value concepts.
Reading Workshop
The students loved our fiction unit and they are just as excited about our newest reading workshop unit--Poetry! As we wrapped up our fiction unit, the students reviewed story elements and created a story map for the book A Balloon for Isabel. They also learned to take a closer look at a characters' facial expressions and dialogue to better understand how each character in a story is feeling. Using a wordless picture book titled The Wave, students also practiced retelling the story in their own words thinking about what happened in the beginning, the middle, and the end of the story. During our independent reading time, students have enjoyed reading books in their quiet reading spots and have been working hard to build their reading stamina!
Writing Workshop
Our kindergarten writers have been getting lots of opportunities to practice their writing skills. Although students are working on their own individual goals for writing, as a class we are continuing to work on the following skills:
Martin Luther King, Jr.
We learned about Martin Luther King, Jr. and read a story called The Crayon Box That Talked about a box of crayons that is not getting along. In the end, the crayons realize that when they work together and appreciate each other's differences, they can make a beautiful picture!
All About Me
Morning Class
We loved learning all about Gabe and his favorite things. Gabe is a big fan of nonfiction. He was excited to share a neat 3-D pop up dinosaur book and some interesting facts about wooly mammoths. He likes playing with Transformers, especially Optimus Prime, and he likes playing music too. He also enjoys art, using his smart watch, and spending time with his brothers and his cousins!
We also enjoyed learning about Iza and some of her favorite things. She is a big fan of stuffed animals, and she has a few favorites--her stuffed dolphin and her flippy sequin owl. Iza also enjoys playing with her Lego friends collection and her LOL and OMG dolls!
It's easy to see that Colin is a huge hockey fan! Go Renegades!! In addition to playing hockey, Colin also likes playing with his monster truck and car collections. He enjoys helping his dad around the house with construction projects and building with his Legos. He also loves playing with his brother, and he's very excited to welcome a new baby sister!
Maria enjoyed sharing some of her favorite things too! We learned that Maria loves the color red, and she enjoys spending time with her family, especially at fun events like a New Year's Eve party! She loves visiting the beach and collecting seashells, and she is a fan of mini Beanie Boos!
Afternoon Class
The afternoon class loved learning all about Jenna and some of her favorite things. We learned that Jenna is a fan of Disney movies, and one of her favorites is Lilo and Stitch. She also likes playing with her American girl doll, and it's easy to see Jenna takes very good care of her! Jenna enjoys doing puzzles and getting dressed up for special events. She also likes playing soccer and spending time with her family!
It was fun to see some of Leo's favorite things, and it was easy to see that he is a huge football fan and roots for the Chicago Bears!! His favorite colors are orange, blue, and white--of course!! Leo loves learning about sharks, and he also enjoys playing basketball. He is a big fan of Pete the Cat, and he likes to use his puppets to act out stories. He really liked our gingerbread unit and even got a mini gingerbread stuffy! He also likes using his Stick Bot and spending time with his family!
The afternoon class loved learning all about Elianna too. We learned that Elianna loves dancing, especially ballet. She also loves playing soccer and reading. She loves spending time with her family and enjoys special outings like visiting downtown Chicago!
We had fun learning about Ethan's favorite things too. We learned that Ethan loves monster trucks, and he is a big fan of the Cars collection of movies. He also likes to play with his army guys and play card games. Ethan likes swimming and playing soccer. He also enjoys spending time outdoors and building towers. He likes spending time with his family too!
Farewell to Miss Gries
We were so fortunate to have Miss Gries as a student teacher. She did an amazing job teaching in our kindergarten classroom, and the children really enjoyed working with her. We wish Miss Gries the best of luck in all her future teaching endeavors!!
New Year's Resolutions
We started the new year thinking about our goals for 2020. After reading, Squirrel's New Year's Resolution, the students wrote about their own resolutions for the year. They also made some goals for at home and school using Seesaw.
Math
We recently finished Chapter 6, which focused on teen numbers as well as comparing and ordering numbers 0-20. The students have done a great job learning that each teen number is a group of "10 plus some more." We have been using ten frames and building towers to help students visually understand teen numbers and introductory place value concepts.
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| Using ten frames to show teen numbers. |
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| Taking steps forward to compare numbers. |
We also began our shape unit this week. Students will learn the characteristics of both 2-D and 3-D shapes. We have already learned that we can see many 2-D shapes on the faces of 3-dimensional objects. The morning class practiced sorting shapes using the Seesaw app, and they went on a shape hunt in the classroom. The afternoon class will do this next week as well!
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| Sorting 2-D Shapes |
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| Shape Hunt |
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| Tracing shapes using 3-D objects |
The students loved our fiction unit and they are just as excited about our newest reading workshop unit--Poetry! As we wrapped up our fiction unit, the students reviewed story elements and created a story map for the book A Balloon for Isabel. They also learned to take a closer look at a characters' facial expressions and dialogue to better understand how each character in a story is feeling. Using a wordless picture book titled The Wave, students also practiced retelling the story in their own words thinking about what happened in the beginning, the middle, and the end of the story. During our independent reading time, students have enjoyed reading books in their quiet reading spots and have been working hard to build their reading stamina!
Our kindergarten writers have been getting lots of opportunities to practice their writing skills. Although students are working on their own individual goals for writing, as a class we are continuing to work on the following skills:
- Beginning our sentences with a capital letter.
- Leaving spaces between words.
- Using a period at the end of our sentences.
- Using lowercase letters.
Now that we introduced all of the lowercase letters through our handwriting program, we are encouraging the students to use more lowercase letters when writing. Two of the main things we focus on when using lowercase letters are:
- Using a "magic-c" when writing the following letters--c, o, a, d, g, and q
- Staring letters from the top, not writing from the bottom up
Any reminders you can provide at home with these two skills would be great!!
Martin Luther King, Jr.
We learned about Martin Luther King, Jr. and read a story called The Crayon Box That Talked about a box of crayons that is not getting along. In the end, the crayons realize that when they work together and appreciate each other's differences, they can make a beautiful picture!
All About Me
Morning Class
We loved learning all about Gabe and his favorite things. Gabe is a big fan of nonfiction. He was excited to share a neat 3-D pop up dinosaur book and some interesting facts about wooly mammoths. He likes playing with Transformers, especially Optimus Prime, and he likes playing music too. He also enjoys art, using his smart watch, and spending time with his brothers and his cousins!
It's easy to see that Colin is a huge hockey fan! Go Renegades!! In addition to playing hockey, Colin also likes playing with his monster truck and car collections. He enjoys helping his dad around the house with construction projects and building with his Legos. He also loves playing with his brother, and he's very excited to welcome a new baby sister!
Maria enjoyed sharing some of her favorite things too! We learned that Maria loves the color red, and she enjoys spending time with her family, especially at fun events like a New Year's Eve party! She loves visiting the beach and collecting seashells, and she is a fan of mini Beanie Boos!
Afternoon Class
The afternoon class loved learning all about Jenna and some of her favorite things. We learned that Jenna is a fan of Disney movies, and one of her favorites is Lilo and Stitch. She also likes playing with her American girl doll, and it's easy to see Jenna takes very good care of her! Jenna enjoys doing puzzles and getting dressed up for special events. She also likes playing soccer and spending time with her family!
It was fun to see some of Leo's favorite things, and it was easy to see that he is a huge football fan and roots for the Chicago Bears!! His favorite colors are orange, blue, and white--of course!! Leo loves learning about sharks, and he also enjoys playing basketball. He is a big fan of Pete the Cat, and he likes to use his puppets to act out stories. He really liked our gingerbread unit and even got a mini gingerbread stuffy! He also likes using his Stick Bot and spending time with his family!
The afternoon class loved learning all about Elianna too. We learned that Elianna loves dancing, especially ballet. She also loves playing soccer and reading. She loves spending time with her family and enjoys special outings like visiting downtown Chicago!
We had fun learning about Ethan's favorite things too. We learned that Ethan loves monster trucks, and he is a big fan of the Cars collection of movies. He also likes to play with his army guys and play card games. Ethan likes swimming and playing soccer. He also enjoys spending time outdoors and building towers. He likes spending time with his family too!
Farewell to Miss Gries
We were so fortunate to have Miss Gries as a student teacher. She did an amazing job teaching in our kindergarten classroom, and the children really enjoyed working with her. We wish Miss Gries the best of luck in all her future teaching endeavors!!
I hope everyone's 2020 is off to a great start!
Thanks for reading!
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