Curriculum Night 2023

It was great to see so many of you at Curriculum Night this week. Click here to view our class presentation. 

Kindergarten 2022-2023

 

I am looking forward to a FANTASTIC year with all of you!

Can't wait to meet you!! I hope to see you at 

the Ice Cream Social on Monday at 5:00.

Love,

Mrs. Riesing ❤️

What's Happening!

We have been busy learning and having fun in kindergarten. Take a peek below to see what we have been up to!

Reading Workshop

We have been learning all about the elements of poetry during reading workshop and have been having fun learning about how poems look and sound. We have also been practicing identifying literary devices such as: repetition, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. 

Sight Words

The students continue to do a great job with our sight word routine each week. It is important to review the sight word cards in your child's blue book bag to help them become more confident and fluent readers when they recognize these words in the books they are reading. The poetry folder is a great way to practice these words as well!

Math

We are currently learning strategies to recognize and solve addition and subtraction problems. Students have had many opportunities to practice these skills with hands-on materials as well as representing their thinking with number sentences.

Writing Workshop

During writing time, we have been focusing on adding details to our writing and remember to leave spaces between words. Some students have been transitioning from writing one sentence on a topic to two or more sentences as they become ready for this step. The children continue to grow and develop as writers, and it is amazing to see how far they have come since the beginning of the year! 

Handwriting

The students have been doing a great job learning how to write their first and last names. We have also continued to review and practice our lowercase letters in our handwriting books and during writing workshop tine. For students who are working to strengthen their fine motor skills, the following activities are great ways to practice at home.

RULER

Recently during our social emotional learning, we learned what it means to be nervous and where we can find that emotion on the mood meter. Then we practiced taking a "meta-moment" by taking deep breaths in through our nose and out through our mouth to help us practice how we can calm our bodies to be our best selves. 

I hope you have a wonderful spring break! See you in the spring!

What's Happening?

We have had a busy and exciting month back from winter break! Here is a little bit about what we have been up to in Kindergarten recently:

Reading Workshop

We have been learning all about the elements of fictional stories in reading workshop and have been practicing identifying characters, the setting, a problem/solution in the story if there is one, and retelling the main events that take place. It is a good idea to ask your child basic questions about books you read at home to get them into the habit of talking about what they've read! 

Sight Words

The students continue to do a great job with our sight word routine each week. It is important to review the sight words in your child's blue book bag to help them become more confident and fluent readers when they recognize these words in the books they are reading. The poetry folder is a great way to practice these words as well!

Math

We are wrapping up our shapes unit in math, where we reviewed 2D shapes and learned about 3D shapes. We also worked on using shapes to make pictures and patterns. We used flat shapes to create solid shapes as well. Next we will begin working on addition and subtraction. 

Writing Workshop

We continue to work on sounding out words to communicate an idea in a complete sentence. Writing is an easy activity to practice at home as well! Students can draw a picture and write about it, write about an experience or an outing, or help make a grocery list! 

Handwriting

We have now introduced the correct formation for all numbers, uppercase letters, and lowercase letters. 

RULER

Recently during our social emotional learning, we explored the idea of our best selves. We learned that when we are our best selves, we make good friends, do the right thing, and make others feel good. 

Thanks for reading! 

Have a great weekend!!