tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44034260931311252932024-03-06T01:44:06.130-06:00KinderGlaserLauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-76067440570130502272022-03-18T14:55:00.001-05:002022-03-18T14:55:37.335-05:00Classroom News<p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Reading Workshop</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">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.</p><p> <img height="360" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/z9AoBwJMm2dElxnKUR7ZgNeHIWUKtJxzj_bAw7a9pbCRds7VrzbWc8hI5X7OprGxxhN6QW6tlmk96rwRJKTP-qvXjT6oohKYxZQQp9AxliP2bllvRoIuzq4qpLq0xAAIhvq4BRK-=w452-h360" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;" width="452" /></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-f3cb8a96-7fff-eed3-e7ea-7f827f741790"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 465px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="381" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/fqUCa8iH4kqaidnAVynVKRV7oa2ef5VatGebHJJvnlivUVjZrkndowdTLWvEs6312GUD6817SFYfFYD66hvQkvvgNeiYZySis4yCytCywNbC78b0etv3zqPHuMVAGlKLtoPUmxg8=w511-h381" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="511" /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Sight Words</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">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!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Math</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">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.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2e2d2850-7fff-1aab-1927-20beb668c681"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 351px; overflow: hidden; width: 465px;"><img height="351" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/BqkRUAjFUzKRl4EWncrPN7Ra5hVxgLI0AjoiYHgdx4WHu0FlH672EeQ9gUYuuAkK_XgOIKbaqNVcia5lRN4i1AOxvWgHiNYDlUghZIUCW5zniv_8K1g3VLTYTdcFRW9cxZ7cFX9O" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="465" /></span></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bcc36c8a-7fff-46b5-5b5e-4c3f517316d1"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 515px; overflow: hidden; width: 474px;"><img height="515" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/NNf-JrDxPndwp7tG53OHrGZxZLrONgGKpT7GNVSUmU7Kvs22BfxROHQxoFo3V-mnryb8nrCSHVKoexDcse1d4_uRg3DUlnK_hAeecIh0jIpMQ8NqwHA9F1vLWiNxi-j59LgyeB9E" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="474" /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-1935228b-7fff-8086-97e0-d893f1771e56"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 310px; overflow: hidden; width: 465px;"><img height="310" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xTos2y2yRwwuHraGpXhLoocDG-IiB807neAv8rTXAl62G5L-jWkIPRk-LZpp8aiznR6qAdIQj8AkUchGS0PGP_as5kdEEH57wpGKUGmdumxUWzQumLVv2Gva-z5GvyCfur6M-ZTp" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="465" /></span></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><u>Writing Workshop</u></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">During writing time, we have been focusing on adding detail to our writing and remembering 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!</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-36de4dec-7fff-3e8d-85b0-a0bc7a41b1dd"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 381px; overflow: hidden; width: 530px;"><img height="381" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/nc6USIMzNN7oQn-Eu5q96YgfH40q-TrYdIRbFnjpkTDfCk8ArzVodzjji_GwFPA-Du0n3ds1MJDnn02DbKtWY-tpBRQLiBSBvaH-dDmjdySL_72oXK1h7vzrhPJmZgAAciX3VKwA" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="530" /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b1cbe703-7fff-5fcb-e500-b9fcdaae53b6"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 486px; overflow: hidden; width: 386px;"><img height="486" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/QC2g0qPbRN4ZONVPil6wawlurOmx4CXbQkIWxkvvH08qk20i7kCuRolGy8HYvR22bolTPelgHh1FaLB8TDmE01a9216aLAVRxfGV-iM6oVNgl8Lb9P1E4l7m6lzpidBx4E-q0YGi" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="386" /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><u>Handwriting</u></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">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 time. For students who are working to strengthen their fine motor skills, the following <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XWFdtHV94w18pMqiTFpUSIL2w6CFTCOC/view" target="_blank">activities</a> are great ways to practice at home.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><u>RULER</u></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">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 mouths to help us practice how we can calm our bodies to be our best selves.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-99baa308-7fff-b6b8-2e7b-52248c968fc0"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 691px; overflow: hidden; width: 484px;"><img height="691" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/kuIcbFvvl1jPgHA02ozDINr27g_EkvCGMcpIwBGuayi_Jfo4CSwIZSk9zXspTw3-pjXXECcVzDI9IAGAO1NxkhAdoVBsKIDx-u3C-Q300l-qH38ptlpckdgsMSb1xC7TDplQsu2e" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="484" /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">Enjoy your Spring Break!</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-11718575558701747432022-01-28T18:07:00.001-06:002022-01-28T18:07:06.024-06:00Classroom News<p>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:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Reading Workshop</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">We have been learning all about the elements of fictional stories in reading workshop, and have been practicing identifying characters, 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!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi03KMXA6J83xbFle5a5AY5X7LW5qAQMHuLGb5_hr7UTt26Dg4BP0QhE0SGP3tjBzliGrJO6PnlCbcpZ0dYkawAZ99C9tt2oTy4K7-OP6_17u3LtHCt1kp3kh_V1cBsCEqTYmXb2D-XY3FaGAUeYIenY6ZZCvq0IZtBsQ1OX2elGQt4dBv3vZhAajZojA=s819" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="819" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi03KMXA6J83xbFle5a5AY5X7LW5qAQMHuLGb5_hr7UTt26Dg4BP0QhE0SGP3tjBzliGrJO6PnlCbcpZ0dYkawAZ99C9tt2oTy4K7-OP6_17u3LtHCt1kp3kh_V1cBsCEqTYmXb2D-XY3FaGAUeYIenY6ZZCvq0IZtBsQ1OX2elGQt4dBv3vZhAajZojA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Sight Words</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">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!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPW8wb7iSCe5dERNZcB0ljcdhpVIeNCy7Rfc2_-J1hYZuRfqUO35BWDP1PgaZVAdP3r-1VhwktCOFRn6d4pKP5HvjoYRStbldFDRDxtL_GjeUbPfJvLRCl-gdZp0jn08iH0Knm84qgiAZ1xtSx_L9lePP78lGvO7-PCTiTSjz_heh4CZ1FgvU9KSRk1g=s3007" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3007" data-original-width="2632" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPW8wb7iSCe5dERNZcB0ljcdhpVIeNCy7Rfc2_-J1hYZuRfqUO35BWDP1PgaZVAdP3r-1VhwktCOFRn6d4pKP5HvjoYRStbldFDRDxtL_GjeUbPfJvLRCl-gdZp0jn08iH0Knm84qgiAZ1xtSx_L9lePP78lGvO7-PCTiTSjz_heh4CZ1FgvU9KSRk1g=s320" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQHObYrlKG873B0ek5xzIJq52oKF2aKzDsvp7hc8AtkQNrwy8QFFfJNs4qoH33AkoRwwLSkVQurKqY4GZc8h85gGGQxm8TF60ik8-j8kWYPCgdtFb5dVpYvptCdned_UVnFZ-BIrmq8GlRPuPbE4NPaAesem2gcqRlLyCfOxP3pp-312RiMwp3A1ic2w=s953" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="953" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQHObYrlKG873B0ek5xzIJq52oKF2aKzDsvp7hc8AtkQNrwy8QFFfJNs4qoH33AkoRwwLSkVQurKqY4GZc8h85gGGQxm8TF60ik8-j8kWYPCgdtFb5dVpYvptCdned_UVnFZ-BIrmq8GlRPuPbE4NPaAesem2gcqRlLyCfOxP3pp-312RiMwp3A1ic2w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Math</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">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, using flat shapes to make solid shapes, and patterns! Next we will begin working on addition and subtraction.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyO3AodwIlQDwAhOf5Kf5BPwmafwM5VfCBnrssouYXyuRbe8fa9VUF3GXMNrGtA1THbVOChBVl7nBKpEp3o6_RgtyYW9k_RNIgxYrwjVPmZok9Lr9sfxMUHkOYCBuJAx4mM9sA3k_HJbtalei1DvDEFIrli6MtKCu1HmPQAUMQpPiikLSwDk4NVJSHrw=s491" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="491" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyO3AodwIlQDwAhOf5Kf5BPwmafwM5VfCBnrssouYXyuRbe8fa9VUF3GXMNrGtA1THbVOChBVl7nBKpEp3o6_RgtyYW9k_RNIgxYrwjVPmZok9Lr9sfxMUHkOYCBuJAx4mM9sA3k_HJbtalei1DvDEFIrli6MtKCu1HmPQAUMQpPiikLSwDk4NVJSHrw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Writing Workshop</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">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 outing, or help make a grocery list!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxQp8a1yZfQ1c5nnriJmLtvPeeHjz_Wa6n81Lu1ItyYlGGTfsD4UoObKYcwghYqN2mUkORiZwOLovHMwiHjyqWWMW78tB2DreH0bfSnWGhvDAFKvRAhc-qTiFeCnsXHH8vHjajztMxWZcUdkI8mZOIial-MbUyo3Y7p6SR37NNDFqbYB6j_kns0A_dZA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxQp8a1yZfQ1c5nnriJmLtvPeeHjz_Wa6n81Lu1ItyYlGGTfsD4UoObKYcwghYqN2mUkORiZwOLovHMwiHjyqWWMW78tB2DreH0bfSnWGhvDAFKvRAhc-qTiFeCnsXHH8vHjajztMxWZcUdkI8mZOIial-MbUyo3Y7p6SR37NNDFqbYB6j_kns0A_dZA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Handwriting</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">We have now introduced the correct formation for all numbers, uppercase letters, and lowercase letters!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjR3bBBwMz-OYbxM6gdBJyJuIg2YwokIRDfxfOl6xkZ-PQl1E7CmKUvzwzQVJAU6sDysMuHUdE6eYTd2U899nIHsWXwAnACZ8FfGj7xgoN0gSABgdddY4YzKv2ddSTMZRNqQQpH34ZxAkLePg1GlXlzoKCalgxWbjQWCbjh7Ws85R1wU-TxQOy14fFSxA=s609" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="460" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjR3bBBwMz-OYbxM6gdBJyJuIg2YwokIRDfxfOl6xkZ-PQl1E7CmKUvzwzQVJAU6sDysMuHUdE6eYTd2U899nIHsWXwAnACZ8FfGj7xgoN0gSABgdddY4YzKv2ddSTMZRNqQQpH34ZxAkLePg1GlXlzoKCalgxWbjQWCbjh7Ws85R1wU-TxQOy14fFSxA=s320" width="242" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtcEDeH7CaIQkp8bdIrrtNsABT47mwARB0LhbwW3q6-Xu3eNGS92kmQQy39juctqb42pwq9libewaafohoQx0fB6tXLJe-ZlbXtscLgSPwQCuoqaneGt14DV3ADgsfcCDT5vO8DGJF6MQos0KfSYEtDgekVE79NANVkGpCBN1iVW5xNDAv7L_0iUmL1w=s613" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtcEDeH7CaIQkp8bdIrrtNsABT47mwARB0LhbwW3q6-Xu3eNGS92kmQQy39juctqb42pwq9libewaafohoQx0fB6tXLJe-ZlbXtscLgSPwQCuoqaneGt14DV3ADgsfcCDT5vO8DGJF6MQos0KfSYEtDgekVE79NANVkGpCBN1iVW5xNDAv7L_0iUmL1w=s320" width="244" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-84c7c7ee-7fff-4011-83f2-15627003f9cf"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><u>RULER</u></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">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 choices, do the right thing, and make others feel good.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1KNHyw5CPev0aLoHWLp7RoFPE_75BSNEljQrYBJD_6TDlSeEIH7DxB0ir52AkspPdlg5NDNDoyDtlZhaM-hHtqABaPYp9wNLrOVNL3_eXq5PPmrFgGshLIItn-MzvqK8eqKKfNMsqTKoqS7XuA3HF9vtJoiaAPXVZV9tx0w8pbdYwaW0-IfIE3ZSqZw=s406" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="405" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1KNHyw5CPev0aLoHWLp7RoFPE_75BSNEljQrYBJD_6TDlSeEIH7DxB0ir52AkspPdlg5NDNDoyDtlZhaM-hHtqABaPYp9wNLrOVNL3_eXq5PPmrFgGshLIItn-MzvqK8eqKKfNMsqTKoqS7XuA3HF9vtJoiaAPXVZV9tx0w8pbdYwaW0-IfIE3ZSqZw=s320" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a wonderful weekend!</div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-63661799965907624682021-11-14T15:53:00.000-06:002021-11-14T15:53:22.289-06:00Classroom News<p style="text-align: center;">I hope everyone has had a restful weekend and stayed cozy in this blustery weather! Here is a little bit about what we have been up to in kindergarten: </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><u><b>Reading Workshop<br /></b></u>Our reading workshop routines are underway, and in our first unit students have begun to develop an understanding of themselves as readers and the different genres of text that interest them. We have also practiced how to actively engage in conversations during reading workshop time by asking questions and expressing our opinions about the books we are reading. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><u>Sight Words</u><i></i></b> <br />The students continue to do a great job with our sight word routine each week. We have now learned the following words. Continued practice with these words will help students gain confidence as they begin learning how to read. <br />I, can, a, an, see, the, like, look, go, to, do, am, at, no, so, for, or, we, me, he, she <br /> <br /><b><u>Math</u><i></i></b> <br />We have just begun Chapter 4 in math, which focuses on composing and decomposing numbers through 5, ordering numbers 0-10, using our fingers to count, adding one more to a number, and comparing number values using more and less. <br /> <br /><u><b>Writing Workshop<i></i></b> <br /></u>Now that we have completed our Jolly Phonics instruction, we now have more time to put those letter sounds into practice as we sound out words to write labels and an idea about our drawings. Continued practice with the Jolly Phonics sounds will help make our kindergarten authors more confident in attempting to write words independently! <br /> <br /><b><u>Handwriting</u><i></i></b> <br />We have now introduced the correct formation for all numbers and uppercase letters. We have moved on to lowercase letter formation and have introduced the following letters so far: <br />c, o, s, v, w </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><u><b>Guest Readers<i></i></b> <br /></u>The students have been so excited to welcome our special guest readers! Thank you for sharing your love of reading with us!</p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN01JcLowzN-6lmZVRptsXxu-u8QL_h-p_HR-zUbSG9BTNSa96t42LnxrQmnEVTk9IwghjXBEnsSJOoEBf-ZDnJSTaWKyKi_qoituEht-OoxBgbfoxCdjn_5xg-ISSs_xjHGnHXTQ74g0-/s1800/IMG_5398.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN01JcLowzN-6lmZVRptsXxu-u8QL_h-p_HR-zUbSG9BTNSa96t42LnxrQmnEVTk9IwghjXBEnsSJOoEBf-ZDnJSTaWKyKi_qoituEht-OoxBgbfoxCdjn_5xg-ISSs_xjHGnHXTQ74g0-/s400/IMG_5398.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04QzFSOVQfDAHvtSPTgjxs61RF0nec3LsIeGv9RFJkeGmG5PbQPG8oPNIv3tqJXFuThWf1-dmfc8xN4SKtyAJklJXKI0Fsh0SqXMMjkpQJr1I6EXNAXULOSljYEhda_AccDfHNwSn2WF7/s1800/IMG_5402.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04QzFSOVQfDAHvtSPTgjxs61RF0nec3LsIeGv9RFJkeGmG5PbQPG8oPNIv3tqJXFuThWf1-dmfc8xN4SKtyAJklJXKI0Fsh0SqXMMjkpQJr1I6EXNAXULOSljYEhda_AccDfHNwSn2WF7/s400/IMG_5402.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<b><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Halloween</u></b> </div></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks again to our amazing parent volunteers for the fun we had at our Halloween parties! These adorable kindergarteners had a blast!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyLqs5Z1hNkSxiTJvxutMnmDAk1sxIkrK1vBgl8ANz2R-id1E9sO5nDCulfc3pJJU4qTDhfUIzBUteL_3dy-BnzL0TKLlEVCEumMSsAoMkLWlSjVNuDySRflAJ_HwraOFoZMMDmawQaoi/s1800/IMG_5396.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyLqs5Z1hNkSxiTJvxutMnmDAk1sxIkrK1vBgl8ANz2R-id1E9sO5nDCulfc3pJJU4qTDhfUIzBUteL_3dy-BnzL0TKLlEVCEumMSsAoMkLWlSjVNuDySRflAJ_HwraOFoZMMDmawQaoi/s400/IMG_5396.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHvvFE2w2uYxy5YCeR-Vw_DoQsEye8Lt9gBUS_cpwz5jmifyB6pTHmYjrvcON1KJpmJPxHd55hC25Vea7r21P9ov5XDzJ7gJyMmXjCaEGj8-7bsCHqn-f80o-mMuRg8SsjTxA_yhPC4W1/s1800/IMG_5397.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1201" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHvvFE2w2uYxy5YCeR-Vw_DoQsEye8Lt9gBUS_cpwz5jmifyB6pTHmYjrvcON1KJpmJPxHd55hC25Vea7r21P9ov5XDzJ7gJyMmXjCaEGj8-7bsCHqn-f80o-mMuRg8SsjTxA_yhPC4W1/s400/IMG_5397.JPG" /></a></div>
</div>Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-39468244180892192942021-10-17T17:01:00.001-05:002021-10-17T17:01:39.698-05:00What's Happening?<p> <span style="text-align: center;">I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful fall weather this weekend! Don't forget the students have a short week ahead, with parent teacher conferences falling on Thursday and Friday. I am looking forward to meeting with you all and sharing the amazing progress your kindergartener has made so far this year! Here's what we have been up to recently:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Jolly Phonics</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">We continue to learn new sounds each week and review the sounds we have previously learned. This week we began introducing double-letter sounds. Using our Jolly Phonics book at home to practice naming letters and sounds has ben very helpful. Keep up the great work kinder friends!</p><p style="text-align: center;">These are the sounds that have been introduced so far:</p><p style="text-align: center;">s, a, t, i, p, n, ck</p><p style="text-align: center;">e, h, r, m, d, g</p><p style="text-align: center;">o, u, l, f, b, j, z, w, v</p><p style="text-align: center;">y, x, qu, ch, sh, th</p><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-f9bb114e-7fff-8455-3145-48e9b9faf019"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Sight Words</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">The students continue to do a great job with our sight word routine each week. We have now learned the following words:</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">I, can, a, an, see, the, like, look, go, to, do, am, at</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Math</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">We just wrapped up Chapter 2 in math, where we spent time focusing on identifying numbers that were one more, one less, or the same as a given number. We also paired sets of objects to compare numbers and determine how many more or less the second set of objects had compared to the first set. We have just begun Chapter 3, which focuses on ordering objects by size, length, or weight.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Literacy</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">We recently received new literacy materials and training to support guided reading in kindergarten. Although our official guided reading instruction will not begin until January, students will begin to bring home books that match their reading levels after parent- teacher conferences. </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Handwriting</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">The children continue to develop their fine motor skills and confidence as they learn to write letters and numbers. </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">So far, the students have learned how to write the following letters and numbers.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">Letters: F, E, D, P, B, R, V, W, X, Y, Z, C, O, Q, G, S, A</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Me Bags</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">We loved getting to know our kindergarten friends as they took turns presenting their all about me bags. We learned about family members, pets, favorite places, hobbies, toys, colors, and foods! Check out our slideshows below to see what items were most important to our kindergarteners! </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Morning Class</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p></span><div style="padding: 56.25% 0px 0px; position: relative;"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/631608000?h=736eb16e46&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479" style="height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;" title="Getting to Know AM Friends"></iframe></div><div style="padding: 56.25% 0px 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><b>Afternoon Class</b></div><div style="padding: 56.25% 0px 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><script src="https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js"></script><div style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/632157865?h=9ee51e55c9&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" title="Getting to Know PM Friends.m4v"></iframe></div><script src="https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js"></script>Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-82314389656487546542021-10-03T18:55:00.004-05:002021-10-03T18:56:04.262-05:00Classroom News<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope everyone had a great weekend and is looking forward to another exciting week ahead! Below are a few tidbits about what we've been up to in kindergarten! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Jolly Phonics</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">We are learning new sounds each day and beginning to apply them as we learn to write and read words. We have introduced the following sounds so far:</p><p style="text-align: center;">s, a, t, i, p, n, ck</p><p style="text-align: center;">e, h, r, m, d, g</p><p style="text-align: center;">o, u, l, f, b, j, z, w, v</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Sight Words</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">The students are eager to learn our new sight words each week, and they are doing a great job highlighting our poems. We have now learned the following words:</p><p style="text-align: center;">I, can, a, an, see, the, like, look</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Math</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">We continue to work on numbers 1-10. We are learning to write, count, and compare numbers. We are also learning how to represent numbers in a variety of ways including using ten frames, which helps lay the building blocks for addition and subtraction. These skills are often reinforced during our daily calendar routine.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Literacy</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">We have begun our phonemic awareness routine and are currently learning the following skills:</p><p style="text-align: center;">Reviewing letters and sounds</p><p style="text-align: center;">Rhyming</p><p style="text-align: center;">Identifying beginning and ending sounds in words</p><p style="text-align: center;">Segmenting and blending compound words</p><p style="text-align: center;">Substituting word parts to make new words</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Handwriting</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">The children continue to develop their fine motor skills as they are learning to write letters and numbers. We can see their hand strength and confidence growing each week. </p><p style="text-align: center;">So far, the students have learned how to write the following letters and numbers.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Letters: </p><p style="text-align: center;">F, E, D, P, B, R, V, W, X, Y, Z</p><p style="text-align: center;">Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>AM Class</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzMpWzK89e98vws0taa2qGklBsvuKxNuZGYg82K2dFzORDxG41xAiCfhzzGSF1OLeo_4T2eW-cWYnY0XMfbidh7F2glptTMeAtt7-R29KeaPMmAkctwonmijt4bdah8NrFJ5vneWI0JNz/s1800/IMG_4306.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1201" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzMpWzK89e98vws0taa2qGklBsvuKxNuZGYg82K2dFzORDxG41xAiCfhzzGSF1OLeo_4T2eW-cWYnY0XMfbidh7F2glptTMeAtt7-R29KeaPMmAkctwonmijt4bdah8NrFJ5vneWI0JNz/s320/IMG_4306.JPG" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u>PM Class</u></b></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZC37ZcjePnAMthU82aDpJcya9qriEqgDqcpeujsxXDikzTMG59eiRSzZmXrEvdJ5KDaYv4hyphenhyphenLwQ3UOuYkvo18fvQDDFvo5azwhkETWzKXZV5P0K92xxg53jlVwlXDrhqjkIsnryke_up/s1800/IMG_4391.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1201" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZC37ZcjePnAMthU82aDpJcya9qriEqgDqcpeujsxXDikzTMG59eiRSzZmXrEvdJ5KDaYv4hyphenhyphenLwQ3UOuYkvo18fvQDDFvo5azwhkETWzKXZV5P0K92xxg53jlVwlXDrhqjkIsnryke_up/s320/IMG_4391.JPG" width="214" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div>Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-55354703317039479712021-09-17T19:23:00.000-05:002021-09-17T19:23:25.526-05:00Classroom News<p style="text-align: center;"> <b>What's Happening?</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Jolly Phonics</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">The students continue to do a nice job learning our Jolly Phonics sounds. Keep reviewing the sounds we have learned with your child at home! They are gaining more and more confidence with these skills each day! We have introduced the following sounds so far:</p><p style="text-align: center;">s, a, t, i, p, n, ck</p><p style="text-align: center;">e, h, r, m, d, g</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Sight Words</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">We continue to add new sight word cards to our baggies each week, and highlight new poems in our poetry folders. The students have now learned the following words:</p><p style="text-align: center;">I, can, a, an</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Math</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">We just wrapped up our first math unit, which focused on an in-depth look at the numbers 1-5. We will begin our next math unit next week, which is similar to the first unit, but now focusing on numbers 1-10. A letter will be coming home in your child's folder next week with more information.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Literacy</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">The past two weeks we have been reading stories that focus on letters of the alphabet and how we can use letters to make words, our sight words, and even our names! A few of our stories touched on the importance of everyone's unique names. We enjoyed the following books together on these topics:</p><p style="text-align: center;">The Name Jar</p><p style="text-align: center;">Chrysanthemum</p><p style="text-align: center;">Alphabet Adventure</p><p style="text-align: center;">Alphabet Mystery </p><p style="text-align: center;">Alphabet Rescue</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Handwriting</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">We continue to practice how to hold our pencils with a firm and proper grip and are learning to write our letters and numbers with good formation. The occupational therapists in our district have noticed a need for further practice with activities that would develop fine motor skills and hand strength. Here are some <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pt6ptLKDkHrugjHI7nunv93xoV-ltbHX/view?usp=sharing">activities</a> you can do at home with your child. They are beneficial for all of our early learners!</p><p style="text-align: center;">So far, the students have learned how to write the following letters and numbers:</p><p style="text-align: center;">Letters: F, E, D, P, B, R</p><p style="text-align: center;">Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>AM Photos</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCELes1j8c59-LLVsWfFiIu4v3Htoia2CuIZsKRrPWIliNml7v_i8PpxmZpfmycwOtZEGo_LtBB6-csg17LZchXDiUEBfNzxxevFCmpz6QHHjmGvaBPlhskIl8mFe8cuckdy_gnSMAz_i/s1800/IMG_4015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCELes1j8c59-LLVsWfFiIu4v3Htoia2CuIZsKRrPWIliNml7v_i8PpxmZpfmycwOtZEGo_LtBB6-csg17LZchXDiUEBfNzxxevFCmpz6QHHjmGvaBPlhskIl8mFe8cuckdy_gnSMAz_i/s320/IMG_4015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-20058308419308198782021-09-03T17:03:00.002-05:002021-09-04T19:37:31.435-05:00Classroom News<p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKoYhkcA9Sm2laIQgiDDuxwSVJoFPPbUYFQq8hd6J09Sh4-PTvi9LSdbXqdjO9ziu3fhQ28fQPNM2yfi0E_zwt68uMJIQCOuQr75D7T98d7sq2pek1GFtp7vrhWrD2nCmjafaRvK43ezP/s1800/IMG_3718.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKoYhkcA9Sm2laIQgiDDuxwSVJoFPPbUYFQq8hd6J09Sh4-PTvi9LSdbXqdjO9ziu3fhQ28fQPNM2yfi0E_zwt68uMJIQCOuQr75D7T98d7sq2pek1GFtp7vrhWrD2nCmjafaRvK43ezP/s320/IMG_3718.JPG" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4qS04rtj1zb0JLEY1Dvxq-Dx_6kTKgVzBhMewsEK-4nrNSF0lD1ZnThUTa65rN7p7TEmgbn1z5_5W6xCbGJXzzI6BgmyNes6YzZbyS8UkOdIwaSMEBlMXiwnJJ2CNg85zLSVB-O084aE/s1800/IMG_3721.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4qS04rtj1zb0JLEY1Dvxq-Dx_6kTKgVzBhMewsEK-4nrNSF0lD1ZnThUTa65rN7p7TEmgbn1z5_5W6xCbGJXzzI6BgmyNes6YzZbyS8UkOdIwaSMEBlMXiwnJJ2CNg85zLSVB-O084aE/s320/IMG_3721.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>What's Happening?</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Jolly Phonics</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">The students are doing a great job learning our Jolly Phonics sounds. We have introduced the following sounds so far:</p><p style="text-align: center;">s, a, t, i, p, n, ck</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Sight Words</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">We have begun our weekly sight word routine. The students learned the following word this week:</p><p style="text-align: center;">I</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Math</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">We began our first math unit, which focuses on an in-depth look at the numbers 1-5. We have covered the following topics</p><p style="text-align: center;">Number formation and writing practice</p><p style="text-align: center;">Spotting similarities and differences</p><p style="text-align: center;">Different ways to show a given number</p><p style="text-align: center;">Hands-on counting and comparing activities</p><span id="docs-internal-guid-bdc83386-7fff-340e-6a40-2d92c8ef1bbd"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Literacy</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">During the first part of the school year, we have been focusing on building our classroom community and spreading kindness. We have read several stories about building friendships, classroom routines, and including others. The students have had many opportunities to practice these skills at recess and during cooperative play time in the classroom.</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Writing</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">We spent some time getting our hands and bodies ready for writing. We learned how we can use simple lines and curves to make letters and numbers, and we even practiced using simple shapes to draw a person who we call "Mat Man". We also practice how to hold our pencils using the proper grip and are learning to form our letters with good formation.</p><br /><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-60087797456208914702021-08-12T09:27:00.002-05:002021-08-12T09:27:23.623-05:00Welcome to Kindergarten!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2aJzMLRdUxwIdQUzn74PuXYpNdI2lVxaMhdvYTy3ODabbjDWGiN8Mcrx97z7Zgdpi3QIpo7XJ1VxmUuYfHvXSUeOUjmynl1OQhjiz5wU27PKmDN0L-yxZoE6LKR2qZAk6g34nYgjM8rm/s787/Screen+Shot+2018-08-05+at+9.10.55+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="787" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2aJzMLRdUxwIdQUzn74PuXYpNdI2lVxaMhdvYTy3ODabbjDWGiN8Mcrx97z7Zgdpi3QIpo7XJ1VxmUuYfHvXSUeOUjmynl1OQhjiz5wU27PKmDN0L-yxZoE6LKR2qZAk6g34nYgjM8rm/s320/Screen+Shot+2018-08-05+at+9.10.55+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to our newest Dryden Dolphins!! I am so excited to be your kindergarten teacher, and cannot wait to meet all of you! Next Tuesday, August 17th is our Ice Cream Social, where you can visit our classroom from 5:00-5:45, and the PTA will be serving ice cream treats from 5:00-6:30 to give everyone a chance to mingle with new friends. </p><p>We are going to have a fantastic year together, I cannot wait for our kindergarten adventure to begin! See you soon!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Love, </p><p>Mrs. Glaser</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAtChl1u2LB2p9drWDqugTovBx0dUSyExNdVdCMdhUnlN81UzBkK_kw2Xxjy9kuM4bQgvriR-7R6yRSAQzFAnjdR1ijKlTv-ADsBUu746etPQybfsD6CjusY9vUqBXQdOxU0xbIGImBRN/s193/Screen+Shot+2020-04-06+at+4.13.40+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="147" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAtChl1u2LB2p9drWDqugTovBx0dUSyExNdVdCMdhUnlN81UzBkK_kw2Xxjy9kuM4bQgvriR-7R6yRSAQzFAnjdR1ijKlTv-ADsBUu746etPQybfsD6CjusY9vUqBXQdOxU0xbIGImBRN/s0/Screen+Shot+2020-04-06+at+4.13.40+PM.png" width="147" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-88698597891991691582020-08-18T13:52:00.001-05:002020-08-18T13:52:29.357-05:00Welcome to Kindergarten!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuI8vAk0JnjsUcC4Ya7DAwVS5v24E9lAc8qsErr_rXGeHZOMh9VZ3C5e2fqiZ4SqNPVbqCME_3acSP4iy8xeIjjqrOsbPdT9rphZuUvSL2_AOlDWofOwkemhH_MLh3Dyl5Y7fjggqTNAmS/s192/Screen+Shot+2020-08-18+at+1.48.14+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuI8vAk0JnjsUcC4Ya7DAwVS5v24E9lAc8qsErr_rXGeHZOMh9VZ3C5e2fqiZ4SqNPVbqCME_3acSP4iy8xeIjjqrOsbPdT9rphZuUvSL2_AOlDWofOwkemhH_MLh3Dyl5Y7fjggqTNAmS/s0/Screen+Shot+2020-08-18+at+1.48.14+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Welcome to our newest Dryden Dolphins!! I am so excited to be your kindergarten teacher, and cannot wait to meet all of you! We are going to have a memorable year, and I am eager to get started learning, growing, and having fun together! See you soon!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love, Mrs. Glaser</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1asB_RHKEI6rith5zVmbVyMvcNpWW0zQwV41Uqgl5Z2iHVOAEGCG1Wfzt9ZXCnCmhApfn4PG7OOwLAn4PoZWa49Z_ziIlct-GLN9seLLunwyKf650qhZS1bKmLWS7vJzV_jzz2t7QFNjz/s193/Screen+Shot+2020-04-06+at+4.13.40+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1asB_RHKEI6rith5zVmbVyMvcNpWW0zQwV41Uqgl5Z2iHVOAEGCG1Wfzt9ZXCnCmhApfn4PG7OOwLAn4PoZWa49Z_ziIlct-GLN9seLLunwyKf650qhZS1bKmLWS7vJzV_jzz2t7QFNjz/s0/Screen+Shot+2020-04-06+at+4.13.40+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-54327581331040830172020-03-08T13:28:00.001-05:002020-03-08T20:38:03.327-05:00Classroom News<br />
We've had a busy couple of weeks! In math, we began Unit 8, which focuses on numbers to 100. There is a heavy emphasis on place value in this unit, as well as counting by 2s and 5s in addition to counting by 10s and 1s. This unit will develop and stretch our understanding of all two digit numbers.<br />
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We began with some exercises in organizing items by 5s and 10s to make counting large groups of objects easier. We also introduced tally marks and practiced using the rhyme below to help us remember when to cross the group of tallies:<br />
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We have introduced the tens and ones place with connecting cubes, and learned how we can use the tens groups to count the total more quickly.</div>
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During Reading Workshop, we continued our study of poetry by taking a closer look at literary devices. We read various poems and had such fun identifying examples of repetition, alliteration, and onomatopoeia!<br />
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You may have noticed another pause in guided reading group meetings. I was in the process of reassessing students as we came to the end of the second trimester. I enjoy meeting individually with each child to see the growth they've made, but was excited to return to our regular guided reading schedule!</div>
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During writing workshop, we have been pushing ourselves to write more! Many students have found that if they go back and add something else to their picture, they may have another detail to add to their writing as well. We use the phrase, "add to the picture, add to the words!" to remind us to take this next step when we first think we are finished with our writing pieces.</div>
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We also marked Dr. Seuss's birthday with a special Cat in the Hat project to celebrate the rhyming practice we have done this week!<br />
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We also spent time working with onsets and rimes in words, and blending together the first sound with the rest of the word. We found that some words have a single sound for the initial sound, and others have a two letter blend or digraph at the beginning.</div>
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We were excited to learn more about our friend Molly! She shared with us a beautiful photo of her family, and a fan that she likes to play dress up with. We learned that when she's sad, she likes to shake a snow globe her dad got her from Switzerland to cheer herself up! She also brought in some of her favorite dolls, including one that is bendable, and a Descendants doll who sings. Molly is a natural performer, who loves singing songs in her microphone! </div>
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Molly's Gaga joined us to read the stories, <u>The Good Egg</u> and <u>The Bad Seed</u>. We were so excited to share all kinds of fun facts about ourselves with her grandma!</div>
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Next up was Antonio, and we had the best time learning more about him! He shared sweet pictures of his family and his adorable dog, Charlie, shaking hands. We learned about some of Antonio's favorite toys, including Pokemon, his blue power ranger, a cyborg that does flips, and a race car that launches. Antonio is also a big Star Wars fan, and he brought R2D2, Luke Skywalker, and Chewbacca figures to represent his love of Star Wars! Lastly, he shared his favorite accessory, his slap bracelet!</div>
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Antonio's Nonna joined us to read a special story in honor of St. Patrick's Day approaching, <u>The Leprechaun in the Basement</u>. She also brought in St. Patrick's Day coloring pages for the class to enjoy at home this weekend! </div>
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To wrap up the week, we had our latest celebration for filling our class behavior board. We earn pieces for following the Dolphin Do's, good listening and teamwork, and whenever we receive compliments from other staff members for our behavior in the hallways or specials classes. We always brainstorm ideas for our celebrations, and one of our students came up with one I've not tried before- making slime! I must admit I was very nervous about how this would go, but I was so impressed with how well everyone followed directions and worked cooperatively to make our slime! Great job, kindergarten friends! Special thanks to the Henkel family for sending in some of the items we needed, and to Mrs. Conklin for offering to come in and provide an extra set of hands! And to all of the parents for tolerating a messy item coming home from school! </div>
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Our class recently had the opportunity to say the Pledge of Allegiance on the school announcements! Here are our brave kindergarten friends reciting the pledge on camera!</div>
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<br />Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-28346685268624682902020-02-16T16:09:00.001-06:002020-02-16T16:09:14.169-06:00Classroom NewsWe've had an action packed few weeks! Between the Book Fair, Groundhog Day, Global Day of Play, the 100th day of school, and Valentine's Day, we have had so much fun!<br />
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<u>Reading Workshop</u><br />
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We are now working on our next Reading Workshop unit, which focuses on poetry! We learned that when we read poetry, we think about the title and what we see in the illustrations to make predictions. As we read, we make connections and also spot interesting features that poems sometimes have. We think about how the poem looks and how it sounds, as well as how it makes us feel.<br />
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In some of the poems we've read so far, we've discovered that poems sometimes have lines that go in directions other than what we typically see to illustrate a concept:</div>
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repeat words to sound like a song:</div>
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follow a pattern with rhyming words at the end of lines:</div>
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or use sound words to help us imagine what we would hear in such a setting:</div>
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One special writing assignment we worked on recently was a group effort with all Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students. In the spirit of Valentine's Day, we wrote about reasons we love Dryden School!</div>
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As we explore shapes in this unit of our math curriculum, we first focused on 3-dimensional shapes, or "solid shapes". We learned that some shapes have flat faces, edges, and corners, and some do not. We also practiced identifying cubes, cones, cylinders, spheres, and pyramids. Next, we worked on describing solid shapes, and identifying which "flat shapes" (such as circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles) were part of each solid shape. </div>
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We did a fun shape hunt using QR codes where we identified 2D shapes inside of 3D objects found in our everyday lives.</div>
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After reading a book called <u>The Shape of Things</u>, we each created our own page where we chose one shape to transform into an object by adding to the shape.</div>
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A rectangle is just a rectangle, until you add leaves. Then it becomes a tree.</div>
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An oval is just an oval, until you add a head, legs, and tail. Then it becomes a pig.</div>
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A triangle is just a triangle, until you had head, arms, and legs. Then it becomes a girl.</div>
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A circle is just a circle, until you add a line. Then it becomes a lollipop.</div>
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A square is just a square, until you add a head, arms, and legs. Then it becomes a robot.</div>
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In honor of Groundhog Day, we read a couple of Groundhog stories and watched a video from last year of Punxsutawney Phil making his prediction. The class was so excited to return to school on Monday and see who had predicted correctly! Hooray for an early spring!</div>
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We had a fantastic time celebrating Valentine's Day! We are so thankful for our amazing room rep, Mrs. Tyler, for coordinating our party, and our wonderful volunteers, Mrs. Scalzo, Mrs. Cossentino, Mrs. Kukulka, Mrs. Minero, and Mr. Henkel for helping with our party. Thank you for the sweet cards and thoughtful gestures. You all made my day that much sweeter!</div>
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We loved learning more about our friend, Evelyn! She showed us a narwhal she won from a claw machine at a hotel where she recently stayed. We know Evelyn loves Minecraft, and she brought in her favorite Minecraft cube that lights up. She likes glittery things, like the glitter cube she showed us! We learned the Evelyn loves mermaids, and her favorite crystal is prismarine. Her favorite bracelet was also on display, one that was made special from her butterfly wings artwork in art class. The most adorable part of Evelyn's presentation was the picture of her with her beloved kitty, Mufasa!</div>
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We loved having Evelyn's mom in to read the classic Dr. Seuss story, <u>Green Eggs & Ham</u>!</div>
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Next up was our friend Sam, who loved telling us about tee-ball and sharing the picture of him holding his bat! We also met his Chicago Bears stuffy bear that he sleeps with. Sam enjoys building with Legos, and decided that his favorite Lego creation is the Batman double motorcycle! Sam also shared with us a special photo of his family, including his mom and dad, little sister, and baby brother. It sounds like Sam is an outstanding big brother!</div>
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When we returned from break, we wrapped up our study of fiction books. We focused on story maps to recall the main parts of the story, identifying the character, setting, problem/solution, and events of the story, along with the message or lesson the author was trying to teach us.<br />
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We also carefully examined the characters to determine their character traits. We learned that character traits can describe how a character appears on the outside, as well as how they act or feel on the inside.<br />
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As we identified characters' feelings, we learned that we can use clues from the story along with our own personal experiences to help us determine how a character is feeling. We practiced with the books in our book bins, looking for clues the author and illustrator gave us about the characters' feelings. We are working hard to use descriptive words to describe characters' feelings, beyond saying they are "happy", "sad", or "good".</div>
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As we practice our independent reading skills during Reading Workshop time, we work on building our reading stamina. We have chosen a few sessions to set a timer and see how long we can stay focused on our reading. We are making nice progress toward our class goal of 20 minutes!</div>
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Our guided reading groups are coming along nicely, and it has been so exciting to see the enthusiasm and feelings of success all of the students are exhibiting in their groups! When I meet with the small groups, we work on a variety of skills, such as word families, vowel rules, reviewing letter sounds and blends, sight words, identifying beginning, middle, and ending sounds, and so on. As we decode our new text, we work together to read and discuss the book. After we have read through the book as a group, we read it independently to practice reading with fluency and expression. Guided reading is another time that we reinforce the comprehension strategies we have learned about during reading workshop time, and apply those to the text at our individual reading levels. Be sure to check the blue book bag in your child's backpack for their reading group books. These books will remain in their blue bags so it is always available for additional reading practice until the next time I meet with their group. </div>
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We also read a special book, <u>The Crayon Box That Talked</u>, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The crayons in the story did not get along, but eventually learned that they each had unique and beautiful qualities that, when joined together, could make amazing pictures that they could not make on their own.</div>
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Students also took some time to set personal goals for the new year. Each student wrote about something they would like to try, a goal for school, and a goal for home. It was so neat to see the thought and effort they put into writing these goals!</div>
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During writing workshop time, we spent time writing about what fun things we did over winter break, what we enjoy doing on a snowy day, and our New Year'ss Resolutions, as well as our weekend writing each week, and practiced making lists. The students were excited to try out another form of writing!</div>
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"My New Years resolution I'm trying to get better at lacrosse."</div>
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As we are getting closer to finishing up the correct formation of our lowercase letters, we are placing a greater focus on using capital letters only when necessary, at the beginning of sentences or for proper nouns, and not in the middle of our words or sentences. We are also working on writing both our first and last names on our papers.</div>
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During our most recent math unit, our focus has been on building concrete knowledge and number sense of the numbers 0-20. Through rhymes, whole group activities, and hands on work with math manipulatives, we are building a stronger understanding of one more and one less. We have worked on putting numbers in order, and determining what number is missing if there is one that is not included in the lineup. Another concept we have been working extensively with is the ten frame. We use ten frames to help us group numbers by fives and tens, and to make a visual representation of a number. This method helps make our thinking about numbers more visual and concrete. It also helps us explain our thinking when we identify numbers as greater than or less/fewer than. Digging deeper into these simple math concepts and explaining the <u>why</u> helps us to build a stronger foundation for upcoming math lessons in the days and years ahead. </div>
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We also organized groups of objects by counting the items, labeling them with number cards, and then ordering them from least to greatest. Perhaps a favorite of the crowd was a guessing game in which we had to give clues to our friends about the secret number by telling them if the number was greater than or less/fewer than the number they guessed. We use the words "fewer" and "fewest" frequently in the program, although less than comes more naturally to the students. The terms used now will continue to be built upon in first grade, second grade, and so on, so it is important that we learn all of the possible terminology now! We try to use a few different terms to describe- for instance, if a student said the collection of erasers was the smallest collection, we may ask ourselves, "What's another way we could say that?", and identify other words like fewest or less than.</div>
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Thomas enjoyed being the first student to share his me bag in 2020! He brought in a racecar that he built himself, along with one of his favorite toys, his Playmobil figure. He shared that his first favorite book was <u>Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?</u>, and a few adorable Christmas cards with pictures of him with his brother, Yanni. We loved having his dad join us to read two stories, <u>When I Grow Up</u>, and a story with a lesson to learn, <u>Let's Talk About Needing Attention!</u></div>
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Next up was our friend, Liam, who brought in a crane he made all by himself using tools with wood, plastic, and screws. Building is a hobby of Liam's, and he was so excited to tell us about it! Next, he shared some funny pictures of himself eating chicken and ribs with his dad in Disney World! We know that Liam loves Tae Kwon Do, and he brought in his belt to show us, and explained what each color means- he explained that they stand for board breaking, knowing words in Korean, breaking blocks, Poomse- which means form in Korean, and points for things you do at home. He also shared a sweet picture of his family in Disney World, a Boxcar Children book because he loves mysteries and reading, and a remote control Battle Bot that he drove around the sit spots! We loved having Liam's mom join us to read <u>Randy Riley's Really Big Hit</u>, which is a story that combined two of Liam's favorite things- robots and baseball!</div>
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Finally, we learned more about our friend, Oliver! He was eager to show us his favorite Pokemon cards, and his race car bus with spikes on the back. He also brought his favorite bouncy ball, because not only is it one of his favorite toys, but it's also his favorite color- blue! Oliver and his brother love to play with Hot Wheels cars together, so he shared his favorite- the X car racer, and his brother's favorite, the Scorpion. He also showed us a Rescue Bot that can turn into a boat! When Oliver's mom visited to read to us, she also read a Rescue Bots book about Firefighters!</div>
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This week, the Book Fair will come to Dryden! We will not have our regularly scheduled LMC classes, but we will visit the Book Fair on Tuesday for our preview day, and Thursday we have a designated shopping time if anyone wants to bring money in or load their e-wallet to shop! Don't forget to join us in your jammies for Family Reading Night! The book fair will also be open on Family Reading Night from 6:30-8:00 pm for shopping. Please see the email I sent earlier in the week for the directions on setting up the e-wallet, and more details about the Book Fair and Reading Night!</div>
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We also had two sets of centers that tied into the gingerbread study, as we practiced simple addition with gumdrops and gingerbread men, as well as the game, Gingerbread Bump.<br />
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We practiced our writing skills with a Write the Room hunt for gingerbread story themed words to copy, and worked with number identification and ten frames.<br />
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Finally, we enjoyed listening to the book, <u>The Gingerbread Bear</u> on the iPads and following along in the text.<br />
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Our next round of centers we saved for the week before break, and they were more play based gingerbread themed centers! One was a gingerbread STEM kit, where we worked together to construct a vessel that could safely transport the gingerbread man across the river to escape those who were chasing him!</div>
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Another favorite was the center where we created and decorated gingerbread men with play dough.</div>
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During math instruction, we focused on composing and decomposing numbers to give us a better foundational understanding of addition and subtraction. Next, we spent time ordering numbers to form a number line, which we then used to solve "one more" problems to practice "counting on" from a particular number on the number line. We also learned that using our fingers (and toes!) can be a quick and effective strategy when working with numbers.<br />
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Another special activity we spent time on over the past few weeks was the Cardboard Challenge! In Kindergarten, we do a modified version with a bit more structure, just to introduce the youngest students to the process of designing and building their project. Next year, they will have the freedom to create anything they can dream up! First, we used our imaginations to design gingerbread houses out of cardboard. Our initial step was to identify what features a gingerbread person might need in a gingerbread house. Next, we came up with our design on paper to accommodate our gingerbread person's needs. Finally, we moved on to construction! With a little cutting, taping, gluing, and a whole lot of glitter, our designs came to life! I was thrilled to see our kindergarten friends coming up with such creative ideas and executing them with the materials we had on hand, working together with their partners. We learned lessons in cooperation, compromise, problem solving, and planning, just to name a few!<br />
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We loved having Maeve's dad join us to read two books by Julia Donaldson, <u>Room on the Broom</u>, and <u>The Cook and the King</u>!<br />
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I sincerely hope that everyone is having a fantastic break with their families! This is such a sweet group of kindergarteners, and I feel so lucky to spend my days with them! They have already grown and learned so much, and I am eager to see them continue to progress in 2020. I also want to thank you for the sweet cards and gifts for the holidays, you are all too kind! Thank you for sharing your most precious gifts with me- I absolutely love working with them. See you in January!<br />
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<br />Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-30134661633876367882019-11-20T12:47:00.002-06:002019-11-20T12:47:12.764-06:00Classroom NewsHow cute are these kindergarten friends in costume? We had a fabulous parade and celebration! Thank you to all of our parent volunteers as well as our parent audience for the parade that made it a special day for everyone.<br />
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In our most recent reading workshop lessons, we spent time thinking about who we are as readers. As we explored various genres, we discovered that we are all unique readers who have different interests in books! Some of us like poetry books, while others enjoy books about animals. Some of us were excited about dinosaur books, and others love fairy tales. Identifying these favorites will help us choose books that are a good fit for us, but we learned that it is also important to try different kinds of books to see what else is out there that we may enjoy! Thank you so much for helping your kindergartener fill out the reading survey on their book preferences. These have come in handy as we selected new books for our individual book bins that we use for independent reading time during reading workshop. </div>
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We have been exploring features of books and what makes a successful reader during reading workshop time. We learned about the differences between fiction and nonfiction, and practiced sorting the books in our book bins into fiction or nonfiction piles.</div>
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We practiced having conversations with books with our turn and talk partners, identifying a thought or idea about a book, and then agreeing or disagreeing with our partner, and sharing our reasoning. Disagreeing about books is something that we learn to discuss respectfully and that it's okay to have differing ideas about what we are reading.</div>
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We continue to practice composing complete sentences during writing workshop, and I've noticed students experimenting more with punctuation in their writing, which is great to see!<br />
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In math, we continued to work extensively with numbers to 10. We compared numbers and collections, and identified differences and similarities. We paired sets of objects with numbers, and compared sets of objects using one to one matching. That also lended itself nicely to working with one more or one less types of number stories. Next, we began our unit on size, length, and weight comparison. During this unit, we focused on ordering objects by size, length, and weight, comparing sizes using words like bigger/smaller, shorter/longer, and heavier/lighter. We had a great time with many of the hands on activities to practice using this vocabulary in our math discussions.</div>
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We revisited the Zones of Regulation to talk a bit more in depth about the zones. First, we sorted incidents that could happen throughout our day that may move us from the green zone. We worked together to identify which zone we might end up in if that incident happened to us. Next, we identified strategies we could use to return to the green zone, ready to learn! One of the strategies we focused on was the Take a Break station. We can go to the Take a Break station if we are feeling we need a minute to remove ourselves from the task at hand and return in the green zone. At our take a break station, we have calming cards, a bean bag chair, sensory bottles, coloring supplies, fidgets, and play dough to help us. We are also learning how to appropriately use the Take a Break station without taking advantage of it! </div>
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Our latest Zones of Regulation lesson focused on identifying the size of a problem. We learned that the size of our reaction to a problem should match the size of the problem!</div>
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On Veterans Day, we participated in an all school assembly to honor many veterans who are special to Dryden School. We were so lucky to have Rocco's Papa, Staff Sergeant John Lueth, US Air Force, visit our classroom afterwards to share his experiences and answer questions. We learned so much about the different types of airplanes he worked with, places he traveled, and what it was like to be in the military.<br />
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We loved learning more about our friend, Anita! She shared with us pictures from her trip to Disney World, and her favorite cozy reindeer stuffy. She loves cooking, as well as spending time with her little sister, Vivi. She also brought along a book that she can read on her own, and nail polish because she loves to do her nails. We also learned that Anita loves gymnastics, and we got to see one of her fancy gymnastics leotards! Anita's mom joined us to read one of Anita's favorite books, <u>Bark, George!</u> It was too cute!</div>
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Next, we were eager to learn more about our friend, Bradley! A special place for Brad's family is their lakehouse, and he shared pictures from their time there. It is a perfect destination since Brad loves to swim! We heard all about his brother, Nathan, and dog, Jack! We also learned that Brad's favorite color is blue, and his favorite stuffed animal is a shark. He loves nature books, and brought along a yo-yo that he can do on his own!</div>
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Brad chose to have his Grams join us to read one of their favorite stories, <u>The Monster at the End of This Book</u>. She pretty much has this book memorized after reading it many times to her children and grandchildren!<br />
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Finally, we were excited to hear more about our friend, Olivia! She brought in her favorite owl named Zoe that she sleeps with, and a picture she colored of her favorite cartoon characters, Shimmer and Shine! We loved seeing photos of her sister Amelia and cousin Izzy, along with family pictures, dance recital pictures, and the most adorable photo of her dog, Broccoli, dressed as a sheriff for Halloween! She also shared with us a mermaid toy that she plans to take on her upcoming trip to Florida, and a few of her favorite Paw Patrol and Lego toys!</div>
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Olivia's mom and sister joined us to read the hilarious book, <u>Giant Pants</u>, which the class loved! Amelia was a little nervous about her first experience in a kindergarten classroom, but Olivia was so excited to have her come along!<br />
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As Thanksgiving Break approaches, I hope everyone enjoys a little extra time with family and relaxation! I am so thankful for my sweet kindergarten class and their families. These little friends bring so much joy and wonder to my days- it is a gift to see the world through their eyes as they learn and explore! Their excitement about learning is contagious!Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-15905932759104661122019-10-31T08:29:00.000-05:002019-10-31T08:29:15.162-05:00Classroom NewsThank you so much for taking the time to come in and meet with me last week for Parent Teacher Conferences! I enjoyed having the opportunity to share all of the progress your children have made in the few short months we've been in school, and just how much I have enjoyed getting to know them. I cannot wait to see where they are headed as we continue on through this kindergarten adventure together!<br />
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Since the last blog update, we have been working hard on numbers 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. We have enjoyed songs and rhymes that help us to count up from one. Through our hands on activities and math notebook pages, we have been practicing pointing to each object as we count, which helps us to count accurately.<br />
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We also tie this into our handwriting curriculum by learning the correct number formation for each of those numbers and practicing them in our handwriting books and on our chalkboards. Many of the math activities we have done throughout this unit focus on matching groups of objects that have the same amount. A trick we have learned is that in our math book, the objects are sometimes organized with a row of five on top, and the rest of the objects on the bottom row, so we can easily see which collections have more, less, or the same amount of objects.</div>
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During reading workshop time, we introduced all of the mentor texts we will be using during our first unit of reading workshop. These are read aloud books that we use to introduce a variety of skills. The typical format that our workshop lessons follow include a whole group reading lesson where a skill is introduced, followed by group or partner time to practice this skill together, and finally independent practice with our book bins. We selected books that we would like to read from the classroom library to add to our book bins for this independent reading time. </div>
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We also practiced the routine for turning and talking to our partners on the rug.</div>
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Don't forget to send in a picture of your favorite reading spot at home if you have one! We will have these pictures displayed in the classroom. Our first submission looks like a great place to read- I love her mini rocking chair! Can't wait to see more cozy reading spots!</div>
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We have also spent time identifying the differences between a letter, a word, and a sentence. We know that letters go together to make words, and we leave spaces between words so we know where one word ends and another begins. When we write sentences, we signal to our reader that we are starting a new sentence with a capital at the beginning, and that the sentence is finished when there is a period or other ending mark. This tied in nicely with our word study lesson about identifying beginning, middle, and ending sounds in words.</div>
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We also put our writing skills to work as we participated in a project with the entire primary grades hallway! We all read the book, <u>The Kindness Quilt</u>, by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace. Next, we brainstormed what kindness is. Finally, we each made our own square on a quilt to share our ideas about the meaning of kindness.</div>
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During LMC, we had a fantastic time using the BeeBots to practice basic coding skills as we programmed them to move to various pumpkins around the board. It was so exciting to watch the students successfully move their BeeBots to their target spot! Miss Natalia, our student from the Teacher Internship Program at Hersey High School assisted with one of our groups.</div>
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As we have been learning about the Zones of Regulation, we read the book, The Way I Feel. </div>
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We filled our class behavior board by demonstrating good behavior as a whole class! We voted, and for our reward this time, we chose to have a pajama and stuffed animals day. It was so fun to be extra cozy for a day! We now have a pumpkin patch behavior board up, and when our pumpkin patch is full, we will vote on a different reward. Way to go, kindergarten friends!</div>
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We enjoyed learning more about our friend, Rocco! He shared a beautiful photo of his family and told us all about his pet bunnies and bird. We also learned that he loves the color green and the Chicago Bears. He also enjoys visiting the zoo to see his favorite animal, the giraffes!</div>
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Next, we celebrated Wade! He shared with us pictures of his little sister, and a photo of himself playing hockey with his dad. We also got to see a picture of Wade taking on the responsibility of walking his dog, Hank! He also shared a sweet drawing he did for his mom, as well as an apple magnet to represent his favorite food. Ice cream is his favorite treat, and blue-green is his favorite color! He brought a statue of his favorite comic book character, whom he was named after, and a fun Build-a-Bear that plays the Happy Birthday song! </div>
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We are picking up the pace in Kindergarten! There has been so much excitement in our classroom these past two weeks- here are some highlights:</div>
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We just wrapped up our first unit in math, focusing on numbers 1-5 in depth, as well as the concept of same and different. We have been working hard to spot differences, and explain WHY something is different. We have practiced this in various forms, by comparing objects, people, and pictures. We truly understand a concept when we can explain why, and these Kindergarten friends have become experts at spotting AND explaining differences! We worked in partners in the photos below to build towers that matched, and identify why they were the same, as well as towers that were different, and identified why they were different.</div>
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During Jolly Phonics time, we are now doing the two letter blends, and are only adding new sounds on the first two days of each week. The third day of the week will be used for Jolly Phonics review, and the extra time on Thursdays and Fridays will be dedicated to additional Reading Workshop and Writing Workshop time. I also added a set of Jolly Phonics cards on a ring to your child's blue book bag for additional review at home! Don't forget to utilize these tools pictured below for practice at home. Review of Jolly Phonics sounds, sight word cards, and reading sight words in our sight word poems and sight word books will build your child's confidence as a reader. </div>
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Now that we have so many sounds added to our command of letters and sounds, we are able to communicate our ideas in writing much more effectively. Each time we write, we follow the four step process of Think, Draw, Label, and Write. </div>
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We enjoyed having Mrs. Goldstein, one of our technology teachers, join us to practice logging into Seesaw and creating a drawing of our family. These types of lessons help our students build familiarity and independence with the app.</div>
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All of our kindergarten friends were looking adorable for picture day! Thanks to the picture day volunteers for helping us look our best!</div>
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During LMC, we have been learning how to use the Pebble Go website to learn about various topics. We go step by step through the process, from plugging in our headphones, to locating and opening the browser, navigating to the LMC page, and listening to Pebble Go read to us about the chosen topic. Our kindergarten friends are building skills that will help them as they learn to do research!</div>
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We loved learning more about our friend, Annie! She shared with us a picture of her family, as well as dance shoes from Irish step dancing, ballet, and tap! We also saw her favorite art supplies, because she loves doing art, as well as lip gloss, since she loves to wear makeup.</div>
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Annie's dad joined us to read the book, <u>Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs</u>. We loved this silly story!</div>
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Arie's mom surprised us and read us two books with great messages! <u>Swimmy</u> and <u>A Bad Case of the Stripes</u>. Arie was so tickled to see her when she least expected it!</div>
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<br />Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-58050248725944969372019-09-15T09:42:00.000-05:002019-09-15T09:42:16.327-05:00Classroom News<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
We have been hard at work in Kindergarten recently! Our routines are starting to fall into place, and the class is doing such a nice job of following directions, treating friends kindly, and doing their best work each day. Below are a few pictures and summaries of what we have been doing during our time together!</div>
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The books we have read this week have all held important lessons on kindness. As we read <u>Chrysanthemum</u> by Kevin Henkes, we empathized with the main character as she was teased for her unique name. We talked about ways other students in the class could have helped Chrysanthemum stop the teasing. Then we celebrated all of our unique and beautiful names by signing our names on a class poster!</div>
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Next, we read <u>The Invisible Boy</u> by Trudy Ludwig. In this story, a shy boy who feels invisible at school, with no one to talk to or play with, is changed by a new student in class who includes him. The new student simply used kind words, invited him to play with him, and included him as part of the group, and suddenly the main character was no longer invisible! We practiced using kind words with our classmates, made a promise to include anyone we see who may be feeling lonely, and uncovered our own hidden smiles.</div>
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We also read <u>A Little Spot of Kindness</u> by Diane Alber, which provided great discussion points on what it means to be kind, and ways in which we can spread kindness and do good deeds. We all received a spot of kindness to stick to the back of our hands as a visual reminder to do something kind. We hope to spread kindness at school and outside of school, every day! </div>
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During calendar time, many of our math concepts have been slowly increasing in difficulty as we begin to work with larger numbers. So far, we have introduced place value with the tens and ones place in a number, ten frames, counting by ones and tens, and identifying days of the week and months of the year. In math, we have practiced grouping objects by pairs, and identifying similarities and differences between objects, and identifying and writing numbers.</div>
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I love watching the students do this exercise where they sort their cubes on a 4-square chart to show 1, 2, 3, and 4 cubes in each square. After observing how some students joined their cubes laying down on the paper, some joined them standing up like a tower, and others left them separated, we talked about how this is what it means to be a mathematician. All of us can do the problem or the task in different ways, but still arrive at the same answer! It was very cool to see and draw their attention to this representation of all of the different ways we can do a math problem.</div>
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We have been working hard to build our fine motor muscles, so we can have more control over our letter formation. We had fun rolling play dough and cutting segments. </div>
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Our Handwriting Without Tears materials and routines help us to practice correct letter and number formation. We first practice on our chalkboards with a small sponge, then a pom pom to trace & dry, and then chalk to trace. After practicing on our chalkboards, we use our pencils to trace and write in our Handwriting Without Tears notebooks!</div>
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I think most of our Kindergarten friends would agree that centers are their favorite part of Kindergarten! They have been doing a wonderful job of learning how to share, take turns, work together, and handle disappointment that may occur during center time. In Kindergarten, we have two types of centers- free choice play centers, and center rotations. During center rotations, we do more academic based play activities, and our first set of center rotations were all Chester the Raccoon themed. He's one of our favorite characters! We matched lowercase and uppercase letters, matched numerals to collections of objects with that number, did a roll and cover number game, and found missing letters in alphabetical order. </div>
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Last week our centers rotations focused on letters and names! We matched magnetic letters to spell our names as well as those of our friends, completed an ABC puzzle, sorted uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet and put them in order, practiced stamping and writing our names, and perhaps the favorite- made our names and those of our friends with play dough!</div>
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Computer time in the LMC is a recent highlight of our week! We have been practicing our click and drag skills with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom letter activities, a shape sort, and even learned all of the steps to locate the Kindergarten activities on the LMC website. We will continue to build our basic technological skills with these fun activities.</div>
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Last week, we started our All About Me bag routine, where I modeled the procedure for sharing our "Me Bags" to tell about ourselves and our favorite things. Each child has their own assigned week to share their "Me Bag", and on Friday of your child's week, you are invited to be a guest reader in our class! Because my own parents live far from here, Mr. Glaser served as my guest reader and shared a funny story our little Glasers enjoy, <u>Dinosaur Police</u>, complete with the silliest character voices! In the file folder you received on Curriculum Night, there is a letter about the Me Bag, and on the back of that letter is the schedule for the year. I will send you an email to confirm the week before it is your turn to read. I am excited to learn more about each of our friends in K-1!</div>
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<br />Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-28343222792112267232019-09-02T14:11:00.002-05:002019-09-02T14:11:22.018-05:00Classroom NewsWhat an incredible first week of Kindergarten we have had! We are getting settled in and feeling comfortable in our classroom! It has been so neat to watch new friendships form and personalities start to shine through as each day passes. We've been working hard to establish routines and build our classroom community.<br />
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/357203017">First Day of Kindergarten</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/mrsglaser">Lauren Glaser</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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We spent first couple of days reading and comparing books with the lovable character, Chester the Raccoon. On the first day, we read The Kissing Hand, a story where the mother raccoon shares a kiss in Chester's hand to remind him that her love is always with him, even when he is at school. Chester was feeling nervous about his first day of school, just as many of us were! When we finished the book, we discovered that Chester left us a clue that kicked off a scavenger hunt around the school! We spotted raccoon tracks in the hallways, and followed them to find important places like the LMC, art room, music room, gym, and office. When we returned to the room, we found special hearts that Chester left for each of us. Our special hearts remind us that if we are ever missing someone at home, we can touch the heart to remind us that our grown ups love us!</div>
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Over the next few days, we read more Chester stories: Chester the Brave, and Chester and the Big, Bad Bully. Chester helped us learn about overcoming our fears and being a good friend. We also made our own Kissing Hand projects, which we brought home last week. Everyone did such a nice job following step by step directions!</div>
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We also compared Chester's school experience to our school experience, and worked together to identify a few differences between the two.</div>
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Calendar time is an important part of our day, as we tie in math concepts as well as weather observations, along with establishing a sense of community and starting our day together with a familiar routine. We began introducing some of our calendar routines this week. Each day there will be a different "Hello Helper" who will be our calendar assistant for the day.</div>
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During math, we have been exploring the numbers one and two, and will be focusing in great detail on the numbers 1-5 throughout this first unit of our Math in Focus curriculum. We spent time examining objects to identify similarities and differences, and made the discovery that some items can be the same AND different. For instance, the counters and cubes the students are using in the photos below can be the same because they are the same color, but different because one is a cube and one is a counter.</div>
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Some other highlights of our week included playing with friends, both at recess and during play centers time in the classroom, as these young friends learn to navigate social interactions and gain independence! </div>
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We took our first steps towards writing this week as we began our Handwriting Without Tears lessons. We began by practicing correct pencil grip, followed by the introduction of Mat Man, a multi-sensory approach to drawing. We learned the Mat Man song and built our Mat Man together, focusing on the types of lines used to make each part of Mat Man's body. Next, we sang the song together again, pausing between phrases to draw each piece of our own Mat Man. I was so impressed with how our drawings turned out! Drawing is the second step to the writing process we will practice throughout the year: "Think, Draw, Label, Write".</div>
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The next step of our writing process, labeling, requires us to say the sounds we hear in a word and match them to the letter that makes that sound. We practiced this skill together as we matched letters to the alphabet chart that we keep on our tables. These alphabet charts come in handy as we are trying to match letters to sounds, so it was important to build our familiarity with these charts! </div>
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We put these drawing and labeling skills into practice as we began our Jolly Phonics notebook. Each day, we read a short story about a new letter sound, learn a song and motion to help us remember the sound, and work together to generate two examples of a word that starts with that sound. We work together to stretch the sounds out in the word and try to match the sounds we hear to the letters we need to use to write the word. Next, we draw and label in our notebooks with the two ideas from class, and save the third box for our homework. So far, we have learned the sounds for the letters s, a, t, and i.</div>
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We put our writing skills into practice with a project to learn more about something each friend in our class likes to do!</div>
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I am looking forward to another terrific week in Kindergarten! We have so many fun adventures ahead!<br />
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<br />Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-78714695034249041642019-08-05T10:48:00.000-05:002019-08-05T10:48:15.327-05:00Welcome to Kindergarten!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am looking forward to meeting all of you at the Ice Cream Social on Monday, August 19th! Classrooms will be open to visit from 5:00-5:45 pm, followed by the PTA sponsored ice cream social in the gym from 5:45-6:30. You will have a chance to check out your new classroom and mingle with new friends! I will be eager to see you there. I hope you all had a fantastic summer- I cannot wait to hear about the fun things you've done! I am so excited for our Kindergarten adventure to begin. See you soon!Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-84345527802326187122019-06-12T20:41:00.001-05:002019-06-12T20:41:25.625-05:00Hello, Summer! Hello, First Grade!What a fantastic Field Day we had last Friday! I loved the enthusiasm and teamwork I saw from the students on this day. I was also surprised by the aim and power these kindergarten friends have in their throwing arms! Wow! It was a beautiful day filled with fun, quality time with our friends and parent volunteers, and popsicles 😊 Special thanks to our class leaders, Mr. Funk and Mr. Teich for leading our groups to the various games and keeping us all safe!<br />
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We had a blast with our end of the year personalized learning project, where we worked together in groups to design a play space and carry out our plans as a group. We enjoyed creating and playing in an art studio, preschool classroom, grocery store, and pet shop!</div>
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Our fifth grade buddies visited us to hear the non fiction books we wrote after doing our animal research. We were so proud to share our hard work with these caring and encouraging fifth graders!</div>
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We also loved visiting the first graders in Mrs. Johnson's room, and finding out about all of the amazing things to look forward to in first grade!</div>
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And now we are officially first graders! I will miss this class dearly. I am so excited for all they will learn next year, and to see them spread their wings and make new friends! They are ready for this next challenge. As we read our last book of the year together, <u>Mrs. Spitzer's Garden</u> by Edith Pattou, I was reminded of how they've blossomed into all different kinds of flowers. May they all continue to grow and bloom!! Enjoy your summer together, and best wishes in first grade!</div>
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Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-87234710262828435632019-05-29T16:13:00.003-05:002019-05-29T16:13:35.350-05:00Classroom NewsI hope everyone has been enjoying the warm weather and special end of the year activities! It is hard to believe we are approaching summer, and that these kindergarten friends are almost first graders! We have reached that point in the year where they are demonstrating independence and work habits that show me they are more than ready for the next chapter!<br />
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During reading workshop, we are wrapping up our study of nonfiction selections. We spent time comparing fiction and nonfiction, and identifying nonfiction text features that help us to gather important information about a topic.<br />
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We have also been practicing nonfiction writing, as we wrote about a special person in our lives, as well as our favorite season.<br />
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Next, we began our research project. Using PebbleGo.com, we each selected an animal we would like to learn more about. Through PebbleGo and nonfiction books from the library, we researched our animal’s body features, food, habitat, and life cycle. We took the notes from our research and created a page for each subject in our book. We are excited to finish publishing our books and share them with fifth grade buddies next week! </div>
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Our animal research goes hand in hand with our current science unit on animals and plants. We have learned that animals have four basic needs, air, water, food, and shelter, which they are able to find within their habitat. We are now learning about and observing what plants need, and how they are the same or different from animals. We planted our own zinnia seeds, and are excited that they have sprouted and starting to grow taller! We are eager to watch their continued growth, and for each of us to bring home our own plants at the end of the year.<br />
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We also had the pleasure of observing an animal in real life who uses our courtyard as a habitat each spring, Gertrude the duck! Her ducklings hatched, and we loved seeing them scurry past our windows, or go swimming in their makeshift pond. Whenever I heard a chorus of squeals or “awwwww!”, I knew we must pause to observe Gertrude and her ducklings!<br />
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Once Gertrude feels that it’s safe for her babies to enter the wild, she leaves the courtyard through the school, and exits on the playground side of the building. She does this every year, and it is the sweetest experience! Below is a video that was created last year after her journey was captured on film.<br />
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After we had completed our last class behavior board, we voted for a special time in the courtyard, reading from our book bins. Unfortunately, that happened right before Gertrude’s arrival, and we didn’t want to disturb her. So once she left the courtyard and we had a nice day, we ventured outside to have a peaceful outdoor reading session!<br />
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Our kindergarten musical was a smashing success, and this group of performers was full of enthusiasm as they performed for the first time on Dryden’s stage. I was so proud of them! You should’ve received a link by email to the private sharing site where you can download photos and videos from the musical, but if you did not, please let me know and I can send it to you again!<br />
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Our math instruction recently has been all about addition and subtraction. We have tried out strategies like using cubes, using our fingers, drawing pictures, and counting up or back to solve addition and subtraction problems. We have practiced with word problems, picture problems, and simple fact practice to strengthen our addition and subtraction skills!<br />
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One exciting rite of passage we participated in was our practice lunch!, This helps to make the lunchroom not so intimidating on the first few days of school next year. We learned all about how to go through the lunch line, where to sit, what to do if we need help opening items, and how to clear our garbage and recycling, and where everything goes. They did a fabulous job!<br />
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After some fun practice with rhyming words, we created our own raindrop poems modeled after the poem, "Raindrops". I loved seeing the creative ideas everyone came up with for this exercise.</div>
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As a fun little celebration at the end of our unit, we read the poem, "Shout" from <u>Shout! Little Poems that Roar</u> by Brod Bagert. We worked together to make up motions for the poem to act it out. We had a blast!</div>
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We showed off our acrostic poem writing skills as we worked together with Mrs. Riesing's class to create an acrostic poem in honor of Mrs. Beane from our kindergarten poets. We were celebrating Mrs. Beane during Assistant Principals' week. Her sunny disposition and helpful nature bring so much joy to our school!<br />
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Next, we chose some great new nonfiction books for our book bins! <br />
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In this unit, we will learn about three different types of nonfiction books- reference, literary nonfiction, and biographies. We began by introducing a chart this week that helps us to organize our learning when reading nonfiction. We worked together as a group to identify things we thought we knew about a topic before reading (the game of soccer in this case), and things we wonder about the topic. As we read, we confirmed what we knew, identified any misconceptions, and recorded new learning and questions that came to mind.<br />
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Finally, we learned about nonfiction text features that we will encounter as we explore various nonfiction texts. Features such as the table of contents, labels, headings, captions, fun facts, and the glossary can help us easily locate important information as we read!<br />
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In math, our focus has been on counting up to 10 and back from 10. We are using our fingers to talk through number stories, and learning how combinations of numbers make 10. For example, students are learning to connect these pairs of numbers by understanding that if we start at 6, we count up 4 to get to 10. If we start at 10, and count back 6, we arrive at 4. This understanding is instrumental in learning why addition and subtraction work the way they do, and being able to verbalize and explain relationships between numbers. Here we are, using our fingers and cubes to explain these number relationships!<br />
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In preparation for Earth Day tomorrow, we brainstormed ways in which we can save the Earth and wrote about our ideas. Next we practiced our fine motor skills by tracing our hands, cutting, gluing, and coloring to put together an Earth Day project to display in the hallway!</div>
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We also loved learning more about our friend, Phoebe! She shared with us some beautiful photos of her family, her soccer trophy, a special rock her friend painted for her, and her favorite Shopkin. She also showed us her Seattle snowglobe and a crayon representing her favorite color!</div>
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Phoebe's mom joined us to read a few great books! We giggled at <u>The Book with No Pictures</u>, <u>Elephants Cannot Dance</u>, and <u>Dragons Love Tacos</u>!</div>
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We also had an exciting opportunity to welcome Matt Wilhelm to Dryden, thanks to the Dryden PTA. He is a famous BMX athlete who has competed in the X Games, on America's Got Talent, and is a Guinness World Record holder. He taught us how important it is to be kind, stand up to bullying, and to always work hard! I remember him performing at Dryden a few years ago, and saw new, even more amazing tricks in this performance. Even the experts can continue to perfect their craft with hard work and practice! Our friend Andrew was lucky enough to win an autographed poster, which was super exciting as well!</div>
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<li><b><u>5th grade service project: </u></b>This year for the 5th-grade service project, the students will be collecting donations for the cats and dogs at The Animal House Shelter in Huntley, Illinois. A full list of donation items can be found <a href="https://www.animalhouseshelter.com/wish-list/" target="_blank">here</a>, but we are focusing our efforts in the areas of care and wellness and other non-perishable items. If you can donate any new/unopened or reusable items, please have your child bring them to school and place them in our grade level's colorful collection box from April 23 – 26.</li>
<li><b><u>Kindergarten Musical: </u> </b>The Kindergarten musical is quickly approaching on May 3rd! All students will arrive at 8:55 a.m., and line up at the front doors where we normally do. They will not need to bring backpacks this day, just their smiles for the stage! All kindergarten classes will have a dress rehearsal together, and the musical will begin at 10:30 a.m. Parents and loved ones are welcome to arrive anytime after 10 a.m. After the show, there will be light refreshments served in the gym, and families are welcome to return to the classroom. The morning will conclude at 11:50 a.m., but we typically finish up around 11:30. You are welcome to take your child home early, just make sure to sign them out on the sign-out sheets we have available so that everyone is accounted for. We look forward to celebrating the growth of our kindergarten friends this year with you! </li>
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<li><u style="font-weight: bold;">Field Day:</u> Field Day will take place on Friday, June 7th. ALL Kindergarten students will attend in the afternoon this day, and there will be NO MORNING KINDERGARTEN. Our afternoon begins at 12:50 p.m. and concludes at 3:35 p.m. More details will be coming, but don't forget to mark this schedule change on your calendar!</li>
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Welcome back from Spring Break! I hope everyone had the opportunity to relax and make memories together.</div>
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It was such a pleasure meeting with all of you at spring conferences! This group of kinders have much to be proud of. We worked right up until Spring Break- a few of our highlights are below:</div>
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We did a few special themed literacy and math centers for St. Patrick's Day, as well as St. Patrick's Day writing about what we would do if we were leprechauns!</div>
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We are wrapping up our Reading Workshop instruction on poetry, and used poems to practice comprehension skills that apply to all types of text. We identified words and phrases that jump out at us and help us make mental images and visualize what we were reading. </div>
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We also worked together to figure out unfamiliar words by using pictures, thinking about what was happening in the poem, trying a different word in it's place to see if it makes sense, and using words that come before and after the tricky word as clues.</div>
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As we studied poetry in Reading Workshop, we also carried this over to our Writing Workshop time, as we learned about acrostic poems and wrote our own Spring acrostic poems! </div>
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During math, we have been working with numbers from 1-100, specifically focusing on place value. We have introduced the tens and ones place with connecting cubes, and learned how we can use the tens groups to count the total more quickly.</div>
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We have also discovered that knowing the tens and ones place can help us to write two digit numbers, by writing the number of tens towers in the tens place, and the number of individual cubes in the ones place.</div>
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Another concept we've been practicing is transitioning between each group of tens. For instance, from 58, 59, to 60, 61, and so on.</div>
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I've been so pleased to see what wonderful progress the students have made as readers. In our Guided Reading groups, we have a chance to work on certain decoding and comprehension strategies, depending on the needs of the group. When I'm meeting with Guided Reading groups, the rest of the class is working independently on a task such as short vowel work with CVC words or place value exercises, followed by the option to read from their book bins or work with our "Dessert Tubs". Dessert Tubs provide hands on activities for students to work on, including writing, math, word work, or activities to build fine motor skills. We are working hard to build our stamina for independent work and independent or partner reading, which will help us prepare for more independence in first grade. We have come a long way!</div>
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Before break, we celebrated Denys and loved learning about him! He brought a Rubik's cube that he solved, two of his favorite Beyblades, and his favorite Skylander. He also showed us a really cool amethyst rock he got when he visited a cave. </div>
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We were excited to have Denys's mom join us to read a story about one of our favorite characters, <u>Pete the Cat Rockin' in my School Shoes</u>!</div>
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Next, we celebrated Kelson! He showed us a sweet photo book with wonderful pictures of his family, and pointed out special picture of his cat, Ginger! We learned that he loves Yoshi, his Stick Bot cat, and his Shark Car, Chomps, as well as Seeing Eye from Roblox.<br />
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We had fun listening to Kelson's mom read us the funny story, <u>Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?</u> by Dr. Seuss. There were so many fun animal noises to be made!<br />
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It was fun to see so many of my kinder friends at the Dryden Family Reading Night! My daughter Brynn joined in the fun and was excited to see all of my big kids!</div>
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To celebrate Intergenerational Day, the district had various community members visit our schools to present on a topic. We attended a presentation on Therapy Dogs, and loved meeting Lucy the black lab, and learning about the important work she does at Northwest Community Hospital.<br />
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<br />Lauren Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316010063444629032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403426093131125293.post-25736367439405580572019-03-02T21:12:00.002-06:002019-03-02T21:12:30.110-06:00Classroom News<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This will be a supersized blog post! We have so much to catch up on! Starting with the 100th day of school celebration! It's hard to believe we have already had 100 days of kindergarten. Highlights of our 100th day celebration included using dot markers to create a 100th day poster, counting to 100 by tens to make a gumball machine, playing Race to 100, writing about what we would buy with 100 dollars, and sharing our water bottle collections of 100 things. We were amazed by how different collections of 100 items could look, depending on what item was chosen. We had fun identifying which bottles were the heaviest, lightest, most full, and least full. </div>
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As we wrapped up our shapes unit, we identified shapes in pictures and used shapes to make our own pictures! We read the book, <u>The Shape of Things</u>, and then made our own in the style of the book. I loved seeing their creativity shine through in these! Here are a few examples:<br />
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A rectangle is just a rectangle until you add wheels, then it becomes a truck.</div>
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A circle is just a circle until you add ears and whiskers, then it becomes a cat.</div>
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Finally, we identified shape patterns, made our own shape patterns, and then practiced extending the patterns our partners made.</div>
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Next, we began Unit 8, which focuses on numbers to 100. There is a heavy emphasis on place value in this unit, as well as counting by 2s and 5s in addition to counting by 10s and 1s. This unit will develop and stretch our understanding of all two digit numbers.</div>
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We began with some exercises in organizing items by 5s and 10s to make counting large groups of objects easier. We also introduced tally marks and practiced using the rhyme below to help us remember when to cross the group of tallies:</div>
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During Reading Workshop, we continued our study of poetry by taking a closer look at literary devices. We read various poems and had such fun identifying examples of repetition, alliteration, and onomatopoeia! </div>
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You may have noticed another pause in guided reading group meetings. We are in the process of reassessing all students as we near the end of the second trimester. I enjoy meeting individually with each child to see the growth they've made, but look forward to getting back to our regular guided reading schedule soon!</div>
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During writing workshop, we have been pushing ourselves to write more! Many students have found that if they go back and add something else to their picture, they may have another detail to add to their writing as well. We use the phrase, "add to the picture, add to the words!" to remind us to take this next step when we first think we are finished with our writing pieces.</div>
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We had a fantastic time celebrating Valentine's Day! We are so thankful for our amazing room reps, Mrs. Teich and Mrs. Miller, for coordinating our party, and our wonderful volunteers, Mr. Jimenez, Mrs. Strauss, Mrs. Cecola, and Mrs. Carlson for helping with our party. I think the students' favorite part was delivering their valentines to their sweet friends! Thank you for the sweet cards and thoughtful gestures. You all made my day that much sweeter!</div>
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In honor of Presidents' Day, we read a biography of George Washington and made our own portraits of him.<br />
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We have just started our science unit on motion, called Pushes & Pulls. We learned that various forms of motion have different speeds, directions, and paths. We went on a motion walk around our school to identify everyday examples of motion in the hallways. </div>
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When we returned to the classroom, we chose one example from our motion walk and illustrated it using some of the techniques we have seen in the books we have been reading about motion! This includes lines trailing behind the object in motion, lines around the outside of the object to show side to side movement, or dotted lines showing the path of an object. Here are a few of our examples:</div>
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Last week, we devoted one morning to science centers! We explored motion by painting with marbles, straws, and cars. We made motion collages, where we identified pictures of motion in magazines and some students labeled the movements they saw in the pictures. We read the book, <u>From Head to Toe</u> by Eric Carle, and created a class book where each student wrote about a way we can move our bodies and illustrated it. Finally, we explored forces of motion and how different types of surfaces can impact pushes and pulls by creating more or less friction. We made predictions and tried different ramps and cars to test our hypotheses. We were lucky to have Mrs. Carlson and Mrs. Basa join us to help manage these centers- we could not have done it without them!</div>
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Last week, we were happy to learn more about Ankith! He shared his favorite superhero, Ironman, a Lego car that he built, and a tennis ball because he likes tennis. We already knew that Ankith loves robots, so it made sense when we learned that his favorite movie is The Giant King!</div>
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Ankith also shared adorable photos of himself when he was little, and pictures of his beautiful family!<br />
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Ankith's mom joined us to read the book, <u>Robot Zot</u>! We were excited to hear many examples of onomatopoeia in this book, like we had been discussing in Reading Workshop!<br />
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We marked Dr. Seuss's birthday with a special Cat in the Hat project to celebrate the rhyming practice we have done this week!<br />
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The students had also filled their class behavior board a couple of weeks ago, and they voted for a scavenger hunt for their reward. We were surprised on Friday by some clues that the Cat in the Hat left around the school for us! It was a fun way to end our week and celebrate the great choices we have been making as a class!</div>
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