Friday, September 30

 
Friday, September 30

              Letter/Sound Focus: Mm 

  

Handwriting: Mm

 It was such a good time yesterday for the Fun Run...Thank you for supporting our school!

Music Today

Mrs. Weninger will be here this morning to read Have You Filled a Bucket Today? 

Computer Class with Mr. Brown today.

Project: Make a Rake
The kids will cut and assemble parts for a rake and dictate "I like to ______ in the leaves."

~Be sure to have your child read the letter book to you each night!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Thursday, September 29

Thursday, September 29

              Letter/Sound Focus: Ll

Handwriting: Ll

KinderLiteracy

Using actions, the kids will review the vocabulary words (ripe, bloom, thud, dribbles, and rot) that are in the story. Next, we will compare/contrast the stories, Apples for Everyone and Ten Red Apples, to see the similarities and differences between the two.

KinderMath: Finding Matches
 The kids will do a variety of activities that help the children notice things that are same/different according to their attributes.

 

   Phy Ed today

We are looking forward to the Fun Run today!

~Spirit Day is tomorrow... Have your child wear any Maple Lake/Irish gear!

Wednesday, September 28

 

 Wednesday, September 28

              Letter/Sound Focus: Kk

Handwriting: Kk

KinderLiteracy
 Today, I will reread parts of Apples so the children can answer 'text-dependent' questions in the picture below:

 Library Day!

KinderMath: Noticing Differences

As we did yesterday, the kids will look at another picture on the SmartBoard and use their 'math talk' to tell what differences they see. Next, I will call pairs of students to stand so that we can see what is different about them. (One is a boy, one is a girl; one has brown hair, one has blonde hair, etc.)

Music Today

Sunshine delivers the leadership word Original.

 

~Today's leadership word is realize.

Time for Kids

Through the Time for Kids magazine and digital lessons, the kids will experience their world beyond our classroom walls! Your child will receive a single copy to help spark their engagement in our discussions and when brought home, the opportunity is there for you to engage in conversation about the content in that particular issue.

Today's topic is What is a Hurricane? 

~If anyone is able to help out at the Book Fair, please sign up here.

~Tomorrow is our Fun Run! Again, thank you so much for helping your child get pledges!

Tuesday, September 27

 Tuesday, September 27

             Letter/Sound Focus: Jj

Handwriting: Jj

KinderLiteracy

This week's theme is Apples 

Using the story, Apple for Everyone, the kids will ask/answer simple recall questions such as: Where does this story take place? What kind of book is this? What is a fact we learned about apples? etc. In addition, we will address unknown vocabulary (bloom, ripe, thud, dribble, rot). 

KinderMath: Unit 2 Sort and Classify

Today's Lesson: Alike and Different 
The kids will work with matching numbers to dots on a cube (Although the dots/numbers are different, the amount is the same.) We will work on 'alike' by playing Copy Cat with objects. I will place objects (snap cubes, bears) in a certain arrangement and the kids will copy my arrangement with their objects. Last, the kids will look at a picture on the SmartBoard and tell what they see that is alike or different among the objects.

Sunshine delivers the leadership words Talk 'em Up.

 

~Today's leadership word is Original.

   Phy Ed today! 

~Your child will get their purple tie-dyed shirt tomorrow morning to wear at school. We plan to keep them at school for our next event.
~We go to the library tomorrow. Please have your child return their book if they haven't done so.

~If anyone is able to help out at the Book Fair coming soon, please sign up here.

~Thursday is our Fun Run! Again, thank you so much for helping your child get pledges!

Monday, September 26

Monday, September 26

              Letter/Sound Focus: Ii
As I mentioned on Friday, download this Visual Phonics video for your child to do along with the presenters. These are the hand signs that represent each sound that I have been showing you on the blog. Have your child practice every day until the majority of sounds are mastered! The digraphs presented at the end of the video can be skipped.

Handwriting: Ii

KinderLiteracy

This week's theme is Apples and the focused text is: Apples for Everyone by: Jill Esbaum

Today, the children will hear the story for enjoyment and build an interest in the topic and expand their prior knowledge.
(Comprehension Strategy: Connections & Inferring)

KinderMath: Read and Write 0-5

The kids have been working so hard in this unit! We must never take for granted the importance of these strategies and concepts learned as they lay the foundation for true number sense. The kids are learning how to write the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5 correctly and will continue to practice those as we move forward. 
Today, the children will roll a dot cube, count the dots and write the number. If time allows, we will act out the story Five Little Ducks.

 Sunshine delivers the leadership word care.

~Today's leadership words are Talk 'Em Up.

Music Today

~Our visit from Mrs. Weninger, Mr. Sawatzke, and Officer Curtis was very informative and helpful for the children...

~We are currently in 2nd place for our fundraising efforts...let's get to 1st! Only a few days left to gather pledges!!

Friday, September 23

Friday, September 23

              Letter/Sound Focus: Hh

Download this Visual Phonics video for your child to do along with the presenters. These are the hand signs that represent each sound that I have been showing you on the blog. Have your child practice every day until the majority of sounds are mastered! The digraphs presented at the end of the video can be skipped.

  

Handwriting: Hh

    
   Phy Ed today!

Bus Safety 
~Stay out of the Danger Zone~
Project: The kids will create a school bus to hang in the hall for awhile. 

 Sunshine delivers the leadership word adapt.

~Today's leadership word is care.

Mrs. Weninger, our school Social Worker, is coming to our classroom each Friday morning from 8:35-9:00. Today, Mr. Sawatzke and Officer Curtis will join her to talk about being respectful, responsible, and safe at school.

Computer Class with Mr. Brown today: 2:20-2:50.

Have a great weekend, everyone!