Friday, December 22

Friday, December 22
    Happy 1/2 Birthday Deanna! (June 23)

 

Mrs. Weninger will teach the childen about the Unthinkables, Worry Wall & Was Funny Once.

All Aboard!
It's time to head to the North Pole on the Polar Express!
We are watching the story of The Polar Express By: Chris Van Allsburg on the SmartBoard. Our chairs will be placed in rows so the kids can see and hear the story come to life. Before leaving on our make-believe train ride, the kids will be given a ticket to be punched and at the end of the ride, receive a letter and bell from Santa.

We are having hot chocolate and popcorn when we return from the North Pole! Project: Train
The kids are making the Polar Express as it drives through the midnight snow. 
 
~The kids sure are excited to have the book exchange today and they will open a gift  from me as well...
Music Class Today
At 2:15, we will have a school-wide sing along to send us off into the holidays...

~We enjoyed celebrating Olivia yesterday!

~I am sending home some UFLI home practice sheets and a new letter board with letters. There will be QR codes for instruction on how to help your child with this and the kindergarten word list sent home in the Wednesday envelope. 

~I want to thank all of you for entrusting your child to me each day so I can continue doing what I love to do! As we approach 2024, take time to soak in everything your little cherub is. Try to view the world like they see it, embrace their innocence and curiosity, and savor their youth because in a blink of an eye, it's over!

May your holidays be truly special with your family and friends.
~See you in 2024~  

Thursday, December 21

Thursday, December 21 
         Happy 1/2 Birthday Olivia! (June 27)

 

Word Work with Manipulative Letters 
hat to hit to hut to hot to got to get to net to not to hot to hog to hop to hip to hid to him to hum to hug  

 Irregular Words
 to, do, of, see   NEW: he, be, me
Read: It is hot in the hut.
                    Did he hit his hand?

                            Deb got me a big hat!

      Spell: Can I be it?

                  He got a hint.

              The hog is in a pen.

 Handwriting: Lowercase z
  (ez Write Letters: e, z)

Writer's Workshop: Adding Details
If we get to this lesson today, the kids will learn how adding more details to their illustration will make it more interesting to look at.

  Social Studies: Holidays Around the World
We've made a lot of stops around the globe to learn holidays & traditions that differ from what we may do. Today, our final destination is Canada. Be sure to check out the suitcase & passport your child will bring home today! 

KinderMath: About 17
The kids will work with their partners to fill a teen number ten frame board to represent a teen number. I will show the number 17 and the kids fill their ten frame board to match. I will also do this with the numbers 11-16. Next, the kids will show their partner a hide ten card set and their partner will state what they see...“10 and 5, 15!”

Finally, the kids will be using the Teen Number “and some more” cards to quiz their partners.
Zero the Hero visits today...Day 70!

Phy Ed Today     

Project: Ugly Sweater
The kids will be designing their own ugly sweater this afternoon. In addition, they are working on something special for you!

~We're heading to the North Pole tomorrow for Polar Express Day...Have your child wear their PJ's!

Wednesday, December 20

   

Wednesday, December 20

Santa Cam has arrived!

 Phonemic Awareness 

Blend: 
 Segment: had, hip, hops, hunt
 Visual Drill
      Graphemes: k, s /s/, e, b, g, u, c, d, o, n, i, f, p, t, s, m, a
Auditory Drill
 Phonemes: k, z /s/, s /s/, e, b, g, u, d, o, n

Blending Drill
kin to kid to kids to kits to kit to skit to sit to sat to at to as to ask to mask to
task, to tusk, to dusk, to desk to disk 

 New Concept

Letter H

 Handwriting: Lowercase z
  (ez Write Letters: e, z)

Literacy Jobs

          Kindermath: About 16: Draw it
In addition to doing activities about 16, the kids will draw and label a set of ten and some more to the following word problems:
I see 10 red cards and 5 black cars. 

I have 10 dolls and 2 babies.

I saw 10 snakes and 4 lizards.
My mom has 10 shirts and 6 shoes.

  Social Studies: Holidays Around the World
We will stay in the U.S. today to learn about Kwanzaa.

Time for Kids: Time to Celebrate

Music Class Today

Library Day!

~Flannel Day is tomorrow...
~We had lots of fun celebrating with Nicholas yesterday!

The Reindeer Run in action!
Reindeer Run
More reindeer fun...

~Santa NEVER disappoints!