A look at our learning...
September Reading Logs: September is coming to an end and reading logs are due on Wednesday, October 1st. You still have 4 days left to post September's "Sneaky Reading Challenge" in our class Facebook Page. September's challenge was to read in the car. October Reading Logs are in your child's Friday Folder, along with a new "Sneaky Reading Challenge." I'd love to see more participation in this next month! You post the photo anytime you catch your child doing the challenge! You don't need to wait for me to make a post. Beginning in October, students who complete their required monthly reading log will earn a free pizza coupon to Pizza Hut.
Reading is required homework at BEU. In K-1, the expectation is at least 4 days a week for 15 minutes at a time. Reading TO your child is what is appropriate right now. We DO NOT expect Kindergarteners to be readers at this point in the year.
Fundations: this week we learned the letter name, sound and correct formation for lowercase c and o. Please use the verbal prompts below to practice at home. Your child should be saying these prompts to themselves every time they write a letter on their homework to ensure they are doing it correctly.
c: over, around, open
o: over, around, close
At school, we have learned that the "over" motion should look like a "hill" or a "rainbow." Watch for this when forming these letters. Please make sure that your child is going over to the left when forming these letters.
On the handwriting homework, please make sure their pencil begins at the dot and goes over to the left.
Handwriting Homework: please make sure your child's name is on their optional handwriting homework. Many students are turning it in without a name. This is also a great opportunity for them to practice writing their name and forming letters learned correctly. Please make sure the student is writing their name, not an adult or older sibling.
Spelling Word: our new Word Wall Word this week was a. Just like I, we learned that a can be a letter or a word.
A new spelling routine, that involves you at home, begins on Monday! Be sure to check your child's Daily Take Home Folder on Monday for more information.
Writing: we continue to work on telling stories through pictures. We are getting better at drawing people using shapes and have moved onto learning about settings. A setting is where the story takes place. Check out this song that has helped us with this. They were able to choose a character card to glue in their writing notebooks and draw a setting that matched that character. As you can see below, one child chose an alien character card, so drew a rocket ship in space. Another child chose a farmer so they drew a farm and barn setting. Next, we will transfer this knowledge over to writing about ourselves and including a setting based on something they have done (Mizzou football game, riding their bike, going to the store, etc).
Math: this week we continued working with 5 and 10 frames. We used red and blue snap cubes on our 10 frames and found different ways we can make 5 and 10. We discovered there is more than one way to make a number!
During our morning Number Corner time (aka calendar time) our focus continues to be learning the names and attributes of 4 basic shapes (square, circle, triangle, rectangle), recognizing and extending patterns and counting our days in school.
Health: This week we began using the A Little SPOT of Feelings book series in class. These stories feature simple, relatable characters called “Spots” that represent different emotions. The Spots help children recognize and name their feelings in a way that makes sense to them. While this is just one way we are teaching about feelings, it gives our kindergartners another tool to build important emotional literacy skills—learning how to talk about what they feel instead of showing it only through actions.
Packmate of the Month: Congratulations to Isaac! He was chosen, by his peers, as our September Packmate of the Month and honored at an assembly on Friday. Students will vote every month for one of their classmates that they believe follow our BEU expectation of the month. It is a private vote and the winner is kept a secret until their name is announced during the assembly. Responsible was our character trait for September. .....(waiting to hear what this is tomorrow) is our character trait in October.
Custodian Appreciation Day: Thursday, October 2nd, is Custodian Appreciation Day! While we are lucky to have several custodians who care for our school, the two our students know best are Mr. Brandon and Ms. Teesha. This day is a wonderful opportunity for children to show them just how much they are valued. Students may choose to make a card at home, color a picture, share a kind word, or even bring in a small treat or gift. None of this is required, but it’s a meaningful way to let them know they are an important part of our school family.
This year’s celebration is extra special because Thursday will also be Mr. Brandon’s last day as our head custodian. He has accepted a job closer to his home. Mr. Brandon is truly amazing, and both staff and students agree he will be irreplaceable. He has been such a loved and appreciated presence in our school, and what better way to send him off than by showering him with gratitude! If you would like to know some of their favorite things (snacks, drinks, gift cards, etc.) please send me an email and I'm happy to share!
🎪 The circus is coming—just one week until the big day! 🎪 A huge thank you goes to our wonderful room parent, Kayla Hagedorn, for organizing our classroom’s LEGO basket for the raffle, and to all of you who so generously donated items to make it amazing!
We still have a few open volunteer slots to help in the game rooms during the circus. Each shift is only 30 minutes, and volunteering ensures that every game room can stay open for the kids to enjoy. Thank you to those who have already signed up—we appreciate you! If you haven’t yet, please consider helping to fill the final spots so the event can be a great success for everyone. You can sign up here.
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Happy Homecoming!
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