Happy Halloween

A look at our learning...

Fundations: this week we learned THREE new letters: l, h, k.  Lowercase k can be super tricky for kids, but they are doing a great job!  

Please use the following verbal prompts when your child is forming their letters:

l-down

h-down, up, over

k-down, slant in, slant out

Spelling words: No new spelling words next week — review week!

Next week we will not introduce any new spelling words. Instead, we’re doing a review week to help students master the 9 words we’ve already learned. Please use this time to practice reading and writing each word without looking at a visual. We will have a review spelling test on Friday.  These tests will not come home like usual, rather they will be saved and shared with you at parent-teacher conferences. 

Helpful practice ideas:

• Have your child read each word aloud, then write it from memory.

• Focus extra practice on any words they’ve missed before.

• Work on correct letter formation and keeping letters on the line.

• Practice writing their name with proper letter formation of previously learned letters.

Thanks for supporting your child — a little daily practice this week will make a big difference!

Writing Workshop: we are learning about where writers get ideas and how to put those ideas down on paper.  Right now "writing" is in the form of drawings and we are writing about everyday things that we do (riding our bikes, going to Level Up, going to the park, etc.)  This is why we have spent so much time learning how to draw people (not stick people), backgrounds/settings and 3 start coloring.  The students tell a story through their drawings and labels at this point in the year. 

Be sure to check out their "label a sticker" writing activity we did this week.  I am SO PROUD of them for sounding out their words to spell!  They did this all on their own!  As mentioned before, phonetic spelling is appropriate in kindergarten.  You should not expect them to spell words correctly unless it's a Word Wall Word. At this point in the year we are hoping for beginning and ending sounds and if they have a middle sound, great!  Please take the time to find this paper in their Take Home Folder and let them know how proud of them you are!!

Math: this week was a review week in math! We practiced counting by 1s and 10s, explored patterns, and showed numbers in different ways using numerals, tallies, and number racks. We also continued building our addition skills. Students enjoyed reinforcing these important concepts through a variety of fun games and Work Places activities!

Today we also did a fun Halloween Spooky Snack math activity that incorporated counting, sorting, tallies, 10 frames and more!  Plus, a yummy treat at the end!  We ran out of time to finish the last page, but feel free to finish it at home 
based on the data collected on the other pages!  

October Reading Log and Sneaky Reading Challenge:  October reading logs are due on Monday, November 3rd.  A reminder that reading, recording on the reading log and turning it in every month is a BEU school wide expectation.  K-1 students should be read to/read for at least 15 minutes/4 days a week.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the October Sneaky Ready Challenge by sharing a photo of their child "reading before school" on our class Facebook page this month.  I loved seeing more participation this month and encouraging reading at home.  November's Sneaky Reading Challenge is in today's Friday Folder, along with their November reading log. 

Fall Parties: we had at a blast at our Fall Party today! The kids have been looking forward to their first school party of the year! Thank you to our head room parent, Kayla Hagedorn, for organizing and to all the parents who sent in supplies or volunteered to help at the party!  We enjoyed yummy snacks, decorated pumpkins, played games and had fun with our classmates! The kids have some beautiful pumpkins coming home!  We were so excited to wear our costumes and show them off during a school-wide parade.  Grades K-2 walked through the halls in our costumes while grades 3-5 cheered us on. Here are a few photos. Check our class Facebook page for more photos and some videos!

Most of the Kindergarten teachers were the "Spice Girls."  The younger kids didn't get it, but I know you 90's and 2000's adults will understand the play on words! lol! We sadly missed Mrs. Croom who had to be absent from work today, due to a family emergency. 

I hope you have a fun and safe Halloween!