Happy Thanksgiving!

 A look at our learning...

Fundations: this week we learned the name, sound and correct letter formation for lowercase x and y.  We only have TWO LETTERS IN THE ALPHABET LEFT TO LEARN! YAY!

Please use the verbal prompts below when helping your child form these letters:

x-slant down, slant back

y-slant down, slant baaaackkkk

Slant down letters can be tricky for some kiddos.  If you notice this is tough for your child, I'd suggest some activities that support crossing the midline. There are SO MANY activities that work on this skill.  Click here to see a few.  Even just having them stand up (without a pencil) and making the "slant down" motion with their arm across their body is good practice. 

Writing Workshop: our main focus continues to be writing a story (sentence) by sounding out/stretching out our words.  If they are writing about walking their dog, their story shouldn't just say "dog," but rather something such as "I took my dog on a walk."  That may be spelled something like this "I tk mi dog on a wk." 

Check out your child's Take Home Folder tonight. We did a "label the sticker" activity that specifically focused on sounding out words.  Take notice and see if your child heard/wrote most beginning and ending sounds (with maybe a middle sound) or if they wrote a random string of letters.  By now, Kindergarten students should be hearing and writing at least the beginning and ending sounds in words since we have learned 24/26 letter sounds. 

 

Math: this week we worked on representing numbers in different ways (check their folder for this.....one time they worked with a partner and one time independently), number formation and a new math game called "Spin a number" that focuses on counting and number identification. 

Science: as mentioned in our Kindgarten team newsletter in today's Friday Folder, we have switched gears in science.  We are finished with our living and non-living unit and are in the middle of a health unit.  This week Mrs. Lolli, our school nurse, came into our classroom to talk about germs and proper handwashing.  She used some special glo germ lotion to help us see the germs on our hands before and after washing.  If they could still see the lotion under the black light after washing, it helped them see where and how they could better wash their hands.  

We teach the following for handwashing and appreciate your support at home:

1) wet hands with warm water

2) turn off water and get one squirt of soap

3) scrub with soap while singing the ABC song, making sure to get wrists, between fingers, around fingernails and both sides of hands

4) turn the warm water back on and rinse off soap

5) dry

Friday Craft: last week we made turkeys (think I forgot to post) and today we made scarecrows.

We have LOVED sharing our turkey disguises the past few weeks! Your families are so creative!  We will keep them in our room through the end of November and then send them home. I hope you enjoyed working on these as a family.  

I will see your children at school on Monday and Tuesday, but want to wish you and your families a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving!  Enjoy your time together!