Our Senses!

For our Science lesson today we used our 5 senses to describe the apples that we ate!  Enjoy the pictures!

iPad Fun!

This week in Math we continued working on numbers 0-10.  Please practice writing these numbers at home.  Please also review counting up to 10 objects and counting orally to 100. Yesterday we practiced writing numbers 0-9 on the iPads!

In Language Arts we talked about realism and fantasy when we read Bear Snores On.  We also reviewed the sight words - we, my, like.  Please continue to practice all of the Unit 1 and Unit 2 sight words.  Please also review the letters names and sounds.  Here are some words you can have your child practice decoding at home- cat, cap, cast, caps, map, Cam, Sam, Tam, pat, mom, dad, can, and.  They should also practice reading the words on the orange word wheels that have been coming home.  Those word wheels can be stored in the learning boxes along with the ABC flashcards and sight word flashcards and decodable readers!  When reading to your child each night please ask your child to identify the characters, setting, main idea, and sequence.

This week in Science we finished talking about the body parts.  Next, we will begin learning about the 5 Senses.

Please feel free to send in new crayons, glue sticks, and pencils with your child.  Many of our supplies are running low!

Please contact me with any questions or concerns.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Fall Party Fun!

Here are some pictures from our Fall Party.  I would like to thank everyone who volunteered at the party and donated snacks!  Enjoy the pictures!

Kindergarten Shirts!

We would like to thank Mr. Bindics for helping us make our kindergarten shirts this week!  They look amazing!  If you ordered a shirt for your child they will be coming home on Monday.

This week we were working on graphing and numbers 1-4.  Next week we will continue working on numbers.  Please have your child practice writing numbers 0-9 at home!

In language arts we are continuing to practice naming all of the letters and sounds.  We have also started reading words.  Please have your child sound out and read the following words- Tam, Sam, mat, tap, sat, map, tap, at.  Also, please be sure to have your child read the little decodable readers that come home each Friday.  It is good to save the readers throughout the year to have your child practice reading them each night.

Thank you for your support and cooperation.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.  Also, if you would like to learn more ways to help your child at home I would be happy to give you some more ideas!

Have a good weekend!

Graphing!

In Math, Chapter 3 will cover numbers 0-5 and graphing.  We also are working on the terms "more" and "fewer". Today we practiced graphing the number of girls and boys in the classroom.  We also graphed our favorite snack--cookies or ice cream.

In Language Arts we are continuing to read lots of fun, new stories.  We are practicing identifying character, setting, and sequence in the stories.  Please set aside some time to read to your child each night.  You can help your child become a successful reader by reading to them!  Please consider visiting the Northampton Public Library.  They have many fun, free activities available for children and families!

We are also working on writing complete sentences.  When writing with your child each night please remind them to start writing on the left side of the page.  Also remind them that the first letter is capital and the rest are lowercase.  Encourage them to leave spaces between each word and a period at the end of the sentence!

Please continue to review the letters and sounds each night.  The quicker they can name the letters and sounds the easier it will be for them to start reading words and sentences.  We just finished Unit 1 today so your child will be receiving the Unit 2 sight words next week.  Please start to work on these words, but also continue to review the words from Unit 1.

Our Class Pet!

Our class earned a class pet!  For one of our writing assignments this week the students had to write about what they wanted to name our pet.  Mr. Hoenscheid visited our classroom and helped decide on the name.  Welcome Sparkles!

Safety Town!

Today we had a visit from the Bath Fire Department and The Lehigh Valley Health Network.  We learned all about fire safety and safety in our community.  Please ask your child what they learned today!  The gift bags that will be coming home have lots of fun activities and safety information to read about with your child.  Enjoy the pictures from this fun day!