Here is what we did the first 2 days of school. See the previous postings about the Holiday Party, Grinch Day and the Polar Express Day.
POPCORN WORDS: Review Week
READING: We used our superpowers to read a mini book about 5 Little Reindeers and looked for popcorn words. We used our comprehension skills to figure out parts of The Gingerbread Man story such as the characters, setting, problem and solution.
MATH: It was fun using Santa’s sleigh to practice math problems. We added “presents” onto Santa’s sleigh and subtracted “presents” from Santa’s sleigh. We wrote the equations to go along with our math stories. We practiced seeing 10’s and extra ones in teen numbers. We played a fun elf game to practice partners of 10. We counted holiday objects and decided which group had more.
LITERACY: We searched for and colored popcorn words on a tree. The words ended up looking like ornaments. We worked on listening for beginning sounds in words as well as spelling CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words on gingerbread men. We worked on hearing the syllables in words too. The kinders did a fabulous job!
Stay safe and stay healthy during the holiday season. Enjoy the next two weeks with your kinder….making memories together. If you find you are in need of some activities to do with your kinder you can refer to the red paper that was sent home or look below for ideas…..
*practice counting by 1’s and 10’s to 100
*writing numbers 1-30
*practice identifying popcorn words using your flash cards
*create and write a small moment (personal narrative) story or create a list of things
*practice writing first and last name (first letter capital, rest of letters lower case)
*read books together
*go sledding, make a snowman( if we have snow), drink hot chocolate, have fun together!
REMINDERS
*POPCORN WORDS: REVIEW OF WORDS Ask your kinder to show you how to play Scramble Them Up. (Use your letter cards to scramble up the letters in popcorn words…and then put the letters in correct order. Example: okol is look)
*WINTER GEAR: Please send appropriate winter gear (when appropriate) with your kinder each day. It keeps them warm when playing outside. An extra pair of socks, mittens or gloves might be a good idea to keep inside their backpacks if their original pair gets wet. Please take time over break to label your kinder’s snow pants and boots if you have not done this.
*CLEAN OUT BACKPACKS: Please take a few minutes and empty your kinder’s backpack of unnecessary items. Many of the backpacks are full of extra items (stuffed animals, blankets, etc). It is hard to find space for folders, shoes, lunch boxes. Thank you!
*The JANUARY calendar is posted under CALENDARS at the top of the blog. A paper copy was sent home this week.
*The January lunch menu is available to read under the FOOD SERVICE tab on the side bar.
UPCOMING DATES:
*Monday, December 21 – Friday, January 1: NO SCHOOL, Holiday Break. School resumes on Monday, January 4!
*Monday, January 4—Back to School; STEAM
*Tuesday, January 5—MUSIC
*Wednesday, January 6—GYM; LIBRARY Don’t forget your book!
*Thursday, January 7—ART Birthday celebration for Marissa
*Friday, January 8—STEAM
*Friday, Jan 15…Fast Friday (Early Release) @ 12:15pm
~~~I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year; hoping that you spend time making family memories that will be remembered fondly. I look forward to seeing my kinders on January 4. I hope that you enjoyed the gifts your kinder made for you! Thank you for sharing your sweet kinder with me each day! 🙂 Mrs. Bohl