HI! Just a reminder January journal are due the day the children return from break. :)
We are writing in them that day.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
A Winter Wonderland In Rainbow Valley
We had a wonderful day during our holiday centers. :) Thank you to all of our parent volunteers and parents who came to make learning fun!
Try our video maker at Animoto.
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Lunch
This week the children enjoyed reading Lunch and writing a story about their favorite foods. They also worked on their listening and oral language skills as the children shared their stories with their peers using the document viewer. It was really cool!
They also enjoyed learning about Christmas and Hanukkah through using non-fiction text.
We had a former parent /former PTA president Laura Kanter teach a wonderful lesson about Hanukkah.
Next week we will be learning about Kwanza.
http://www.northpole.com/
They also enjoyed learning about Christmas and Hanukkah through using non-fiction text.
We had a former parent /former PTA president Laura Kanter teach a wonderful lesson about Hanukkah.
Next week we will be learning about Kwanza.
http://www.northpole.com/
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays to each of our Rainbow Valley Families.
We are enjoying teaching your children everyday.
They are an amazing group of young scholars.
Thank you for making learning fun by supporting your child and their teachers!
Mrs. Chiaverotti and Mrs. Stinard
We are enjoying teaching your children everyday.
They are an amazing group of young scholars.
Thank you for making learning fun by supporting your child and their teachers!
Mrs. Chiaverotti and Mrs. Stinard
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Wear your PJ's to school!
This , Friday, December 16th is school wide PJ Day! Your child may wear his or her PJ's to school. Please be sure they have clothing on under their PJ's. No slippers or bath robes.
Timelines
All About Me timeline is due this Friday. :)
Please have your child practice reading his or her timeline.
We are looking forward to hearing all about each of our kindergarten freinds.
Please have your child practice reading his or her timeline.
We are looking forward to hearing all about each of our kindergarten freinds.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Counting, counting, counting...
Our kindergarten friends enjoyed learning a new song that will help them with transition
numbers when counting.
numbers when counting.
Today the children also enjoyed a lesson with Mrs. Law. They learned more about sorting. Some of our kindergarten friends discovered really interesting ways to sort during our class time. For example, Jordan J. and Bella discovered that the houses could be sorted by people living in them and no people living in them. Abby said, that they could be sorted by short houses and long houses. Alex S. and Wyatt said they could sort them by houses with fences and no fences. Alexander said he could sort them by house with triangle roofs and those without. Please continued to allow your child to pracitce sorting items by different attributes at home. Enrichment homework from Mrs. Law will be going home today. Please return it by next Friday.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Cooperative Learning in Rainbow Valley
Today we continued our unit on Needs and Wants. The children were asked to create a Needs and Wants poster to teach others about needs and wants.
As you will see they have a clear understanding about the difference!
As you will see they have a clear understanding about the difference!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Monday is filled with learning!
Today was a busy day in Rainbow Valley.
We worked on creating a writing chart after we read the story I Went Walking and after we went on our own walk where we made observations using our sense of sight and hearing.
Today, we also began our unit on Needs and Wants and All About Me. The children will be earning money all week long for using appropriate listening and behavior skills. On Friday they will be able to spend their money in our Rainbow Valley Store! We have a classroom bank where each student has their own bag where they deposit the money that they earn.
Ask your child to tell you what needs are and what wants are and how they are different.
Many of our kindergarten friends are enjoying Read To Self during Daily Five. During this time it has been amazing to see they children applying their reading strategies.
Please continue to encourage this at home. Our strategies for WHAT TO DO WHEN I AM STUCK ON A WORD:
1. LOOK AT THE PICTURE
2. GET YOUR MOUTH READY TO SOUND OUT
3. LOOK FOR CHUNKS ( CAMPING: CAMP, AM, ING)
4. REREAD
5. ASK YOURSELF, "DOES IT MAKE SENSE?"
Some information... On Monday, December 19th we will be having our kindergarten Winter Wonderland Party/Centers. Every kindergarten class will be participating.
All parents are welcome to rotate with his or her child unless you are running a station.
During the next few weeks I will be teaching the children about Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza as they are holidays that many of our children celebrate. We are not, let me repeat, we are not having a party for each holiday.
We worked on creating a writing chart after we read the story I Went Walking and after we went on our own walk where we made observations using our sense of sight and hearing.
Today, we also began our unit on Needs and Wants and All About Me. The children will be earning money all week long for using appropriate listening and behavior skills. On Friday they will be able to spend their money in our Rainbow Valley Store! We have a classroom bank where each student has their own bag where they deposit the money that they earn.
Ask your child to tell you what needs are and what wants are and how they are different.
Many of our kindergarten friends are enjoying Read To Self during Daily Five. During this time it has been amazing to see they children applying their reading strategies.
Please continue to encourage this at home. Our strategies for WHAT TO DO WHEN I AM STUCK ON A WORD:
1. LOOK AT THE PICTURE
2. GET YOUR MOUTH READY TO SOUND OUT
3. LOOK FOR CHUNKS ( CAMPING: CAMP, AM, ING)
4. REREAD
5. ASK YOURSELF, "DOES IT MAKE SENSE?"
Some information... On Monday, December 19th we will be having our kindergarten Winter Wonderland Party/Centers. Every kindergarten class will be participating.
All parents are welcome to rotate with his or her child unless you are running a station.
During the next few weeks I will be teaching the children about Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza as they are holidays that many of our children celebrate. We are not, let me repeat, we are not having a party for each holiday.
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Friday, December 2, 2011
Retelling, writing, and numbers
This week we continued to work on retelling stories using details.
We enjoyed reading Maisy's Pool. The class also worked on starting sentences with uppercase letters, finger spacing, adding puncuation, and our main focus was applying letter sounds to write words. Please make sure you are reviewing letter sounds with your child daily until learned. We go over letter sounds and sight words daily at school.
It is a delight to see the children who are actively listening each day learning their sounds and their sight words. :)
To help us learn about the importance of adding details to our pictures and our writing we read the story Frieght Train.
In math we worked on teen numbers; counting, writing and recognizing them in and out of sequence.
Please note it is important that your child is able to write his or her first AND last name. :)
We are really excited about the new chapter book we started this week which is Mr. Popper's Penguins. The children discovered the book is not the same as the movie.
We enjoyed reading Maisy's Pool. The class also worked on starting sentences with uppercase letters, finger spacing, adding puncuation, and our main focus was applying letter sounds to write words. Please make sure you are reviewing letter sounds with your child daily until learned. We go over letter sounds and sight words daily at school.
It is a delight to see the children who are actively listening each day learning their sounds and their sight words. :)
To help us learn about the importance of adding details to our pictures and our writing we read the story Frieght Train.
In math we worked on teen numbers; counting, writing and recognizing them in and out of sequence.
Please note it is important that your child is able to write his or her first AND last name. :)
We are really excited about the new chapter book we started this week which is Mr. Popper's Penguins. The children discovered the book is not the same as the movie.
Needs and Wants
Donations Needed for Hands-On Learning!
Over the next few weeks your Kindergarten student will be learning the basics of economics. We will be learning about needs vs. wants and that in order to get what you need and what you want you have to save/earn money.
Students will be able to “earn” dollars in class for a job well done beginning on Monday, December 12th. Each day that week there will be numerous opportunities for your student to earn a dollar to go into their class “bank account”. On Friday the 16th, each student will count the money they earned and use that money to buy supplies from our classroom store that they need for success in the classroom. This is where we need the generosity of our wonderful parents to make this hands-on approach to economics successful. If you are able please send in one of the following:
* holiday themed pencils
* holiday themed mini erasers
* holiday themed stickers (pre-cut into groups of 5 )
* boxes of crayons
* glue sticks
All items can be found at our local dollar stores as well as my favorite spot, the dollar bins at Target! If you are able to donate please have materials into the classroom before Wednesday, December 14th.
Thank you for helping support our learning. We couldn’t do it without you!
Over the next few weeks your Kindergarten student will be learning the basics of economics. We will be learning about needs vs. wants and that in order to get what you need and what you want you have to save/earn money.
Students will be able to “earn” dollars in class for a job well done beginning on Monday, December 12th. Each day that week there will be numerous opportunities for your student to earn a dollar to go into their class “bank account”. On Friday the 16th, each student will count the money they earned and use that money to buy supplies from our classroom store that they need for success in the classroom. This is where we need the generosity of our wonderful parents to make this hands-on approach to economics successful. If you are able please send in one of the following:
* holiday themed pencils
* holiday themed mini erasers
* holiday themed stickers (pre-cut into groups of 5 )
* boxes of crayons
* glue sticks
All items can be found at our local dollar stores as well as my favorite spot, the dollar bins at Target! If you are able to donate please have materials into the classroom before Wednesday, December 14th.
Thank you for helping support our learning. We couldn’t do it without you!
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