We have been working as a classroom family to solve problems that may come up between us! We call small problems bummers in here! We created and have been practicing using this chart every day before play workshop! I am impressed at how this is allowing the students to be assertive and solve problems in a calm and respectful way! I am sharing in case it could be useful or spark some conversations at your house!!
Important Dates and Reminders:
February 7: 100 day of school- dress like you are 100 years old
February 14: Valentine day celebration- here is a list of names for valentines
February 17: NO SCHOOL
February 27: PAC Field Trip (more info to come)
Reading: Every reader that solves a word, monitors to see if the word makes sense in the context of the book, if it sounds right (like something we would read or say) and looks right (has the correct letters). This week, we will be digging in to how to check for those three things as we solve words. Stay tuned for a chart we will make a a class to help us support our reading process!!
Writing: Kindergartners begin writing opinion pieces this week! As you may have seen in your child's folder, each student is welcome to bring 4 items from home that they have strong feelings about. For example, it could be their favorite toy OR a picture of a food that they do NOT like. We will use these items to start discussions and generate ideas for our writing. The goal is for students to start their writing with "I like/do not like_____" and then add reasons to each page of the book. I can't wait to learn more about the opinions in our classroom!
Math: This week we will be wrapping up Unit 3. We will be reviewing teen numbers, partners and doing some work with composing and decomposing shapes! We will also take some time to discuss the number 100 and will build it by making ten groups of 10 many times during our 100 day celebration. The kids have been anxiously awaiting for the day since day 1 of school!
Researcher's Workshop: Students will be wrapping up self study centers and learning how to use Seesaw to share our learning. Your child will have his or her own learning journal, and you can get notified when your child adds new items. It's completely private -- only you can see your child's journal outside of class. I will be sending out a link to access Seesaw later this week!
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