With the growing concern over illness and germs lately, I wanted to let you know the class and I have had some in-depth discussions about germs and the things we can do to help keep ourselves and others as healthy as can be. We watched this video and looked at our schedule to add extra times during day to wash our hands. We also talked about the use of sanitizer and so far the students have been doing an excellent job of being mindful of germs. I even got "reminded" (more like scolded) for touching my face 😀! Please know we are doing all we can to make our school safe and healthy!
March 24 & 26: Parent Teacher Conferences-sign up here.
Service Project collection-- Kindergarten was KID'S TOOTHPASTE
March 27: NO SCHOOL
April 6-10: Spring Break NO SCHOOL
April 17: Knowledge-a-thon (KAT)--dress up days to come
Celebration Dance 6-8pm
Here's a peek at the week:
Reading: The nonfiction books have been a huge hit in our room! It's so fun to listen to the students ask questions and share knowledge about the topics they are reading about. This week, readers will keep track of topic words they find while reading non-fiction books. They will use the pictures and words in the book to understand what the words mean and will teach them to their reading partner. We will also conversations about their books with partners. We will use the following conversation starters to help students carry on with their partner.
I wonder....
Maybe...
I agree/disagree because...
We remind students that a having a conversation is like riding a seesaw; you take turns going back and forth!
Writing: I was SO impressed with how the kindergartners were able to use mentor texts to think about how to make their all about writing even better. They came up with ideas like adding diagrams, maps, important vocabulary words and more! Now that we have some great ideas to put in our books, we will set goals for how many topics we will write about in one week. After finishing a book, writers will be reminded to go back to add more key details, make sure it is easy to read, and work with a partner who can ask questions to help them add more information to their books.
Math: Did you know that in order to be fluent adding and subtracting within 5, students need to be able to solve more than 20 equations! An article called "Assessing Basic Fact Fluency" defines fluency as "the efficient, appropriate, and flexible application of single-digit calculation skills and...an essential aspect of mathematical proficiency". In order to determine if a student is fluent in solving a problem, they must show "flexibility, appropriate strategy use, efficiency, and accuracy". So how do we determine that? Students are given a fact fluency interview where we watch and ask questions about how students are solving equations. It is amazing to see how their brains use the strategies to solve problems!
Researcher's Workshop: Our weather unit will come to a close this week. Students will show some of their learning by answering questions with drawings and words. We will share this work on Seesaw. We will also celebrate St. Patrick's day by creating blue prints and building leprechaun traps like engineers!
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