Jack-O-Lantern Project

We got our first family Jack-O-Lantern project back today! Meet Jeanette, the jack-o-lantern! I can't wait to see the rest!! Projects are due Friday, October 7th.

D is for Dots and....DOUGHNUTS!

Our letter of the week is Dd. We used DOT markers to trace over the Dd's.

 We read the story, If You Give a Dog a Donut and of course... sampled doughnuts! We tasted yummy apple cider doughnuts to go along with our apple theme and letter of the week. We loved the delicious doughnuts!

                                    

Happy Birthday Johnny Appleseed!

We kicked off our apple week by honoring Johnny Appleseed! He would have been 242 years old today!
                                                  Happy birthday Johnny Appleseed!

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Did someone say Chicka chicka boom boom?! We spent several days this week working with the well known book,  Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin.  We colored and decorated our own coconut trees with our names!

On Thursday, we used pictures to retell the story. We colored, cut and sequenced images from the story. 

We continued to work with our names and letters. On Friday, we decorated the first letter of our name and displayed the project in the hall! 

Two cheers for Keyrine and Ashley who got their name chosen from the, "Ms. Tenk's Fish Tank". Keep up the kindness!

Looking Ahead...

Letter of the week: Dd

Word of the week: I 

Wednesday, September 28th is an early release day. Dismissal begins at 1:20. 

Open House is Thursday, October 6th. More info to follow.

Up next...APPLES! APPLES! APPLES!

XOXO

Reading Tools

We are loving every second of center time! We are working on the sight words me and the this week. What better way to help learn our new words than cool reading tools! We began with a highlighter to find the and me,. Next, we got our googly eyed pointers for our pointer finger! With our "eyes"on the words we were able to point to the words as we read.

 

We also used fun fish pointers!

Lastly, we worked on letter formation with dry erase markers.

Happy reading!!

Rest Time Blankets

Blankets were sent home Friday to wash. Please return your child's  blanket to school so they have a place to rest. We will rest until the middle of October. Thanks!

Reading Fun!

The past three weeks of school have been spent perfecting classroom routines and rituals. This week, we took some time to focus on reading to self! Each student received a book bin. This is where they keep books they are reading at school. We found a quiet spot around the room and browsed pictures in books. We also looked for the letter O and periods!

We did such a fabulous job of reading to self for 4 minutes, we were ready for partner reading! Here we are knee to knee and elbow to elbow with a friend.

Two cheers for my tots Sophia and Brandon who were "caught" being good this week! On Friday, their name was picked out of Ms. Tenk's Fish Tank and they received a prize from the treasure chest!

Looking ahead...

Letter of the week: A

Word of the week: the

If you have not sent field trip money in, please do so ASAP! Checks can be made out to ROPE.

XO

We LOVE Pattern Blocks!

This week in math we explored pattern blocks. We used them to make letters, match the correct shape and made our own creations! We give pattern block centers two thumbs up!

Recap of the Week

With six days under our belt, we are beginning to learn the routines of kindergarten! This week was filled with high temperatures,  play centers and lots of stories! We also introduced our first letter, C!

C is for cookie...or cotton! Here we are working on our first letter project of the year.

Mrs. D and I read the class many different stories this week, and then my tots became the readers! We explored alphabet books and LOVED it!

We used sand to practice writing our name and the letter C.

We ended our week off with a treat from Ms. Joyce to help cool us off...yummy ice cream! 

Looking ahead...

Letter of the week: Oo

Sight word of the week: me

If you have not sent your field trip money in, please do so by the end of the month. 

Come back soon! XO