Quarter #2 is here!

The second quarter started with a short week.  This week, we studied animal babies and their parents that live in the grasslands.  The students are really enjoying nonfiction books!  It is wonderful to be able to watch their faces as they learn new things--they get so excited.  We began our discussion of adjectives this week.  This is a tricky topic for kindergarten students, and we will continue to return to them throughout the school year. 

In math, we focused on the numbers 7-9.  We read a counting book about Ohio history to reinforce our counting skills.  Both classes were amazed at some of the things we read about Ohio's rich history.  We also began counting to 50 each day.  This takes a lot of repitition to master.  Please practice at home as often as possible.

I hope you are all able to enjoy the sunshine this weekend!

End of the First Quarter

Today we are officially one-fourth of the way through the school year!  The students are making such wonderful progress--I am so proud of them!  I am looking forward to more wonderful work in the next three quarters.

This week, we practiced our numbers from 1-10: counting, writing, and comparing.  We had fun with fairy tales and worked on our reading comprehension skills.  The students are doing well understanding the definitions of "plot," "character," and "setting."  Impressive!  We are still practicing letter sounds and have advanced from naming the first sound in a word to the final sound in a word. 

Conferences are coming up--if you would like to schedule a conference, please call the office at 943-6400 between 9:00-2:00 Monday through Friday.

The end of the first quarter is coming!

The quarter ends on Friday, November 2.  Please remember to pay your school fees as soon as possible.  I cannot believe how quickly the first quarter has gone.  Report cards will go home in a few short weeks.  The first report cards will primarily focus on letter naming, letter sound identification, counting, writing numbers, and letter formation.  Please practice these skills regularly at home to support our work in the classroom. 

We had a fun week in room 201.  The students enjoyed Spirit Week--I was impressed with the wacky hairstyles on Wednesday!  Thursday was Picture Day for the "B" class...all of the students looked so adorable!  I cannot wait to see their pictures in the yearbook. 

We are celebrating fabulous fall.  Both classes have made some incredible looking scarecrows.  Many of these are currently decorating our hallways!  The students have gotten many compliments from other grades--they are very artistic.  I am looking forward to more art projects throughout the year. 

The class is starting the third chapter in our math series, which focuses on the numbers 6-10.  They are excited about a new challenge and are already looking forward to the fourth chapter!  I think I have some future mathematicians in class!