Singing and writing and cutting, oh my!

So, you should really ask your child to perform "Hello Neighbor" and "Jump Jim Joe," two little song and dance routines we've been working on.  They are ADORABLE.... and still a work in progress!

Today we talked about the letter "Nn" and the sound it makes... we came up with some great "Nn" words to write and illustrate.  My favorites included New York, nightgown and ninja!

At the school library today we checked out lots of new books to keep in our classroom for the week.  We love checking them out at the circulation desk and bringing them back to the classroom to share with our friends!

In math we worked on classifying shapes.  We cut out circles, rectangles, squares and triangles and sorted them onto the large posters we made earlier.  Most of the children ended up drawing and cutting out their own shapes as well... and they expanded upon these, as we talked about trapezoids too!

Week in Review

What a fun and busy week we have had in Kindergarten!


Some highlights:

We've talked about our school community and all of the different roles we have at Conners-Emerson.  We decided students' jobs in Kindergarten are to learn and to have fun- seems like we all are so far!

We were so lucky that Kasch brought in a chrysallis to share with us.  He named her "Evening," and everyone has been so excited to watch her turn into a beautiful monarch butterfly.  Today we released her into the sunny world, and believe she is on her way to Mexico as we speak...

We've learned about patterns in math and have realized they are everywhere.  You can look for patterns at home; I bet you will find lots!  We got to try out lots of different math "centers" today, and will slowly be introducing them into our math time over the next few weeks.

We published a class book called "Did you ever see?"  Everyone came up with their own silly rhyme to fill in and illustrate.  What a great group of author/illustrators we have in Kindergarten!

We've now read four letter books with lots of sight words: My Bb Book, My Mm Book, My Rr Book and My Ss Book... next up will be our Nn Books!


I hope everyone has a great weekend... a few reminders:

Next week there is no school for students on 9/30- it is a Professional Day for all teachers.


**If you would like to send your child to school with a water bottle, absolutely feel free!  They can keep them at their seats and stay hydrated- it'll save water fountain time too! **

Beginning Literacy

Last week we learned the letters M and B, and more importantly the sounds they make!  We sometimes listen to this cool song which you can click on and enjoy at home.

The students worked on these letters by looking and listening to words with "Mm" and "Bb" as the initial sounds.  We cut pictures, sorted them by initial sound, and glued them in the right spot on our charts.  Here's one student's completed sheet!

 

In addition to learning letter names and sounds, we are trying our best to write them.  Handwriting is a process, and we are off to a great start.  We use a wide variety of hands-on activities.  The kids really seem into the chalk- it is a little easier than pencil to work with (plus it is totally fun).  Look at some of our Bs!

We've started our Sight Words (a.k.a. Rainbow Words) too!  We've written and read "a" and "at" and this week we will work on "is."

Have a great week, and feel free to comment on any blog posts you'd like!

~Mrs. Fournier

Introduction

Hi there!  Welcome to our class blog, which will serve as a window into our classroom so that families may take a peak at the learning and exploring going on in Mrs. Fournier's Kindergarten.  I will try to update regularly, though I am sure some times will be busier than others as the school year progresses.  Please feel free to leave a comment at any time, and to check out the photos and other updates as they come!

I have a terrific group of children this year, as you of course already know, and I very much enjoyed getting to know them this first week of school.  Thank you for trusting me with them during the school days, and for sharing in this exciting adventure we call Kindergarten!