We talked a lot about fire safety and having a meeting spot at home in case you ever need to get out of your house. We also got to see a real fireman get dressed in his gear, including his oxygen tank and face mask.... very cool and informative!
Academic update:
-In class, we've already covered 6 sight words on our Word Wall. FYI, they are:
a, at, dad, I, it, mom.
-When we write in class, I encourage the children to spell these words correctly and remind them they are on our Word Wall.
-This week we have begun Reading Centers. Children have different needs and to address this I will be working with small Guided Reading groups during Literacy time. While I work with one group, other students will be engaged in different activities such as Listening Center, Phoneme Center, Handwriting Practice, or various literacy activities that they can work on independently. I am so excited to get this started, as the best way to get kids reading is by working in small groups or one-on-one at their levels!
-And in Math we are using a giant pumpkin today to estimate circumference (no, we are not responsible for that word!) and to estimate the number of seeds that may be inside... we will carve it next week and find that out! We continue to work on counting, number recognition and writing, and everyday math routines.
Hope everyone is having a good week... We seem to be very busy here in Kindergarten, but are definitely enjoying it!
~Mrs. Fournier
