Wonder Room

We visited the Wonder Room to sort items from the past and the present.  You cannot tell from the pictures but we had several tables of items from the past and present including an iron and an old cast iron, games from 100 years ago and today, cooking utensils, cleaning methods, clothing, methods of writing, toys, transportation, communication, etc.  We enjoyed sorting through the items to figure out if they were from a long time ago or something we may use today.   

Week 5

Upcoming Events:
September 14: Goodies with Grandparents 7 a.m.
September 15:  Open House 6:30 & Kindergarten Success Night beginning at 6
September 17: sign & return interims

What we are learning this week:
Sight words:  dad, mom, love
Letters & sounds:  g, l, p, d
Reading:  rules for reading, such as read right to left, read top to bottom, turn the page to continue reading, spaces separate words, point to each word as you read, pictures match words, we can retell stories
Writing:  writing & labeling maps
Math:  numbers 0-10, making sets
S.S.:  creating & using maps

How can you help at home this week?
Review anything missed on last week's assessment. 
Practice counting objects in sets 0-10, write the corresponding number.
Review all previous sight words, letters, & letter sounds.

Week 4

Upcoming events:

Goodies with Grandparents: September 14, 7a.m.

Open House: September 15

Interims: September 17

What we are learning this week:

Sight words:  the, yes, no

Letters & sounds:  h, n, j 

Math:  numbers 0-10

Reading:  author & illustrator's job, pictures match words on a page, we read left to right, top to bottom

Writing:  using labels to create map books

Social studies:  continue discussing how families are different today from the past including transportation & communication.  Introduce maps as we prepare to learn about our community. 

How can you help at home?

Review anything your child has missed on the assessments from the past few weeks, including sight words and letters.  We will reassess these skills before we mark them on the report card; this gives your child time to improve before the final assessment.