Mrs. Olsen's Blog: November 2013

Friday, November 22, 2013

Kindergarten News in Mrs.Olsen's Room!

Happy Fall!

Reading

We read a bunch of Thanksgiving stories this week. We also read 2 poems- The Scarecrow and The Turkey. Next week, we will be reading some more Thanksgiving books and creating our own thankful book. We will do 2 poems next week as well.

Jolly Phonics

We added the letters "ee" and "or" this week to our sounds we learned. Ask your child what the action is that goes with the 2 sounds. We added three new popcorn words as well- "is", "can", and "but". Next week we will learn the letter "z" sound and have 2 popcorn words- "to" and "too". Point out the popcorn words in stories you read to your children as well. Then, when they are reading to self during daily 5 they will recognize those words and be proud that they can read them.

Handwriting

We did capital C, O, and Q this week in handwriting.

Math

We did lots of work this week finding and identifying 11-20 on the ten frames. We played some turkey bingo as well. Next week we will be doing some turkey math.

Writing

We wrote and drew something we like about Luke since he was our star student for the week. We made some turkeys that are hanging up outside our room as well.

**Remember snack should be healthy , such as fruit, vegetables, cheese, or crackers. If you are sending a juice, make sure it is 100% juice.** Thanks!

My phone line has been set up in my room and the number is 783-5218. Email I will get to the quickest if you need to reach me. jolsen@ccsd66.org

I will not be sending out a blog next week since it is such a short week. So, please have a wonderful Thanksgiving and travel safely if you are going to be out of town. Report cards will go home with the students next Tuesday as well. No school Wednesday-Friday next week.

Have a great weekend! Stay warm! :)

Mrs. Olsen

Some great websites for the students to do at home are:

Friday, November 15, 2013

Kindergarten News in Mrs.Olsen's Room!

Happy Fall!

Reading

We read a story this week called Pumpkin, Pumpkin. It is about a little boy who plants pumpkin seeds and watches his seed sprout and become a pumpkin. We worked on retelling the story by using the pictures. We learned 4 new words to go along with the story- observe, enormous, patient, and scoop. We also read the poem- November.

Jolly Phonics

We added the letters "oa" and "ie" this week to our sounds we learned. Ask your child what the action is that goes with the 2 sounds. We added three new popcorn words as well- "am", "did", and "not". Point out the popcorn words in stories you read to your children as well. Then, when they are reading to self during daily 5 they will recognize those words and be proud that they can read them.

Handwriting

We did capital Z this week in handwriting.

Math

We did centers this whole week practicing lots of different skills. We practiced more with ten frames for the numbers 11-20, played a game called race to 20 using race cars, sorted and counted according to color, and practiced counting on dominoes.

Writing

We wrote, drew, and shared journals on what we did over the long weekend. We also practiced writing and making our popcorn words with magnetic letters.

**Remember snack should be healthy , such as fruit, vegetables, cheese, or crackers. If you are sending a juice, make sure it is 100% juice.** Thanks!

My phone line has been set up in my room and the number is 783-5218. Email I will get to the quickest if you need to reach me. jolsen@ccsd66.org

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Olsen

Some great websites for the students to do at home are:

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Kindergarten News in Mrs.Olsen's Room!

Happy Fall!

Reading

We read a story this called Noisy Nora. It is about a little mouse who is not getting enough attention at home and gets very upset and mad. We worked on making connections to the other two stories that we read. The students were also able to make connections to their home life with having brothers and sisters at home. We shared some fun stories! We also read a poem- Watching Falling Leaves.

Jolly Phonics

We added the letters "ai" this week to our sounds we learned. Ask your child what the action is that goes with the sound. We added two new popcorn words as well- "we" and "me". Next week we will be adding 3 more popcorn words to our book! Keep practicing your popcorn words at home. Point out the popcorn words in stories you read to your children as well. Then, when they are reading to self during daily 5 they will recognize those words and be proud that they can read them.

Handwriting

We did get to capital Y this week in handwriting.

Math

We did a couple days of centers this week using gumballs to count and some number sequencing up to 20. We also worked on using the ten frames to make numbers from 11-20 and made number sentences using the ten frames as well. We will be doing more of that next week as well.

Writing

We wrote, drew, and shared journals on favorite Halloween activity and what we did over the weekend. We also had a Weekly Reader on Bears.

**Remember snack should be healthy , such as fruit, vegetables, cheese, or crackers. If you are sending a juice, make sure it is 100% juice.** Thanks!

Thank you to all of you who made it in for parent conferences this week- I know with busy schedules it is hard to get in that time. However, I feel it is so important to your child to hear about them individually! I enjoy getting feedback from you as well! :)

My phone line has been set up in my room and the number is 783-5218. Email I will get to the quickest if you need to reach me. jolsen@ccsd66.org

Remember we have a long weekend- no school Friday, November 8 and Monday, November 11. Enjoy the LONG weekend!

Mrs. Olsen

Some great websites for the students to do at home are:

Friday, November 1, 2013

Kindergarten News in Mrs.Olsen's Room!

Happy Halloween!

Reading

We read a bunch of Halloween books this week and did some songs and activities with them. The students had a lot of fun with these. We did 2 poems this week called One, Two, Halloween Boo! and The 5 Little Pumpkins.

Jolly Phonics

We added the letters "b" and "j" this week to our sounds we learned. Ask your child what the actions are that go with the sounds. We added two new popcorn words as well- "at" and "on". Keep practicing your popcorn words at home. Point out the popcorn words in stories you read to your children as well. Then, when they are reading to self during daily 5 they will recognize those words and be proud that they can read them.

Handwriting

We did not get to handwriting this week. We will do some more letters next week.

Math

We did 2 days of centers this week doing Halloween activities. The children practiced counting up to 40 and 50 with puzzles, a bat picture, and a pumpkin picture. We also did some more Halloween counting books that were added to read to self book bag. Next week we are going to be practicing more with writing and identifying teen numbers.

Writing

We wrote and drew a picture about Dane who was our star student this week. We also made a spooky spider for Halloween!

**Remember snack should be healthy , such as fruit, vegetables, cheese, or crackers. If you are sending a juice, make sure it is 100% juice.** Thanks!

We had a great time at our Halloween party! Thanks to all the moms who helped put it together! Also, thanks to the moms who donated food to the party! It was a success! :)

My phone line has been set up in my room and the number is 783-5218. Email I will get to the quickest if you need to reach me. jolsen@ccsd66.org

Have a great weekend! Remember to turn your clocks back! Enjoy the extra hour of sleep! :)

Mrs. Olsen

Some great websites for the students to do at home are: