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
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