Kindergarten News in Mrs.Olsen's Room! 

  Reading 

We did a lot of focusing on Daily 5 this week and I have been assessing the students for their report cards.  I will finish that up next week as well.  We took some extra time to do some new skills in the writing part and word work part of Daily 5.

Jolly Phonics 

We focused on short a this week, I also did some practice with finding long a as well.  We added three new popcorn words this week- "four",  "nine", and "said". We have been reading some of our sight word books together and the students are really able to read a lot of words.  Hopefully you are seeing this at home too! :)

Math 

We practiced some more on adding numbers together and how to make number sentences vertically and horizontally.  We also did centers this week on stamping number sentences, adding numbers to 10, and practicing fluency in reading teen numbers.

Writing/ Handwriting 

We did some journal writing this week on what we like about winter.  I had the students write the whoIe sentence on their own instead of giving them part of it to write and me finishing it for them. I am really focusing on having the students practice writing sentences with capitals and periods as well as the spacing between their words.

**Remember there is no school tomorrow, February 28 because of a teacher institute.**

 

** We are running low on glue sticks and pencils, so if anyone would like to donate some for the class it would be greatly appreciated. :) **

                   

            

**Thanks to the Waitkus and Hines families for donating pencils and glue sticks-  any more is appreciated. :)**

 **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: 

 funbrain.com 

 starfall.com 

 aaamath.com 

 kidsites.org 

 kidzone.ws

Kindergarten News in Mrs.Olsen's Room! 

  Reading 

We read a story this week called Henry's Wrong Turn.  We practiced some more on the skill wondering.  This is a cute story about a whale who ends up in the New York Harbor after taking a wrong turn.  There were a lot of new words we learned with the story.  Two of the words we learned were signal and pursue.  See if your child can use those words in a sentence for you. :)

Jolly Phonics 

We added the word families "-ap" and "-am" this week. We practiced sounding out and rhyming with these word families. We added three new popcorn words this week- "one",  "two", and "three". We have been reading some of our sight word books together and the students are really able to read a lot of words.  Hopefully you are seeing this at home too! :)

Math 

We practiced some more on adding numbers together and how to make number sentences, as well as subtracting numbers.  We also did centers this week on subtracting, stamping out number sentences, coloring by number, and rolling the dice to make a snowman.

Writing/ Handwriting 

We did some handwriting this week on the letters A, I and S.  We also made some cool snowflakes for the Snowflake Ball.  We wrote about what we would do if we were President of the United States and did a craft with it.  

**Remember there is no school on Friday, February 28 because of a teacher institute.**

 

** We are running low on glue sticks and pencils, so if anyone would like to donate some for the class it would be greatly appreciated. :) **

                   

            

**Reminder- Read to Success reading logs that were sent home in the fall for Six Flags tickets are due Monday, February 24.**

**Snowflake Ball is this Saturday at Elizabeth Ide- have fun if you are going! :)**

 **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: 

 funbrain.com 

 starfall.com 

 aaamath.com 

 kidsites.org 

 kidzone.ws

Kindergarten News in Mrs.Olsen's Room! 

 Reading 

We did not read a story this week.  We worked on making Valentines for a retirement home, read some Valentine books and did 100 day activities.  We did daily 5 each day and our rotations had to do with 100 days or Valentine's Day.

Jolly Phonics 

We added the word families "-at" and "-an" this week. We practiced sounding out and rhyming with these word families. We added three new popcorn words this week- "will",  "have", and "must". We have been reading some of our sight word books together and the students are really able to read a lot of words.  Hopefully you are seeing this at home too! :)

Math 

We practiced some more on adding numbers together and how to make number sentences, as well as subtracting numbers.  We also did centers this week on adding and subtracting numbers, sequencing numbers from 1-100, and playing shape bingo.

Writing/ Handwriting 

We wrote a sentence and drew a picture about Chase since she was our star student this week.  We also decorated our Valentine bags.

**Remember there is no school on Monday, February 17 in honor of President's Day.**

 

** Thanks to all the parents who volunteered at our Valentine party, whether it was sending in treats or helping out at the party!  The students had a great time! :) **

**Reminder- Read to Success reading logs that were sent home in the fall for Six Flags tickets are due February 24.**

 **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, long weekend!  

 Mrs. Olsen 

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

 funbrain.com 

 starfall.com 

 aaamath.com 

 kidsites.org 

 kidzone.ws

Kindergarten News in Mrs.Olsen's Room! 

 Reading 

We read a story this week A Letter to Amy  that worked on the skill wondering again.  We learned 2 new vocabulary words- glance and peer.  Ask your child what they mean.   We read another poem this week called "Groundhog's Day."   We got a full week in on our Daily 5 rotations.  We practiced writing and making sentences properly in one of our rotations.

Jolly Phonics 

We added the letters "er" and "ar" this week to our sounds. Ask your child what the action is that goes with the 2 sounds. We added four new popcorn words this week- "now",  "look", "good" and "jump". We have been reading some of our sight word books together and the students are really able to read a lot of words.  Hopefully you are seeing this at home too! :)

Math 

We started learning about adding numbers together and how to make number sentences.  We will really dive into these the next few weeks as well as subtraction.  We also did centers this week on adding numbers and continued with a couple more shape activities.

Writing/ Handwriting 

We wrote a sentence and drew a picture about Kaylana since she was our star student this week.  We also made a cupcake craft.

Another cold and snowy week and weekend ahead for us!  Wow!  We are really getting a tough winter!  :(  Hopefully the kids are able to enjoy it a little bit with all the snow!

**Next week on Thursday, February 13 it is the 100th Day of school!  We will be doing a lot of activities centered around 100!  

**Reminder- Read to Success reading logs that were sent home in the fall for Six Flags tickets are due February 24.**

**Valentine parties are on Friday, February 14 from 2:00-3:00.  If your child would like to send in valentines for the class we will be passing them out on Friday to everyone.  Please make sure to just have your child sign he or she's name and not put who it is to.  There are 20 students in the class- 12 girls and 8 boys.  Please no candy or presents- valentine cards are enough. :) **

 **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: 

 funbrain.com 

 starfall.com 

 aaamath.com 

 kidsites.org 

 kidzone.ws