Kindergarten News in Mrs.Olsen's Room! 

  Reading 

We read a story this week called Whistle for Willie.  It is about a little boy who really wants to whistle for his dog but can't do it.  The students could relate to this a lot because some of them can whistle and some cannot.  We learned some new vocabulary words that went with the story- determined, proud, scramble, and whirl.  

Jolly Phonics 

We learned about the letters "e" and "h".  Ask your child about the sounds and actions that go with those letters.  We added 2 popcorn words- big and my.  We did a popcorn word book today like last week- we highlighted the popcorn words and practiced reading the book- see how well your child can read the book to you. 

Math 

We are still working on topic 2.  The students are getting good at counting and comparing numbers between 0-5.  We did math centers this week again and the students are doing well with them.  Next week we will add another part to math centers- computers.

Writing/ Handwriting 

We practiced the capital and lowercase i in handwriting this week.   We did a journal on what and how your whistle would look like. :) 

  

I had the students empty their blue folders (these have unfinished papers in them) this week and clean out desks!  They were getting pretty messy!  (Not all of the students- but many of them!)  So, if you see a lot of unfinished papers, those are papers, mostly morning work, that were not finished and you are more than welcome to work on them at home.  They do not need to come back.  I will try to do this each week so you will not have as many as you did today. :)  

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

gonoodle.com

Kindergarten News in Mrs.Olsen's Room! 

  Reading 

We read a story this week called Friends at School.  It is about children at school and the different things that happen at school during a typical day.  The students could relate to things in the story and we made some comparisons and contrasts between them and our school day.  We learned some new vocabulary words that went with the story- enjoy, gooey, container, and scrumptious.  

Jolly Phonics 

We learned about the letters "n" and "c, k".  Ask your child about the sounds and actions that go with those letters.  We added 2 popcorn words- in and see.  We did some popcorn word books today like last week- we highlighted the popcorn words and practiced reading the books- see how well your child can read the book to you. :)

Math 

This week we started topic 2 on fewer and more than 1 or 2.  The students are pretty good at it so far- will continue more practice with it next week.  We started math centers this week and the students really liked them.  We will do them again next week. 

Writing/ Handwriting 

We practiced the capital and lowercase l in handwriting this week.   We did a journal on what you see in class.  The students did a writing part and then drew a picture to match.  The students had a chance to share the journal with the class.  They love using the Elmo up front and sharing with the class.

  

Thanks to all of you who came to the book fair and ice cream social last night- I am sure it was fun!  Hopefully you were able to get some great new books!  Thanks to the families who donated money to the classroom, I got a few great new books!!  I can't wait to read them to the class!  Thanks!

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

gonoodle.com

Kindergarten News in Mrs.Olsen's Room! 

  Reading 

We read a story this week called My Friends.  It is about a little girl who learns different things from all sorts of friends.  The students really enjoyed it and thought it was funny.  We learned some new vocabulary words that went with the story- explore, creature, imitate, and companion.  

Jolly Phonics 

We learned about the letters "i" and "p".  Ask your child about the sounds and actions that go with those letters.  We had 2 popcorn words- I and it.  There is also a What is it? book in their green folder- see if your child can read it to you.  We highlighted the popcorn words in it.

Math 

This week we finished our first topic on writing, reading, and counting the numbers 1-5.  Next week we will start practicing math centers.

Writing/ Handwriting 

We did some more pages in our handwriting book, practicing strokes and following directions. Next week we will start on specific letters and how to correctly form the uppercase and lowercase of each letter.   We did a journal on what you like to play with with your friends, I am making it into a class book.  

  

Well, hello fall!  It certainly went from summer to fall this week very quickly!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and stay warm. :)  The students are getting into a great routine and getting used to the schedule. 

Thanks to those of you who came to curriculum night on Monday- great to see all of you!  Hope it was helpful and informative!

 Mrs. Olsen 

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

 funbrain.com 

 starfall.com 

 aaamath.com 

 kidsites.org 

 kidzone.ws

gonoodle.com

Kindergarten News in Mrs.Olsen's Room! 

  Reading 

We read a story this week called Me on A Map.  It is about a little girl who makes a map of her room, town, state, and country.  The students learned some new vocabulary words- map, town, country, and state.  

Jolly Phonics 

We learned about the letters "a" and "t".  Ask your child about the sounds and actions that go with those letters.  We also had 1 popcorn word- a.  You probably noticed the yellow "a" in their green folder, that is for you to practice with them at home.  You can make flashcards, play games, anything you would like to practice the word.  We will be doing 2 words a week starting next week.  The students have a set of words here at school to practice with as well.

Math 

This week we started our new math series.  You should have seen the pages coming home.  Those are what we do in class together.  Please look over those and practice anything you think your child might need work on.  This week we focused on counting and writing the numbers 1, 2, and 3.

Writing/ Handwriting 

We did some pages in our handwriting book, practicing strokes and following directions for our handwriting series. We also did a journal on making a map of our bedroom.  We even drew a picture to go with it and shared them with the class.

  

We had a great second week- the students are doing really well and learning the routine of the classroom great! I look forward to informing you more about the kindergarten curriculum and procedure next week on Monday, September 8 at 6:00.       

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!  It sounds like a beautiful weekend!

 Mrs. Olsen 

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

 funbrain.com 

 starfall.com 

 aaamath.com 

 kidsites.org 

 kidzone.ws

gonoodle.com