Kindergarten News in Mrs.Olsen's Room! 

  Reading 

We read a story this week- What do you do with a Tail like this?  This is a cute story about animal parts and what they do with the different parts of their bodies- like tails, eyes, noses, and mouths.  We learned some new words with the story as well: pesky, warn, squirt, leap, scoop, and capture.

Jolly Phonics 

  This week we learned about the word family -ug.  We played some games using our popcorn words.  I will send home the popcorn assessments next week so you can see if their are any popcorn words to practice over the summer.  Writing sentences with popcorn words is always good practice too. 

Math 

  We started topic 16 this week on analyzing and comparing shapes. Our last centers of the year this week consisted of some folder games on shapes, measurement, and data, tally mark counting, and making faces out of shapes.

Writing/ Handwriting 

We did some handwriting this week practicing teen numbers. We started our last project for the year this week on different animals.  They will finish them up next week and bring them home for you to see. :)

Please remember to send in a HEALTHY snack for your child- cookies and treats are not healthy snacks.  It needs to be a 100%juice, fruits or vegetables preferably, otherwise crackers or something like that.

We will have until the end of the school year Mrs. Grishow in our classroom as a helper.  She has been helping out with a lot of things and the students are enjoying the extra help in the room. :)  She goes by a few names- Mrs. G or Mrs. Lori too- in case you hear your child mention that name.

The kindergarten musical was a hit!  The children did great- I hope you all enjoyed it and your child slept good for you that night! :)

Zoo field trip next Thursday, June 4- please dress your child appropriately for the weather and send a sack lunch with your child.

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- Giraffes Can't Dance. This is a funny story that has a great lesson in it.  Gerald the Giraffe can't dance and the other animals in the jungle laugh at him because of this.  Gerald decides he is going to learn to dance and does- he impresses all the other animals and they want to be like him then. :)  We made a cute giraffe craft with a poem.  We learned some new words with the story as well: prance, bold, splendid, sneered, and crept.

Jolly Phonics 

  This week we learned about the word family -un.  We added  our last 4 popcorn words for the year- "black", "orange", "white", and "brown".  We did some fun color poems and songs for all the color words we learned the past 2 weeks.  We have learned 95 words this year!  I will be assessing the students in the next couple weeks and will send that home for you so you know which words to practice over the summer.  Always good to practice all of them by writing the word in a sentence. :)

Math 

  We started topic 15 last week on position and location of shapes.  We finished it up this week and will start our last topic for the year next week on analyzing and comparing shapes.  Our centers this week consisted of some folder games on shapes, measurement, and data, sorting 3-D shapes, and stamping teen numbers.

Writing/ Handwriting 

We did not get to handwriting this week. We made our last star student book for the year for Olivia because she was our star student this week. 

Please remember to send in a HEALTHY snack for your child- cookies and treats are not healthy snacks.  It needs to be a 100%juice, fruits or vegetables preferably, otherwise crackers or something like that.

We will have until the end of the school year Mrs. Grishow in our classroom as a helper.  She has been helping out with a lot of things and the students are enjoying the extra help in the room. :)  She goes by a few names- Mrs. G or Mrs. Lori too- in case you hear your child mention that name.

Remember, we have the kindergarten musical on Thursday, May 28 at 7:00 pm.  It should be really cute- the students have been working really hard in music every week! :)

Have a great Memorial Day 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- Rainbow Fish. This is a wonderful story about how to treat others.  We made a rainbow fish today!  They look really cute!  We also read another book about sharks- some really neat facts about them were learned!  We then compared and contrasted fish and sharks.  We learned some new words with the story: shimmer, wise, shocked, glide, and admire.

Jolly Phonics 

  This week we learned about the word family -og.  We added 4 popcorn words- "funny", "pretty", "under", and "find".  Please practice the popcorn words at home. :)  We also learned some blends this week- squ and str.  We learned new words while blending! :)

Math 

  We learned all about shapes in topic 14.  It is fun to point out the shapes all around us! We will start topic 15 next week on position and location of shapes.  Our centers this week consisted of stamping of teen numbers, addition and subtraction practice, and practicing making shapes with play-doh.

Writing/ Handwriting 

We did some practice writing our numbers properly in handwriting this week.  We also spent time making a present for our moms for Mother's Day.  I told them to take the present out of their folder and hide it until Sunday- but not sure if they will remember to do that- so if you find it give it to them first. :)

Please remember to send in a HEALTHY snack for your child- cookies and treats are not healthy snacks.  It needs to be a 100%juice, fruits or vegetables preferably, otherwise crackers or something like that.

We will have until the end of the school year Mrs. Grishow in our classroom as a helper.  She has been helping out with a lot of things and the students are enjoying the extra help in the room. :)  She goes by a few names- Mrs. G or Mrs. Lori too- in case you hear your child mention that name.

Thank you this week for all the cards and flowers all brought in this week!  It was really thoughtful and appreciated! :)

Have a great weekend!  Happy Mother's Day to all the moms!

 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- Chicks and Salsa. This is a funny story about some farm animals who are sick of their regular food- so they decide to make mexican food!  It is really cute and entertaining!  Our craft today consisted of making a horse- they are really cute!  We learned some new words with the story: discovered, encouragement, overwhelmed, and disappointed.

Jolly Phonics 

  This week we learned about the word family -ob.  We added 4 popcorn words- "was", "saw", "are", and "well".  Please practice the popcorn words at home. :)  We also learned some blends this week- scr, spr, and spl.  We learned lots of new words while blending! :)

Math 

  We are learning all about shapes in topic 14 this week.  It is fun to point out the shapes all around us! Our centers this week were a little more challenging, but fun.  We did some stamping and tallying of teen numbers, addition rainbows, dominoes with addition sentences, and then using some addition and subtraction poppers to make number sentences.

Writing/ Handwriting 

We did some practice reviewing letters we have already learned in handwriting this week.  Our craft today also had a writing activity- they had to pick a couple facts we found about horses and write them on the horse craft.

 

Please remember to send in a HEALTHY snack for your child- cookies and treats are not healthy snacks.  It needs to be a 100%juice, fruits or vegetables preferably, otherwise crackers or something like that.

We will have until the end of the school year Mrs. Grishow in our classroom as a helper.  She has been helping out with a lot of things and the students are enjoying the extra help in the room. :)  She goes by a few names- Mrs. G or Mrs. Lori too- in case you hear your child mention that name.

Have fun at gym night tonight if you go- I will see you there! :)

Have a great weekend!  Enjoy the warmth this 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