Kindergarten News in Mrs.Olsen's Room!
Reading
We read 2 non-fiction books this week- A Day with A Doctor and A Day with A Mail Carrier. We talked about the components that are in a non-fiction book and were able to make connections to ourselves and between the books. We also learned some new vocabulary words with the books- prevent and healthy. We did some beginning and ending sound activities in our Daily 5 centers this week.
Jolly Phonics
We focused on the word families -ip and -ing this week. We added three new popcorn words this week- "soon", "went", and "come". Keep practicing those popcorn books- we have a lot of words now!
Math
We practiced more with adding and making number sentences this week. We also introduced fact families to the students. We took our second addition timed test this afternoon on +1. The students who did not get 8/10 or higher on the +0 test had to take the +0 test again. This will be the same for all the tests. Before they can move ahead to the higher number they need to get 8/10 correct in a minute. Next week we will skip +2 since it is short week and do +2 the following week. So, practice those math facts. :)
Writing/ Handwriting
We wrote and drew a picture about Lauren this week since she was our star student. We did a journal on what we do not like about winter and shared it with each other. These were very interesting to listen to- the students definitely are ready for spring and warmer weather! :) We also made a rainbow craft this afternoon.
**We got enough pencils and glue sticks to last us until the end of the year (I hope!); however, we are running really low on Kleenex and paper towels- so anyone who would like to donate those to the class it would be greatly appreciated! :)**
** Remember, NO SCHOOL on Monday, March 17 and Tuesday, March 18 next week.**
**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!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Mrs. Olsen
Some great websites for the students to do at home are:
funbrain.com
starfall.com
aaamath.com
kidsites.org
kidzone.ws
