Mrs. Olsen's Blog

Friday, January 16, 2015

Kindergarten News in Mrs.Olsen's Room!

Reading

We read a story this week called Love You Forever. It is about a mother who rocks her baby and sings a song every night to him as he gets older and even as a grown-up! It is very sweet and can bring a tear to my eye every time I read it! :) Some vocab words we learned this week were: rocked, flushed, strange, and grown-up.

Jolly Phonics

We learned about the letters "ng" and "th". Ask your child about the sounds and actions that go with those letters. We added 3 popcorn words- "he", "she" and "be". Please practice the popcorn words at home. :)

Math

We started topic 8 this week- subtraction! We will continue to practice addition and subtraction during our center time.

Writing/ Handwriting

We practiced the letter Pp in handwriting this week. We did a snowman craft today with paint. We also talked about the holiday we have on Monday- we did a song(which they loved), read a poem, and read our Weekly Reader about Martin Luther King.

We made a book for Nate, since he was the star student this week.

Remember, Monday- January 19 we do not have school due to the Martin Luther King holiday. Enjoy the long weekend!

We welcomed a new student this week in class- Saba. She is adjusting well to our classroom and the students have been very helpful welcoming her here. :)

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

gonoodle.com

Friday, January 9, 2015

Kindergarten News in Mrs.Olsen's Room!

Reading

We read a story this week called The Relatives Came. It was about a family who comes to visit some of their relatives and all that goes with visiting relatives! :) Some vocab words we learned this week were: tend, squeeze, wrinkled, and silent. We did do a poem today about Grandmas and Grandpas and how wonderful they are! We did not get to do all the activities we had planned for the story because of the short week and snow (cold) days.

Jolly Phonics

We learned about the letters "ch" and "sh". Ask your child about the sounds and actions that go with those letters. We added 3 popcorn words- "the", "you" and "down". Please practice the popcorn words at home. :)

Math

We finished up topic 7 this week- understanding addition. We will continue to practice addition during our center time. We will start topic 8 next week on understanding subtraction.

Writing/ Handwriting

We practiced the capital and lowercase b in handwriting this week. We did a mitten craft today.

We made a book for Aiden, since he was the star student this week.

Next week we have an early dismissal day on Friday, January 16. Students get out at 12:00 and do not eat lunch here.

Gym night is tonight here at Ide- if you are going have fun! :)

Welcome to winter! What a crazy weather week- I hope you were able to enjoy the 2 days off with your child and stayed warm! :)

Have a great weekend!