What a Great Week!

It was certainly another busy, busy week in our room! 

Letterland is in full swing!  We have almost finished meeting all of our Letterland characters, and I hope your children have been introducing them to you at home and practicing each friend’s secret sound.   

In writer’s workshop, we have been working on labeling our drawings and have begun to write sentences.  One thing I always like to share with parents is that Mrs. Camel and I do not spell words for your children.  We expect our students to segment words and write down the sounds they hear as best as they can.  This is a practice that I encourage you to use at home with your children, as well!     

Just a quick letter that I like to share with parents.  

Der Parints,

Az ur child brings home riting for the ferst tim, do not be serprizd at the speling.  The inglish langwij is confusing for studints.  Prematur insistints that studints uz standar or “correct” speling inhibits their dezir and ability to rit.  We will uz “temporary speling” in r wrk.  It iz a grat assessment to se wut yor child nos.

Az parints u can hlp ur child bi prazing awl their riting.  Let ur child red thair riting to u.  displa thair riting around ur hom.  No that as ur child becomz familyer with riting, he or she wil wake the tranzishun to standar speling. 

Thank u! 

   

In science, we have been studying our five senses.  This week, we spent a lot of time discussing our sense of hearing.  We went on a listening walk around campus.  The kids had to be completely silent as we walked around.  Afterwards, we discussed all we had heard on our walk.  Some heard our feet walking, crickets, birds, cars, and even dogs barking.  We also created our own music box.  The kids decorated a box and were each given two different sized rubber bands.  Before they were allowed to play their music box, they were asked to make a prediction about whether they thought the rubber bands were going to make the same sound or a different sound.  The kids had such fun with this activity. 

We also began exploring our sense of touch.  The kids worked together in groups and were given three mystery bags.  Using their sense of touch, they were asked to describe the contents of the mystery bag.

In math, we have continued to work on counting by ones and tens to 100, drawing scenes of numbers 1-10, and also one-to-one correspondence.  In the coming weeks, we will begin flexible grouping in math.  More information will be shared once this begins.  

Also, the kindergarten team sent home information regarding our very first field trip to the Farmer’s Market last week.  If you have not yet had a chance to return your paperwork and field trip money, please do so in the coming weeks.  Also, please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.

Conferences will begin in a couple of weeks.  Please sign up via the following link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090444A5AC28A31-kindergarten.  If none of these times will work with your schedule, please e-mail me at sbruner@wcpss.net, so we can schedule another time.          

As always, thank you all so much for all you do to support your child and our classroom.  I hope you all had a restful weekend.  Mrs. Camel and I look forward to seeing all of our kindergarteners tomorrow!  

Educationally Yours, 

Ms. Bruner