Worms!

This week we learned about worms! We completed a worms "are", "can", and "have" chart. We also did worm addition, measuring, and explored our worms with our hands! It was too much fun! Next week we will be writing a diary entry after reading "Diary Of a Worm" and also making worm habitats! Stay tuned..

Daily 5 - Work on Writing

This week we introduced Work on Writing in both kindergarten classrooms.  The students have already been introduced to Read to Self, Word Work, Listen to Reading, so they are familiar with the expectations of this time in our classroom.  It is hard to believe that 5 and 6 year olds can be quiet all working at the same time independently but  come visit our room and you will see, it is possible.  We could not be more proud of them.  Here are some more pictures of our fabulous kiddos!  Remember:THE MORE YOU READ THE BETTER READER YOU WILL BE and THE MORE YOU WRITE THE BETTER WRITER YOU WILL BE!

Teddy bear week

This week we focused on the letter T and students brought in teddy bears! We measured the teddy bears, sorted them, and also compared them! Math is always more fun when it's hands on.

Mrs. Wittenberg's class

Ms. Ambler's class

Apple Week

Apple week was so much fun! Check out our Apple week slideshow.

Popcorn Words

One way to help children learn their sight words (popcorn words) is to put them to music.  Here is one video we watch at school.  There are some additional words in this but most of the words are the same ones we study.  Have fun learning!

The Little School Bus

 

Miss Ambler's Class

 

Mrs.Wittenberg's Class

Yeah! Our first movie created by our kindergartners is finished.  We are so proud of them!  Our directors did a fabulous job directing our actors and holding the camera.  The production crew made beautiful sets and our actors did a fine job memorizing their lines.  I hope you enjoy!

Having fun learning our numbers!

We had so much fun as we were practicing writing our numbers!  Of course we had to use our apples to get messy with.  We will make our pictures into beautiful fall leaves!

As we are mastering out letter sounds in Kindergarten we know it is hardest to learn the vowels! We have found a great and catchy song vowel bat!! The students love it and would love for you to play it at home!:) Check it out at the link below.

vowel bat

How Full is your bucket?

 

On Tuesday, Mrs. Walsh came in and read How Full is Your Bucket by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer. The story is about a boy named Felix who learns how one's own interactions with others can have a profound effect on one's own happiness and that of others.  We use the words from the book to help let others know how we feel.  We try very had to fill each others' buckets every day and in turn our bucket gets filled too!  Thank you, Mrs. Walsh for reading this book to us! Listen to the story above.

Building reading stamina!

Both classes are doing such a fabulous job building reading stamina during our Daily 5 time! Our goal is to get to 20 minutes! After 20 minutes Mrs. Walsh will bring her book into our classroom and reads with us! We are so excited:).

All About Me!

This week we graphed how many boys and girls we have in our classrooms. This is the year of the girls!

Our favorite things...

Getting in the swing of school!

Our hallway is so bright and colorful! We did our first monthly writing in August and also made school buses last week to fit with our story "The Little School Bus!" The students followed multi-step directions, and did such a fantastic job with their buses! Enjoy!

 

We made it through our first week!

Woo hoo! We had an awesome first week! We are pretty tired (especially the teachers!) But what a great time we had. Did your children tell you about our tour through the school looking for Pete the Cat? We didn't find him but we sure had fun!

The Kissing Hand

Today in Kindergarten we read one of my personal favorite stories, The Kissing Hand! Ask your child to retell you the story:). They loved it! We were also shocked how many students know the big word "nocturnal" since Chester the raccoon goes to school at night in this story! Such a fun day in Kindergarten! The students are adjusting beautifully!

Surfin' into Kindergarten

We Love Butterfield!

We know you will too! This is a picture of our t-shirts we wore during our sneak peek! It was fun for us to see most of you on Friday! We look forward to seeing you all on Monday!

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Miss Ambler ready for the first day of school!

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