Math Quilt

Morning Meeting....

We have some new shapes in the house! Pentagon, heart, hexagon, octagon, oval, etc. We found our match to our piece, shared the color and the shape we thought we had. We also had some new colors that we haven't heard of before too!

Book Corner...
Berenstains Bear and the Prize Pumpkin by Jan Berenstain. "It's time for the annual Bear Country Thanksgiving Festival, and the Bears have entered the pumpkin contest with a vengeance. They may or may not win a blue ribbon, but they certainly do gain a new first-rate appreciation of the true spirit of the holiday and all they have to be thankful for. Full color throughout."


Math......
We had a fun couple rounds of Number Bingo!  We also started a cool project in math.  We are making a math quilt!  Look for our new display when you come for your conference next week! 

Langauge Arts.....
Echo came to visit us to introduce the letter Ee. We are really doing well getting though the letters of the alphabet. We focus a lot on the letter recognition as well as a picture clue and using the proper pronunciation.  We love when Beth let's us be the teachers.  We hold up the letter card and "teach" the class the letter, it's key word and the sound it makes.  Lots of fun! 

Happy Halloween

Morning Activities....
Happy Halloween!!!!! The kids all looked Spooktacular! Thanks all who were supportive in making sure kids were ready and for helping with getting them undressed and understanding that costumes were not to be worn during the rest of the school day. Here are a few snap shots of kids dressed up doing some table activities.

Book Corner....
Four Scary Stories by Tony Jonhston. "One dark night, an imp, a goblin, and a scalawag get together to tell the scariest stories they can think of--Boy stories . . . Johnston links these short tales with humor and ingenuity while dePaola sets them off with different colors, each creature cavorting with a style all its own."

The Runaway Mummy by Michael Rex. "A hysterical (and creepy) parody of a children's classic! Filled with uproarious illustrations, a beloved classic gets a kindhearted send-up in this utterly monsterized parody from Michael Rex, creator of the New York Times bestselling Goodnight Goon. This is The Runaway Bunny like you've never seen it before."



Language Arts...
We continue to review our letters that we have learned so far, as well as add in a new one. We reviewed our letter D. Today we practiced writing letter D. We also did our "Fit Time" groups where we are all doing different activities to strengthen our letter recognition. 

Busy Kindergarten

Morning Activities....

Creating....

Building mode...

Building airplanes complete!

Coloring....

Letter recognition!

Making the alphabet!

More or Less game.

Coloring.

Morning Meeting....
We continue to emphasize KINDNESS! Today we went around the circle and shared with our neighbor something we liked about that person. "I think you are a fast runner." "I think you are a good artist." "I think you are a nice friend."

We did our famous shape matching game too. Today we talked about the number of sides it had, the shape and color. Great job!

COUNTING.....
Everyone had a chance to come up and count all by themselves!!!  We have come a long way. Great to see so many kids volunteering to count. Some counted to 20. Some counted backwards from 20(this is tough, but we are really trying). Nice job brave Kindergarteners who came up to count.

Special Guest....

Cayleigh brought in her Red Footed Tortoise. Her turtle's name is Shelly.

Number Corner....
It's hard to believe that October is almost over. Our calendar has shown us so much this month. We have learned numbers, patters in color and direction patterns!  We are excited to see what next month will have for a pattern! 

Hulla Balloo, Hulla Balloo, this is what I say to you!

"Float like a leaf in the wind."

"Sit like a chair."

"Roll like a ball."

"Cook like Yuko."

"Teach like a teacher."

"Sneak silently back to your spot."

Book Corner....
The Witch Next Door by Norman Bridwell.  "A funny, charming story about appreciating differences is back in print! Someone new has moved into the neighborhood - and she's a witch! Her two young neighbors delight in how she does everything a bit differently from them."

Fluffy's Trick or Treat by Kate McMullin. "When Fluffy the guinea pig goes to Emma's house over Halloween weekend, he goes trick-or-treating dressed as a circus performer and does some very fancy tricks."

Language Arts....
New letter; Dd. We reviewed our old letters and then learned our new letter Dd. Some words with D are:  Dance, dog, dip, dollar, donkey, duck, dunk.


Sharing....
Libby "I saw the moon go away."
Mila "That sounds cool."

William "These are my numbers my mom and me got at a race at the Trick or Trot."
Evan "I like them."
Beth "Did you and your mom run or walk?"
William "We ran most of the way but run some.
Syzer "Was the trick or Trot in front of the school or in back?"
William "In Front."

Charley This is my cover up that my older sister Jordan gave me."
William "I like it."
Evelyn "Did your sister make it?"
Charley "Yes she did."
Mila "It looks beautiful.

Kora "I carved my pumpkin with my dad and brother."
Evan "I like it"
Mila "I like it.
Evelyn "When did you do it?"
Kora "In the afternoon,

JJ "I have this stick from Dave, I was going to make it golden but I didn't."
William "Where did Dave get it from?"
JJ "I don't know."
Evelyn "I like it."
Mila "I like it."


Science.....
We put the paint brushes we Engineered to the test!!!!