What a great week! We have done so much this week already and it's only Thursday! Next week is fall break. There is no school Monday 9/20 - Friday 9/24. Enjoy your time off from school!
I am going to order the scholastic books over break- so we can get them next week. I haven't received any orders in a week, so I'm going ahead a ordering them. You can still order on-line. I will order them at the later part of fall break to give those who still might want to order, time to order!
We celebrated Nadia's birthday this week! Over break Matheus will celebrate his birthday too! Happy Birthday to Nadia and Matheus.
Technology Update:
We got another computer in our classroom today! So we are currently rocking 3 computers!! Yeah!
Academic Update:
Literacy: We have started a new unit called "Colors all around" We learned alot about our colors. In phonics, we learned two new letters this week, o and g. We also learned to sight words too, I and can.
Math:We have finished our chapter on patterns. We took our math test today. We will start a new chapter on Monday when we come back from fall break.
Science/Social Studies: We have really been talking about maps and learning that our school is in Kennesaw and that we live in Cobb County and in Georgia. Continue talking to your kids about their surroundings. They are fascinated with that we can live in Kennesaw, Cobb County and Georgia all at the same time! :) We had two postcards arrive this week! A special thank you to Michael, who brought one in from Panama City Beach, FL and Meghana who brought one in from Hawaii. We have estimated how many post cards we will get. The numbers are high... so start collecting those post cards!
Our specials for next week are: Monday: Media, Tuesday: Music, Wednesday: P.E., Thursday: Spanish and Friday: Art.
Have a great week off. I wish everyone a restful and safe fall break. My husband and I are moving into a new home! Enjoy! Roll Tide!
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Estes Extras...
What a great week! It was a short one, but really good! We started the week off with Hats-off to reading! We made the cutest If you give a Moose a Muffin hats!! We had a ton of fun at Brainstorm on Wednesday. During brainstorm, we rotated to four classrooms. In Mrs. Bell's class, we learned about the safe place in our classroom. In Mrs. Cronan's class, we dug for bugs and then sorted them. In Mrs. Porter's class we made shrinkey-dink necklaces and in my class we made home-made play-doh and wrote the recipe. It was such a fun day! Today, was our Chick-Fl-A day. Congrats to Nadia and Michael for being our Chick-Fl-A students of the month! We also had our first Mystery Reader. Thank you to Carla's Aunt who came and read a story about manners. What a treat it was having her visit! Also, a special thank you to Sofia's mom, who has graciously accepted the job of being our room-mom for the year!
Academic Update:
Literacy: We finished up our literacy unit, "All about me". This past week in phonics, we learned two new letters, r and i. We learned that i is a vowel, just like the letter a and that there is a vowel in every word.
Learning Labs: At the end of the day, I have started interactive centers call "Learning Labs". These hands-on labs focus on science, fine-motor skills and social interaction.
Math: Last week we finished up our unit in math on sorting and a little graphing. We have jumped right into our second unit about patterns! We have learned an AB, AABB, and an AAB pattern. Ask your child this weekend to show you a pattern for extra reinforcement.
Science/Social Studies: We are starting a new unit in Science on Monday about "Where we live". We will be learning all about our surroundings in Kennesaw, Cobb County and in Georgia. **We have a map in our classroom of the United States. If your family or family members go somewhere on vacation, or for a day trip, please buy a postcard and send it in. We will attach it to our map. I went to New Orleans this summer and bought a postcard- just for this unit! The postcards will help the students will be able visualize the place and see where the place is located on a US map. The postcards will stay on the map all year long. The students will estimate how many postcards we will have by the end of the year. I can't wait to see the postcards! Eventually, I will be adding a world map. I have a good friend who lives in Germany and she will be sending a card from Germany very soon! :)
Please keep signing up for the Math Center Volunteer, Mystery Reader and Literacy Center. There is plenty of spaces left! Our wonderful para, Mrs. Fortson, helps in our class every three days, so an extra hand is always welcome. Plus, you get to know the kids and see the daily workings of our class!
Have a great weekend...and Roll Tide! :)
Academic Update:
Literacy: We finished up our literacy unit, "All about me". This past week in phonics, we learned two new letters, r and i. We learned that i is a vowel, just like the letter a and that there is a vowel in every word.
Learning Labs: At the end of the day, I have started interactive centers call "Learning Labs". These hands-on labs focus on science, fine-motor skills and social interaction.
Math: Last week we finished up our unit in math on sorting and a little graphing. We have jumped right into our second unit about patterns! We have learned an AB, AABB, and an AAB pattern. Ask your child this weekend to show you a pattern for extra reinforcement.
Science/Social Studies: We are starting a new unit in Science on Monday about "Where we live". We will be learning all about our surroundings in Kennesaw, Cobb County and in Georgia. **We have a map in our classroom of the United States. If your family or family members go somewhere on vacation, or for a day trip, please buy a postcard and send it in. We will attach it to our map. I went to New Orleans this summer and bought a postcard- just for this unit! The postcards will help the students will be able visualize the place and see where the place is located on a US map. The postcards will stay on the map all year long. The students will estimate how many postcards we will have by the end of the year. I can't wait to see the postcards! Eventually, I will be adding a world map. I have a good friend who lives in Germany and she will be sending a card from Germany very soon! :)
Please keep signing up for the Math Center Volunteer, Mystery Reader and Literacy Center. There is plenty of spaces left! Our wonderful para, Mrs. Fortson, helps in our class every three days, so an extra hand is always welcome. Plus, you get to know the kids and see the daily workings of our class!
Have a great weekend...and Roll Tide! :)
Friday, September 3, 2010
Estes Extras...
We had a great week! This coming Monday is Labor Day! There is no school on Monday! Enjoy the three day weekend! :) Next week is a BIG week! We have lots and lots of cool things happening!
We have had a technology filled week! We got two computers in our classroom! Yay! We are really enjoying them! Also, earlier in the week, we learned how to use the smart board in the library. We completed pattern games on it. The smart board is really awesome- we look forward to using it again!
Academic Update:
We have started our unit in literacy called, Look at Us!, this unit is an all about me unit. We read some stories about growing up and compared what we did when we were babies to what we do now. We wrote about what we wanted to be when we grow up in a shared writing activity. We read about different animals and the way they "talk". In phonics, we have introduced two more letters, c and a. We learned how to write in our writing journals too. In math we continued working on positional words and started learning patterns and concrete graphs.
If your child forgets a water bottle or sweater, it is probably still in the classroom. We are really working on a sense of responsibility. I will remind them to get thier lunch box and waterbottle, but help them think about what needs to go home with them at the end of the day.
I sent home a monthly homework calendar today. The calendar stays in the folder all month long. The worksheets that are attached to the monthly homework parent letter stays at home. Please only turn in the homework at the end of the month. I will only send home extra math worksheets from the workbook when we need extra practice. I felt the monthly homework would be easier on you and me. Please let me know if you have any questions about it. Also, I attached a reading log. Please turn the reading log in at the end of the month too!
A special thanks to Elianna and her dad for sending in a Cicada today for us to look at, discuss and write about in our Science journals. The kids named it Chippy. The kids absolutely loved looking at it with magnifying glasses! If you have something that is science related and you would like us to look at and discuss, please send it in!
Please continue to sign up for our Mystery Reader, Math Centers and Literacy Centers. There are plenty of spaces left. The kids love visitors!! My husband, Stewart, was the Mystery Reader today! He read The Cat and the Hat! :)
The specials next week are: Tuesday: Art, Wednesday: No specials because of Brainstorm., Thursday: P.E. and Friday: No specials because of KSU game day.
Have a great three day weekend!
- Tuesday is Hats to Reading. The students are allowed to bring and wear a hat to school as long as it goes along with a book. We will be making hats- just in case someone forgets a hat. I want everyone to join in the fun. Our hat book is: If you give a Moose a Muffin. We read the book today and are looking forward to making the hats and showing them off on Tuesday!
- Wednesday is our first school-wide Brainstorm. Brainstorm is once a month and is centered around science and math activities. Our class will rotate to the other four Kindergarten classrooms in our portable. The rotations will be 45 minutes long. The students will learn something exciting in each class! Brainstorm will last from 8:30am - 11:30 am. Please bring 2 snacks on Tuesday. Our lunch will be later than normal, so we will have a small snack in between the rotations and also a snack in the afternoon.
- Friday is KSU game day. Kennesaw State students will be coming to our classrooms and playing games that are related to math and science. Game day will last from 8:30am-11:00am.
We have had a technology filled week! We got two computers in our classroom! Yay! We are really enjoying them! Also, earlier in the week, we learned how to use the smart board in the library. We completed pattern games on it. The smart board is really awesome- we look forward to using it again!
Academic Update:
We have started our unit in literacy called, Look at Us!, this unit is an all about me unit. We read some stories about growing up and compared what we did when we were babies to what we do now. We wrote about what we wanted to be when we grow up in a shared writing activity. We read about different animals and the way they "talk". In phonics, we have introduced two more letters, c and a. We learned how to write in our writing journals too. In math we continued working on positional words and started learning patterns and concrete graphs.
If your child forgets a water bottle or sweater, it is probably still in the classroom. We are really working on a sense of responsibility. I will remind them to get thier lunch box and waterbottle, but help them think about what needs to go home with them at the end of the day.
I sent home a monthly homework calendar today. The calendar stays in the folder all month long. The worksheets that are attached to the monthly homework parent letter stays at home. Please only turn in the homework at the end of the month. I will only send home extra math worksheets from the workbook when we need extra practice. I felt the monthly homework would be easier on you and me. Please let me know if you have any questions about it. Also, I attached a reading log. Please turn the reading log in at the end of the month too!
A special thanks to Elianna and her dad for sending in a Cicada today for us to look at, discuss and write about in our Science journals. The kids named it Chippy. The kids absolutely loved looking at it with magnifying glasses! If you have something that is science related and you would like us to look at and discuss, please send it in!
Please continue to sign up for our Mystery Reader, Math Centers and Literacy Centers. There are plenty of spaces left. The kids love visitors!! My husband, Stewart, was the Mystery Reader today! He read The Cat and the Hat! :)
The specials next week are: Tuesday: Art, Wednesday: No specials because of Brainstorm., Thursday: P.E. and Friday: No specials because of KSU game day.
Have a great three day weekend!
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