We've been very busy in kindergarten... here is a glimpse of what's been going on!
For the past few weeks, part of our literacy focus has been reviewing letter sounds and names- capitals and lowercase. Each student has been constructing their own Alphabet Book by printing a lower case letter on the front of a card and a picture on the back that begins with the same sound. The book will be coming home next week once they are done further "decorating" each letter by adding a border using a pattern of upper and lower case (to continue to reinforce the formation of letters.)
Our numeracy focus has been integrating patterning into many other areas of the curriculum and strengthening our Number Sense of 1-10 (including recognition, writing and counting).
We worked on "shipping" all the crayons in the class but before we could do that, we needed to bundle them into packages of 10. We kept track of how many by recording the number of bundles and the number of loose. We also did a classroom inventory and counted many of the supplies we use everyday, such as markers, pencils, books, glue, paper bags, etc.
We've been discovering that there are patterns in numbers! Each student been working on solving their Number Pattern chart. Please note that we are NOT learning place value but have focused on combining numbers and patterns, and recognizing and writing them. They do NOT need to know place value of numbers (such as forty-five, forty-six, etc.) but we've focused on just on finding patterns. When the bright orange sheet comes home, ask them how they know! You'll be amazed at I was at how creative their thinking is!
We will also be doing a Mother's Day Celebration on Wednesday, May 4th at the Cultural Hall. The celebration for all 3 the morning classes will be held from 10:00-11:00 AM and the 2 afternoon classes will be from 1:30-2:30 PM. Students can be taken home directly following the close of the celebration. Please watch your child's backpack for your invitation and RSVP note!
Our numeracy focus has been integrating patterning into many other areas of the curriculum and strengthening our Number Sense of 1-10 (including recognition, writing and counting).
We worked on "shipping" all the crayons in the class but before we could do that, we needed to bundle them into packages of 10. We kept track of how many by recording the number of bundles and the number of loose. We also did a classroom inventory and counted many of the supplies we use everyday, such as markers, pencils, books, glue, paper bags, etc.
We've been discovering that there are patterns in numbers! Each student been working on solving their Number Pattern chart. Please note that we are NOT learning place value but have focused on combining numbers and patterns, and recognizing and writing them. They do NOT need to know place value of numbers (such as forty-five, forty-six, etc.) but we've focused on just on finding patterns. When the bright orange sheet comes home, ask them how they know! You'll be amazed at I was at how creative their thinking is!
We will also be doing a Mother's Day Celebration on Wednesday, May 4th at the Cultural Hall. The celebration for all 3 the morning classes will be held from 10:00-11:00 AM and the 2 afternoon classes will be from 1:30-2:30 PM. Students can be taken home directly following the close of the celebration. Please watch your child's backpack for your invitation and RSVP note!
