Gooooood afternoon!

This morning the students enjoyed working at their new table during learning table time.

One of the jobs is to do their letter of the week - letter Jj
We are still doing a "letter of the day" but are also focusing on other common letter sounds throughout the week ... such as 'm' for mitten, 'b' for boots, 'h' for hat, ' s' for snow.
It is important to review letters and their sounds at home. There are many ways that you can do this. For example, when they are drawing pictures at home, have your child tell you about their picture and then working together you can label the first sound that you hear (for ex: 's' for snow or 'bots' for boots) or the dominant sounds by slowly stretching the word.




AM: Measurement
This morning we reviewed our measurement task from yesterday -  "____ is taller/shorter than____" and how we can prove that this is true (by measuring with block and says how many blocks taller/shorter they/it is)
Today's task was for the students to draw a tree and a house on their page. Next they had to measure, using the block cut out on the side of the page, to find out which one was taller and which was shorter. They then recored their findings.
Challenge: The students were then challenged to prove if they tree would fit in the house.

PM: Winter Clothing
We reviewed letter sounds today through drawing ourselves in our winter clothes and labeling them. We first drew a student in their winter clothes on chart paper and then together labeled the items with the beginning sounds. Next, students were asked to draw themselves in their winter clothes. Students were then encouraged to add labels by either writing the beginning sound that they heard or by coping environmental print.

Rock Stars of the Day:

Lee and Andrew

Reminders:

• Friday is AM Kinders
• Report Cards are sent home Monday December 16th
• Wednesday December 18th is the last day of school for AM and PM Kinders before the break.
• Conferences are Thursday December 19th (8:15am - 6:45pm) and Friday December 20th (8:15am - 11:45am)
• Classes resume January 7th