Kindergarten Blogger

Dear Kindergarten Families, We had another wonderful week in Kindergarten! In Math, we practiced counting and adding small numbers. We used our fingers to count numbers up to 10. We also practiced counting using leaves and our new “Math Machine!”. Additionally, we are practicing writing our numbers with the correct orientation, accuracy and control. In English Language Arts, we learned the letter Ii and the sound /i/ it makes (as in ‘igloo’). We practiced forming upper and lowercase letters Ii using our Handwriting Without Tears books, wooden planks, and finding words that start with I and drawing pictures of them.... Read More

Dear Kindergarten Families, It was great to meet with many of you on Thursday during Parent-Teacher Conferences. We are looking forward to meeting with more families on Monday evening. Many parents mentioned that their children don’t like talking about their school days. It is absolutely normal for children to keep the stories to themselves. Here is a list of 50 questions that might trigger their memories. In addition, looking together at the pictures on the blog might encourage them to talk about school activities and friends. In English Language Arts, we learned the letter Hh and the sound /h/ it... Read More

Dear Families, This week was great in Kindergarten! We see many new friendships and wonderful interactions developing among children in both groups! To encourage these friendships and learning experiences, we set up many engaging activities every morning from 8:15-8:45. It’s the most peaceful and creative time in our class! Also, on Friday, we took another trip to Carroll Park to explore different physical activities and a variety of games with friends. In Math, we learned about measuring and comparing length and weight using standard and non-standard units. We talked about longer v. shorter, taller v. shorter, and heavier v. lighter.... Read More

Dear Families, We had a great week in kindergarten! In Math, we were working on ordering numbers from 0-10, learning the words one less, one more, and the same. We used our ten frames to help us practice solving problems with one more and one less. We are almost finished with our first Math workbooks! In English Language Arts, we learned the letter F and the sound /f/ it makes. We practiced forming upper and lowercase letters Ff using our Handwriting Without Tears books, wooden planks, shaving cream, and finding words that start with F and drawing pictures of them.... Read More

Dear Kindergarten Families, We hope you had a wonderful Holiday! This week was a lot of fun! We had 5 Mystery Guests: Tovi’s family from Sydney told us about various animals that live in Australia, Yahli’s mom read a fun book in Hebrew “Go Away, Monster!” and created fun monsters with the children, and Abby’s aunt from Melbourn came to visit us and taught us some songs! We also met our 4th grade buddies on Thursday! Our buddies made cards for us and took us on a Scavenger Hunt around the school. It was so fun! Ask your child about... Read More

Dear Kindergarten Families, We have completed the first full week of Kindergarten! It’s such a pleasure to see the smiling faces of our students in the morning, budding friendships and more confidence in finding their way around the school! We are continuing to practice our classroom routines and rules, making friends and learning each other’s names. In Language Arts, we began learning the Alphabet by introducing letter A a, and the sound /a/ it makes, as in apple. The children practiced making letter A with wooden sticks, play dough, writing it on dry erase boards and with shaving cream. We... Read More