Kindergarten Blog

Dear Families, We have launched our new writing unit “Show and Tell” and are busy writing about things we really care about, including our stuffed animals from home.  We are working extra hard on looking closely to add details, writing more on the page, and hearing more sounds as we spell.  We will soon move into writing pattern books! In math, we continued to explore counting strategies as we count bigger groups of objects.  We also are comparing and ordering numbers using less than, greater than, and equal.  Our new favorite card game is “top it!” We have enjoyed working... Read More

Hello Families, We have had a busy week of celebrating everyone’s names!  Kids are now experts on their own beginning letter and helping their friends during writing workshop if they need to write it or know the sound.  Kids are also acting as a teacher and showing the class the writing pathway of their letter using the handwriting without tears ABC shapes. They love this! Kindergarten has been working on their collaboration skills recently  as they now have a writing and phonics partner they work with daily.  They work together on rug activities, sharing stories, checking in for directions, and... Read More

Hello Families, We had a wonderful time on our first field trip to the Botanical Gardens!  The blue and yellow groups got to know new friends in the other class through their partners and small groups.  We examined fuzzy, fragrant, edible, and colorful plants. We also sketched and noticed shapes and seasonal changes in the garden around us.  The pictures below speak for themselves! Now that we are heading back into full weeks and days after the holidays, kindergarten is shifting focus. Thus far, we have been learning how to be in school while building community, and how to take... Read More

  Hello Families, In our short week, we have accomplished so much! Both the yellow and blue group have focused on learning their own names by heart.  They are now using an uppercase letter followed by lowercase letters and even have taught their friends.  Kids are now acting as experts on their beginning letter in the room. During writing, friends coming to them to ask for advice! We have started exploring 1 and 2 in both handwriting and representing the numbers in different ways.  We are also comparing numbers using language like less, more, bigger, smaller, and greater than. We... Read More

Hello Families, Kindergarteners have been exploring how each of us is unique and discovering our special qualities.  After reading “We are different, we are the same” we explored our faces and the shapes of each feature.  We also compared similarities and differences between faces.  Using mirrors, we sketched out our faces using shapes, traced in sharpie, colored in crayon, and finished with a watercolor resist.  We studied the 3 colors in our skin and how to mix colors! As a part of learning our letters, we talked about why “A” (Aviv and Asher) is special.  We explored how it’s a... Read More