Transitional Kindergarten News

We had a fun and busy week in our TK classroom!

Theme - This week, we embraced the theme of Winter Wonderland as we continued our study of Antarctica. The students enjoyed reading both fiction and nonfiction books about the animals that inhabit this icy region. We had great discussions about the differences between these genres and generated ideas on what makes a book fiction versus nonfiction.

Math - The students participated in a center activity where they estimated how many “snowballs” could fit onto a shovel and how many glass gems were in a jar. Congratulations to Judah for being our closest estimator this week (for the jar challenge)! We also measured the height of an emperor penguin and compared our heights to see who is taller or shorter than this Antarctic animal.

Art -  We created beautiful snowflakes using salt and watercolors, and students were busy at the easel expressing their creativity.

Handwriting - We practiced various letters on whiteboards during small group instruction and focused on writing the letter Ff in our handwriting books.

Small Group Instruction - During our small group phonics and writing sessions, students wrote sentences, worked on CVC words, identified missing alphabet letters, blended words, and manipulated letters to create different words by changing the beginning, middle, or end.

Mystery Reader - Thank you to Joel Bouwers for being our mystery reader this week.

Valentine’s Day Preparation -  We will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Friday, February 14.  Students will pass out valentine cards during centers on this day and our homeroom parents are planning a Valentine party (a sign up link was sent yesterday). If your child would like to participate, please have them bring one valentine for each person in the class. If you would like, you can leave the “to” section of the valentine blank instead of writing individual names. Please have your student decorate a handled paper bag or a box (an adult sized shoe box would be a good size - it helps to have the box top open wide or all the way.) in which they will collect their valentine cards.  Any food/treat attached to the valentine needs to be store bought and peanut free (fruity snacks are a good choice). 

Snack and Sharing - Thank you for the snacks last week!  

Monday - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday - Judah

Wednesday - Aaron (1/2 birthday)

Thursday - Maeve

Friday - Teachers

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Amy Simmons

 

  Things We Collect

Non fiction picture books

Ribbon

Paper lunch sacks

Water bottle caps/milk jug caps

Cardboard tubes

Bubble wrap

Smooth rocks

locks/keys

Nuts/bolts

Stationary/envelopes

Stickers

Craft items

Cardboard egg cartons

Baby food jars

 

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