Surprise Visitor

This week was VERY exciting for us because we had a surprise visit from Spiderman! Spiderman had heard what SUPER readers we were, so why not have a visit from a SUPERhero?! We never did see Spiderman, but he left a note and a very special tool to help us have "pointer power". We also found evidence that he was here...there were lots of spiderwebs all around our classroom!

Inside the bag he left for us were special Power Pointers! These lights to wear on our pointer fingers will help us activate our super reading power, "pointer power". Take a look at all of your readers using their pointer powers!

Make sure to have your child show you his or her pointer power at home!

Classification and Writing!

We have been busy growing in kindergarten this week! We kicked off the week with pajama and stuffed animal day...as you can see, it was a huge hit. We taught our stuffed animals how to be responsible kindergarteners.

Today we practiced classifying items into categories with similar attributes. We then recorded and analyzed our data, comparing it with our classmates' data.

We have also been working hard as writers. Today we created new books and worked with our partners to share the good work we have already done and our plans for how to make our books even better.

Looking forward to another great week next week!

Buddies

This week, we spent some time with our third grade buddies! We focused on Habit 3 - Begin with the End in Mind. We read the story of The Very Busy Spider and discussed how it was an example of Habit 3. The kids then worked with their buddies to create their own puzzles, thinking about their "end" as they created it. Many buddy partnerships decided to make a puzzle of something they wanted to accomplish (ex: learning to play the piano, learning to read, etc.). They had a lot of fun doing this together. Next week, I will send home some blank puzzles for you to create one at home with your family if you would like.

Yesterday, we took on a class project to create our own (paper) gingerbread town. We brainstormed all the people and places a town needs, such as a police station, hospital, post office, grocery store, etc. We discussed why each building and the people who work in that building are important to a community. Each child then worked on creating a gingerbread building. Next week, we'll add some writing to go with our buildings. Be on the lookout for our gingerbread town in the hallway. Make sure to ask your child about the building he/she created!