Thursday, September 11, 2014

Centers Time!


Our class started doing centers this week!  We each take a turn at the table to play with the toys, and then we quietly rotate to our next center.  Eventually, these centers will turn into our Daily 5 (more on that later!).  We are emphasizing taking care of our work space, tools, and using our words to share and communicate ideas.  Take a look at some of the activities we got to do!

Painting pictures


 

We learned how to play ABC Go Fish!! More practice is needed, but it was fun!


Feed Your Face is a class favorite. It is great fine motor practice to get our small finger muscles ready for writing.



We practiced our log in procedures before trying it out in the computer lab. 





We also practiced matching magnet letters to our name tags. You can do this at home to! Start with your child's name, then move on to other family names!








Sunday, August 24, 2014

WELCOME!

 

 
 Welcome to the 2014-2015 school year!  Mrs. Hales and Mrs. Stevenson know you will have a wonderful kindergarten experience.  We wanted to show you a few pictures of our classroom.  With your help, the final touches will come soon!

We are looking forward to seeing all of you at Open House on Monday, August 25 at 2pm!
 

 


 

                      A stuffed animal friend is waiting for you! You may pick one at the Open House!
 
 
Our classroom word wall!  We will begin the year with our names.  As our year progresses, the names will become a part of one of our class books.  New high frequency words, taken from the Dolch word list, will be added slowly throughout the year!


The first place you go when you enter our room each morning and make your lunch choice! Yes, we have a classroom bathroom with a stop and go sign, too!

As our year progresses we will display student 'work in progress' from our writing workshop time!


Can you find your name?
 

Our reading corner.  You get your very own book box to keep books that are special to you!
 
 Literacy Board.  We will keep track of mini-lessons, introduce new word wall words, and do "word work" here!
 
 Calendar time!  Counting, place value, number formation, and so much more happens at our Calendar.
 
 Literacy Materials-- our writing folders, magnetic letters, rhyming puzzles and so much more are here.
 
 Sand table and coloring station!  Our job board is still being finalized, but your child will be responsible for helping keeping the classroom clean and organized!
 
 Classroom library!  Each book is organized into a red bin-- a skill that will be slowly introduced!  Our Daily 5 Anchor Charts will be displayed here as we create them together!
 
Our Kitchen Center--one of our classroom favorites during free choice time!
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Rockin' Reader Award Winner!

Each year, teachers nominate a student who has shown tremendous growth in reading.  This year, we nominated the lovely and talented Alyssa!  Mrs. Hales and Mrs. Stevenson are so proud of you!




Monday, June 2, 2014

Young Authors!

We have been working hard during our writing workshop time! We celebrate our young authors as they read their illustrated books to our class! After reading, we always give a round of applause and two compliments! 





Friday, May 30, 2014

Harold and the Purple Crayon

After reading Harold and the Purple Crayon, we decided to use our imaginations just like Harold!  We used purple crayons to tell our imaginary stories.  Enjoy the pictures!
















 
 
 








Thursday, May 29, 2014

Math Workshop


We practiced measuring in inches!


We make sure we begin at the zero mark and then find the closest inch?


We learned how to make symmetrical shapes using pattern blocks and mirrors!










Friday, May 23, 2014

Fun free time!

As we are winding down with our year, we couldn't pass up the beautiful weather outside. Enjoy picture from our afternoon with our stuffies in the sun!!