Saturday, September 22, 2012

Week 3 or "See, Mrs. O'Duggan? My picture is all adventure-y!"

Yes, I LOVE it when the k kiddos say cute things!
The little guy who said his picture was all adventure-y was working on adding details to his drawing.
They catch on so quickly!

First of all, this week's snacks were awesome!
Keiran brought Aa apples!
Connor brought Bb bananas! \
Allie brought Cc crackers!\
Eli brought Dd donuts!

We are loving these tasty lessons!
This week I am bringing Ee,
Malia is on for Ff,
Gabby is on for Gg,
and Bryce  is on for Hh.
I will try to get a page with all letters listed, 
so you can check on your day and letter!

Here are a few of the books we read this week:

Lady with the Alligator PurseThe Wheels on the BusPete the Cat: I Love My White ShoesPete the Cat: Rocking in My School ShoesIf You Give a Dog a DonutThe Apple Pie Tree
Check out this reading (and singing) of Pete the Cat on YouTube:

Here we are with our new table activities:
jewel sorting....
animal sorting....

Mrs. Belland stops by most mornings to help us out.


Here we are matching abc's on a letter arc...fun!
The green table is using abc stencils...

On Aa day we created cute alligator purses but my pics did not turn out...sad sad sad.
On Bb day we gave our Big Bears Bubble (painty) Baths!

CUTE!
We also learned about BUS SAFETY!
The kiddos beat me to 10 on our ABC game during calendar time.
They chose more recess time,so here we are playing an extra 15 minutes outside!
I will share in a later post about our ABC game...


On Thursday we began MORNING CHALLENGES!
After the kiddos take care of their folders and bags in the morning,
they solve an activity with their table.
The green table needed to put the puzzle in abc order...

Friday is library day...Ms.Manly is showing us an Arthur video
about taking care of our library books.

Our first K Switch-a-Roo Day!
We painted the seasons of the apple tree in our room.
This is the summer tree...

This is the Winter tree...

Nice science work, kiddos!

This is the Autumn tree....

This is the Spring tree...

Then my kiddos went to Mrs. Pilger's room to paint with apples.
Next they traveled to Mrs. Kalmes' to make (and eat) apple smiles!

Here is Mrs. Pilger's kids in our room listening to 
Apple Pie Tree book and CD.

Another picture of our seasons of the apple tree.

These are our beautiful apple prints made with Mrs. Pilger.


And, last but not least, our yummy APPLE SMILES
we made with Mrs. Kalmes....MMMMM!

And now for our upcoming week:
September 24-28
Wow! What a great week we have in store!
In Reading we will cover the letters Ee, Ff, Gg, and Hh.  Rhyming is also our focus.
In Math we are beginning Topic 2~Position Words.
Our Theme is APPLES!  
On Friday we are heading to the apple orchard!  Later this week we will send a note reminding you of your child's lunch choice (school lunch or bringing a home lunch).  Also a note to our volunteers will be included.  Thanks to all who can help!  You are awesome!
When we return on Friday we are heading right to the Homecoming Parade on Main Street.  You are welcome to join us!

Please join our  facebook page....look for us by searching Kindergarten at Lewiston-Altura Elementary!

Have a great week!

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Week 2...Nursery Rhymes, Sunflowers, and Sorting

Last week we learned and illustrated 5 Nursery Rhymes...
Hickory Dickory, Jack and Jill, Mary had a Little Lamb,
Hey Diddle Diddle, and Humpty Dumpty.
The kiddos really are great direction followers!
Our morning message also included a bit of Nursery Rhyme fun.
Check our pics out...









Our Math lessons included sorting shapes.
We are doing super on this skill, too!













We were scientists this week and used magnifiers to discover SUNFLOWERS
then we painted those beauties!
Next week I will upload pics of our GALLERY....




The next few pics are of table activities.
We do these first thing in the morning...
what a fun way to begin our day!



Here is how we painted our moon for "Hey Diddle Diddle"
with bubbles!!!

The science table is always worth checking out....

We learning a ball rolling greeting game during
Morning Meeting, here the kiddos are making up 
their own version...NICE JOB!

We switched Table Activities mid week...
Here are our new ones...




We have also been focusing on writing our NAMES
the KINDERGARTEN way...
One Capital, the rest LOWER CASE 
Please help your child practice at home, too!
Here was a fun way to practice....Rainbow Scratch Off Paper!




One of the best sorts I have seen in awhile...
This smarty sorted the aliens by EYE COLOR!
WOW...that was some detailed work!


Finally, here are some pics of great learning stuff 
in our classroom....ask your k kid about them...







And here is a bit of what is going on 
at the crazy O'Duggan homestead...
Mrs.Pilger brought over real Chicago Pizza
on Wednesday night....YUMMMM!


We found and developed some OLD disposable cameras...
Here is a pic of Maeve's 6th Birthday...she is now 15!
 Here is Lee, baby Fionn, and baby Pippin..all sound asleep.
Fionn was 2...now he's 10,
Lee was a crazy teenager, now he's making his own way in Wisconsin Dells at the Moose Jaw,
and Pippin is about 100 pounds and 3 feet taller!


Present day...we have 4 kitties that will need a home...
if you are interested in these cuties, let me know!
There are 2 black ones, 1 black/white one, and 
this little pink faced cutie!


Saturday night was a wonderful night for a little fire...
I LOVE AUTUMN!

Upcoming Week of Sept 17-21

 
Language Arts-rhyming, letters Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd; rhyming 
Math-sorting
Theme-shapes and colors
Late start Friday 10:00....no breakfast served.
Friday will also be our first switch-a-roo day...apple projects in all three rooms...k kids will rotate to all three of our  classrooms!  What fun

Please remember to have your K Kid WEAR their gym shoes TO school.  If they would like to wear sandals/boots/fancy shoes please SEND that footwear in their backpack and she/he can change after PE.  Thanks for helping!

Please mark your calendars for Monday, September 24 at 7:00 in the Elementary Library...our first Parents for Lewiston Altura Youth (PLAY) meeting of the year!  Child care and snacks are provided...everyone who has a child in our district is a member by default.  Come and join us...help a little or help a lot...we would LOVE to see you there and hear your ideas!

WELCOME!

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