Welcome!

Please do not hesitate to contact me! :)
angie.wittwer@mead354.org
509-465-7830

AM Specialist (all on Friday): PM Specialist:
Music: 10:30-10:55 P.E.: 1:10-1:35 (Fri)
Library: 9:20-9:50 Music: 2:00-2:25 (Fri)
P.E.: 11:20-11:45 Library: 2:50-3:10 (Mon)

Homework:
Part A) Every night students should read their take home book and practice their sight words. Take home books are exchanged only on Mondays and Thursdays.
**If your child is ready for a new book, a sticky note needs to be attached saying "new book."

Part B) Homework Page goes home on Monday and is returned on Friday in their homework folder. Each night students should:
1) Write their name in their best handwriting.
2) Write their daily sentence sounding out their words
3) Complete the math challenge, it follows along with our math program so every student should be able to do this.

Library Books are due on Thursdays so students can check out on Fridays.

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Wonderful Wednesday!

Today was a great day in Camp Kindergarten!  Students did a great job by starting off with counting the objects and finding the matching number!  Then we did calendar and our Daily News!  We also worked on telling how many dots are on a card.  This subitizing skill is very important for students in kindergarten and later on to be able to tell quickly how many objects there are.  When I look at the picture below, how do I count the dots quickly?

When I look at the top left card, I might see 2 and 2 and 1 dots or I might see 4 and 1, etc.  After how many dots, we listened to the fable, "Country Mouse and City Mouse."  The lesson we learned is that we should be happy with what we have!  We then enjoyed a recess outside in the fresh air!  After recess, we had reading groups.  At reading groups we worked on listening for the S sound in a word, either at the end or beginning of a word.  We then read our readers, counted the dots on a 10's frame and wrote the number.  We worked on writing the letter S and also listened to the story "Goldilocks Has the Chicken Pox."  When we were done with reading groups, our math lesson was working on "less."  Students did a great job giving me their best effort!

Reminders:
1) Tomorrow is the Take Home Book Exchange!  
Options for the Take Home Book Exchange:
1. If your child needs more practice with this book, return the book in the envelope so I can check off  that you have that book.
2. If the book was at an appropriate level of difficulty, but you are done with this book write on a sticky note: New Book
3. If your child could read this book in the first sitting and they know all the words, write on a sticky note: New Level.
**If a book doesn't have a sticky note, it doesn't get exchanged, just checked off.

2) Please send your child to school with a coat!  We will still go outside even though it is getting colder!  

3) Our Halloween party is Friday! 10/30/15 from 9:50-10:45 (am) and 2:00-2:55 (pm).  Also, kinders must wear their costumes to school. Costumes should NOT be scary (no blood, guts, etc.) and NOT include any sort of weapons. If you have specific questions about your child's costume, please feel free to email me. 
  
4) Friday: Homework is due!  We will still have all of our specialist on Friday, so please be sure your child still wears their tennis shoes!  Thank you!!  

Have a great night!
~Love, 
Mrs. Wittwer