What a wonderful day in Camp Kindergarten!
We didn't quite finish making Camilla Cream yesterday, so we started our time together by making a few finishing touches on our project. We then did our calendar and Daily News routine. The students are working very hard on their counting and place value skills. We then headed down to the cafeteria for our Veteran's Day Assembly. The kinders did a wonderful job singing! After the assembly, we went outside for recess. Again, it's very cold outside, please be sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather! Finally, we came inside and continued our discussion about Camilla Cream. If you remember from yesterday, Camilla Cream LOVED lima beans, but didn't want to admit it because she thought others would make fun of her. We talked about being yourself and being proud of who you are and what you like. Keeping with the theme, we started our writing lesson on opinions!
All the kinders tried a lima bean and some actually liked it! :) The kinders then wrote an opinion paper about whether or not they liked the lima bean. The students have really been building up their writing stamina and they actually wrote for 20 minutes! So amazing!
Important Information:
1. NO SCHOOL TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY 11/11!
2. Please call the office (465-7801) to schedule your child's conference. Students do not attend the conference.
3. DURING CONFERENCE WEEK (NOVEMBER 19-25), GRADES 1-6 HAVE HALF DAYS; HOWEVER, THE KINDERGARTEN SCHEDULE DOES NOT CHANGE. AM KINDERS GO FROM 9:10-11:45am AND PM KINDERS GO FROM 12:45-3:20pm.
4. Start thinking about whether or not you can join us for our all-day field trip on Dec. 10th. We must have one adult for every two kinders or we cannot do the trip. For safety reasons, we cannot take siblings on the trip. Please find childcare for younger kiddos, if you plan on attending.
5. Thursday is the Take Home Book Exchange!
Options for the Take Home Book Exchange:
- 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.
- If the book was at an appropriate level of difficulty, but you are done with this book write on a sticky note: New Book
- 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.
**If a book doesn't have a sticky note, it doesn't get exchanged, just checked off.
6. Please send your child to school with a coat! We will still go outside even though it is getting colder!
7. Please practice the flash cards you were given at Open House with your kiddo (sight words and numbers). Daily practice for just a few minutes is better than one big chunk at once.
Have a great evening!
~Love,
Mrs. Wittwer
