November Tic-Tac-Toe Projects

November Tic-Tac-Toe Participants

   

Joseph Forsythe, Cameron Burle, Lana Moonier, Lilliana Teller, Nora Schober, and Danielle Pluth.

Lana chose to create a display showing how wheels can help, went on a letter hunt, and compared two numbers.

Cameron made a 3-D model of the setting in the book Titanic, used numbers 1-10 to show how many, and went on a letter hunt.

Nora created a book featuring the front cover, back cover, and title page. She also worked with numbers 1-10 to show how many and compared two numbers.

Lilliana made a 3-D model of the setting of the book Horses and made a book showing us how wheels are helpful. She also created a story featuring the front cover, back cover, and title page.

Danielle used the numbers 1-10 to show how many and compared two numbers. She also made a book featuring the front cover, back cover, and title page.

Joey went on a letter hunt, researched an animal and the way it can communicate/ move, and made a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting two characters in a book.

Congratulations to these kinder friends! Thank you for working extra hard! Our class LOVED sharing and hearing all about your fantastic work :)

No School- Monday, December 1, 2014

No school today due to inclement weather. Enjoy your extra day off :)

National Teddy Bear Day & Teddy Bear Picnic

On Friday, all Kindergarten celebrated National Teddy Bear day. Most of our class brought bears, but we also had many other stuffed animals join our classroom for the day! We learned about bears all week leading up to our Teddy Bear Picnic. Unfortunately, due to the weather we had our picnic in our classroom while watching Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  Several bears won prizes and we followed bear tracks into school.

Gummy Bear Experiment

This past week we studied bears in honor of National Teddy Bear Day. Our gummy bear experiment was inspired from this theme :) We took 4 gummy bears and placed them in a cup of vinegar, water, baking soda, and salt water. We discussed what we thought may happen. Many of us thought the gummy bears would completely dissolve. To our surprise when they were soaked in water they got BIGGER! Check out our results below!

Reading Logs

Reading Logs

  The Kindergarten Team is excited to introduce Reading Logs! Beginning the week of November 3rd, students will be expected to read for an hour per week. Students may read independently or be read to. It is recommended that you use a mixture of both. Students may color in a box for every 10 minutes read and parents must sign the log after the hour is complete.  Reading logs will be checked every Monday.

  Thank you for your cooperation as we work to develop good homework habits for our students as they get ready for first grade!

Classroom Halloween Party

Thank you so much to all the parents that made our classroom Halloween party possible! Our class had a great time dancing in our costumes and enjoying Halloween treats

Problem Solving Skills

This week in social studies we worked on problem solving skills and what to do if a problem may arise. We focused on situations that could happen at school, on the playground, or even at home.

We introduced "The Wheel of Choices" and how it could help us in many situations. Ask your child about the wheel of choices at home and see how they can apply it in their life.

We also learned the FIGHT song which suggests different problem strategies to apply if another child does not want to play with you at recess.

Naughty Numbers

Last week, we learned the naughty number story. This story helps us avoid reversals.

The Story of the Naughty Numbers:

Zero...the point of origin...is the teacher {where it all starts}.  He is really serious about sequencing his kids when they walk down the hall and his only rule is that they line up in number order facing forward.  1, 2, 3, & 4 do just as they're told.  They always follow directions.  But 5 & 6?!?!  Well they're just up to no good and they're always turning around to sneak away from the rest of their class. 1, 2, 3, & 4 have NO idea what's going on behind them because they're always facing the right way.  But 7, 8, & 9 are appalled!!!  They try to tell 5 & 6 to turn around, but they NEVER do!!  They're just so naughty!!!  

4th Grade Buddy Class Activity

Last week, our 4th grade buddies came down to read to us! We did a "get to know you" activity first to meet our buddy for the year.They read several books from the "If You Give A" series.

They also brought us chocolate chip cookies!

Alphabet City Project

On Friday, October 17th our Alphabet City projects will be due. This project was inspired by the book Alphabet City written by Stephen P. Johnson.

Finding letters in clever places is a fun way for students to work on identifying letters. It has made our class more aware of letters and how they surround us. After sharing this book with our class we walked around our classroom in search for some letters! Here are some that we found:

W

L

U

X

O

H

Please encourage your child to look for more letters at home and send them in! We can't wait to share what we all have found and to collaborate it into a class book :)

Tic-Tac-Toe Projects

Congratulations to our friends who completed the September Tic-Tac-Toe project! They were AWESOME! All the projects came out amazing and our class LOVED learning about them.

 Joey showed "Alli the Alligator" eating her number lunch.

 Lilliana wrote a story using the words first,then, and last.

 Andrew read a story and drew a picture of the characters and setting.

 Danielle made a 3-D diagram of her neighborhood featuring safety signs.

 Addison picked the letter A and made  a letter collage.

Logan picked the numbers 0,2,and 5 and showed how many.

Thank you so much parents for helping your child with our Tic-Tac-Toe project of the month!

Lice in the Classroom

Dear Parents,
There has been several cases of Lice in the past week. Students are getting checked daily by the nurse to make sure our class is cleared. Here is some information regarding Head Lice:


What is Lice?

• Lice are tiny insects that live on humans and feed on blood. When a large number of lice live and multiply on a person, it is called an infestation.

Where can Lice be found?

• Lice is usually found in hair, but it is most common on the back of the neck where hair and skin meet. Rarely, they can be found on eyelashes, eyebrows, and facial hair. Body lice lives in seams of clothing.

What causes Lice to spread?

• Lice spread easily from one person to another through close contact or through shared clothing or personal items (such as hats or hairbrushes). A louse cannot jump or fly. Please talk with your child at home about not hugging others, touching others hair, and not borrowing headbands/hats.

What do you do to prevent Lice?

• Spray your child's hair with perfume or hairspray.
• Talk to you child about not sharing hair products
• Blow dry your child's hair
• Use hair products including tea tree oil

The GRAND Event

Today, GSA welcomed all grandparents and grand friends into our school. We welcomed our grand guests with a song and a hug.

Thank you to everyone who came out to GSA today! The class was so happy to see their loved ones!

Johnny Appleseed's Birthday

We celebrated Johnny Appleseed's birthday on Friday, September 26th.

Did you know?

• Johnny Appleseed's real name is John Chapman
• Johnny protected animals & nature
• Johnny was born on a small farm in Massachusetts
• Johnny began traveling the U.S. at 18 
• Johnny often traded for things he needed such as food or clothing

We graphed our favorite way to eat an apple as a class! It looks like we LOVE apple juice.

Apple Eruptions & Jumping Apple Seed Experiment

In Science, we did two experiments this week involving apples! We did an apple eruption and how to make an apple seed jump experiment. The class was so surprised with the outcome that they could not wait to share it with parents!

Apple Eruption

What We Used:

• Apple
• Baking Soda
• Vinegar
• Apple Pie Spice
• Cinnamon
• Green Food Coloring ( you can use any color of your choice)

1. First, we mixed all the spices together with the baking soda. ( to give us apple scented baking soda)
2. Remove the core from your apple and more in the baking soda mixture.
3. Put food coloring of your choice in the core of the apple.
4. Pour in the vinegar and watch your apple erupt!

Jumping Apple Seed

What You Need:

• 2/3 teaspoons of baking soda
• 1/2 cup of water
• a clear cup
• apple seeds
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice

1.  Combine baking soda with water in a cup.
2. Add in apple seeds.
3. Drop in the lemon juice.
4. Watch your seeds bounce around!