K/1 Week 35

by | May 31, 2019 | In The Loop

La lectura

We loved our language arts story this week! “Humphrey, la bellena perdida” is the true story of the rescue of Humphrey, a whale that got lost and ended up in the Sacramento River. Our student objectives for the week were to:

  • Connect their own life experiences to the information and events of the story.
  • Continue their development and understanding of the language of the ocean.
  • Use comprehension strategies of Asking Questions and Predicting.
  • Continue to develop print awareness by focusing on directionality and sentence structure.

We reached 2,000 tallies this week and earned a piñata.  The students are doing such a great job using complete sentences in Spanish while speaking and writing.  Their reading is really sailing along.  Please be sure to show them how important reading is by establishing a nightly routine of 20 minutes read-aloud time.  THEY should be reading aloud to YOU. It really makes a difference!

Las matemáticas

We have been all about our number lines, using the add and subtract.  We’ve even been doing some double and triple digit addition and subtraction.  We used number family houses and number bonds to show how the numbers work together.

We have also completed our study of money.  At the kindergarten level we are looking for correct identification of the penny, nickel, dime, quarter and dollar. Student did this, comparing their sizes to help distinguish them.  They also stacked them up to form groups of 5 and 10 pennies, or groups of 5 nickels to show how they can be the same amounts.

 

      The Bremen Musicians

History & Geography

This week in our unit Fun Stories  we read The Bremen Town Musicians and Momotaro: Peach Boy, a Japanese folktale.  The class wrote in their journals about both stories and we made a class chart comparing the two.  The class absolutely loves acting out our stories so we did this on Friday.

Our weekly objectives were to:
• understand that fiction can be in many different forms, including folktales
• identify the characters and setting in both stories
• find Japan on a map

Science

This week in our unit on Plants we read different versions of the Johnny Appleseed story. We also learned about deciduous trees and identified some outside of our school. We went for a nature walk and hunted for both types of trees.  According to the class the evergreen trees won.  We talked about how Washington has the nickname the Evergreen State, and how we can see why.

Our weekly objectives were to:
• demonstrate familiarity with the tail “Johnny Appleseed”
• understand the deciduous trees are one type of plant that loses its leaves in the fall and becomes dormant in the winter
• compare and contrast deciduous and evergreen trees
• understand that an apple tree is deciduous
• understand that seeds are the beginning of new plants
• identify how deciduous trees are important to people and nature

Specialists

Art With Ms. Kelly

I want to say a special THANK YOU to Stasia Cook (Alora’s mom) who helped out in ALL the classes on May 8th so that the students could complete their special Mother’s Day flower/hand collages.

Line Sculpture

We reviewed types of lines, and the students learned how to create a variety of lines using paper strips (curvy, zigzag, spiral, etc.). They really enjoyed this activity! Sticker dots were added for detail on their colorful, fun artwork.

Intro to weaving

I made paper looms for the students and they learned about going “over and under” with contrasting paper strips. Having the second strip go “under and over” was challenging, but we will continue practicing this in first grade.

Butterflies  and Beetles

We looked at the shapes, patterns, and colors of butterflies and beetles. The students learned how to use basic shapes to draw butterflies and beetles using oil pastels. Then they added watercolor paint to their beautiful insects.

Colorful Sunflowers

We reviewed the Color Wheel and read The Mixed-up Chameleon by Eric Carle. The students used construction paper scraps to cut out petals for a large sunflower.

In June we will make a “Picnic Collage” as we look forward to summer vacation!

 

Character Ed with Ms. Jennie
The 4th Annual Bake Sale was a huge success! We raised $470!! Thank you so much to all of you who donated baked goods and to everyone who showed up and bought something. And a very special thank you to Jorge for baking and donating the delicious bread – always a huge hit! All the kids did a great job in planning, setting up, making signs, and running the event. The 3rd/4th grade class had their first chance to be behind the cash registers this year and so a special thank you to Eli, Kate, Ramon, Pierce, Marisol, and Miria, as well as Rafa and Jack from 5/6, for handling people’s money. And thank you for the girls who stayed afterwards to clean up and count the cash (Mariela, Naomi, Emilie, Marisol, Kate). The money will be donated to Ryan’s Well Foundation and go towards water projects in Africa!
Poetry Party in Character Ed next week. Remember to bring in a copy of a favorite poem, an inspirational quote, or a poem you have written to class. Please try and have it on an 8.5×11 sheet of paper so we can compile all of them into a school book. This is going to be fun day of celebration and sharing.