La Lectura

What a great week full of new Spanish words! We became more familiar with a lot of new words in our weekly focus book: “Boomer goes to school” (Boomer va a la escuela):

• Meneaba (wiggled)

• Sacudida (shook)

• Se meneó (it wiggled)

• Compartir (share)

• Recreo (recess)

• Correa (leash)

• Arte (art)

• Música (music)

• Círculo (circle)

 

The children recognized the vocabulary through the illustrations in the book and highlighting questions about the vocabulary. For example: What does share mean to you? ¿Qué es para ti compartir?, Why was Boomer wagging? ¿Por qué Boomer se meneaba?, What activities are done when students are in the circle? ¿Qué actividades hacen los estudiantes cuando están en el círculo?

Using these questions we worked with new vocabulary in the book that we started using at the end of the week: “Un oso nuevo en la escuela” (A new bear at the school). In this book the children could identify the emotions and feelings of the bear from the illustrations of the book when it arrived at school for the first time.

 

We studied the names and shapes of A, E, I , O, U, P, M, S , L, T, D, R,  C.

Continuing with rhyming, the little ones identified and made rhymes with the help of a fun game. This game consisted of sitting in a circle and playing “The ship is loaded with______” (“Viene un barco cargado de ______”). I mentioned a word and your child must say a word that rhymes. Example: Sombreros-Fruteros (Hat-fruit).

 

The words of the day this week were: UN (a) – UNA (a), The children made sentences using these words. They love to contribute ideas as well as draw related images to the sentences. They then wrote those sentences in their notebooks.

Las matemáticas

This week we continued working with the numbers to 19. We are continuing to practice correct formation of the strokes, forming groups, as well as odd and even identification. The children learned another fun way to recognize the numbers and quantities that they represent, they made a special activity: “ How many fingers are there?”.

 

Science

We continued our science domain on Farms. This week we learned more about crops and heard the story of The Little Red Hen.

Our weekly objectives were to:

• describe the farmers job
• describe how some food comes from farms as crops
• identify crops as plants grown on farms for use as food
• name some of the crops that are grown on farms
• sequence the seasonal rhythm of planting, growing, and harvesting
• identify bread as a product from wheat

History & Geography

We finished our nursery rhymes this week and began to read fables.  The class has done such a great job memorizing the poems and recognizing rhyming pairs.

 Just a reminder Robot Binders come home on Friday and should return on Monday. Book bags come home on Monday and should return on the following Monday. Thanks again for your help.

Our weekly objectives were to:
• listen to and understand” Baa Baa Black Sheep”, “One Two Buckle My Shoe”, “Humpty Dumpty”, “The Tortoise and the Hare”, and “The Lion and The Mouse”.
• identify rhyming pairs when listening to poems
• find and circle word wall words in copies of the rhymes.
• retell the events of the poems and fables

English Sight Words of the Week

have, for, orange, four, two, do, all, had

 

Health

We had a great hand washing lesson, presented by Ms. Bre. We are really focusing on proper hand washing, making sure to get all those pesky germs off.  Also, we are working on keeping our hands out of our mouths and noses (parental reinforcement is greatly appreciated here!).

 

Music with Ms. Nadia

Music is a great way to get the wiggles out and learn something new! This month we learned about rhythm through tapping sticks, hitting drums, and shaking jingle bells. We also read a book called “Max Found Two Sticks” about a boy who saw music in the world around him. The kids followed along by repeating the rhythms in the story.

One of my favorite parts of class is our weekly musical adventure with Bartholomew the Bear Cub. We all work together to tell a story through songs, sharing suggestions about what should happen next. One day, the bear went over the mountain, met a dragon, and rode a cheetah! The next week he was working on the railroad when he found the cheetah and helped her reunite to her cub. This past week, the bear set up a beach for his cheetah friend at the bus stop and the wheels on the bus went round and round until it got a flat tire, and the tires had to be replaced with beach balls. Other favorite parts include Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes and The Itsy Bitsy Spider (both in Spanish and English); freeze dancing; and ABC and YMCA. This group’s excitement and enthusiasm make it fun to sing with them each week!

Art with Ms. Kelly

I’m really enjoying getting to know this wonderful Kindergarten class! Here’s what we’ve been working on in September:

Art Class Procedures and Mosaic Names

The first day we focused on our procedures for Art Class, including being aware of our classmates’ “bubbles” as we sit on the carpet, walking quietly to the tables, etc. The students are doing a great job listening and following directions!

On the first day or Art, the students used small paper “tiles” to make a colorful mosaic design of their name. 

Robot Collage

The students learned how to cut out basic shapes from construction paper to create a robot picture, to go along with their classroom theme. Each robot was unique, creative and fun!

Scarecrow Collage

We continued our focus on using basic shapes to create a figure – this time a scarecrow. This ties in with their Farm Unit and Autumn themes. 

The students learned how to create a simple background using tempera paint, and then they created wonderful scarecrows to glue onto their landscapes.

We’re so thankful to have Ms. Laura helping out each Wednesday!