December 14th Newsletter

We had a lot of fun last week and learned a lot too! Teddy Bear day was a huge success!!!

Teddy Bear Day:

The kids sorted gummy bears by color, counted the number of bears per color, and graphed our data. We recorded the total number of bears in our class by tallying. As a class, we even ordered our bears from shortest to tallest. Parent volunteers read books about bears to the kids, and the kids taught their bears how to sit on the carpet and listen to a story. The kids even had a chance to read to their bears.

Animated Alphabet:

Letter E and the letters TH

-Edgar Elf and The Thick Thorny Thing

Drawings- Elf and a Bathtub

-Review (Letter Recognition and Letter Sounds)

-Identifying the Beginning, Middle, and Ending Sounds in Words

-Reading and Finding Sight Words

HWT:

-Practice Writing Letters and Pencil Grip

Math:

-Maps

-Graphing

-Addition

-Subtraction

-Counting

-Recognizing Numerals

-Ordering Numerals

-Patterns

-Tallying

Books that we have read in class:

1. The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear

by Don and Audry Wood

2. Corduroy by Don Freeman

3. Ella the Elegant Elephant by Carmela and Steven D'amico

Thursday is Gingerbread day! If you would like to come, please let me know!!!

Friday is our winter party!

Thanks,

Mrs. Torneden

December is Here!!!

I can't believe that there are only two more weeks until winter break. We have been so busy in kindergarten that the time has flown by me. Here is an overview of the activities your child has been doing in class:

Animated Alphabet:

Letter L

-Lizzy Lamb and Lonnie Lion

-Draw: A Lamb

-Review (Letter Recognition and Letter Sounds)

-Identifying the Beginning, Middle, and Ending Sounds in Words

-Reading and Finding Sight Words

HWT:

-Practice Writing Letters and Pencil Grip

Social Studies/Science:

Mrs. Jennings are counselor came in this week. The children made a book with her and discussed feelings.

Math:

-Maps

-Graphing

-Addition

-Subtraction

-Counting

-Recognizing Numerals

-Ordering Numerals

-Patterns

Books that we have read in class:

1. Baa Baa Black Sheep by Iza Trapani

2. Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins

3. Five Little Monkeys by Eileen Christelow

4. The Cake that Mack Ate by Rose Robart

5. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

On Wednesday, we will have Teddy Bear day. Your child is welcome to bring their favorite bear book and teddy bear.

Thanks,

Mrs. Torneden

I hope you all had a GREAT break!!!

Here is an overview of some of the things we were doing before the break:

Animated Alphabet:

-Review (Letter Recognition and Letter Sounds)

-Identifying the Beginning Sounds in Words

-Draw and Label a Cat

-Reading and Finding Sight Words

Watch for the Bubble Gum song page that will be coming home soon!

HWT:

-Practice Writing Letters and Pencil Grip

Social Studies/Science: Thanksgiving

-We made Pilgrim hats and bonnets, Native American headbands and vests, and place mats.

-The kids examined a pumpkin and an orange. When they finished, the class made a comparison graph.

-Made Butter

-Thanksgiving feast (cornbread and fruit)

Math:

-Graphing

-Addition

-Subtraction

-Counting

-Recognizing Numerals

-Ordering Numerals

Parents: I really enjoyed visiting with you during conferences! :)

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

If your child would like to bring a piece of his/her favorite fruit on Monday, we will use it to make a fruit salad on Tuesday for our class Thanksgiving feast.

Thanks for all that you do!

Mrs. Torneden

An Overview Of Our Classroom Activities!

Conferences were last week. I really enjoyed visiting with you about your children. Thanks so much for coming!!!

Here is an overview of the activities we have been doing in the classroom:

Animated Alphabet: Met Baby Barnaby (Draw and Label a Bus)
Met Gilda Goose (Draw and Label Gum)
Met Crazy Camel

Math: Counting, Ordering Numerals to Twenty, Graphing, Identifying and Counting Pennies, and Countdown from 5 and 10,

Mrs. Jennings came in last Wednesday.

Some of the books we have read are listed below:

Blue Goose by Nancy Tafuri
Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks by Margaret Sutherland
The Silly Scarecrow by Danielle Denega
Duck, Duck, Goose! (A Coyote's On The Loose!) By Karen Beaumont
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See! by Bill Martin Jr
Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See! by Bill Martin Jr
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear! by Bill Martin Jr
Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum by Lisa Wheeler
The Cake That Mack Ate by Rose Robart

Please send a brown paper bag to school by November 20!

Thanks and HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

Mrs. Torneden

Conferences Are Almost Here!

Your children have been busy!!! Here is an overview of the things we have been working on at school:

Animated Alphabet :

Jenny Jaguar (Draw: Jar of Stars)

Kimmy Kangaroo (Draw: Mask)

Farley Fox (Draw: Fox)

Some Of The Books We Have Read:

Spiders by Gail Gibbons

Bats by Gail Gibbons

Autumn's First Leaf by Steve Metzger

A House Is A House For Me by Mary Ann Hoberman

This Is My House by Arthur Dorros

Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss

The Halloween Play by Felicia Bond

Cock-a-doodle-hooo! by Mick Manning

Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino

Math:

Patterns, Counting, Reading Numerals, Graphs, Measurement

Science:

Bats and Spiders

Socials Studies:

Houses Around the World, Counselor, Bully Lessons

Mrs. Torneden

Keep Updated

Parents,

I've created this blog to use as a communication tool. I'm hoping that it will be a way for me to tell you what is happening in your child's classroom. After each update that I make on the blog, I will send an e-mail to you.

Thanks,

Nicole Torneden