During the week of Christmas we read many different versions of the Gingerbread Man, including Jan Brett’s Gingerbread Baby and Gingerbread Friends.  After comparing stories, discussing the endings and characters in each story, we decided to decorate cookies!

AM Class:

         Some finished products:

PM Class

We are learning how to show a number in many different ways.  During this math unit, we also started an introduction to addition.  The kids were so very proud of themselves and their learning!

The PM class

    The AM class

Mrs. Peter’s class joined our class for a feast in the hall!  Afterwards we played roll a turkey together and then watched a short movie about being grateful.

AM class

The PM class

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It was a fun, fall day in Kindergarten.  We did a pumpkin investigation and then enjoyed hosting our Kindergarten friends from Mrs. Peters room to watch Spookly and learn a valuable lesson about friendship.

We are so grateful to have such a wonderful group of volunteer fire fighters in New Holland.  They came to teach us about fire safety, to show us their equipment, and to give us some things to help us remember our fire safety tips!

There is a buzz in the air about fall!  The kids are very excited about the fair, the falling leaves, and the new decorations in the classroom.

We are learning about the seasons.  To end our week of read-aloud’s about fall, we made a winter tree with our hand and then put on the colorful leaves with our fingers to change it into a FALL TREE!

Some other fun activities on the first day of fall:

We covered up our letter of the week, “s”  and sight words with SSSSSmarties  and Mrs. Betzner came to read aloud fall books to us!

Please look on the homework calendar to see what our letter of the week is!  We started with the letter Mm, then we learned Tt, and this week we will learn all about Aa!

When learning a new letter, students need to be able to:

• Produce the letter sound
• Hear the letter sound in different words:  Is it in the beginning of the word, middle of the word, or at the end of the word.
• Form and write the letter (both capital and lowercase)
• When I show them the print/letter, the student can tell me the name and the sound that letter makes.

Here is one FUN way we practiced Mm.  We covered Mm with MINI MARSHMALLOWS!  After that, we ate them!

Students also learned how to do centers this week!  Centers give student’s the opportunity to practice skills already taught and also allow the students to interact and make new friends!

Kindergartners learned a new math game called, Roll a City.  The game focuses on students reading the dice dots that were rolled, counting and making that amount of a block tower, and taking turns.

PM Students

AM Students

Welcome Kindergartners!  What an awesome year to graduate……but we are only just beginning this journey!

I am looking forward to our parent and child visitation day tomorrow, Monday, August 28th.  When you come with your child you will be sent on a little scavenger hunt around the room.  You’ll also have plenty of time to speak with me and ask any last minute questions.  Also, be sure to bring your camera!  This is a great day for photos.  The kids will even be able to walk on a parked school bus and try out a seat!  Lastly, we will finish the visit with a read aloud.  I cannot wait to see you all!