Benny had a long flight this week! The children figured out that he had come all the way from Oregon to visit our kindergarten and teach the children about the letter O! They also decided that Benny had made a good choice taking the red eye, because driving or taking the bus would have taken way too long. As always, we brainstormed words in different categories that begin with the letter O and did many projects and activities to reinforce the long and short sound of the letter. The children are making a new book called The Ollie Octopus Book. As they illustrate each page, they read it to me and as a class. These books will go home next week
In science, we discussed owls and their many interesting characteristics and habits. The children made owl puppets and wrote some facts on the back of the puppet to help them remember the information they heard. They also listened to a book about opposites and made their own book with a few examples as well.
We had discussions about the Cretaceous Period and compared this to the other two Periods they had already studied. They found out that the dinosaurs had gotten bigger and more fierce. To their delight, they finally got to see the appearance of T-Rex! They completed a background of the Cretaceous Period and included flowering plants, lush vegetation, and the new dinosaurs.
In math, the children have been exploring each number from one to nine through a variety of activities, discovering the possible arrangements and combinations for each number. These experiences help each child gain an understanding of quantities. As you may have noticed from the papers coming home, we have been working on the concept of addition and the use of mathematical symbols to describe this process. We will continue in the weeks ahead to explore the number combinations up to ten and to break these numbers down into their component parts. We will also continue to explore the concept of subtraction and will work on learning to solve simple word problems. We will also be practicing counting up and back, and doing mental math challenges.
As promised, I'd like to give you a little more information about our field trip and the kindergarten breakfast. On May 29th, we will be leaving school at 9:15 and taking a school bus to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The children will have snack when we arrive at the museum. We will leave the museum at 11:45 and be back at school by approximately12:30-12:45 in time for lunch. If your child has a school lunch, rest assured it will be waiting for them. As much as I'd like to invite you all to come, we are allowed two chaperones for a group this size, and Morah Beth will be coming as well. I will give you more detailed instructions about snack as we get closer to the date.
The Kindergarten Breakfast on June 16 will begin at 8:15. There will be performances and announcements followed by breakfast. The entire program will most likely conclude by 9:15 at which time the children will go back to class.
In Hebrew, Bentzi (the class turtle) came to visit us to start the letter "Lamed". The students learned how to write the letter "Lamed" and they learned "Lamed" vocabulary words. The vocabulary words this week were "Laytzun (clown)" ,"Lamah (Llama)", and "Limon (lemon)".
We are almost finished creating our Siddurim (prayer books) that include all of the prayers that we do in class. By next week, we will be using them when we pray.
The students have been preparing for our upcoming imaginary trip to Eretz Yisrael. We created Passports, maps (to keep track of where we go on our trip) and journals (to write about our trip). I will send out more details about the trip when we get closer to the date of departure. The class is already getting so excited!
Shabbat Shalom!
In science, we discussed owls and their many interesting characteristics and habits. The children made owl puppets and wrote some facts on the back of the puppet to help them remember the information they heard. They also listened to a book about opposites and made their own book with a few examples as well.
We had discussions about the Cretaceous Period and compared this to the other two Periods they had already studied. They found out that the dinosaurs had gotten bigger and more fierce. To their delight, they finally got to see the appearance of T-Rex! They completed a background of the Cretaceous Period and included flowering plants, lush vegetation, and the new dinosaurs.
In math, the children have been exploring each number from one to nine through a variety of activities, discovering the possible arrangements and combinations for each number. These experiences help each child gain an understanding of quantities. As you may have noticed from the papers coming home, we have been working on the concept of addition and the use of mathematical symbols to describe this process. We will continue in the weeks ahead to explore the number combinations up to ten and to break these numbers down into their component parts. We will also continue to explore the concept of subtraction and will work on learning to solve simple word problems. We will also be practicing counting up and back, and doing mental math challenges.
As promised, I'd like to give you a little more information about our field trip and the kindergarten breakfast. On May 29th, we will be leaving school at 9:15 and taking a school bus to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The children will have snack when we arrive at the museum. We will leave the museum at 11:45 and be back at school by approximately12:30-12:45 in time for lunch. If your child has a school lunch, rest assured it will be waiting for them. As much as I'd like to invite you all to come, we are allowed two chaperones for a group this size, and Morah Beth will be coming as well. I will give you more detailed instructions about snack as we get closer to the date.
The Kindergarten Breakfast on June 16 will begin at 8:15. There will be performances and announcements followed by breakfast. The entire program will most likely conclude by 9:15 at which time the children will go back to class.
In Hebrew, Bentzi (the class turtle) came to visit us to start the letter "Lamed". The students learned how to write the letter "Lamed" and they learned "Lamed" vocabulary words. The vocabulary words this week were "Laytzun (clown)" ,"Lamah (Llama)", and "Limon (lemon)".
We are almost finished creating our Siddurim (prayer books) that include all of the prayers that we do in class. By next week, we will be using them when we pray.
The students have been preparing for our upcoming imaginary trip to Eretz Yisrael. We created Passports, maps (to keep track of where we go on our trip) and journals (to write about our trip). I will send out more details about the trip when we get closer to the date of departure. The class is already getting so excited!
Shabbat Shalom!