So Far, So GOOD!!!

We have been super 
busy this week!

Making connections to a piece of literature

We have discussed what it means to be a good reader and find something in our stories that we can relate to. Our class is learning that a "connection" or "link" would be something that we hear or see in the story that reminds us of something that has happened in our lives. This week, we are learning all kinds of things about Johnny Appleseed. We decided to make a connection chart to show some of our thoughts about how we can relate to him.

Check out our chart:

Our class is really doing a great job of coming up with things that they can relate to in the story! We are going to continue to work on this concept as good readers. 

Writing

Also, we have been making different circle maps about different types of settings and events that we could use to enhance our writing. 

Here are a few of our setting circle maps:

Inside Settings

Outside Settings

***Parents--please begin writing with your child at home. They are really learning so much this year about being a good writer. Let them share some of their characters, settings, and events with you at home when they write! 

Math 

During our math lessons, we are exploring measurement. We are using a special tool in our classroom to measure by---10 unfix cubes connected together. It is our "ruler!" The kids are so excited to be learning measurement because we know that our parents and some adults use measurement in their everyday jobs!

Therefore, we are measuring all around our room. We started by measuring different objects to see if they were shorter or longer than our 10 cube tower. Then, we explored different items on our table to see if they were the same length as our tower. Here are some photos from our measuring exploration:

Kindergarten is AWESOME!

Our week was AWESOME! 

Check out some of our NEW work stations!

Audrey is working in Write Around the Room.
We record words we see around the room.
This week, we wrote our
ABC's that were hidden on little ladybugs.

Keegan is reading an alphabet book
with a telephone in our Library Nook.

Austin is enjoying a book too!

Jonathan and Max are working
on sequence cards in ABC Center.

Kellen, Jacob, and Giovanni
are writing in Writing Center.

Hayden is working in Write the Room.

On Fun Friday, we played Alphabet Bingo!

Justin was one of our winners!

Cherlin was a winner too!

We had so much fun!

Aidan won as well! 

Scholastic Orders

Scholastic Orders

are due by Friday!

I will finalize our class orders this weekend!

Get your orders in online at Scholastic.com

Our activiation code is:

 H2QPJ

Order some great books

for your little one today!

Permission Slips and Money!

Kinder Parents,

Please get your Pumpkin Patch permission slips and money to me by Friday. If I do not have your child's permission slip before we go on the field trip, I will not be allowed to take them with me! It is a district policy that we must have a signed permission slip in order to take a student on a field trip. Please get those into me as soon as possible!

Also, if you have not paid for your child's field trip t-shirt (the RED one with an "S" on the back) please send in your money ASAP too!

Thank you for all of your cooperation! 

Sight Word Baggies

Just a friendly reminder!!!

Kiddos need to bring their sight word baggies tomorrow!

Happy Monday!

College Week 2011

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Calling All Kinder Girls!

Have you ever wanted to be a Girl Scout-- friends, crafts, 

field trips, and helping others?  

Troop 4716 has an exciting year planned for you!  

Check us out at www.troop4716.scoutlander.com!

  

We are currently seeking new members

 for the 2011-2012 year. 

For more information or questions, please contact: 

Jennifer Williams, Troop Leader

Sight Words and Letters/Sounds

Parents:

Please make sure you are practicing

all of the LETTERS and SOUNDS of the

alphabet with your child DAILY!

It is so important for your child

know ALL of their letters and sound!

www.Starfall.com is a great resource to review

letters and to hear the correct sounds of each letter!

Check it out!

Also, our sight words need to be

reviewed daily!

These words will help them in

reading and writing!



Thank you for all of your cooperation!

SHOES!!!

 

Parents,

Please make sure you and your child are practicing "how to tie a shoe." I have many friends who need assistance with this each and every day. Please practice, so your child will be successful and independent at school with this task.

Thank you!

Watch D.O.G.S Dads!!!!

Calling all Dads!

On Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

We will be having our 2^nd annual
WATCH D.O.G.S. kickoff meeting.  

WATCH D.O.G.S. is an innovative program being

used by schools across America which helps them

to be positively impacted by the committed

involvement of fathers and
father-figures in their student’s life. 

Our goal is to have you spend at least one day this

 year at the school to be a positive male role model

and to help promote a safe and positive school environment.

Dads, granddads, uncles, step-dads

and adult brothers. . . . this is your

chance to have a night out

alone with your Robertson student

 in a fun atmosphere at school!

Our Week--9/5-9/9

We had a great week!

Here is the scoop...

Language Arts:

Our poem this week: Orange

Sight words: Orange, a

Concept: Retelling a story

Some of our books: Caps for Sale, Little Blue and Little Yellow, Brown Bear, Brown Bear--just to name a few!

Some of our projects: We made caps of red, brown, gray, and blue to help us retell the story, Caps for Sale. We learned that yellow and blue mixed together make green.  The story of Little Blue and Little Yellow taught us that! Lastly, we made a color chain to represent each animal in Eric Carle's Brown Bear, Brown Bear story.

We begin writing in our journals and learning about characters, settings, and events. 

Some of our centers included: Writing Center, Library Nook, Name Nook, and Computers.

I hope you got a chance to listen to your child retell you a story they enjoyed from this week! Very fun!

Math:

In Math, we reviewed counting and creating sets or collections. Also, we started talking about sorting. We sorted ourselves by hair color, outfits and clothes, and by boy/girl. We created different representations of the number 6 and placed it in our counting jar. (Pictures to come)

Our Math Workshop time included exploring counting and sorting games. In addition, we started workshop stations around the room. 

Science:

On Tuesday, we read and began discussing our 5 senses and how we use each sense. We learned that sometimes we are using more than one sense at a time.

On Thursday, we did a taste testing experiment with different items like:

M&M  for our sweet tooth!

Pretzels for a salty snack!

Sour Patch Kids for something sour!

It was YUMMY!

Today, our class explored the sense of hearing. We joined Ms. K's class to experiment with different sounds. Check your child's red folder to find out our predictions and the outcomes recorded on their recording sheet.

Lastly, on Wednesday, we did go to the library to check out books! It was so exciting to find a book and check it out! Enjoy reading those at home! Just make sure you bring it back by this next Wednesday!

Have a great weekend! Enjoy our Smilebox of photos!

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College Week!!! 9/12-9/16

Join us in the fun!!!

MONDAY – Listen to College Spirit Songs as we start our day.
Each morning we will play a school song
from a different College Band.
Discuss with your Teacher where they went to College and
 ask them about their Teacher College Fact Sheet!

TUESDAY – Go future Lone Star Rangers! (wear navy or silver to support your future high school)

WEDNESDAY – Team up for college! Wear your favorite College Tee-Shirt or colors.

THURSDAY – Look to your bright future! (wear sunglasses)

FRIDAY- Wear your school spirit shirts to show how bright your future is!!

Mrs. Shelby will be supporting her UT-Tyler Patriots
 and our Texas Longhorns all week!

This is me, with my parents, after my college graduation!

A Few More Photos

Here are a few more photos from this week!

Since we are discussing Weather Patterns in Science,
we went outside to check out our weather one day! 

It is definitely a SUNNY day!

On Friday during Calendar, we grouped 10 sticks together for our
place value chart. We are counting towards the 100th Day of School!
"Zero the Hero" visited our classroom, while we were at Specials,
and left us a snack that looks like a zero! YUMMY!

Our Week--Color Me Happy!

We have had another wonderful week in Kindergarten!

Please check out our Smilebox!

You can click on the
"play" button on the video to watch.

Also, you can enlarge the photos on the video 

by click them while it is playing through.

Enjoy!

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Dot Stickers

Parents,

I need some help!

If you ever run across some of the circle,

dot stickers used for color coding in the colors:

Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow...I need some for our guided reading folders.

I have looked everywhere and can't seem to find them in those specific colors!

I would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks!

P.S. I have the "bright" colored ones from Wal-mart already that I used for coding.