This week in Pre-K students began exploring the Buildings Unit, discussing various types of buildings and their characteristics, such as size, shape, and function. Students built structures with blocks and magna tiles while practicing turn-taking skills through various games. They also continued practicing letter and number formation, letter-sound correspondence, and counting. They enjoyed role playing familiar stories, listening to read alouds, as well as exploring print materials on their own. Some classes also had a special visit from a local dentist to help develop greater independence with oral hygiene. At home, encourage your child to talk about buildings they see around town and practice turn-taking with games.
This week in Kindergarten students worked on phonemic awareness skills, blending and reading short vowel words, predicting stories, and writing uppercase letters. In Readers’ Workshop, students practiced reading strategies, including pointing to words and beginning to read trick/heart words. During Read Aloud, students enjoyed Truman by Jean Reidy. In Writing Workshop, students started their pattern books and embraced brave spelling. In Math, students explored numbers through ten frames, movement activities, and pattern blocks. Social Studies included learning about the invention of Popsicles, while Science introduced the concepts of pushes and pulls through a hands-on digging activity using shovels and excavators. On Friday, students had a blast participating in "Camp Out" day as part of their grade-wide positive behavior incentive.
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