This Week!

Hello Parents and Families!

Do not forget that ILP conferences are starting this week! The last day of class for students is this Monday, December 17th. Conferences for my class will begin Tuesday, Dec. 18th and will go through Thursday Dec. 20th. Have a safe and enjoyable Winter Break, and we will see you when classes resume Thursday, January 3rd, 2013.

See below for the times and days that you have signed up for. I have also sent home slips with your times, and will send your students home tomorrow with an ILP sticker time on their shirts!

Happy holidays!

The Next Few Weeks

Hello Parents and Families!

This week we are learning new and exciting things, as well as reviewing some things, including:

Literacy/Reading:
Reviewing all sight words
Reading and retelling stories of the week with a partner
Continuing walk to reading programs

Writing:
Continuing to write Winter Narrative stories, and adding details in text using descriptive language (sparkly words).

Math: 
Revisiting counting and sequencing numbers
Introducing addition concepts through math games
Continuing walk to math programs

Social Studies/Project: 
Continuing to learn about holidays around the world.
Reading Buddies activities.

 Special Events/Notices: 
- Last day of school for students this quarter: Monday, Dec. 17th
- ILP parent teacher conferences: Tuesday, December 18th-Friday December 21st

Have a fabulous week, and have a wonderful winter break, and a happy new year! See everyone again in January, 2013!

Check out some pictures below of our field trip this past week to the SMCA museum!

The Week Ahead

Hello Parents and Families!

This week we are learning new and exciting things, as well as reviewing some things, including:

Literacy/Reading:
Reviewing all sight words
 Reading and retelling stories of the week with a partner "Dogs in Hats, Dogs in Bows"
Continuing walk to reading programs

Writing:
  Introducing Narrative stories, and adding details in text.

Math:
Practice measuring items with sticks, and cubes.
Practice weighing items using a pan balance and cubes.
Continuing walk to math programs

Social Studies/Project:
Learning about holidays around the world.
Reading Buddies activities.

Special Events/Notices:
- Miss Crowl out on Friday, Dec. 7th 1pm-3:30pm
- Field Trip to the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art on Wednesday, Dec. 7th 9:00am-12:30pm (selected chaperones will be notified)

Have a fabulous week!

Check out some pictures below of our first Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Field Trip:

Symphony Hall Holiday Concert Field Trip: Nov.29th

Thanksgiving Week!

Hello Parents and Families!

This week we are learning new and exciting things, as well as reviewing some things, including:

Literacy/Reading:
Learning new sight words: him, with, up
Reading and retelling stories of the week with a partner
Continuing walk to reading programs

Writing:
Writing "I am thankful for..." journal entries.

Math:
Practicing creating repeating patterns; AB, ABB, ABC, AABB
Continuing walk to math programs

Social Studies/Project:
Learning about communities and community helpers
Visitors from policemen and firemen
Reading Buddies activities

Special Events/Notices:
- Miss Crowl out on Monday, Nov. 19th
- Field Trip to the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art on Wednesday, November 21st 9:00am-1:45pm (selected chaperones have been notified)
-Thanksgiving Holiday: no school Thursday/Friday November 22nd-23rd

Have a great upcoming week and fabulous Thanksgiving Break!

Check out some pictures below of our 3TV Weather Field Trip to the Science Center: Wed. Nov.14th

Check out our pictures below of our visiting community helper, my Aunt, Nurse Keri: Thurs. Nov. 15th

Best,

Miss Crowl's class!

The Week Ahead

Hello Parents and Families!

This week we are learning new and exciting things, as well as reviewing some things, including:

Literacy/Reading:
Learning new sight words: love, a
Reading and retelling stories of the week with a partner
Continuing walk to reading programs

Writing:
Continuing to write small moment stories using sketches and words

Math:
Practicing creating repeating patterns; AB, ABB, ABC, AABB
Continuing walk to math programs

Social Studies/Project:
Learning about communities and community helpers
Learning about the weather and weather men on our field trip
Learning about Nurses and medical community helpers
Reading Buddies activities

Special Events/Notices:
- No School on Monday, November 12th - Veteran's Day
 - Field Trip to the Science Center for 3TV Weather Forecasters on Wednesday, November 14th 11:15am-2:30pm (selected chaperones have been notified)

Have a great upcoming week and a safe Veteran's Day!




Best,

Miss Crowl's class!

Hello Parents and Families!

Hello Parents and Families!

This week we are learning many new and exciting things, including:

Literacy/Reading:
Reviewing all letters and sight words
Reading and retelling stories of the week with a partner
Continuing walk to reading programs

Writing:
Continuing to write small moment stories

Math:
Practicing creating repeating patterns; AB, ABB, ABC, AABB
Continuing walk to math programs

Social Studies/Project:
Learning about and exploring pumpkins
Tasting pumpkin seeds and pie
Planting pumpkin seeds
Learning the life cycle of pumpkins
Creating fall crafts and activities
Making pumpkin ice cream

Have a great week and a safe Halloween!

Best,

Miss Crowl's class!

Welcome Back!

Hello Parents and Families!

Welcome back! I hope you all had a restful and re-energizing break!

Don't forget that this week we have a field trip to the Schnepp Farms this Thursday, Oct. 18th from 9am-1:30pm. Field trip money was due this morning, as well as permission slips.

I have chosen the chaperones that were interested in attending using a lottery system, and a note should be in your child's folder notifying you of your status as a chaperone. Be aware that as a chaperone you are to help the class and supervise multiple children to oversee during the trip. You will be assigned a group when you come to attend the trip - you should be there at 8:45am, since the class leaves at 9am.

The students will be learning about how farms and their supply of food affect the world and the community, as well as identifying and describing farm animals and the environments they live in. This week the students will be creating questions about farms that will be answered throughout the week as we explore farm habitats and the above listed subjects.

This week students will be reviewing ordering number amount and recognizing numbers from smallest to greatest, as well as beginning to explore the real world applications of shapes.

We will begin new sight words beginning next week, and students will also be starting their walk to reading and math groups next Monday where they will visit other Kinder classrooms to be taught math and reading skills appropriate and specific for their academic levels as show on their ILP forms and report cards.

This week the students are beginning an introduction to Small Moment stories where they focus on one specific event and write with details about three processes of that event. We will continue to focus on that skill over the next few weeks.

Glad to have everyone back today, and I look forward to seeing how your children learn and grown over the 2nd Quarter!

Best,

Miss Crowl

Hello parents and families!

The students had a great time learning this past week! They continued learning how to sequence stories, and retelling the parts of a story; beginning, middle, end, characters and setting. We also compared and contrasted the strength and durability of the "Three Little Pigs' houses.' Check out the pictures below of students building the three types of houses; brick, straw, and stick.

Students reviewed and continued working on creating letters this week, and there should be some completed letters to mom and dad in their homework folders! :)
 
Next week, our guest reader from Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, Miss Pam, will be back to read to us on Tuesday, October 2nd, afternoon!

This upcoming week we will be reviewing all letters, sounds, and sight words. Your student should know all of the letters of the alphabet and the sight words listed under the sight words page. Be sure to keep practicing at home!

Don't forget - ILP conferences are next week, October 3rd-5th. I will be sending home your finalized times this Friday, Sept. 28th in your child's homework folder. The students have no school next week, Oct. 3-Oct. 15th.

Have a great fall break, and I will see everyone on Tuesday, Oct. 16th!

Best,

Miss Crowl

Week of Sept. 21st-28th

Hello parents and families!

The students had a great time learning this past week! They learned how to sequence stories, and have been practicing how to retell the parts of a story; beginning, middle, end, and the characters.

Students also really enjoyed working on creating letters this week, and we will now move on to creating finalized written letters this upcoming week to various friends, teachers, and family.
 






We also had a guest reader come to visit our class this week from Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Miss Pam is show below reading to our students, and will come to visit once a month!

This week we will learn the letters Qq, Zz, Vv, Xx. We will also learn the new sight words 'not,' 'here' and 'the.'

In math we are  practicing comparing numbers and measuring items using cube towers; measuring longer vs shorter in names and various items.


We will continue to retell and sequence stories by using story webs and maps through using "The Three Little Pigs." We will also be building the different houses; straw, brick, and sticks to compare the structure and stability.

ATTENTION:


I will be also sending home a sign up sheet this Friday, Sept. 21st for ILP conferences coming up in October: Wed. 3rd, Thursday 4th and Friday 5th. Be sure to sign and return it to get your desired times.

If you have older children attending ASU Prep, your older students' teacher will be contacting you to schedule ALL of the conferences for your children at once. You will receive confirmation of your conference times by next Friday, September 28th.

Best,
Miss Crowl

Week of Sept. 17-21

Hello parents and families!

The students had a great time learning this past week! They learned about the art and life of artist Pablo Picasso. We are working on creating art in his image, and learning about his Blue and Rose Periods of art.

Students also really enjoyed working on creating functional lists this week, and we will now move on to creating and understanding the purpose of letters this upcoming week.

This week we will learn the letters Uu, Ee, Jj, and Yy. We will also learn the new sight words 'but,' 'at' and 'had.'

In math we are  practicing 1:1 correspondence with items as we count; touching each item and moving it forward so we count correctly.We also will be practicing how to count backwards and how to compare numbers this week!

Best,


Miss Crowl

This week and next, Sept. 10th-14th

Hello parents and families!

The students had a great time learning this past week! They learned about the artists Diego Rivera and Henri Matisse. We are working on creating art in their image, and a mural will be put up in our Kindergarten hallway modeled after Diego Rivera.

Students also really enjoyed working on creating lists this week, and we will continue to create functional lists like shopping lists and 'to do' lists this next week.

The students are excited to visit our 2nd grade Reading Buddies today and do a reading and art project with them!

This week we learned the letters R,r, K,k, L,l, and P,p. We also learned the new sight words 'was' and 'said.'


In math we are finishing up our counting books and practicing 1:1 correspondence with items as we count; touching each item and moving it forward so we count correctly.We also played a game called roll and record where we read the and counted numbers on dice and recorded the roll we made, properly writing the numbers! Check out pictures below!


Best,


Miss Crowl

Last week and This week!

Hello Parents and Families!

Welcome back from our three day weekend! I hope Labor Day was relaxing and enjoyable for everyone. This last week we learned more about our bodies by doing some body tracings and adding our brain, skin, digestive, skeletal, and respiratory systems! Please check them out in our Kindergarten hallway on the walls. We also had a great time learning how shapes can compose real life objects and things during math. Check out some samples below!

 Butterfly

 Choo-choo train

 flowers

 people

 flowers

arrows

This week we will be learning about different artists, like Henri Matisse and Diego Rivera, and creating some art in their image! We will continue learning new letters from  our alphabet, and some new sight words!

Extended Day activities also start today, so be sure to sign your child up for something soon! I will be teaching a story hour that includes a story and art/craft to accompany it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I would love to have more of our Kinders join!

I will also be sending home a progress report for your child in their folders by Thursday, so be sure to check it and see what they could be working on more at home with you, as well as what your student's strength is! :)

Best,

Miss Crowl

Last Week and Upcoming!

Hello parents and families!

The students had a great time learning this past week, Aug. 2oth-24th! They learned more about their five senses; hearing, tasting, smelling, seeing, and touching! Students did hands on projects to aid in knowing what parts of your body are used to apply those senses. Students really enjoyed using their smelling sense through their nose to smell various spices, and they also enjoyed using their tongue to taste various items that stimulated the areas of the tongue; salty (salt), sweet(sugar), bitter(tea), and sour(lemons).

We also learned the letters T,t and I,i and the new sight words 'for' 'and' & 'he.'

We also celebrated Alexavier Tasher turning 5 years old this week! Happy Birthday, Alex!

This current week August 27th-31st, we will be learning about the parts of our body, their functions, and what our bodies can do! We will learn about our brain, muscles, bones, digestive system, respiratory system and skin. We will be creating images of our bodies by doing body tracings and including our own interpretations of what the insides of our bodies look like.

We also have been adding some great journal entries to our class journals and creating words by stretching out the sounds of the letters within words, and using tools in our classroom  like the word wall and our ABC charts. We also learned the letters F,f and B,b and O,o and N,n as well as the new sight words 'it' 'of' & 'go.'

In math we have been learning even more about attributes of other people, and how to sort items in the real world into categories, like sorting our classmates by shoe types, pant types, and by gender!

We practice everyday to become expert readers, writers, and math investigators!

Picture day was this past Monday, and I really enjoyed seeing all of our fabulous students in their finest attire! Can't wait for you to see their photos when we get them back!

Don't forget parents!! This upcoming Monday, Sept. 3, is Labor Day and school will be closed. Have an amazing three day weekend, and we will see you next Tuesday!

Best,

Miss Crowl and the Kindergarteners of Rm. 40.

Hello parents and families!

The students had a great time learning this past week! They learned about their five senses; hearing, tasting, smelling, seeing, and touching, and did art projects to go with them. Hope you enjoyed them when the children took them home! :) We also learned the letters S,s and D,d and the new sight words 'I' and 'am.' This upcoming week we will be learning about the five senses some more, and what parts of our body we use to experience them. We also have been adding some great journal entries to our class journals, and have been learning about attributes of buttons and pattern blocks!

We also enjoyed going to our first assembly about Anti-Bullying, and had a great time learning about being kind to our friends and singing together.

           We also celebrated Andrea Gonzalez's birthday this week as she turned five years old!
                                                           

Happy birthday Andrea!

 

Have a great week and we will see you again soon!

Best, 

Miss Crowl's Kindergarten Class