Math Workshop

We are implementing the workshop model in Math this year.  As a Kindergarten team we use the lessons from Math in Focus and supplement them with engaging hands-on activities chosen to provide students with additional practice of the math concepts addressed in our curriculum.  There are four stations that provide the students with valuable practice of math concepts that align with the common core standards.

We are currently working on developing an understanding of place value and numbers to 100.  We have enjoyed skip counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's.

The help of volunteers is greatly appreciated during our Math Workshop times.  Please let me know if you would like to help at any time - Monday 1:00 - 1:45, Tuesday 12:30 - 1:15, Wednesday 1:45 - 2:30, Thursday 12:30 - 1:15, and Friday 12:30 - 1:15.

Happy New Year!

December was a very busy month for us.  We are happy to be back at school and getting into a nice routine.  We have many exciting things we are working on in our curriculum that you will be hearing about in the coming weeks.  

A look back at our December activities . . .

Pajama Day was a lot of fun!

Thank you for coming to our winter concert.  We enjoyed having you listen to us sing.

We enjoyed a special snack as we rode on the Polar Express.

We enjoyed the interesting cultural enrichment programs brought to us by TESPTO.  Thank you for your support of TESPTO.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday with family and friends!

Author Visit

 Judith Jango-Cohen came to Steward to tell us about her adventures as a non-fiction author.  Several of our students were called on to help her teach us about some of the animals she has researched.

Happy Halloween

We had a wonderful time at our Halloween celebration.  Thank you all for coming and watching our parade and for sending in supplies for our party.  Special thanks to Mrs. Addonizio and Mrs Soward for organizing our special day and to Mrs. Staley for her help on the day of our party.  We had some very happy trick or treaters at school on Monday!

Exploring Our Sense of Sight and Hearing

We explored the sense of sight in our classroom.

We loved color mixing with playdoh and colored water.  We made some interesting discoveries.

Then we met with Mr. Prazar and talked about our sense of hearing and sight and how animals use these senses.  We enjoyed looking for things that did not belong in nature when we went on a walk.

We worked hard to listen and find the matching sounds in our film cannisters.  We learned that different insects make different sounds, especially at this time of year.  They need a good sense of hearing so they can find each other.  We will continue to explore our senses in the coming weeks.

Spookley, the Square Pumpkin

We read The Legend of Spookley, the Square Pumpkin by Joe Troiano.  We talked about the setting and the characters.   

                                                                                     

     

We also worked together to retell the story including the problem and the solution.  Small groups illustrated one part of the story retell and shared with the rest of the class.  Story mapping is a skill that we will be working on all year as we develop important comprehension skills.

It took teamwork to illustrate this story map.

If you would like to see a video of the story about Spookley, click on this link.

Spookley the Square Pumpkin

Happy Halloween!