Friday, Feb. 25

Today was class picture day. To clarify, a picture of the WHOLE class was taken today, and if you ordered a copy of it, it will have all of the kids (23) minus anyone absent plus the teacher (me!). This is different than the individual pictures like we took in the Fall. Some families ordered individual pictures, and it you did, your child had his/her picture taken individually as well. If you did not order a copy of the class picture and want one, please contact me as soon as possible, and I will try to figure out how to order a copy for you.

Morning Meeting: greeting three people of the opposite gender, spelling cheers for "have", read the ABC chart (letter name, sound, picture), and song (Learning Letter Sounds)
Writer's Workshop: writing three sound words (ex. dog is /d/ /o/ /g/ and we drew 3 lines ( _ _ _ ), then filled in the missing sounds
Math: Comparing and Ordering by Weight
Sharing and Birthday Treats
Centers and Reading Groups

Have a great weekend,
Miss Kimpton

Thursday, Feb. 24

Morning Meeting: Snowball greeting, Ask partner what his/her favorite food is, then graph the answers, "an" chunk in pan, fan, ran, etc.
Handwriting: Sentence writing
Story: Abe Lincoln's Hat, The Cat in the Cab
Math: Comparing Weights, Using a balance
Centers
Calendar

I hope everyone is staying warm!
Miss Kimpton

P.S. Don't forget class pictures tomorrow!

Class/Spring Pictures on Friday!

If you haven't already sent in your picture order form, please do so tomorrow if possible. You can send it on Friday, but it is a little easier for recording purposes if I have it early.

Morning Meeting: greeting, discuss respect during an assembly, then go to an assembly to listen to the Girls' Heights Honor Choir
Handwriting: review all of the diver letters (r, m, n, h, b, p), write Word Wall words and introduce size boxes (to show letter sizes)
Story: "The Cat in the Cab", "The General's Dog" - a story about George Washington, the American Revolution, and what President Washington did when he found the enemy's dog (a true story!)
Finish trains with our buddies
Centers and Reading Groups

Have a great night,
Miss Kimpton

Tuesday, Feb. 21

Morning Meeting: greeting, the "an" chunk: change can to man, pan, fan, tan, and, sign language song with letter sounds
Writer's Workshop Groups: Read "Down By the Bay" and draw two things from the story and label the pictures
Reading: The Cat in the Cab, A Young George Washington
Library with Mrs. Mayhall
Centers and Reading Groups!

Don't forget class pictures this Friday!!!!!!!!!

Stay warm,
Miss Kimpton

Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day!

On Monday, we will be learning about and doing a lot of healthy things for our heart! We will go on a heart-healthy walk with the Reading Buddies, eat heart-healthy snacks, compare/contrast the meaning of the heart (the actual heart and the heart that means love), and many other fun things. In order to do so, here are things you need to send with your child Monday morning:

1. Signed permission slip for the walk
2.Valentine cards for the other students (if desired)
3. Heart-healthy snacks (optional, I've talked to a few of you. We have students bringing fruit and jello hearts)
4. Purple folder

Thank you so much, and don't forget the permission slip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday and Friday, Feb. 10 and 11

Morning Meeting: greeting (real names on Thursday, silly names on Friday), ABC sign language video, Morning Message (birthday message), "The Cat on the Mat" reading and interactive chart
Handwriting Groups: Word Wall Word table, Graffiti table, Writer's Workshop
Math: terms: first, next, and last, ordering events
Centers and small reading groups

Enjoy your weekend!
Miss Kimpton

Happy Art Day! Feb. 9

We had a day filled with creativity making Valentine's Day sacks and trains. We incorporated reading (directions for making a heart), math (using the terms first, next, and last to describe the steps), and art. The students learned how to draw and cut out hearts (this can be very challenging for a kindergartner), and then they worked with their Reading Buddies to turn 3 milk cartons into trains. The trains are a work-in-progress, and we will work on them during the next few weeks adding details while we learn more about trains! The students' Valentine sacks are almost done, so as soon as you can, send in those Valentine cards!

Also, we have spent the last few days inside because of the low temperatures. However, always send your child with plenty of gear for outside play as we will go outside if it is above zero degrees, and it can be really chilly at recess!

Have an excellent evening,
Miss Kimpton

Tuesday, Feb. 8

Morning Meeting: Greeting, Rhyming Song, Morning Message: circle Word Wall Words and find them in the room, brainstorm/draw pictures of what you can do in the snow, read our list of Winter Words
Handwriting: Writing Journal, write sentences about what you can do and expand the story
Centers
Math: Most and Least, Before and After

Valentine's Day Notes: We will be making special "Mail Bags" to hold the Valentine cards, so all you need to do is fill out the cards at home and send them in! You may include Valentine candies, stickers, etc. in the individual cards. If you can send them by Friday, that would be great, but if you cannot send them until Monday, I totally understand.

Have a great night,
Miss Kimpton

Brrrrr Chilly Monday

Morning Meeting: Letter Names and Sounds, Sharing
Handwriting: Magic "c" letter: "g"
Math: Measuring/Comparing Volume, terms: empty, full, holds the most, holds the least
Reading: "Thomas the Train", "The Van"
Centers

Have a great night!
Miss Kimpton

Friday, Feb. 4

Groudhog's Week and 100's Week is over and here comes Valentine's Day! I will send home a class list of students' names on Tuesday in order to make Valentines. In order to avoid hurt feelings, if you are going to send Valentine cards, please send one for each child. I will also add to the list any specialist teachers' names your child may want to make cards for. On Monday, February 14, we will have a heart-healthy day of walking 1 mile with our Reading Buddies, look through the Valentine cards (kindergartners LOVE to do this), eat some heart-healthy snacks, and enjoy a little bit of the candy from our friends. If you have a fantastic treat that is heart-healthy that you would like to bring for the class, please let me know!

Morning Meeting: Syllable greeting, introduce Mrs. Billen (Junior Field student from MSU-Billings), Star game, Sharing
Handwriting: Magic c letters: "a" and "d"
Reading: "Gas Helps It Go", "Little Groundhog" poem, "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish"
Centers
Math: sequencing with groundhog

Have a fantastic weekend!
Miss Kimpton

Thursday, Feb. 3

The weather was nice enough for outside recess, and the kids loved playing outside!

Morning Meeting: Greeting, Song: Hello Around the World, Fill in Numbers 1-10 on the 100's Chart, practice writing Numbers 3-9
Sharing (listening skills, asking questions)
Reading: "Gas Helps It Go" (read by individual students), "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish"
Math: Measuring with a Groundhog
Centers

Have a good night!
Miss Kimpton

Happy Groundhog's Day!

The groundhog didn't see his shadow...so we may have an early spring! After this last bout of chilly weather, we've earned it! For recess today, we watched science movies with the other kindergartens and built puzzles. For exercise, we walked the hallways waving our arms, skipping, running in place, even crab-walking to our classroom! Hopefully, the temperature will be above zero degrees tomorrow for recess!

Morning Meeting: Syllable greeting, clapping rhythm song, morning message ("What is above and below the ground?")
Shared Reading: "Little Groundhog" with groundhog puppet
Math: Make February calendar with Reading Buddies, fill in important days
Lots and lots of movement to make up for no recess!

Stay warm and out of the wind!
Miss Kimpton

Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 2

I'm sorry for not posting yesterday's schedule until now. I had a meeting after school andran out of time! I am also sorry we have not been able to do the "Kindergarten News" lately. Our center time is filling with Guided Reading Groups, and I am not able to do both at once. I hope to at least do one News Program a week. The following is for both days:

Morning Meeting: greeting, Rhyming song, sharing, read "Cat on the Mat" (find word wall words, soundout unknown words, use picture clues to determine an unknown word)
Writing: "On the 100th day of school, I can _________.", magic c letters: "o" ("magic c, keep going, stop) and "s" (little magic c, turn down, curve around)
Math: counting to 100 (100's Day Stew), Funny Fred
Reading: "Gas Helps it Go", "Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of Kindergarten", "On the Go"
Centers

Stay warm!
Miss Kimpton