...And it's the last day of May! Wow, the last three months has flown by, and we have 3 days of school left until your children are first-graders! I hope you saw the invitations for our slideshow on Thursday, June 2 at 10:25 and 1:50. You do not have to attend both of them (it will be the same show), nor do you have to attend at all, but I wanted to give you the opportunity to see pictures of our time together. It will be amazing to see how much they have grown! If you attend the 10:25 showing, you are welcome to stay for lunch as well. If the weather is nice, the students will be picnicking outside!
Also, please be sure to bring the lunch accounts current and wrap up any business you may have with the school. If you have a kindergartner or know someone who does for next year, please register or encourage them to register as soon as possible. We will have a better idea of numbers for next year if you do!
Have an excellent evening,
Miss Kimpton
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Week of May 23-27
Whew, what a week! It has been a busy one filled with the ZooMontana field trip, assessments for report cards, and all that rain! Next week wil be very busy as well as we begin wrapping up the year and sending school supplies home. Be prepared for extra supplies and goodies from the year to be in the backpacks.
Next Thursday, the second to last day of school, we will be presenting our class's end of the year slideshow. I hope you are available during one of the times to join us as we see a review of the kindergarten year in pictures! Please plan to stay about 15-20 minutes. The first show will be at 10:25 (before lunch) and the second show will be 1:50 (right before we get ready to go home).
Next Thursday, the second to last day of school, we will be presenting our class's end of the year slideshow. I hope you are available during one of the times to join us as we see a review of the kindergarten year in pictures! Please plan to stay about 15-20 minutes. The first show will be at 10:25 (before lunch) and the second show will be 1:50 (right before we get ready to go home).
Friday, May 20, 2011
Rainy, Rainy Friday, May 20
This time of year certainly brings about many behaviors, both positive and negative! With the changes in weather, longer days, and busy Spring schedules, the children can have difficulties managing themselves. Consistencies in routines (as much as possible) and expectations will help your child as the end of the school year progresses. Please let me know about any of your child's anxieties as necessary!
In your child's folder today, you will find the permission slip for the zoo. With the zoo losing it's accreditation, we were unsure whether the trip would work! But, it sounds like the zoo will be open, and there will be animals! I am sorry for the short notice about the permission slip and money, but it will be due on Monday. It will cost only $1.oo for admittance as we had a donation to the Kindergarten class. What a treat!
I hope you all stay warm and dry this weekend!
Miss Kimpton
In your child's folder today, you will find the permission slip for the zoo. With the zoo losing it's accreditation, we were unsure whether the trip would work! But, it sounds like the zoo will be open, and there will be animals! I am sorry for the short notice about the permission slip and money, but it will be due on Monday. It will cost only $1.oo for admittance as we had a donation to the Kindergarten class. What a treat!
I hope you all stay warm and dry this weekend!
Miss Kimpton
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Field Day was a Success!
Thankfully, the rain subsided enough for the kids to have Field Day! They played so many games, and I am sure you will hear wonderful stories about the day.
Morning Meeting: Discuss Field Day
Field Day in the morning
Movie Story
Weather Weekly Reader and Drawing with Miss Black
Centers
Have a fantastic rest of your day!
Miss Kimpton
Morning Meeting: Discuss Field Day
Field Day in the morning
Movie Story
Weather Weekly Reader and Drawing with Miss Black
Centers
Have a fantastic rest of your day!
Miss Kimpton
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday and Tuesday, May 16-17
Well...we are hoping for rain-free weather for our Field Day on Thursday. We will cancel the games if it is actively raining, and we will not know for sure until Thursday morning. Please send your children dressed for Field Day anyway in hopes that we can play outside!
Also, you probably noticed on the the calendars that the students brought home that we planned one more field trip to ZooMontana for next Thursday, May 26. We are not sure how that will be affected with the news of the zoo losing its accreditation, but after we do some research, I will let you know what our plans are!
Morning Meetings: Letter Sounds song, exercise Zumba, discuss the proper behavior for getting ready to go home and make plans to implement those behaviors (in kindergarten speak, of course)
Math: Fewer Than
Centers and Assessment for Report Cards
Reading: "The Tiny Seed"
P.E. and Library
Have a great night,
Miss Kimpton
Also, you probably noticed on the the calendars that the students brought home that we planned one more field trip to ZooMontana for next Thursday, May 26. We are not sure how that will be affected with the news of the zoo losing its accreditation, but after we do some research, I will let you know what our plans are!
Morning Meetings: Letter Sounds song, exercise Zumba, discuss the proper behavior for getting ready to go home and make plans to implement those behaviors (in kindergarten speak, of course)
Math: Fewer Than
Centers and Assessment for Report Cards
Reading: "The Tiny Seed"
P.E. and Library
Have a great night,
Miss Kimpton
Friday, May 13, 2011
The Rest of the Week...
This time of year gets so busy! I am posting lists of things we have done during the last 3 days, and there was a lot!
Morning Meetings: learning letter sound songs, shape songs
Reading/Writing: Alliteration (same sounds used multiple times in a series of words: Silly Sam the Snake slithered softly.) and Idioms (means something other than a literal translation: (a student remembered this one!) You are driving me up a wall!), reading Zebra and the Bug, Magic School Bus Explores the Senses
Math: Ways to Make Numbers (4-10), using the terms "addends" (numbers you add together) and "sum" (the whole amount)
Science: Answering the question: Can we put an insect in a sealed container and create an environment in which it will survive? We are exploring the idea by creating a terrarium with rocks, soil, living plants, and insects inside a sealed soda bottle. (With our Reading Buddies)
Centers and making habitats for our paper frogs from our Field Trip
Planting plants in our license plate containers to decorate the front entrance of our school.
Have a wonderful weekend! Stay tuned for pictures from our DanWalt Gardens Field Trip.
Thank you,
Miss Kimpton
Morning Meetings: learning letter sound songs, shape songs
Reading/Writing: Alliteration (same sounds used multiple times in a series of words: Silly Sam the Snake slithered softly.) and Idioms (means something other than a literal translation: (a student remembered this one!) You are driving me up a wall!), reading Zebra and the Bug, Magic School Bus Explores the Senses
Math: Ways to Make Numbers (4-10), using the terms "addends" (numbers you add together) and "sum" (the whole amount)
Science: Answering the question: Can we put an insect in a sealed container and create an environment in which it will survive? We are exploring the idea by creating a terrarium with rocks, soil, living plants, and insects inside a sealed soda bottle. (With our Reading Buddies)
Centers and making habitats for our paper frogs from our Field Trip
Planting plants in our license plate containers to decorate the front entrance of our school.
Have a wonderful weekend! Stay tuned for pictures from our DanWalt Gardens Field Trip.
Thank you,
Miss Kimpton
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
The Great Boat Float
These pictures explain why we all got so wet at the end of the day! I hope your children had great stories to tell about their floating boats.
Tuesday, May 10
We had a wonderful day filled with science!
Morning Meeting: "Let's Have a Great Day" song, "Going on a Bear Hunt" video
Science: The Great Boat Float: Let's turn this rain into a learning experience! We followed the scientific process by asking a question: Can we make a boat that floats and how?, Hypothesis: Yes...let's see what we each can create, Materials: 6 large craft sticks, 2 regular craft sticks, 1 chenille stem, 2 toothpicks, 1 square of fabric, Procedure: Varied with each creative mind and problem-solving techniques, Results: Indeed we can make boats that float!!!!!!
Reading: Continue "The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses"
Math: Ways to Make 6 and 7
Play in the water for Science!
We will be going to DanWalt Gardens tomorrow, so be sure to check the checklist in your child's folder to ensure that he/she has everything he/she needs!
Miss Kimpton
Morning Meeting: "Let's Have a Great Day" song, "Going on a Bear Hunt" video
Science: The Great Boat Float: Let's turn this rain into a learning experience! We followed the scientific process by asking a question: Can we make a boat that floats and how?, Hypothesis: Yes...let's see what we each can create, Materials: 6 large craft sticks, 2 regular craft sticks, 1 chenille stem, 2 toothpicks, 1 square of fabric, Procedure: Varied with each creative mind and problem-solving techniques, Results: Indeed we can make boats that float!!!!!!
Reading: Continue "The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses"
Math: Ways to Make 6 and 7
Play in the water for Science!
We will be going to DanWalt Gardens tomorrow, so be sure to check the checklist in your child's folder to ensure that he/she has everything he/she needs!
Miss Kimpton
Monday, May 9, 2011
Monday, May 9
We need volunteers for Field Day!
On Thursday, May 19, the students will participate in school-wide Field Day. K-2 will be outside from 9-10:45, and the 3-6 will be outside in the afternoon. They will be playing games they have learned in P.E. We need two volunteers to stay with our class during the whole time. You will be in charge of helping the students as they move from station to station. We also need volunteers to be "first-aid", "referees", or general help. If you would be available either the full time or partial time, please contact me as soon as you can. Thank you so much for considering this. It is a very fun way to spend the morning at school! My number is 281-6934 and my email is kimptonw@billingsschools.org.
Morning Meeting: "Start This Day with a Song", "Learning Letter Sounds", meet Miss Black (MSU-B student completing her field experience in our kindergarten classrooms) and ask her questions
Science: Five Senses
Math: Ways to Make 4 and 5, update May calendar
Reading: The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses
Stay dry!
Miss Kimpton
On Thursday, May 19, the students will participate in school-wide Field Day. K-2 will be outside from 9-10:45, and the 3-6 will be outside in the afternoon. They will be playing games they have learned in P.E. We need two volunteers to stay with our class during the whole time. You will be in charge of helping the students as they move from station to station. We also need volunteers to be "first-aid", "referees", or general help. If you would be available either the full time or partial time, please contact me as soon as you can. Thank you so much for considering this. It is a very fun way to spend the morning at school! My number is 281-6934 and my email is kimptonw@billingsschools.org.
Morning Meeting: "Start This Day with a Song", "Learning Letter Sounds", meet Miss Black (MSU-B student completing her field experience in our kindergarten classrooms) and ask her questions
Science: Five Senses
Math: Ways to Make 4 and 5, update May calendar
Reading: The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses
Stay dry!
Miss Kimpton
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Thursday, May 5
Morning Meeting: read/sing from the poetry folders, finish the Word Family books
Story: watch "The Lorax"
Special Activity
Enjoy your long weekend!
Miss Kimpton
Story: watch "The Lorax"
Special Activity
Enjoy your long weekend!
Miss Kimpton
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Tues. May 3 and Wed. May 4
Our Library day is tomorrow! Please send your child's book to school tomorrow.
Morning Meeting: Letter songs and math songs, continue Word Family's Train book
Math: Ways to Make 6 story ("Miss Bessy's Pies") and May calendar (with Reading Buddies)
Centers
Have a pleasant night,
Miss Kimpton
Morning Meeting: Letter songs and math songs, continue Word Family's Train book
Math: Ways to Make 6 story ("Miss Bessy's Pies") and May calendar (with Reading Buddies)
Centers
Have a pleasant night,
Miss Kimpton
Monday, May 2, 2011
Monday, May 2
Happy May!
Morning Meeting: Letter Sounds song, discuss the schedule changes for the week (Library and Skyview Cookies with Kids)
P.E.
Library
Reading: "Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash", new weekly story: "Tag for Two"
Math: Intro different ways to make a number, students experimented with different ways to make 11 with colored tiles, then we read, wrote equations for "12 Ways to Get to 11"
Centers
Enjoy the beautiful weather!
Miss Kimpton
Morning Meeting: Letter Sounds song, discuss the schedule changes for the week (Library and Skyview Cookies with Kids)
P.E.
Library
Reading: "Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash", new weekly story: "Tag for Two"
Math: Intro different ways to make a number, students experimented with different ways to make 11 with colored tiles, then we read, wrote equations for "12 Ways to Get to 11"
Centers
Enjoy the beautiful weather!
Miss Kimpton
Important End of the Year News
The year is winding down, and it is hard to believe that there are only 22 days of school left! With all of the busy activity of Spring, please check the blog often to keep current.
Cookies with Kindergartners is a volunteer, community-building activity with Skyview High Student Council members. The high school students will be joining us in the afternoon for reading books and eating and decorating cookies.
This week's Library times have been rescheduled due to Cookies with Kindergartners tomorrow. The students had Library this morning, and they will have Library again on Thursday. Please send their books to school on Thursday.
Field Day is May 19. The students will spend the morning outside playing games they have learned in P.E., weather permitting. They are required to wear tennis shoes, pants or shorts, and an appropriate top. They may also have water bottles labeled with their names (they get really thirsty!) and hats.
Please check the updated dates to the right for important days in May.
Cookies with Kindergartners is a volunteer, community-building activity with Skyview High Student Council members. The high school students will be joining us in the afternoon for reading books and eating and decorating cookies.
This week's Library times have been rescheduled due to Cookies with Kindergartners tomorrow. The students had Library this morning, and they will have Library again on Thursday. Please send their books to school on Thursday.
Field Day is May 19. The students will spend the morning outside playing games they have learned in P.E., weather permitting. They are required to wear tennis shoes, pants or shorts, and an appropriate top. They may also have water bottles labeled with their names (they get really thirsty!) and hats.
Please check the updated dates to the right for important days in May.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Schedule Change
We will be having Library on Monday, May 2 instead of Tuesday, May 3. Please send your child's Library book to school on Monday morning. Thank you!
Miss Kimpton
Miss Kimpton
Friday, April 29, 2011
Friday, April 29
Morning Meeting: Morning song, Math Song (counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's), finish reading "The Lorax"
Math: Shipshape Shapes video to end the shapes chapter
Centers
Handwriting: Write/Illustrate the Word Family Train books
Have a great weekend and stay warm and dry!
Miss Kimpton
Math: Shipshape Shapes video to end the shapes chapter
Centers
Handwriting: Write/Illustrate the Word Family Train books
Have a great weekend and stay warm and dry!
Miss Kimpton
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday and Thursday, April 26-27
Morning Meetings: Morning Songs, Letter Sounds video and Moving to the Sounds video, Fill in K (what we already know) and W (what we want to know) on the K-W-L Chart about Earth Day
Language Arts: Begin the "Word Families Train" book
Story: Start reading "The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss
Math: Flat Surfaces on 3-D Shapes and Building Shapes with Other Shapes (some new shape names you might hear: hexagon, parallelogram, trapezoid)
Centers
Enjoy your evening,
Miss Kimpton
Language Arts: Begin the "Word Families Train" book
Story: Start reading "The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss
Math: Flat Surfaces on 3-D Shapes and Building Shapes with Other Shapes (some new shape names you might hear: hexagon, parallelogram, trapezoid)
Centers
Enjoy your evening,
Miss Kimpton
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Tuesday, April 26
Welcome to the week!
Special Note: Library is rescheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, April 27
Morning Meeting: Greeting song, Letter sounds song, read the Morning Message, start a K-W-L chart about Earth Day
Writer's Workshop
Story: "Our Class is Going Green" and discuss ways to "Be Green"
Math: We had Guest Teachers in our room from First Interstate Bank (Thank You Mrs. Smith and Miss Edwards!) teaching a lesson about safe places to keep money. The students listened to a story about places to keep money, answered questions, and then ordered 9 different places from the Least Safe to the Most Safe. After that, each student received a piggy bank (a safe place) and decorated it. Our guests also gave each child one penny, one nickel, one dime, and one quarter to start their savings! We are so fortunate to have had this opportunity, and I hope each child takes care of his/her gifts from this day!
Please send your child to school dressed for the weather! There were many, many chilly students at recess today.
Miss Kimpton
Special Note: Library is rescheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, April 27
Morning Meeting: Greeting song, Letter sounds song, read the Morning Message, start a K-W-L chart about Earth Day
Writer's Workshop
Story: "Our Class is Going Green" and discuss ways to "Be Green"
Math: We had Guest Teachers in our room from First Interstate Bank (Thank You Mrs. Smith and Miss Edwards!) teaching a lesson about safe places to keep money. The students listened to a story about places to keep money, answered questions, and then ordered 9 different places from the Least Safe to the Most Safe. After that, each student received a piggy bank (a safe place) and decorated it. Our guests also gave each child one penny, one nickel, one dime, and one quarter to start their savings! We are so fortunate to have had this opportunity, and I hope each child takes care of his/her gifts from this day!
Please send your child to school dressed for the weather! There were many, many chilly students at recess today.
Miss Kimpton
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Tuesday, April 19
Monday, April 18, 2011
Monday, April 18
Morning Meeting: "Morning" Song, greeting - find 3 students that have similar shoes and say good morning, Letter Sounds song, Calendar: before and after numbers, patterns
Math: 3-Dimensional vs. 2-Dimensional Shapes
Reading Buddies
Centers
Please send your kindergartners to school with warm jackets and gloves and hats tomorrow! It is supposed to be chilly!
Miss Kimpton
Math: 3-Dimensional vs. 2-Dimensional Shapes
Reading Buddies
Centers
Please send your kindergartners to school with warm jackets and gloves and hats tomorrow! It is supposed to be chilly!
Miss Kimpton
Friday, April 15, 2011
Spring is here and we saw it! Friday, April 15
We had such an amazing walk today! The kindergartners saw so many signs of Spring, and we even saw an osprey (well, we think it was an osprey) carrying a freshly caught fish. Be prepared to hear about buds, leaves, flowers, and many other signs that Spring is here.
Morning Meeting: Song-Rise and Shine, Math videos (3D shapes, Secret Agent Shapes and Colors)
Finish drawing pictures for the Walk
Celebrate Mrs. Billin's last day
Spring Discovery Walk
Music with Mr. Small
Centers
Next week is a short week. We will be in school for the full days of Monday and Tuesday and only a half day on Wednesday. School will resume on Tuesday, April 26.
Have a great weekend,
Miss Kimpton
Morning Meeting: Song-Rise and Shine, Math videos (3D shapes, Secret Agent Shapes and Colors)
Finish drawing pictures for the Walk
Celebrate Mrs. Billin's last day
Spring Discovery Walk
Music with Mr. Small
Centers
Next week is a short week. We will be in school for the full days of Monday and Tuesday and only a half day on Wednesday. School will resume on Tuesday, April 26.
Have a great weekend,
Miss Kimpton
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