Alyer and Sadie get their chance to update the blog. Here is their take on the week...
We had so much fun writing. We are learning about penguins! Our class has new writing folders to keep our writing in.
These are all the facts that we learned about penguins. When we
read, we write the facts we find on the chart.
Today at the computer lab we learned something new. We learned how to code. We had to tell the computer what to do and how to do it. We had to tell the computer how to move the bird to the pig.
We snapped blocks together to tell the computer how to move the bird. Sometimes we had to figure out what was wrong with the code. That's called debugging.
Today at indoor rescess we did not play with our toys. We did a giant, giant, giant obstacle course. It was so much fun.
First, we had to hop through hoops.
Lia is a very good hopper.
Then climb through a tube. Joseph is great at climbing through.
Lucas R. is an amazing crawler.
Sadie sneaks though.
It was very fun on the trampoline. We had to bounce ten times.
Madison is a very good jumper.
Summit and Ayler are really good balancers.
We can't wait for Valentine's Day and our 100th Day of School next week.
Our class continues to work hard on informational writing. Informational writing doesn't sound like it would be something fun to learn...but it is in kindergarten! Below we are practicing with Mat Man, a character that is part of the Handwriting Without Tears Program.
This is a video of Mat Man being made while listening to the Mat Man song. It's not our class, but will give you an idea of how Mat Man is made.
Each student found enough parts to build Mat Man. After, we built Mat Man while listening to the song. Students then wrote about Mat Man in their journals...what does he look like? What do his parts help him do?
Lauryn and Sadie work to make sure they have all the correct pieces to make Mat Man.
Each Mat Man looked a little different because students found their own eyes and nose for their Mat Man.
Charlie and Josh work on building Mat Man.
Joseph adds on the feet to complete Mat Man.
Once everyone collected the correct pieces, we built Mat Man while listening to his song.
We have been learning all about penguins in the last two weeks. Our class is reading non-fiction books, watching videos and completing a WebQuest as we learn about penguins. Below are some examples of our latest informational writing.
Penguins can toboggan on the ice and penguins are fish eaters too.
In the computer lab, we used the computer program Kid Pix to draw and label the body parts of a penguin. Students also typed their name using a text box.
Back in the classroom, we colored our penguins to save on the cost of printing in color. We also wrote the labels for our penguin's body parts.
We will continue to learn about penguins and other Arctic animals in the weeks to come.
We had a wonderful time visiting our town library. Thank you to Mrs. Maynard and the rest of the library staff for hosting us! This year was the first time our school had three kindergarten classes visit at the same time. Our time at the library was broken into three stations to accommodate our large group.
The first station was selecting and signing out a book. It was very exciting getting our very own library cards!
Samantha and Charlie sign their names on the back of their new library cards.
Clara and Alice patiently wait for their turn.
Ayler and Lauryn show off the books they found.
Our cards are signed and ready to check-out books.
Our happy and polite group of kindergartners.
Our next station was a tour of the library. It included the book hospital, local history room, the book drop and the magical fireplace that turns on with a chant of..."I love books!" We saved our favorite station for last when we visited Mrs. Maynard for story time.
Teddy tries to use the book for his hat.
Our class loved listening to Mrs. Maynard's stories.
After we wrapped up in the library, there was plenty of time to play out in the field before lunch and stopping by the Slusser Senior Center, where we performed the songs we sang at our winter concert.
We found plenty of fun ways to spend our time in the field.
Unfortunately, the playground was all ice.
Sledding fun in the sun!
We squeezed into the senior center to spread some winter cheer.
It was another wonderful performance by all three kindergarten classes.
