We completed our drawing unit with a fun lesson on using expression from Art for Small Hands and launched our writing workshop. It is exciting to watch the kids come up with their own ideas and put it on paper.
We will be reading one of my favorite books this week, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. This story lends itself well to the skill of retelling. Each student will make a storyboard with a clothespin caterpillar to practice the skill. Retelling is the foundation of reading comprehension and we will practice it all year with a variety of text.
We have completed Unit 1 in Everyday Math and will be moving on to Unit 2 this week. Unit 2 introduces 2 dimensional shapes, symmetry, estimation, tricky teens, and number stories. We will continue to work on counting, patterning, graphing, and comparing measurements.
We will also be wrapping up our 5 senses unit. We will be exploring the sense of touch this week and the sense of taste. It should be fun!
The kindergarten team is planning a field trip to Wolfe’s Neck Farm at the end of October. More information will follow in upcoming newsletters.
I hope you have a wonderful fall week. If you should have any questions or concerns please e-mail me at kwetzel@rsu1.org and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
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