We started our week by having the fifth graders lead us in singing "This Land is Your Land" on Monday morning before school to commemorate Patriot Day.
We ended our week with our very first fire drill! Although that fire alarm can be loud, I was so proud of the students for getting outside quickly and quietly.
Jolly Phonics
We have learned the first six Jolly Phonics sounds. We have learned:
/a/ as in apple
/s/ as in snake
/t/ as in tennis
/i/ as in ink
/p/ as in pig
/n/ as in note
The students are doing a great job remembering the sounds and actions for these. I am proud of the work they are doing in their Jolly Phonics notebooks. Please remember that these will be coming home each day we learn a new sound. Students should be drawing and labeling 3 pictures that begin with that sound. Please check the note glued in the front of your child's notebook for pictures and directions for this activity. Thank you so much for your help with this at home!
Reading Workshop
We have start our first reading workshop unit of the year! In this unit, students will be exposed to a variety of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry texts to help them understand and practice what readers do. We learned that readers listen, share, and read!
The kindergarteners are learning how to turn-and-talk with their partner to share ideas about the books they are listening to. I am so pleased with their progress with this important skill! We also looked closely at a poem to understand the differences between letters, words, and sentences. The students worked together to try to sort these on our whiteboard.
Their favorite part of Reading Workshop this week was listening to the fantastic book, Wild About Books. In this book, a bookmobile drives into the zoo and the animals go wild over all of the different books. It was fun to watch the students see what books the animals liked and compare it to what they like to read.
We also had our very first Guest Reader of the year- Mr. Coyle! The students loved hearing the very funny book, The Day the Crayons Quit. We are excited to see many more Guest Readers throughout the year!
Math
We have started our first math unit! In this unit, students will focus on the numbers one through five and finding the similarities and differences between different objects. The children enjoy using the different manipulatives to create objects and designs and have their partners match what they create. It is so exciting to hear them explain their thinking about why something is the same or different!
LMC
During our LMC time this week, the students had a chance to use the laptops to find the Dryden LMC Kindergarten page. Once there, we were able to do some fun alphabet activities based on the favorite book, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! It was exciting to see the tree from the story and practice clicking and dragging to put the letters where they belong.
Dryden Kids Care- Hurricane Help
Next week, the Dryden community will show they care by bringing in monetary donations to go directly to Hines-Caldwell Elementary School in Houston, Texas. The donations will help replenish lost materials and help displaced students. If you are able to donate, please send in your donation with your child anytime next week.
Character Counts Week will continue next week. Each day, students are encouraged to wear a specific color to represent one of the pillars of good character.
Monday, September 18: Wear YELLOW for respect.
Tuesday, September 19: Wear RED for caring.
Wednesday, September 20: Wear BLUE for trust.
Thursday, September 21: PICTURE DAY!
Friday, September 22: Wear ORANGE for fairness.
Picture Day is on THURSDAY. You should have received an order form in your child's take home folder. You can fill out the form and return it with your payment OR you can order online.
Have a great weekend!
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