We are exploring 3D shapes. The children have enjoyed this video and it has made it easier for them to name the shapes in the environment.
We are exploring 3D shapes. The children have enjoyed this video and it has made it easier for them to name the shapes in the environment.
Mr. Stuck, Allie’s Grandfather, came into our classroom today to discuss saving our money. Mr. Stuck has been a member of our Hudsonville school board for the past 24 years. It was a pleasure having him in our classroom today!
This was an excellent review of our economics unit as he talked about supply and demand. We learned the importance of saving, spending and sharing our money. We talked about why it is important to manage our money. The children brought home three colored envelopes so that they can start managing and saving now. It was interesting to hear about how much the students thought items cost. Some thought a movie was $50 a ticket, others thought the price of a 2 liter bottle of pop ranged from $1.50-$17.00.
The social studies page has been updated. It includes an outline of everything that we have discussed for the public issues in Michigan, Core Democratic Values and our responsibilities as citizens. We have a test on Friday. The children have been practicing flashcards to prepare and can go to the following link for a quiz:
Many of you are aware that our special kindergartener, Spencer Meyer is fighting leukemia. Spencer is receiving treatment at DeVos Children’s Hospital through the month of April.
We are currently working on a personal narrative about Spring Break. This was a quick piece in which we are focusing on editing and revising. I am absolutely amazed with the progress that they are making. Their papers are extremely colorful as they identified capital letters, punctuation, and complete sentences. The located all of the verbs and nouns. They highlighted areas where they used show-not-tell, inner thoughts, and similes. Today they focused on word choice when revising. I am very impressed with each of them as they worked in teams and the rumblings that could be heard consisted of alternative leads and endings. We will then take these pieces and complete Peer Responses. Ask them to sing our song to you about what they are looking for in a Peer Response. If you leave a comment letting me know that they did this for you, they will earn 5 tickets.
All of the PK-4 and Mrs. Reagan would like to have your input regarding your child’s needs. Complete this confidential Parent Survey for Classlists 2012-13. If you have more than one child, you will need to complete a survey for EACH CHILD.
Full details on the purpose of the survey can be found on this APRIL 5 Post.