Apple booklets

The class has been learning about apples. The students are learning about spatial locations and using apples as examples.

Number Corner,

Today in school we counted the days we have been in school. We have been keeping track of the weather, practicing numbers, learning the days in the week and the months in a year.

Newsletter: Week of September 21st

September 25th 2015

Ms. Mac’s Newsletter

Hello families of the Kindergarten class of Room 138,

The start of the school year is well underway and the students are enjoying their routines and responsibilities within the classroom and throughout the school.  I want to thank all the parents who were able to make it to Open House.  The students loved showing their work to you and it was a wonderful way to have each child be a leader and take pride in their learning.  I also want to thank the parents who volunteered to join us on our apple orchard field trip to Riverview Farm.  It was a great experience to encompass what we had been learning, and the students had a blast.  

In science the students are continuing to learn about the different ways apples can be used.  The class reviewed that the apples can be used to make apple pie, apple juice, apple cider, and apple sauce.  As a team, we worked together to make apple sauce yesterday. Each person was able to add apples, cinnamon, and sugar to our crock pot.  The students observed the apples turning into sauce right before our eyes.  It was a tasty snack at the end of the day.

The students will be continuing to practice forming their words on the Cloud, Plane, Grass, and Worm lines throughout the year. The class is doing a fantastic job writing letters, words, and sentences. The lowercase letters that we have learned since the beginning of school have been t, b,  and f.  This week m and n were introduced.  As the students learn more letters and gain more sight words simple sentence structure will be implemented into their daily writing.  

In Math, students have been sorting, graphing, and organizing shapes by color, size, corners, curved lines, and straight lines as a group.  They have done scavenger hunts and counting tasks to strengthen their counting and shape recognition.  The class is starting to see patterns when counting by five’s and tens during our Number Corner in our Morning Meeting.   

I have created a class blog and that is where I will be posting the Newsletter from now on.  For those of you who would still like a hard copy please contact me so I can send one in your child’s communication folder every other Friday. Attached to this Newsletter will be directions for how to follow my information on the blog.  I will put up pictures from the week and other upcoming events.  Your children have been working hard and having fun learning.  I am enjoying getting to know each of them a little more each day!

Sincerely,

Tara MacCallum

Newsletter: Week of September 7th

September 11, 2015

Ms. Mac’s Kindergarten Newsletter

Hello families of the Kindergarten class in room 138!

My name is Tara MacCallum but the students refer to me as Ms. Mac. We have had a fantastic start to the year.  I will send home a newsletter in the students’ folders every other Friday.  If you feel that you need to communicate with me more frequently, I am always happy to schedule meetings to discuss your child’s progress before or after school.  My school email is maccallumt@hartfordschools.net if would like to contact me in that manner.   

The students are excited to show you what we have been learning during the Open House next week, on September 15^th from 6 pm to 7 pm. The Kindergarten segment of the Open House will start at 6:15 pm.  

We have a field trip coming up on September 22^nd to the Riverview Apple Orchard at 8:40 am.  If you would like to join us please be sure to get your volunteer form into the office by the 18^th.  

It has been wonderful getting to know your children for the last seven days of school. They are enthusiastic and ready to learn! The students have been working hard learning the colors of the rainbow, counting from zero to ten, learning the days of the week, and observing the shapes we find in the classroom and at home.  The class has shown how to be caring, safe, and are excellent Dothan Brook Otters! We are looking forward to the rest of the school year together.

Sincerely,

Tara MacCallum

First Week Fun

Math Center Magic for Open House