King Josiah

Josiah was the King of the Jungle this week and had a fabulous week! It started out a little crazy with the 100th day of school - it even looked like Josiah had turned 100 years old! He got to share his super cool project that he made with his family with all of his friends and celebrate being 100 days smarter all day! Here is a little bit of information about our King... Josiah's favorite color is red and he really likes pizza and football and I am pretty sure he is a BIG husker fan! His favorite movie is ninja turtles and he even brought in one of his ninja turtles to share with us. His favorite book is Halfway Herbert and he likes the song "Start a Fire in My Soul"! Josiah's favorite animal is a monkey and he is a special kid because he cares about other people which is soo true! Something Josiah likes to do at home is play air hockey and when he grows up he wants to be a doctor! We loved learning more about Josiah - please check out this video of his week as King!

                  

100 DAYS SMARTER!!!!

My friends and I are so excited that Monday is the 100^th day of school. Last Friday we were preparing for this super fun day. We made hats/crowns and counting mats and talked about the fun things we will be doing to celebrate being 100 days smarter! We even looked at some fun projects on pinterest and pictures of older people – remember I would love for you and your family to do a project using 100 of something – if you don’t have time for a project your child can bring in 100 of something. Also your child can dress up like they are 100 years old – we are super excited that we are going to officially be 100 days smarter on Monday! I will actually be gone in the morning for a funeral but I will be back in the afternoon to finish out this super fun day with my friends!

This week in Literacy we will be talking about what happens in different kinds of weather. Our vocabulary words are predict, temperature, drought, clever, and storm. We will be learning about the letter k and learning the words “she” and “was”. We will be reading “Rain”, “The Frog and the Locust”, and “Cloud Watch” and we will be focusing on sequencing the story and looking at speech bubbles. In the crabby books we will be reading “Kim and Nan” and during guided reading your child will either be reading “The Rain” or “Weather is Fun”.

In Math we of course will be focusing on the number 100 – but we will also be starting Unit 4 which will focus on adding, comparing numbers, writing numbers 1-30, and number partners. Also this Thursday night, Jan. 29^th, is our Family Math night from 6-7, even if you haven’t returned your rsvp you are still more than welcome to come! We will be playing some games, talking about all of the wonderful things we do during math, I will also be handing out some activities for your binder for you to practice at home. It is sure to be a fun time and I can’t wait to see you all!

In writing we will be working on stories that have a beginning, middle, and an end and using leads and transition words. We will continue to work on using adjectives and verbs in our writing and we even learned about proper nouns this past week!

Again on Monday your child can bring their 100 day project to school to share with the class and can dress up like they are 100 years old! Also on Tuesday it is a PLC day so we get out of school at 2:18 and Thursday is our Family Math night. We sure have a busy, fun week ahead of us!

Birthday Girls - Jadyn and Briley!

Today was a super special day because we had TWO birthday girls in our room! It was Jadyn AND Briley's birthday today and we had double the amount of fun! We were all super excited to see not only Confetti in our room but also Snowflake (Santa sent him because we had double birthday girls). Both Briley and Jadyn had a wonderful day today and were super pumped for their birthday all week long! Jadyn's mom came in and read to us and brought in a special treat and next Friday Briley's mom is going to come read and bring a snack too! We had fun making both girls their gifts and singing the happy birthday song twice! We hope they both have a fabulous day! 

Here are a few pictures from their day...

                                      The surprise we found when we got to school!

                                   The birthday girls with Confetti and Snowflake!

                                     The special note the elves left the girls!

                                           Singing happy birthday to Briley!

                                          Singing happy birthday to Jadyn!

                            The birthday girls with their birthday gifts and friends!

                                                       Birthday girl Briley!

                                                       Birthday girl Jadyn!

King Jordan

Jordan was our King of the Jungle this week and he had a fabulous fast week! Jordan loves everything about the ninja turtles - he likes the book, the movie, the songs.... the list goes on and on! He also likes the color blue and playing soccer and football. His favorite food is spaghettios and he really likes bears! He is a special kid because he is funny, nice, and a cutie! When he is at home he likes to play with his wii and his toys. When he grows up he wants to be a jet ski racer and a hunting guy! Jordan had a great week as King - please watch this video of his special week!

                 

Happy Half Birthday Olivia K!

Today Confetti came to school to help us celebrate Olivia K's half birthday - we were all super excited to see him on the tree this morning! Olivia's actual birthday is on July 20th and we hope that she has a wonderful birthday in the warm summer! She brought us all cookies today that we enjoyed very much and we had a blast coming up with words that describe Olivia. We hope that she had a very Happy Half Birthday today. Here are a few pictures from her day!

                      We are singing Happy Half Birthday to Olivia!

                    Half Birthday girl passing out some yummy cookies!

                                             Olivia and her friends!

                                                         Birthday Girl Olivia!

                                               A note from Confetti!

         Olivia and Confetti way up high on the tree!

Learning about so much!

Last Friday we got to spend a lot of time discussing and learning about Dr. King, we read a few books about him and his life. We learned that he had a dream for peace in the world and we even got to write down one dream that we have for the world. We also got to make a colorful world with our hands and a freedom bell! Our projects will soon be up in the hallways so if you are in the building you will have to stop by and check them out!

This week in Literacy we are starting Unit 6 “Weather for All Seasons “and will be talking about how weather and seasons affect us which ties in very nicely with our Unit Studies book we are making about the weather this week! Our essential question this week is “How are the seasons different?” and our vocabulary words are weather, seasons, migrate, active, and spot. We will be reading “Mama, Is It Summer Yet?”, “A Tour of the Seasons”, and some poems about the seasons. In our crabby book we will read “Is it Hot?” and during guided reading your child will read either “Is It Hot?” or “Little Bear”. Again this week we will be learning two new words and focusing on two letters they are “is” and “little” and B and L, we sure are moving right along! We will reading three different genres of books this week and will be comparing them to see if we can make any connections between them. We will also be using the “visualize” strategy this week while we read our stories and of course blending sounds together and listening for certain sounds.

In writing we will be continuing to work on stories that have a beginning, a middle, and an end and remembering all the things that good writers do! We have also been learning about pronouns – yes that is what I said pronouns! We know that a pronoun replaces a noun in a sentence and we are getting really good at finding them. Our favorite pronouns are he, she, we, and I!

In Math we will be reviewing and getting ready for our Unit 3 math test which focuses a lot on teen numbers and comparing numbers – I just know that all my friends are going to do great! Also in Math this week we will be getting ready for the 100^th day of school – we enjoy counting by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s during daily math routines and we can’t wait until we make a new group of 10 and finally 1 group of one hundred. Remember next Monday, Jan. 26^th, we will be celebrating our 100^th day of school and I would love for you to do a project at home using 100 objects –and then bring your projects to school so your child can show all of their friends and explain what they did. Also your child can dress up like they are 100 years old! It is going to be a super fun memorable day! If you are able to donate some items for our snack please let me know also thank you to the parents who have already volunteered to bring some – I will be making my list this week of the things we need and will be letting you know what we need!

It is going to be another fun week in kindergarten!

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

We remember MLK, 

Honored on this special day.

He had a dream that we would stand

United together in this land, 

That we would strive to find a way

To live as friends in peace today.

He wanted each of us to see

The beauty of equality.

He taught that right overcomes wrong, 

That hope can turn the weak to strong, 

And showing love instead of hate

Would make our country truly great.

His message, meant to set us free, 

Was filled with hope for you and me.

So on this day let freedom ring, 

As we remember Dr. King!

                                                 
                                Please watch our Dr. King video we made!          
                        

Queen Jadyn

Jadyn was our Queen of the jungle this week and she had a fabulous week. Both her mom and dad came to read us stories and stayed to eat lunch with her. Jadyn has a wonderful attitude at all times and enjoyed every minute of her time as Queen. She loves the movie Frozen and of course the song "Let It Go". She also likes alfredo, dogs, and t-ball. Her favorite book is The Three Little Pigs which we got to read twice! She is a special kid because she likes to help others and she has lots of friends. When she is at home she likes to play outside with her friends and when she grows up she wants to be a teacher! Jadyn was a wonderful Queen - please check out her video!

                     

Happy Half Birthday Miliani!

Today was Miliani's half birthday and she had a great day! We were all surprised when we saw confettti all over and that is when we spotted Confetti our elf! We enjoyed making Miliani's present and singing to her today! We hope that in July she has a wonderful birthday!

                                 Singing happy half birthday to Miliani!

                                          Birthday girl Miliani!

                                    Birthday girl and Confetti!

                                     Miliani and her actual confetti!

                                      Miliani and her friends!

Middle of January

This week we will be talking about what kinds of things grow on a farm. We will learn about the words fresh, delicious, beneath, raise, and special. It is going to be getting crazy with week as we will be learning two new words and two new letters this week and they are “with” and “he” and F and R. We will be reading “An Orange in January”, “Farms Around the World”, and “Farmer’s Market” and in our crabby books we will read “Ron with Red”. During guided reading your child will either read “Let’s Make a Salad” or “The Farmer”. We will also be focusing on rereading and finding key details in our stories.

In writing we of course will be working hard and we will be learning about the writing trait of organization and how most stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end. We will first start by just telling stories orally and then will move on to learning how to use a planning page. This week we will be writing our stories together.

In math we will be comparing numbers and making teen numbers with real objects. We will also be exploring more with shapes and teen numbers. We are also starting the countdown to the 100^th day of school that will soon be coming, Monday marks day 91! WOO HOO we can’t wait! Please look for more detailed information that will be coming home about this super fun day!

In Unit Studies we will be continuing to learn more about the seasons and will be finishing up our seasons book and then we will start learning about different kinds of weather and will hopefully start that book by the end of the week!

This week we will also be talking about Martin Luther King Jr. –his birthday is this week and we will be reading and talking about how brave he was and will be doing some fun projects.  Next Monday, on Martin Luther King Day we do not have school.

Also this week your child’s second quarter report card will be coming home on Wednesday so please be sure to check in their Wednesday Folder and return the envelope – remember you get to keep the report card!

Important Dates!

I was thinking about all of the fun things we will be doing this 2nd semester and wanted to remind parents of a few important dates so you can make sure they are on your 2015 calendar!!

Friday, Jan. 9th is popcorn Friday and Pajama Day (make sure your kindergartener is in warm pajamas and have good shoes on)!
Monday, Jan 26th "should be" the 100th day of school if we don't have any more "cold/snow" days! I will be sending home more information about this super fun day soon! Although I am a little sad we didn't have school today because now it isn't on the Friday it was suppose to be on - because I will be honest we get a little crazy in Woita's World and I usually need a day or two to recover from the 100th day of school :)
Thursday, Jan. 29th is our Kindergarten Math Night from 6-7pm  
Thursday, Feb. 12th is the Meadow Lane Science Fair - you will be receiving information about this
Feb. 24th and 26th are Parent Teacher Conferences
Thursday, April 16th is the Meadow Lane Art Fair
Thursday, April 23rd is our Kindergarten Lorax Movie Night
Thursday, May 21st is our Kindergarten Celebration

I would love for you to be able to come to all of these fun family events at school! Again please put them on your calendars! Hope you are all staying warm!

Back from the Holidays!

I can’t believe that we are half way done with kindergarten and are starting the second semester of school. I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday and all of my friends had a fabulous break. I am ready to get back into the school routine and see what my friends can learn this semester!

This week we will be reviewing a lot of our school routines and rules! We have new desks, new literacy station partners, new line order spots, and a new spot to sit at on the carpet - we are starting the new year off with a bang!  We will also get a chance to make some goals for the new year – we are going to be reading, writing, and solving problems like crazy in 2015!

In math this week we will be focusing on teen numbers, solving story problems, and getting back into the routine of our daily math routines!

In reading we will be starting Unit 5 Week 2 and will be talking about how living things change as they grow. We will be focusing on the letter E and learning the word “are”. Our vocabulary words are develop, amazing, content, enormous, and imagine. I am excited to see how we will use these words in sentences! We will be reading “A Grand Old Tree”, “The Pine Tree”,  “From a Seed to a Tree”, and “Ed and Ned”. During guided reading we will be again practicing our routine and reading either “The Tree” or “Many Trees”.

In Unit Studies we will start talking about the four seasons and reading some great books! We will be making our own seasons book this week! During writing we will be reviewing what good writers do and writing about the fun things we did over our break!

Again I am very excited to get back into the routine of things and I know that we are going to have a great week!

Also I have been meaning to post something about our Holiday program all break and now here I am on the last day finally posting something... I am so very sorry it took me so long.
Mrs. Schroeder and I are so proud of all our friends - they really did an amazing job at the program. Here is a recap of our program - I am sorry our songs are missing!  

The two days before break we played fun holiday games and also had a photo booth which of course was a favorite - for both students and teachers and here is a video of some of our pictures which we showed before our program started...

  

Hello everyone and welcome to our Holidays Around the World program! We traveled to 5 different countries and we will tell you what we learned in each one. We also made a video of our travels for you to watch. Then we will sing a song for each country.  Let's  get started...

We first traveled Germany and in Germany families decorate Christmas trees and we made a Christmas tree in Germany! Here is the video of us in Germany...

Then we traveled to Holland and in Holland Sinterklaus leaves gifts in kids shoes and in Holland we made a wooden shoe with carrots and hay! Here is the video of us in Holland... 

We then traveled to Israel and in Israel they celebrate Hannukah and in Israel we learned how to play dreidel! Here is the video of us in Israel... 

Next we traveled to Africa and in Africa they celebrate Kwanzaa and in Africa we made kinara bracelets! Here is the video of us in Africa...

We also traveled to America and in America we made ornaments and we use jingle bells to celebrate the holidays. In America some kids get presents from Santa! We even had elves that came to keep an eye on us! Here is the video of us in America and of our sneaky elves, Snowflake and Twinkle. 

We enjoyed learning about different cultures and we liked learning how people celebrate! Here is the video of us during our travels. 

 We also made fun reindeer projects.  We hope that you like them. Thank you for coming!

Again I hope you had a wonderful holiday break!! Stay warm! :) Mrs. Woita