Shepherd's Flock

I have really enjoyed blogging. It's a great way to show everyone how well the students are doing in kindergarten. I would like to acknowledge that Miss S, our student teacher, has been instrumental in the making of this blog. Without having her in my classroom, I wouldn't have time to post too many things. Thanks again, Miss S!

This is from a parent. I LOVE it when students are SO excited about learning that they take it home!
"thank you for all that you and your helpers all do to make sure ___ stays interested. He has taken over my laptop and now even takes it to his room at night if he is playing starfall or the others...and...he makes me "Read and Write the Room" with him...that one took me a couple of tries to catch on to what he was doing, he wasn't sharing what he was writing on his clipboard, so I was guessing...and (his dad) doesn't like to play Sparkle anymore-he is always losing...I tried to explain the odd/even number of letters in a word "system" to him so that he could win a few, but, well...he's very tired when he gets home...tee hee hee!!"

Enjoy our rock stars!

Sorry it took so long!

Here is the video of how Miss S taught the differences between daily lives of children in the past and present. The first clip shows Miss S reading books about daily living in the past. The books she used has photographs that she transferred into a Smart Board activity. After the Smart Board activity, there is a brief clip of the students acting out ways children got to school in the past. Miss S did a great job of integrating many different standards in this unit. Here are some highlights for you:

Here are the plans for the rest of the month:
This week we are talking about communication and transportation differences between long ago and today. On Monday we will begin a mini-unit on Thanksgiving. The following week is only a two-day week. We will watch the Kitt Kittredge movie. It takes place during the depression but offers an awesome, wholesome kids' perspective. This will also allow students to see daily life during this era. Also, each year the kindergarten classes rotate teachers. Each of the four teachers has an activity that relates to Thanksgiving (such things as planting corn and making butter). On Tuesday, we will end this unit with our annual Thanksgiving feast. We have a lot of fun and learning in store for the next two weeks! Keep an eye for pictures!

From Mrs. Cain, our school secretary:
The ballots will available at spirit night tonight so that our students can vote for the teacher of the quarter.

Let’s all support our spirit night today. We are competing with the other elementary schools in the district. The school with the greatest percentage of sales will receive a check for double the amount normally awarded.

This money is important to WES as we use this to purchase items for the starbucks store. Thanks for your help.

November Homework Past/Present
11/3 *Count to 100 for an adult.
*Go to Chick-fil-A if your adult wants to take you between 5 and 8 tonight.
11/4 *Ask an adult to go out and VOTE!
11/5 *Practice reading your no excuse words using your flashcards.
*Write a sentence using two of your no excuse words.
11/6 Practice writing your no excuse words.
*Teach your family how to play the game Sparkle.
11/10 *Practice writing your numbers from 0 to 10.
*Play Sparkle with an adult using no excuse words.
11/11 *Practice writing your numbers from 11 to 20.
*Talk about some things children used to do in the past.
11/12 *Practice writing your numbers from 21 to 31.
*Tell an adult what you are saving your Starbucks for and how many Starbucks you need to reach your goal.
11/13 *Practice naming the letters of the alphabet using your flashcards.
*Practice saying the sound of each letter using your flashcards.
11/17 *Look at your calendar and discuss where the months are in your calendar.
*Write the following sentence, filling in the blanks correctly:
Today is ___, ____ ___, ___.
(day, month, date, year)
11/18 *Look at your calendar and discuss where the dates (the number of the day) are in your calendar.
*Write the following sentence, filling in the blanks correctly:
Today is ___, ____ ___, ___.
(day, month, date, year)
11/19 *Look at your calendar and discuss where the days of the week are in your calendar.
*Write the following sentence, filling in the blanks correctly:
Today is ___, ____ ___, ___.
(day, month, date, year)
11/20 *Look at your calendar and discuss where the year is in your calendar.
*Write the following sentence, filling in the blanks correctly:
Today is ___, ____ ___, ___.
(day, month, date, year)