We have been learning so much about the continent of Australia! While our hypothesis relates to the gray kangaroo and hoping to find one joey for every five adult kangaroos, we have learned about so much more and we are only on day 6! We have met the koala, the cassowary bird, the platypus, the wombat, the mud skipper, crocodiles, the goanna, and of course the gray kangaroo. We had a very fun STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) activity today where we got to design our own parachutes and try to figure out how they would best fly-thinking about gravity and drag. It was a super exciting experiment as I released them from the 2nd floor and the students observed the parachutes coming to the ground. Ask them about their parachute and if it flew well or if they thought of ways to make it better!
During writing time they are finishing up the unit on pattern books. The children have been very excited to create these books as the structure of the writing matches where many of the students are reading at this time of the year. Each book spotlights at least one sight word we are working on. It all ties together very nicely.
Animated Alphabet is our approach to phonemic awareness and spelling. The letters are taught through a multi sensory approach of music, dance, characters and signs which help the students hold onto that information. The character we learned this week was Leaping Eve.
In math we are working with teen numbers, formation of numbers, making pictures to match the number written, addition and subtraction practice, counting by 10s, number grid exploration, more practice of the game Top It, and reading graphs. Our routines at calendar time include; counting to the calendar number of the day, weather observations, tracking the number of days we have been in school and days of the week.
We are learning about the Woolwich Way! The Woolwich Way is made up of 6 qualities that will help us to be the best we can be! (Courtesy- I can use good manners, Compassion-I can help others, Respect- I can treat others kindly, Honesty-I can tell the truth, Responsibility- I can take care of myself and my stuff, Quality- I can do my best even when things are hard)
Upcoming Events:
Thursday January 31- Kindergarten Music Concert! 6pm @ WCS
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