Winter Program

Our Winter Program is on Wednesday, December 8 at 1:00pm.  Our students have been working hard at learning their songs. We hope to see you there!

Turkey Bingo

Thank you to those who attended turkey bingo. We had a great time!

6th Grade Friends

Mr. Alfson's 6th Grade students came and helped us make our "I am Thankful" books. They were a great help and we had lots of fun. When they finished making their book the 6th graders read to their kindergarten partner.

Morning Journal Time

Each morning the students come into our classroom and begin writing in their writing journals. As they write in their journals they are practicing using uppercase letters and ending their sentences with a period. They are also working on writing their sight words correctly. They often do not know how to spell words so they say the words and write down the letter of the sounds they hear.

Short week this week

There is no school on Thursday and Friday.  Have a great Thanskgiving!

Turkey Creations

We have been busy creating all kinds of turkeys!  We wrote about what we are thankful for as well as something funny we can do.  The students also created a turkey by counting by 10's. 

Website Links

I have added more reading and math links to our blog.  You will find the links located along the left hand side of the page.  You can scroll down to view them all. 

Youtube Videos

I have added links to our blog that will take you to youtube videos we use in our classroom.  They are a fun way to practice a variety of literacy and math skills.  I also posted a few just for fun videos.  Now your child can enjoy these videos at school and at home!

Sight Words

Sight Words
We have been working on the following sight words:

• I
• a
• like
• my
• the
• we

Please practice these sight words with your child.

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Kindergarten Pajama Night Made the Paper!

Our Kindergarten Pajama Night was in the Tuesday, November 2 edition of the Albert Lea Tribune.  You can check out the article by clicking on the following link.

Kindergaten Pajama Night Article in AL Tribune

Free Choice

Kindergarten students learn through play. That is why it is so important to schedule time each day for students to participate in 'developmental' or 'free choice' centers. In our classroom, students participate in Free Choice every day. During free choice students are able to particpate in a variety of centers. At this time, the centers available include: art, writing, legos, reading, math, blocks, barn, puzzles & games, play dough, computer, and iPods. These centers will change throughout the school year to reflect what we are learning during the day. Ask your child which centers they like best.

Daily 5

The students have been participating in Daily 5 for over a month now.  Daily 5 currently consists of four centers (it will eventually be five centers); Read to Self, ABC Word Work, Work on Writing, and Listen to Reading.  Students participate in 2 centers a day while I meet with small groups of students.  Each center provides students with an opportunity to practie a variety of literacy skills.