By Cheryl Sneeuwjagt on
Monday, November 26, 2007
What We Are Doing:
Theme:
This week we will begin our science unit on energy. This will cover light, heat and sound energy. Next week we will begin learning about the winter holidays as well as work on our energy unit.
Math:
This week in math we will focus on graphing and counting money.
Book Fair
The "Book Fair Blizzard" is coming to Stargate next week from Dec. 3-Dec. 7. Make sure you check out the wonderful books that will be on sale. Books make wonderful gifts!
Book Orders
In addition to the book fair, I will send home catalogs on Monday. The book order cata ...
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By Cheryl Sneeuwjagt on
Monday, November 19, 2007
What We Have Been Doing
Math-
Last week for Math we measured objects based on our own feet. We compared the size of our feet to the standard 12 inch foot measurement. I began measuring the student's heights and comparing the measurements to our September heights. They are truly growing! WOW!
This week we will make a mini book about measurements. We will also do a follow the directions activity for Thanksgiving.
Theme-
Last week in Theme we learned about Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. We also created a Native American story using pictures. The stories will be hung around the classroom for the next couple of weeks. This week we will talk about Neptune and Uranus. We will also learn about the first Thanksgiving.
Book Fair
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By Cheryl Sneeuwjagt on
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
What We Have Been Doing
Math- Last week we worked with calculators. We learned how to count by ones, twos, tens, and fives with the calculator. This week we will work with measurement and time. We will also play with money.
Theme- We will study the moon phases this week. We will also learn about Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. We will discuss why Pluto is no longer called a planet. We will also do some Native American Activities and learn about the first Thanksgiving.
Book Orders
Remember that book orders are due on Friday, November 16. There are some fun Holiday books in the catalogs this week.
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By Cheryl Sneeuwjagt on
Thursday, November 01, 2007
What We Have Been Doing
Theme
This week we will continue our unit on space. We will focus on our planet and the moon phases. We will also talk about Venus. Remember the moon book homework is due on Friday. We are studying Native Americans in theme, as well. We will read Rainbow Crow this week. We will also finish our poems on color. You can see our wonderful work in the windows or on the bulletin board in the hallway by the end of this week.
Math
For math we will be working on an introduction to calculators this week. We will also start adding and subtracting using manipulatives. The students are definitely ready for this step!
We are also assessing Reading and Writing this week. I will be busy measuring the growth each student has made in the past couple of m ...
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By Cheryl Sneeuwjagt on
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
What We Have Been Doing
Theme - We began our unit on space this week. We learned about the sun and imagined what could take us to the moon. This week we will study Mercury, Venus and our moon. Please look at the homework for this week. We have a mini project for the next two weeks. The directions will be in the homework folder. We are also studying Native Americans. Last week we read Arrow to the Sun, a book about the Pueblo Indians. We made puppets to retell the story. The students also learned about Kivas and thought about what their Kiva would represent. It was fun to see all their ideas. This week we will work with the book The Legend of the BlueBonnet by Tomie DePaola. This book is about Native Americans in Texas.
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By Cheryl Sneeuwjagt on
Monday, October 15, 2007
What We Have Been Doing
Theme- We finished our unit on My Body. The students took them home on Friday. Please ask them to point out the different organs we learned and check if they could identify the body part and function. This week we will start learning about Space and Native Americans. We will talk about the night sky and the planets that we can not see from earth, but that are up there. We will learn about the sun, Mercury and Venus by the end of the week.
Math- For Math last week we played snack subtraction. We also worked on the Monster Squeeze game again and we did an activity that focused on pennies=1 cent. We also had a chance to finish some projects that were not completely done. This week we will work on number stories which are the beginning concept of addition and subtraction word problems. We will also compare different objects to our height and measure how ma ...
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By Cheryl Sneeuwjagt on
Monday, October 08, 2007
Miss Sneeuwjagt's Kindergarten News for October 16, 2007
What We Have Been Doing
For Theme last week we learned about the digestive system and skeletal system. The students added the stomach and intestines to their life size body posters. This week we will add bones and muscles to the posters. The posters will go home on Friday.
For Math last week we worked on identifying the numbers between 10 and 20. We also explored the concepts of more than and less than with a game. Some students may teach the game to you. This week we will revisit the concepts that were taught last week. We will also work with pennies and subtraction.
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By Cheryl Sneeuwjagt on
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Can you believe it's October already? September flew by!
Here is the news for the week.
What We Have Been Doing
Firefighters came in this morning and showed us the equipment they use to put out fires. We got to see all their gear that they wear and they talked to us about fire safety. We also got to see the vehicles they use. It was so much fun to learn about firefighting!
For theme last week we talked about our community. We drew pictures of the buildings in our neighborhood in a mural. The students talked about how their neighborhoods are alike and different. We also had Mrs. Amos come in. She did a lesson on feeling welcome and unwelcome. The students talked about the different situations in school that make them feel welcome and unwelcome. This week we will begin discussing the human body and the internal parts we all have. T ...
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By Cheryl Sneeuwjagt on
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Hello everyone!
Go Rockies!
What We Have Been Doing
For Theme last week we studied the heart, lungs, and brains. The students are making a life-size picture of themselves and adding each body part as we learn. This week we will learn about the digestive system and skeletal system. We learn about the planets later this month.
For Math we made three dimensional geometric shapes with toothpicks and marshmallows. The students took their creations home if they wanted to. They were so creative! We also talked more about symmetry and they created a number book. We will play some math games this week that explore the "less than" and "more than" concepts. Ask your child at the end of the week about the game. They would love to play with you!
Mrs. Warga
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By Cheryl Sneeuwjagt on
Sunday, September 23, 2007
What We Have Been Doing
For theme this week we talked about families. I read "When My Relatives Came" by Cynthia Rylant and "A Chair for My Mother" by Vera Williams to the class. We made Venn diagrams comparing families, we made ribbons for special family members and we made a word web with family words. My goal was to teach the students that families can be different and the same. I also wanted to introduce the students to graphic organizers. You will see some examples in the students work sent home today. This week for theme we will begin talking about our neighborhood and community. We will discuss the importance of a community and its citizens. By the end of the week we will begin constructing our own neighborhood.
For Math the students made float and sink charts. They also explored measuring by using different sizes of containers and pouring rice into the containers. We talked about how the smallest containe ...
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