Mrs. Willoughby's Kindergarten: November 2018

Friday, November 30, 2018

Friday, November 30th, 2018

1. Read me your little books you made. (There should be 3-4 in your child's folder.)

2. Who's class did you visit today for multi-age? (Half of our class went to Mrs. Wargula's and the other half went to Ms. Naparalla's. Both classes have started learning about theater.)

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Thursday, November 29th, 2018

1. Count by 2's to 10.

2. If I have two pairs of shoes, how many shoes do I have altogether? (4)

3. What were some of the things the old lady ate in the book, I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie? (pie, cider, squash, salad, pot, 10 layer cake, roll, bread) How did the story end? (She became a balloon in the Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Monday, November 26, 2018

Monday, November 26th, 2018

1. Show me your drawing of the story, The Shy Scarecrow. Use your pictures to help you retell me the story. (We have been practicing retelling stories in reading. We retold and drew the main parts of the story together.)

2. Show me your pumpkin painting. This should be rolled up in your child's backpack.

3. Show me your seed art that you created during Journey's Past Days.

**Thank you to everyone who donated an item or volunteered time last Wednesday to help make Journey's Past Days a success! :)

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Wednesday, November 21st, 2018

Wednesday, November 21st, 2018

1. Tell me all about the different stations you visited today for Journey's Past Days. (Check out Journey Charter School's Facebook page in the coming week for photos.)

Thursday, November 22nd: NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving)

Friday, November 23rd: NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Tuesday, November 20th, 2018

Tuesday, November 20th, 2018

1. Tell me the ending sounds of the following words:

van

hat

cub

2. Let's set out your outfit for tomorrow. (Dress like a pioneer if you wish.)

Important Upcoming Dates...

Wednesday, November 21st: Journey's Past Days (Dress like a pioneer)

Thursday, November 22nd: NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving)

Friday, November 23rd: NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

Monday, November 19, 2018

Monday, November 19th, 2018

Monday, November 19th, 2018

1. What happens to your body when you feel nervous or upset? (Heart might start to beat faster, face might turn red, breathing might get faster, tummy might hurt, legs might feel like jello. We had our second protective behavior session today.)

2. Tell me about listening to Ms. Brenda from the Agriculture Ambassador Program. (She talked with us about the importance of farms and all of the things we get from them.)

3. Retell me the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. (In reading workshop, we are working on retelling stories-naming the characters while we also tell what happened during the story from beginning to end.)

Important Upcoming Dates...

Wednesday, November 21st: Journey's Past Days (Dress like a pioneer)

Thursday, November 22nd: NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving)

Friday, November 23rd: NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

Friday, November 16, 2018

Friday, November 16th, 2018

Friday, November 16th, 2018

1. Tell me how the story, The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig was the same and different from the original story, The Three Little Pigs.

2. Do you need to bring extra shoes to school now that you are wearing boots to school? (No, the children can wear their phy ed shoes inside while they are at school and then their boots outside. This will help keep their backpacks and lockers more manageable.)

Important Upcoming Dates...

Wednesday, November 21st: Journey's Past Days (Dress like a pioneer)

Thursday, November 22nd: NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving)

Friday, November 23rd: NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Thursday, November 15th, 2018

Thursday, November 15th, 2018

1. Tell me how the the following two books were the same and how they were different.

2. How did the people in the story Stone Soup work together?

3. Show me five fingers on one hand. Show me four fingers on the other hand. How many in all?

4. When is the only time that someone should touch the private parts of your body? (To keep you clean or healthy. We had our first protective behaviors class with Miss Raeannon today.)