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Mrs. Ayer's Kindergarten
Welcome to Kinder! August 27, 2007 - The children are settling into daily life in Mrs. Ayer's class. They are learning their letter sounds and even learning to read new words! Such wonderful children with so many specail qualities. I am very proud to have every one of them. We will have an outstanding year, no doubt! September 25,2007 - Holy Cow! Can you all believe that it is almost October?! Well the children are now completely settled into their routine and have been busy soaking up a lot of knowledge. We now know a variety of sight words, how to write beautiful letters, make patterns, spell short a words (-an and -at), retell exciting Bible stories such as David and Goliath, and what the difference is between a cylinder and a cone! (We know more than that, but we wouldn't want to brag.) I cannot wait to see what they will know in May! November 13, 2007 - Such amazing progress the kiddos are making! We are approaching the half-year mark and the kids are steadily learning how to read, write, and spell so beautifully. They each have much to be proud of and thankful for this holiday! Happy Thanksgiving! January 8, 2008 - Happy New Year! It is good to be back with the children. They have grown an inch or two and seem to be very grown up. What a sight to see! They are anxious to learn harder material and I am ready to give it to them. They will be ready for first grade in no time. Also, a BIG thank you for your generous gifts. It has been a pleasure teaching your little ones. I wouldn't trade it for anything! Thanks so much! February 4, 2008 - The children are getting to be so responsible with their I-POD shuffles. The shuffles are proving to be very handy tools that aide in the accelerated progression of your child's learning. I am so pleased with how the pilot program seems to be moving along. Please let me know your observations as they will be helpful to the program's general assessment. April 7,2008 - The children are busy learning all there is to know about Texas! We have painted Bluebonnets, read Texas tales and poetry, made Salt Dough Maps of Texas, and written about cowboys. The children are also getting excited about how nicely their pumpkin seeds are growing. We have been growing our pumpkins for a week and observing the large sprouts already! May 6, 2008 - We had a great turnout for Muffins with Moms today. The children looked so proud to have their mother on their arm! Get ready for our Field Trip to the zoo on Thursday. Be sure to pack a sack lunch for your kiddo. See you at the bus at 8:20! Special Notes Mass takes place every Tuesday and First Friday at 8am. Please come early. Parents are welcome! All School Mass this Friday - May Crowning!
Homework Homework days are here! Please watch out for the red folder on Tuesdays and Thursdays! Tuesday: 5/6 -Math-word problems Thursday: No homework due to Field Trip
Check out what we're learning this week! Religion - Our Saint of the Month:Saint Joseph. Virtue - Responsiblilty. We have been saying two decades of the Rosary daily, remembering to pray for lost souls and those most in need of our prayers. The children have grown accostumed to this practice and let me know it when I forget! Second Step- A year-long program in which the children will be taught social skills such as Anger Management, how others differ when it comes to expressing emotion, Patience, Fairness, and Empathy. Recent lessons discuss: How to deal with not getting what we want. Second Step program complete as of last week of April!) Language Arts - We are constantly reading, writing and reviewing all word wall words. The children are becoming such wonderful writers! 3/5/08 - We are consistently review old word chunks and learning new ones such as -er and -est. Ending word chunk -y Beginning words chunks - sl, sn, sm, sp, dr, tr, gr....you name it! New as of 1/7/08 - Beginning word chunks - wh, sh, ch, and th. We are using these beginning sounds in daily writing, reading, and fun activity. The kids have caught on quickly! Also, the children are learning how to read, write, and spell words with medial chunks such as -ea (peach), oa (boat), ai (rain) words. They are catching on quite quickly. They are doing a fabulous job! New words this week : saw. Words learned: is, it, the, and, at, an, has, see, my, can, we, be, look, but, one, what, that, was, are, by, here, eat, there, they,really, every, because,could, been, once, why, again, know. Readers - We read in our readers 15-20 minutes everyday...how good we are getting at reading! Creative Writing - The children do this every morning and our authors always get to share what they write. I am tickled to see the kiddos gain interest as they learned new words and uses for writing. Handwriting - We have learned all of our letters and their sounds. We are now writing using all lowercase letters with the exception of sentence and name beginnings. The children have also learned to end their sentences with a period, question mark, or exclamation point. The kiddos are working hard at doing their best. They should be so proud of themselves! Math - Word Problems. The kids are learning to identify key words in order to determine the function of a problem (addition or subtraction) to solve. The children are already quite good at this! Social Studies and Science - Ocean Life!
Congratulations to Our Bearcat of the Week! We have no more Bearcats! Please send your child in with a daily snack.
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