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The Gingerbread Man

This week our class studied lots of different versions of The Gingerbread Man.  We read 5 different stories including two versions of The Gingerbread Man, The Ninjabread Man, The Gingerbread Girl & The Gingerbread Baby!

We worked hard to retell each story and explain our favorite part.  We also talked about similarities and differences between Gingerbread texts.  As part of our Fun Friday, we completed two culminating activities:  Students created rip and glue Gingerbread people and also helped teachers to make their very own Gingerbread cookies!

Labeling

Today we began our labeling unit. We learned that a label is a word that tells what something is. We decided to label our teacher, Mrs. Rogerson! Look how silly she looks with all of the labels :)

Working with Partners

Yesterday we began Unit 2 in Readers Workshop.  We are learning about being "Powerful Partners." Here is our Anchor Chart to help us remember the steps:

Kindergarteners were kind, patient, helpful partners.  They took turns reading, talking about the illustrations and counting how many words are on each page. Look how much fun we had!

Fall Fun

We have been having so much fun this week!  Kindergarten Scientists made predictions about a pumpkin including "How many seeds are inside?" and "Will it sink or float?" Students asked lots of questions and then tested their ideas. We observed a pumpkin and noticed details like the lines on the outside and then got to count all of the seeds on the inside! We compared our predictions with what we discovered from our investigation. We had 430 seeds in our pumpkin!

Students got to get messy with shaving cream!  We practiced printing lower case letters in the shaving cream and had so much fun!  

Costume Parade

Dear Families,

It is almost time for our annual Kindergarten Costume Parade!  On Monday, October 31st Kindergarten students and their teachers will parade through Stapleton School.  Wearing costumes is optional for all students.  If your Kindergartener chooses to wear a costume for our parade, please send him/her to school with his/her costume in a labeled bag. If possible, label all pieces of the costume. No toy weapons are permitted. Each student will change into his/her costume at school.  All three Kindergarten classes will parade through Stapleton School beginning at approximately 9:30.  We would like to invite families to gather and watch our parade through the cafeteria at approximately 10:00 am. We will do our best to keep our parade on schedule.  In order to prepare for the first lunch, everyone will need to exit the cafeteria by 10:30 am.  We look forward to seeing you in the cafeteria at our parade!

***Please do not send in any edible holiday treats for our classes.***

Sincerely,

The Kindergarten Team

Math Productive Struggle

 In Kindergarten, we have been learning about Productive Struggle.  Productive Struggle is a time when students work as team to conquer a challenge. There are many different ways to complete the challenge and teachers encourage students to talk to each other to decide what to do. Students develop a plan with peers and complete the challenge.  Today we worked as a team to put a math puzzle together.  Students took turns, listened to friends, and shared their thinking!  We are so proud of their hard work!