The Monster Mash was lots of FUN!
Thursday, November 7, 2013
50 Days of School!
We had fun on the 50th day of school!
We did the Twist!
It was fun to hula hoop!
We had a bubble blowing contest!
POP!
YUM YUM!
Happy 50 Days of School!
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Carver Kinder Garden News...
The Carver Kinder Garden is ready to go! Thanks to the Caldwell County Farm and Ranch for donating compost for our garden and a parent for tilling the dirt we are ready to begin gardening!
Gardening can be fun and educational!
Children can learn new skills, have fun, play and develop self-confidence by spending time in the garden tending plants and growing their own food. Most children enjoy being outdoors and love digging in the soil, getting dirty, creating things and watching plants grow.
Children learn from growing things
People of all ages can enjoy gardening, but children in particular will have lots of fun and gain special benefits. Gardening is educational and develops new skills including:
- Responsibility – from caring for plants
- Understanding – as they learn about cause and effect (for example, plants die without water, weeds compete with plants)
- Self-confidence – from achieving their goals and enjoying the food they have grown
- Love of nature – a chance to learn about the outdoor environment in a safe and pleasant place
- Reasoning and discovery – learning about the science of plants, animals, weather, the environment, nutrition and simple construction
- Physical activity – doing something fun and productive
- Cooperation – including shared play activity and teamwork
- Creativity – finding new and exciting ways to grow food
- Nutrition – learning about where fresh food comes from.
We had fun planting petunias yesterday!
First, we learned the Garden Rules in order to be safe when we are working in the garden.
Then we planted our flowers!
We are excited to work in the garden again and watch our flowers and plants grow!
Monday, November 4, 2013
YAY! The Monster Mash is Rescheduled!
WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR ANNUAL KINDERGARTEN MONSTER MASH PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH. STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO WEAR THEIR COSTUMES TO SCHOOL. OUR CLASS WILL PERFORM AT 12:45! WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN THE CARVER GYM FOR A HOWLING GOOD TIME!
Becoming Successful Readers!
Dear Parents!
We want every child to enjoy and love to READ! Each kindergarten student has been tested by the DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment). This assessment determines an appropriate reading level for each student. Your child is working on reading strategies to enhance their fluency. Fluency is the ability to read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression. In order to understand what they read, children must be able to read fluently whether they are reading aloud or silently. A fluent reader can read smoothly and with expression.
Your child will bring home a “READER” each Monday to practice reading with you. Please return the book along with the homework folder by Friday. Your child will receive a new book each week to practice. Your child’s book will be coming home in a plastic Ziploc bag. Please be sure to keep these books in the baggie in order to protect the book from being damaged. These books will need to be used for several years. We want you to focus on several reading strategies in order for your child to become a fluent reader!
Reading
Strategies
Picture Walk: Have your
child look at the pictures and tell you what they think is happening in the story.
Word Walk: Have your
child go through the book and look for words they know. They might be sight words, or words they can
blend.
Discuss/review
reading strategies: What
are we going to do if we get to a word we don’t know? Do not skip it, use the pictures to help you,
sound it out, figure out a word that makes sense, get your mouth ready to say
it, look for a little word in the big word
Model Fluent Reading: Have
your child finger point as you read a page. Tracking the words with their
finger as they read is a very important step in learning to read fluently. Then have your child reread the page without
you!
Read Chorally: Have
your child finger point as they read together with you. Continue reading each page.
Individual Reading
Thank you for your support in
helping your child become a happy, excited, fluent reader!
I would like to thank all the parents for attending parent/teacher conferences last week. I enjoyed visiting with you. I truly believe that your support makes a huge impact on your child's progress. I look forward to talking with you again and know that together we can help your child have a successful year!
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