Good Afternoon!

*Just a heads up: as we prepare for conferences on Friday, there will be no electronic portfolios this week. We will start back up next week. Thank you!

Jackson started his morning off with kindergarten sign in. His brother, Max, saw him signing in and wanted to practice his name too! Miss Melinda helped him with his name and he became as focused as Jackson.

The welcome activity involved rubber heart sorters along with red gems. Friends took the gems and sorted them into the rubber trays. Jackson and Lucy took the gems and sorted them into equal piles, making sure each slot had the same number of gems.

Our younger friends used this activity as a chance to brush up on their one to one correspondence skills, using their finger to count each gem they placed into the tray.

K.NS.7: Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group.

K.NS.10: Separate sets of ten or fewer objects into equal groups.

We were busy creating with magnatiles all morning long! Maddie created a zoo. Inside of her zoo, she stationed a zoo keeper to look after her array of animals.

Jackson was persistent about creating a structure that stood over his container of animals. He worked tirelessly until finally, it stayed! Of course, when our friends are proud of their hard work and accomplishments, they ask for a picture to be taken .

During large group, we brought back a beloved friend: TACKY! We love Tacky and his abnormal way of living life! After reading, ‘Tacky Goes To Camp’, we dissected the book by figuring out what characters were apart of the story, where the story took place, and the important events that happened. Each friend raised their hand, sharing an important event to document.

K.RL.2.3: Identify important elements of the text (e.g., characters, settings, or events).

Breakfast– Bagels with butter and oranges.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with chicken and melted butter, oranges, and cauliflower/carrots.

PM snack– Raisins and graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Cauliflower.

Hope everyone’s able to enjoy the sunshine!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 2/13