Here's a quick list of items that we have been learning about. Ask us to tell you about them!
1. Sight Words (since the beginning of school)- and, a, am, can, go, have, I, in, is, it, like, my, the and we. Upcoming words are "me" and "said". Create your own word wall at home and add these words. See http://ezinearticles.com/?Top-30-Fun-Ways-to-Teach-Sight-Words&id=743909 for games to help you practice learning your sight words. We should be able to read, spell and write all of these words.
2. In Math, we are wrapping up our unit of counting and comparing. Our next unit of study is patterns. Look for the family letter coming home tomorrow.
3. In Science and Social Studies we have been studying Farms and the things that they provide for us. We've also been talking about Fall and the changes that it brings. We're looking now at pumpkins and how they are grown and harvested. We're continuing to use our five senses to find out about our world.
4. We learned nursery rhymes and rhyming words. Check out out video below!
Monday, October 26, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Miss Ralston's Class Update
Wondering what’s been happening in Miss Ralston’s class??? Read our student created list below!!
1. We have been learning Frog Jump Capital Letters. Doing these handwriting routines helps us learn proper pencil grip and letter formation. Keep practicing F, E, D, P, B, R, N and M at home. Ask us to sing the Frog Jump Letter song.
2. We have been singing the Number Rock. Ask us to count to 20, or higher!
3. We have been learning with Math Tubs. We’ve played games called Attribute Block Match-up, Button Match-up and Counting Jar. We’ve also explored color tiles and the different designs we can make.
4. We’ve learned to start our letters at the top. We have a song for that, too!
5. We've played with IPODS. We have stories and learning songs loaded on them.
6. We have made new friends!!!
7. We have been learning A LOT!!!
8. We’ve been going to specials and playing new games. We’ve been reminded to wear Tennis Shoes for P.E. everyday except Friday, our art day.
9. We’ve been reading books. We’ve listened to reading, learned to read a book on our own, or with a partner. We learned there are 3 ways to read a book: Read the Pictures, Read the Words, or Retell the Story.
10. We’ve been doing morning work.
11. We’ve been learning to read.
12. We learned new sight words: like, I, my, and. Practice these at home!!!
1. We have been learning Frog Jump Capital Letters. Doing these handwriting routines helps us learn proper pencil grip and letter formation. Keep practicing F, E, D, P, B, R, N and M at home. Ask us to sing the Frog Jump Letter song.
2. We have been singing the Number Rock. Ask us to count to 20, or higher!
3. We have been learning with Math Tubs. We’ve played games called Attribute Block Match-up, Button Match-up and Counting Jar. We’ve also explored color tiles and the different designs we can make.
4. We’ve learned to start our letters at the top. We have a song for that, too!
5. We've played with IPODS. We have stories and learning songs loaded on them.
6. We have made new friends!!!
7. We have been learning A LOT!!!
8. We’ve been going to specials and playing new games. We’ve been reminded to wear Tennis Shoes for P.E. everyday except Friday, our art day.
9. We’ve been reading books. We’ve listened to reading, learned to read a book on our own, or with a partner. We learned there are 3 ways to read a book: Read the Pictures, Read the Words, or Retell the Story.
10. We’ve been doing morning work.
11. We’ve been learning to read.
12. We learned new sight words: like, I, my, and. Practice these at home!!!
We’re off to a great start!! Thanks for helping us reinforce these concepts at home.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
UP Recycling
Here's some info on UP recycling in honor of Earth Day.
specific items that we take for recycling:
| Used Cell Phones | Digital Cameras with accessories |
| Video Game Consoles with accessories | Laptops with power cords |
| Video Games with case | PDA's/Palm Pilots with accessories |
| Empty Printer Cartridges | iPods with accessories |
| GPS Systems | DVD Movies with original packaging |
info on why to recycle:
- Every year, 300 million cartridges end up in landfills worldwide.
- Almost eight cartridges are thrown away in the U.S. every second. That is almost 700,000 per day.
- It takes almost 3.5 quarts of oil to produce one laser cartridge. This is almost a gallon of ice cream.
- A half a gallon of oil is saved each time a laser carriage is re-manufactured.
- A cartridge takes at least 1,000 years to decompose. That means a cartridge thrown away today will not decompose until you have Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great, Great....Grandchildren.
- On average, Americans purchase a new cell phone every 18 months.
Graphing Homework
Our next unit of study in Mathematics is Graphing. At home, please find 2 graphs to cut out and bring to school. The graphs can come from magazines, newspapers, printouts from websites, etc. Any type of graph is acceptable. In fact, the more variety, the better. Look for pie charts, bar graphs, etc. We will gather all of these together and create a class collage of different types of graphs.
Thanks so much for your help!
Miss Ralston
Miss Ralston
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Homework Week of 3-9-09
This week's homework is free choice. You get to pick whatever you would like to write about!
Monday, March 2, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Book order is online
Book orders will be coming home today. You may also access them online using the following information. Orders are due Monday, Feb 2nd.
www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Class User Name: MsRalstonclass
Password: books
www.scholastic.com/parentordering
Class User Name: MsRalstonclass
Password: books
Monday, January 26, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
100's Day Info
Just a heads up about our 100th day of Kindergarten
Look for this letter coming home next Tuesday...
January 27, 2009
Dear Parents,
On Monday, February 2, we will celebrate the 100th day of kindergarten. We have planned several activities for that day. As part of our 100th day celebration, we will be sharing collections of 100 items. At home, please help your child count a collection of 100 items to bring to school to share and count with the class. The items should be small enough for all 100 of them to fit in a gallon Ziploc baggie. For example, Q-tips, buttons, keys, paper clips, coins, pasta, cereal, etc. Please do not bring any peanut related items. Please send these items to school with your child no later than Friday, January 30, 2009.
To make the 100th day a special celebration, you can also create your own 100th day fashion! Your child is welcome to come to school wearing a t-shirt with 100 items on it. For example, 100 pom poms, 100 ribbons, or 100 stickers could be faceted to your child’s shirt. Be as creative as you’d like!
Attached (to the letter coming home Tuesday) you will also find activities related to the number 100 to help reinforce the topics being studied at school. These sheets are for you to use at home and do not need to be returned to school.
Thank you!
Miss Ralston and Miss McCutchen
Look for this letter coming home next Tuesday...
January 27, 2009
Dear Parents,
On Monday, February 2, we will celebrate the 100th day of kindergarten. We have planned several activities for that day. As part of our 100th day celebration, we will be sharing collections of 100 items. At home, please help your child count a collection of 100 items to bring to school to share and count with the class. The items should be small enough for all 100 of them to fit in a gallon Ziploc baggie. For example, Q-tips, buttons, keys, paper clips, coins, pasta, cereal, etc. Please do not bring any peanut related items. Please send these items to school with your child no later than Friday, January 30, 2009.
To make the 100th day a special celebration, you can also create your own 100th day fashion! Your child is welcome to come to school wearing a t-shirt with 100 items on it. For example, 100 pom poms, 100 ribbons, or 100 stickers could be faceted to your child’s shirt. Be as creative as you’d like!
Attached (to the letter coming home Tuesday) you will also find activities related to the number 100 to help reinforce the topics being studied at school. These sheets are for you to use at home and do not need to be returned to school.
Thank you!
Miss Ralston and Miss McCutchen
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Malia and Sasha
Monday, January 19, 2009
Inauguration Question
After talking about Barack Obama's inauguration, we asked our Kindergarteners what they would do if they were elected president.
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