Reading Groups

Students have been working hard during our small group instruction time.  Each day I meet with two groups based upon their reading level.  We read a book together and then do some sort of word work activity.  Today, I had the kids write on the table with dry erase markers.  They were shocked when I told them what we were going to do!  The kids had a blast and enjoyed practicing our sight words in a fun way.

Indy Parks: Rabbits

Today we had another visitor from Indy Parks.  Mrs. Roche talked about Rabbits and their lives.  Here's what we learned:

Miss Gilbert: That rabbits have big back legs so they can jump.

Tyrone M.: Rabbits are good jumpers.

Aundrea: Foxes eat rabbits.

Noah: Rabbits have babies.

Tyler: Rabbits have small front legs.

Sebastian: I learned that bunnies have big feet to jump.

Sedric: The name of the fox in Indiana is a Red Fox.

Jabes: I learned that foxes sneak to the rabbits to eat the rabbits.

Erica: The boy bunny had a wife.

Brianna: The mommy bunnies go out during the day and leave their baby bunnies and then the mommy comes back in the night time to check on them.

Aidan: I learned that bobcats are really really quiet.

Kennedy: You can see foxes by our school.

Mya: The bobcat sneaks up on rabbits.

Riviera: The are different kinds of foxes.

Lewis: Bunnies eat many plants.

Caleb: Bunnies have big front teeth.

Dilan: Rabbits eat carrots.

Kailey: The foxes live in the trees and bushes.

The most common type of bunny rabbit is the Cotton Tail Rabbit.

Read Across America

I apologize for not getting this post up sooner.  The pictures that I took of the kids were erased and I've been trying to recover them for awhile.  Unfortunately I am unable to get them back.

 
Today has turned into one of my most favorite days of Kindergarten.  We celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday by reading books all day.  We had many different guest readers throughout the day.  Students got to cuddle up in their pajamas and blankets and listen to stories.  It was so fun to watch them become so excited as each guest reader stepped on the stage.  We heard stories from Ms. King, Mrs. Gray's Mom, Mr. Stephens, Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Reynolds, a doctor, some firemen, and Mrs. Murphy.  The kids had a blast!

Amazed

Yesterday while in small reading groups, I sat in amazement as I watched my kids pick up a book and read it completely on their own.  I then started to think back to where these kids started.  Many didn't know the letter names let alone their sounds.  To see the kids go from August until now is unbelievable.  It all seems like magic.

I want to thank all families for their continued support at home because we couldn't have gotten to this point without each other. 

I can't wait to see how the students continue to grow and where they will be by the end of the year!

Love,

Miss Gilbert
Extremely Proud Teacher :)

Valentine's Day

I'm finally getting around to tell you all about our Valentine's Day celebration!  All day we talked about Valentine's Day and each learning activity revolved around this theme.

We started out the morning by writing about things we loved.  It was so cute to see students ideas.  After that we wrote Valentine's to someone special.  Some friends wrote to their moms or dad, others to their brothers, and some to even Ms. Coles our assistant principal.

We then created our Valentine Man to hold all of our Valentines.  The kids loved it and I think they had a fun day.  Thanks to all the families who donated or volunteered their time to our party!  We couldn't have done it without you!!

Math Stations

Students have been working hard during math stations each day.  We take about 20 minutes before lunch and do rotations of different math activities.  Some of their favorites are working with the jewels and finding the missing number.  Here are some pictures of students during math stations:

6 Simple Things

I'm sorry I haven't been keeping the blog updated.  The days seem to get away from me.  Regardless...here are a few things making me smile this week:

1. havefunteaching.com The students LOVE watching the sight word videos on this sight.  So fun and interactive!
2. Spending time with my nephew Michael-who is getting so big, so fast.
3. A great Valentine's Day party
4. Parents commenting that they love our class blog (Thank you for reading!! :) )
5. 'The Tunnel' that we do to celebrate when a student moves up a reading level
6. When my little friends cheer each other for learning how to tie shoes.

What is making you smile this week?