Fun Math and Reading Activities!

      I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Today's post serves as a reminder of things that you and your child could be doing at home to further his/her learning. You may not know, but there are many resources available through links on my blog!

    If you scroll down on the home page of the blog, you will see that it is bordered with math and reading links, as well as some of our favorite educational youtube videos. I know that these are some things that the kids would love to do!

   Also, if you press the kindegarten wiki link on the home page (or you could go here: http://sibleykindergarten.wikispaces.com/), there are numerous resources that can be printed to use at home like learning games and flashcards. Please take advantage of these things to help support your child's learning at home.

     We are almost down to two months of kindergarten left, so these next two months will be spent making sure your child is secure in those skills from their data notebook, they are reading near or at a level C, and getting them ready for first grade.

     If I do not talk to you before, have a very Happy Easter!



Happy St. Patrick's Day!

      I hope you all had a fantastic weekend and a happy St. Patrick's Day! I am sitting at home hoping we do not have a blizzard tomorrow... when will it ever be spring? 

      It was really exciting getting to see some families on Thursday and Friday for conferences. It was even more exciting to show those families all of the growth that has already been made this far in kindergarten! I had a smile on my face all night and all day. I cannot wait to see the rest of you this week. Hopefully, I will get to see some of you again at Fun Night, this Friday at Sibley.

      The post this week features some pictures from a St. Patrick's Day craft and writing activity that we did, and it also features some excellent readers from room 206. For our St. Patrick's Day writing, we had to create a story about a leprechaun, and it was a ton of fun hearing all of the creative story ideas from the kids. They are hanging up in the hallway, so you will have to take a look when you come. Last week, we also started something new during our snack time. If the kids are able to pick out a just right book from their book baskets and can read it by themselves, they can sign up to read during snack time. It has been so much fun to see how proud these kids are of their reading. Not only are they getting to celebrate their success and love for reading, but they also are acting as excellent models of great readers to their friends, no matter their guided reading levels. 

      

Catching Up Over Spring Break!

Hi Everyone! I hope you are having an awesome and restful spring break. It hasn't been very spring-y yet, but we still have a few days left. I am updating the blog with some pictures from our dress-up days last week. We had some really creative and fun outfits throughout the week, but I think our favorite was pajama day. We got to celebrate our love for reading all day long, and we got to do it with comfy pajamas and our favorite blankets and pillows!

I just wanted to remind you of your child's conference that is coming up at the end of next week and the following week. Please make sure his/her conference slip (green sheet of paper) is returned as soon as possible, so that we can make sure you have a convenient time to meet with me. I cannot wait for your child and I to show you all that we have accomplished so far this year. We have a lot to be proud of!

Take a look at some pictures from last week.