We just ended another exciting week of kindergarten! The children in Mr. G's classroom are very eager to learn and that makes for a very happy teacher! The children in my classroom have made the transition into 'big' school and are now beginning to learn. We are learning to recognize the letters of the alphabet and their corresponding sounds. We are also learning basic Dolch words. This week we focused on Aa and Mm. The Dolch words this week were: a, and, away, big, and blue. The children in my classroom can also recognize I, can, me, and school. I am so blessed to have a classroom with eager children and fantastic parental support. Remember, you are a vital in the success of our children.
This summer I had the honor of attending several professional development workshops. One of which was focused on Thinking Maps. Thinking Maps are a set of graphic organizer techniques used in K-12 education . There are eight maps that are designed to correspond with eight different fundamental thinking processes. This week, we completed several circle maps. The circle map is one of the eight maps and is used for defining in context. This week, we learned color words. Students had the opportunity to look through magazines and cut out pictures that contained a particular color. Students loved this activity! We made a thinking map for each color learned: yellow, red, blue, green, orange, brown, purple, black and white. These are displayed in our classroom. Please take the time to come in and check out them out. Your children worked very hard and you should be proud. We also made a circle map for the letters Aa and Mm. We put the letter in the middle and the outside circle contained pictures that began with the corresponding sound. We will be doing this for each letter.
Lastly, I am so thankful for your help. Today, your child was tested on his Book-In-A-Bag words. I couldn't be more proud! Your children did an amazing job. Most of them are moving on to the new set of words; however, there are some that will need to revist the words from this past week. The most difficult words for students were: and and away. Remember, just because your student knew these today doesn't mean they will remember them tomorrow. Continue to practice the WHOLE book - even if your child moved on to the new set. Remember to schedule a conference with me so that we can talk about your AMAZING child!
Thanks for everything!
-Mr. Christopher Gibbs
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