Week of September 6th

 Hello Families,

We've had another busy week in Kindergarten! This week we focused on the letters C,D,E, and F. We learned all about the sounds that the letters make, how to form the letters and brainstormed some words that start with that sound. We're also continuing to learn all about books and their different parts. We discovered that we have a spine and so does a book! It's what helps to keep the book from falling apart, super important.

             

In math we continued to explore different math tools. We used geo blocks to build houses, a school, a bus, a train, even a couch! We also talked about 5 frames and used 2-color counters to fill the frame up in different ways.

An exciting discovery took place during a morning wiggle break this week too. Mrs. Kalloch's class found a praying mantis in the sand box. The class decided that it wasn't the safest place for it to be so we brought it over to the garden. This insect has a long neck and a triangle shaped head and their green color helps them camouflage with plants. Pretty cool.

Be sure to check back next week to see all of the learning fun happening in Talbot Kindergarten!

Our First Kindergarten Days

Hello Kindergarten Families!

We had a busy couple of days in Kindergarten! We kick off our year with a literacy program called Kindergarten Jump Start. Be sure to ask your child about the letter of the day or book knowledge that they have learned. This week we focused on the letters A and B, listening for the sounds that they make and the shape of the letters when we write them. For book knowledge we talked about the front cover and back cover of a book. Which is super important. You don't want to open a book the wrong way and the cover helps you know which way to start!

                                        

   

 In math we explored connecting cubes and pattern blocks. We also shared what we thought math was. What do teachers do during math? What do students do during math? We had some great ideas and had some great conversations in our classroom community.

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Make sure to check back to get a peek into our classrooms and see what we're doing in Kindergarten. 

Wednesday Announcements

 Good Morning Kindergarten Families!

Make sure you get outside today and enjoy the sunshine when you're done with your remote work. Please see today's Talbot announcements below.

Wednesday Announcements May 19

 Good Morning Kindergarten Families!

We've been busy in Kindergarten! We are wrapping up our 6th unit in our new math program this week and are reviewing skills that we have learned. Yesterday we made a counting book using ten frames to build our teen numbers. We also had to write an expression to show how we made that number. It was challenging but our books came out super cute. 

In Reading and Writing we are focusing on non fiction, which means something is real and not make believe. Our book bags are filled with books about trains, animals, families and how things are made (like how a tree turns into paper). During writing time our focus is writing all about a topic, this week the theme is Ocean Animals. We are working hard to learn more about sharks, stingrays, sea turtles and crabs. Our brains are brimming with facts!

In Phonics this week we are learning about "bossy R" with a focus on the -AR sound. We went on a treasure hunt for -AR words in our classroom and found words like barn, chart, and star. We may sound a bit like a pirate this week but we are learning so much. Arrrrrr!

Stay tuned for some pictures later on this week.

Please see today's announcements below, have a wonderful Wednesday!

Wednesday Announcements May 12

 Good Morning Kindergarteners! 

Happy Wednesday 😁 We are at the halfway point of the week already. Today on SeeSaw be sure to check out the activity board about insects, they may not be your favorite thing but you may get some ideas for your writing. We're going to start writing books all about a topic, insects could be one of those topics! Have a wonderful Wednesday and be sure to check out today's announcements below.

Wednesday Announcements May 5, 2021

 Good Morning Kindergarteners!

Today is Wednesday, which means special announcements from Mrs. Hanna! Please see today's announcements below.

Wednesday April 28th Announcements

Good Morning Kindergarten Families! We had a wonderful start to our week in Kindergarten. 😀 It's so nice to have everyone together, we've been making new friends, building our new classroom community and of course doing lots of learning.  Please see today's announcements below.

For Parents: There is a PTO meeting tonight via Zoom 5:00-6:00. If you are interested in attending you can contact the PTO on their Facebook Page for an invite or message Mrs. Kalloch (kalloj@portlandschools.org)

Have a Wonderful Wednesday!