Dates to Remember!
January 8 Students return Beg. of 3rd Nine weeks
January 21 MLK Holiday
Posted by: leighbrooks
| @ September 4, 2007 12:14:07 PM EDT ( ) |
Our character word/trait for the month of January is...Orderliness
(Arranging things to make your life easier)
Why teach our children orderliness?
1. Orderliness helps us learn
2. Orderliness helps us to be more effective
3. Orderliness must be modeled and taught (Here is where we come in)
As teachers, we are role models to our children. They watch, listen and share.
Posted by: leighbrooks
| @ September 4, 2007 12:13:44 PM EDT ( ) |
The word for the month of December is
peace.
Posted by: leighbrooks
| @ September 4, 2007 12:10:33 PM EDT ( ) |
Sight Words
like
see
play
go
stop
house
is
it
are
in
me
the
a
I
my
yes
no
sing
where
Posted by: leighbrooks
| @ September 4, 2007 12:10:07 PM EDT ( ) |
Vocabulary Words
length
shorter
longer
taller
more than
lesser than
equal
lighter
heavier
weight
Circle
Rectangle
Square
Triangle
Sphere
cube
beside
in front of
behind
below
above
between
inside
outside
Posted by: leighbrooks
| @ August 10, 2007 9:44:36 PM EDT ( ) |
I am very excited to be using the Writing Workshop method to teach writing this year!
We begin each lesson with a 15 minute minilesson.
We move to a 30 minute work time.
The third part of Writing Workshop is Share Time.
Share Time is when three students get to share their story with the class.
We are learning so much. It is very exciting to see the progress each child makes during the year. You may come by anytime and look at your child's writing notebooks.
Posted by: leighbrooks
| @ August 10, 2007 9:42:08 PM EDT ( ) |
Welcome to Kindergarten!
Kindergarten is always an exciting time. At this age, children love to learn. When children leave kindergarten they are able to write stories, read books, solve problems and work as team. Skills we all need to be successful in life inside and outside of school. The following grade levels build on what they learn in this all important first year.
This year, we are implementing Writer's, Reading and Math Workshops in kindergarten. Students are working and learning together. I feel students can learn best from each other. I am excited about seeing how much my students will grow this year. If you ever have any questions, feel free to call or email me. I check email several times a day and will answer any questions as soon a possible
Thanks,
Leigh Brooks
Posted by: leighbrooks
| @ August 10, 2007 9:40:50 PM EDT ( ) |
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