The kindergartners enjoyed this yummy day! Thank you for sending in an apple with your child!
We have started a new unit of study: Trees! To begin our unit, we went on a nature walk to observe trees and collect artifacts. Our kindergarten scientists were busy noticing the parts of the trees, wondering about different types of leaves, and asking great scientific questions. In our classroom, we have a new R.A.N. (Reading and Analyzing Nonfiction) chart. The five sections on this chart include: Prior Knowledge, Confirmed Thinking, Misconceptions, New Learning, and Wonderings. We visit the chart often to see if we can add to our new learning, or if our research has confirmed our prior knowledge. The kindergartners do the thinking, and I do the writing on the chart. Your child gets to visit the Research Center in our classroom during Managed Independent Learning. They study the books about Trees and find research that they would like to share with our class. Check out the pictures below to see some of the research that two scientists completed. Your scientist might be interested in doing research at home! If you find any interesting articles or facts about trees...please send them to school with your child!
We had a wonderful time at our Fall Celebration today! We played Pass the Pumpkin and Fall Bingo. We made fall trees with Play Doh. Many kindergartners showed their skills during the bean bag toss and relay races. THANK YOU to all of the parents that joined us. We appreciate your help, and we love having families visit Northview. Happy Fall!
We have been working together during our Community Writing time to write a story about our gingerbread man adventure. Community Writing is a time for our class to create text together, usually on large chart paper. This might be a thank you note, a chart with rules for the hallway, or a list of activities for the day. Most recently, we have been writing about making (and finding!) our gingerbread man. The kindergartners talk about what we should record...and sometimes have to vote on what sounds the best because they can't decide! Now, we are working on illustrating our story. I can't wait for you to see this wonderful story they have created. Check out the authors and illustrators hard at work below!
The Eagan Fire Department visited Northview and taught us about fire safety. We even got to check out the inside of the fire truck! Thank you, Eagan firefighters!
Each week, we get to visit our Math Workplaces. These Workplaces are math centers with different tools and games to help kindergartners with math concepts, such as shape recognition, sorting, addition, patterning, probability, and problem solving. The kindergartners get to choose which Workplace they will go to, but they are always encouraged to try a new one each week. Our class LOVES Workplaces!
In writer's workshop, we have been studying how illustrators draw realistic pictures. Mrs. Anderson had her first shot at modeling. :) They did an amazing job attending to features and details! Make sure to compliment your kindergartner if you see him/her adding details to his/her drawings!