Mrs. Miller's Kindergarten Class

Hello Wonderful Families,

I can’t believe we are in the month of March! This year continues to fly by! 

March is Women in History month. This month is set aside to acknowledge the contributions and achievements of women. To quote late President Carter,” Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built America were as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well.”  This week we learned about; Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks. We made beautiful posters that depict Rosa with a motivational thought about her teachings and life experiences. They are pretty moving to read.

One of our activities in math this week was a number talk. A "Guess My Number" math talk  is an engaging, interactive game where the teacher or a student selects a secret number (usually 0-30) and provides clues, prompting classmates to use logic and mathematical reasoning to identify it. It strengthens number sense, vocabulary like "greater than" or "less than”. I have included some pictures. Be sure to ask your child about it. This is an easy one to play at home too.

In social emotional learning we wrote about which Kimochis character was our favorite. The children had fun telling why they chose their character. It was also Kindness Week at Springhill. All week long we read books about friendships and kindness. 

 In Bridge to Reading we learned about the digraphs /wh/ and /ch/. We also added three more red words to our reading; what, where and from. Families, please continue to read our weekly Bridge to Reading at a glance parent handout each week. This is a wonderful way to help your child work on their emerging reading skills.

In writers workshop this week, we began a new unit, We Are Writers. The children now have their own writing folder to house their work. They are so excited! Some children were so motivated they continued to write during free choice! We learned that when a writer is done… they have just begun. We learned that a writer uses shapes to help them draw a picture to go with their story and that a writer uses special “turn the page” words to help them tell their story.

On Friday we spent time with our 4th grade buddies. Getting ready for St. Patricks day we created beautiful shamrocks.

Have a wonderful weekend. -Kathy