Coins!

We are learning about coins! We spent time with partners comparing pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. If we looked really closely with our magnifying glass at the back of the penny, we saw Abraham Lincoln's statue in his memorial! 

Just right books

We learned this week that we all have a "just right" book. This means the book is at our own reading level. It is not too easy or too hard. To help with this, I had a few students try on T-shirts. One was too small, too big and one fit just right. You can start using this language at home or even at the library when looking at different books. 

 

Science experiments

Last week we completed some science experiments. One of the favorite of the students was our color changing experiment. The students made predictions about what new colors we could make. 

Writing Celebration

Today we celebrated all of the accomplishments we have had in writing so far this year. We have learned all our letters and sounds, as well as our sight words. Even though we have so much more to learn, it is important to celebrate our successes big and small! Thank you to the family members that were able to make it today to our celebration. It means a lot to the students, Mrs. Sasser and I that you could participate in our writing process. Cheers to our students! 

Patterns

Here's a couple of our students in their pattern shirts. 

Following directions with song and dance!

It's always great to practice following directions, even if it's through a fun song and dance! Here's what we practiced today.

Here is part of it on video. The password is Demsky.


Tutty Ta Video

Fire safety

Here are some pictures from our fire safety assembly. 

Some children practiced stop, drop and roll! 

I was in a contest with Mrs. Wintersteller to put in the fire gear!

I won! Mr. Sheldon even got a chance to race!

Sense of smell

We did an experiment where each table had three cups that appeared to be water. We used our sense of smell to discover the truth! 

Cup A had a few drops of imitation clear vanilla. Cup B was water. Cup C had vinegar. 

The pictures of the first whiffs of vinegar are priceless! 

Johnny Appleseed Day

On Friday we taste tested different apples with cider and apple juice. 

We then made a chart with tally marks! 

Our class perfered cider. If you want to review tally marks with your student, the easiest way to remember when to cross is to use your hand. 

Always cross on 5's, just like your thumb!

We also created a graph for our favorite apple. We had to choose between red, green and yellow. 

We began to have a conversation about "how many more people like red apples to green?". I explained that if you draw an imaginary line (see the black dotted line above) that you can count from there. Your student will see similar questions to this on future assessments so it's a great way to practice! 

Chants for Letters and Sounds (1/2 of the alphabet)

Below  is a vimeo video link of a few students showing you how we chant our letters and sounds. These chants coincide with the cards on the wall in the front of our classroom. Even if your student already knows letters and sounds, this often help when sounding out unknown words and in the writing process. Feel free to practice this at home! I will upload the complete alphabet once we cover that material in class.


Letter/Sounds Chant


This video is password protected so it can't be googled or searched through the Vimeo site, if you would like to view the password is: Demsky


If you would like a copy of these sound cards, I can email them to you to practice at home!

Writing process

Ever get frustrated helping your student work on writing at home? Fear not! If you follow our classroom process it should help. Your student can help explain each step! 

Meet Our 3rd Grade Buddies!

We went on a treasure hunt through the school today and we found our brand new third grade buddies in Mr. Spicer's class. We even taught them our pirate song!

Welcome to a New School Year

Dear Ms. Demsky's Kindergarten Families,

This is our blog to show fun pictures about learning activities and fun events that happen in our classroom! Ms. Demsky will update the page at least weekly and if you provide her with your email, you will receive an email each time that she does! This will help you so you do not have to check this page looking for updates. You can also comment, which gives me feedback on if you enjoyed certain activities or pictures. I will check the photo release information you send to school but if I missed your form, please let me know if you would not like your student's picture to be posted.

Enjoy and Happy Learning,
Ms. Demsky