Just a reminder, the Winter Showcase is next Wednesday at 7pm. Mr. Saltz has asked the kids to arrive at 6:40 pm. The show will be in the auditorium at North Side College Prep, 5501 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60625. The Kindergarteners can go directly to the stage where Ms. Woltmann and I will be to help organize them. After their performance kids will be dismissed from the stage to go sit with their families. We are so excited for the show!
We have started reading a series of Gingerbread stories as part of our December reading unit. We will explore the several different versions of this story as retold by many authors. The kids are learning that a story can be shared again and again in different ways. We are also learning to compare and contrast the differences and similarities in each one.
This week in math we learned a new game called the "Train Game". Students start with zero cubes and "grow" a train by taking turns rolling a die and adding that amount of cubes to the train. The game ends when one child reaches 10 cubes. This activity focuses on one-to-one correspondence and adding numbers up to 10.
On Thursday, we had the opportunity to go upstairs to the Junior High Project Fair. The older kids spent time sharing their work with our class. We loved learning from them!
In our reading this week, we learned to point to each word while we read to help us be better readers. Try this strategy at home with your child in your reading this weekend.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend. See you Monday!
Ms. Ardito
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