Kindergarten News: February 29th- March 4th

What we’re      

Workin’ on this week..

Language Arts

Next week in Language Arts we will continue our unit on Nighttime and Dreams!  The kids are loving all of the fun activities that we will share with you at Open House on March 10th!  We are also doing some fun Daily 5 stations that have some nighttime activities in them as well! One is sitting around the campfire at night to listen to bedtime stories! Ask your kiddos about it!

 

Math

We are continuing our studies on measurement! We are focusing on measuring length with nonstandard units through different stations! Your child has been visiting a new station everyday to practice their skills in measuring different objects, as well as engineering a bed for a stuffed animal. Don't forget to ask your child about the measurement station they visit each day!

*Please remember that in kindergarten, it is all about nonstandard units of measurement ( no rulers ).

 

Science / Social Studies 

In Science, we are continuing our Chemical Engineering Unit on Play Dough.  We will be testing and exploring different materials by their properties, and participating in product research to better understand what consumers really want and prefer in a given product. On Monday, Feb 29th we will Skype with my Nephew, Cody Harger.  He is a Mechanical/Chemical Engineer for a Paper Mill in Louisiana.

 

Next week in Social Studies, we will be reviewing our Past and Present leaders, US Symbols, and Texas Heroes. Kindergarten will be working on publishing their first "Little Bird Tales" story with the help of 2nd and 4th grade.  Can't wait to share their stories with you for Open House. 

Important Dates... 

March 7th- March 11th- Book Fair

 

March 10th- Open House from 5:30-7:00

March 11th- Kindergarten Pajama Day!
(To celebrate all the hard work that we have put into our "Night Time" Open House!)
March 14th- March 18th- Spring Break
March 24th- Kindergarten performs at the spirit rally- @ 8:15
March 25th- Weather Day- No school

Open House:
Please join us March 10th from 5:30-7:00 for our open house! We will be showcasing all of our hard work that we have been doing throughout the year as well as a few special projects we have been working on lately! There will be lots of opportunities for your child to show you their school! The Town Center library will be open with our Spring Book Fair and there will also be an art show that will showcase your child's art work! We cannot wait to see you on March 10th!

Six Flags Reading Logs:

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Six Flags Reading Challenge! We have turned in the reading logs we have received and are waiting to get the Six Flags ticket from Ms. Montgomery. We will send them home as soon as we get them from her!

Field Trip:

Permission slips for the field trip are due this coming Tuesday, March 1st. Please be sure to return the form as well as the payment by Monday.  If you do not have the permission slip any longer, please let us know and we will be happy to send another one home!


  If you are planning to chaperone please make sure you have filled out a background check with CISD by clicking the link below.  If you are not sure if you have done this or not Mrs. Fairchild, our school secretary, can help you!

Here is the link:  https://docs.google.com/a/g.coppellisd.com/forms/d/1oxA6Pq97bo2tvVCFWCMcpUvPK43wF6wbJP8aQH1_mqY/viewform?formkey=dHVHQ0FtWmFITGRYLTFLUXZYREszbFE6MQ&pli=1#gid=0

It’s also on the main coppellisd.com / parents / on the right hand side under quick links..

Design Challenge:

We are having another design challenge this month to showcase our students' creative and innovative ideas! Your child may create any kind of flower/plant using various types of materials (no live flowers or plants) for us to display on our front bulletin board or in the library.

Jump Rope for Heart:
Thank you to everyone who was able to help donate as well as come to our Jump Rope for Heart jump today! We had a blast learning how to jump rope!

Texans of the Week:
K1-Keira

K2- Kyle

K3- Lucas

Kindergarten News: February 22nd- February 26th

What we’re      

Workin’ on this week..

Language Arts

Next week in Language Arts we will be starting an exciting new unit on Nighttime!  The kids will be working on a lots of engaging reading and writing activities to share with you at Open House on March 10th!  We will focus on fiction writing, non-fiction writing, and some poetry!  They are so excited to get started!

 

Math

We have started our studies on measurement!We are focusing on measuring length with nonstandard units through different stations! Your child will be visiting a new station everyday to practice their skills in measuring different objects, as well as engineering a bed for a stuffed animal. Don't forget to ask your child about the measurement station they visit each day!
Please remember that in kindergarten, it is all about nonstandard units of measurement ( no rulers ).

 Nonstandard measurement tools:

 

Science / Social Studies 

In science we will be starting our Chemical Engineering Unit by improving a  Play-doh process.   We will be keeping a daily journal to share our experience with you, learning new vocabulary words (Liquid, process, Solid, technology, Research, Survey Data), testing materials, and making PLAY-DOH!!  So much fun!!

 

In social studies we will be discussing  Famous Americans (Stephen F. Austin and Jose, Navarro), Patriotic Holiday’s,  Learning how to say the US Pledge, and Texas Pledge, and the US Monument.  Ask your child to tell you all we have learned in Social Studies!

Important Dates... 

February 22nd - Spring Picture Day
February 26th - Jump Rope for Heart during specials @ 1:20
March 7th- March 11th- Book Fair
March 10th- Open House from 5:30-7:00
March 14th- March 18th- Spring Break

Six Flags Reading Logs:

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Six Flags Reading Challenge! We have turned in the reading logs we have received and are waiting to get the Six Flags ticket from Ms. Montgomery. We will send them home as soon as we get them from her!

Field Trip:

We are excited to announce that we will be going to the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Preserve! We have sent home the BLUE permission slip with your child. Please return the permission slip as well as the amount asked for admission and fare for the school bus there. If you do not have the permission slip any longer, we will be happy to send another one home!

Texans of the Week:
K1-Layla

K2- Sahana

K3- Lilly 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Kindergarten hopes you have a love filled day!

Check out what kindergarten thinks love is!

 

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Kindergarten News: February15th - February 19th

What we’re      

Workin’ on this week..

Language Arts

We will review what we have learned about vowels and consonants as well as our rules for writing: start with a capital letter, use finger spaces between words, and end with a period.  We will learn three new words: "look"  "they" and "you."  We will continue to practice writing Once Upon A Time Stories in our journals and using SeeSaw to share our work with you! Book Bags will come home Tuesday! :)
 

Math

We will be finishing our unit on shapes! Thank you to everyone who sent in an email for the fun activity that is focusing on finding shapes (2D and 3D) within the world! I love how the kids were so excited for me to watch their videos. I will be compiling all of the videos into one video per shape and putting it on my website under math vocabulary. Check out our math vocabulary that we have used this year! ( The kids have been making videos and examples for each of the words!)
https://sites.google.com/a/g.coppellisd.com/mrs-mckinney-s-site/pictures/math-vocabulary

We will be starting our studies on measurement!We will be focusing on measuring length with nonstandard units this upcoming week!  In kindergarten, it is all about nonstandard units of measurement ( no rulers ).

 

Science / Social Studies 

In Science we will be finishing our Penguin Unit.  We used the website Britannica, with the help of Mrs. Montgomery, to research facts about penguins.  We will finish writing facts from our research, and creating our penguin to display in the hallway.  We will build penguin habitats on Thursday.  

In Social Studies we are going to continue our study on Presidents.  We will learn many interesting facts about our past and present leaders and how they impacted our Country.  We will learn how to draw George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  Can't wait to see how cute they turn out!

Every Friday, we are participating in Mind Missions! This is a time that the students are able to collaborate within a group to problem solve challenges given. Next week our Mind Mission will be "Loud Liberty" The students will have to create a Bell.

Important Dates... 

February 15th - No School for students- Presidents Day

February 19th- Six Flags Reading Logs Due
February 22nd - Spring Picture Day
February 26th - Jump Rope for Heart during specials @ 1:20

Six Flags Reading Logs:
 

 Reading Logs are due February 19th! If your child would like to participate please keep the log and fill it out and when your 6 hours are complete you can return it to school!  Remember the hours logged can be your child reading to your or YOU reading to your child!  Either one counts!  If you need an additional log let us know and we can send one home!  If you do not know about this program your child can earn a free ticket to 6 Flags for participating! 

Field Trip:

We are excited to announce that we will be going to the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Preserve! We have sent home the BLUE permission slip with your child. Please return the permission slip as well as the amount asked for admission and fare for the school bus there. If you do not have the permission slip any longer, we will be happy to send another one home!


Texans of the Week:
k1- Ananya

K2- Haylie

K3- Beckham

Kindergarten News: February 8th- February 12th

What we’re      

Workin’ on this week..

Language Arts

We will continue to practice our reading and writing skills through fun daily five stations that are tied to what is being studied in Science, penguins and  their habitats. We will also continue to work on our research on pebblego.com! Be sure to ask your child what they are researching and what they have learned!  
 

Math

We will be finishing our unit on shapes! Please look at the attachment sent in an email for the fun activity that is focusing on finding shapes (2D and 3D) within the world! Don't forget about our important vocabulary such as vertices, edges and faces to help identify each shape! 

We will be starting our studies on measurement! In kindergarten, it is all about nonstandard units of measurement ( no rulers ). Measurement is always a class favorite, because once we learn about length, weight and capacity, we will have fun stations where your child will apply their knowledge! In the next couple of weeks, we will be getting to do our very first engineering project in Math! I cannot wait for your child to share all they are learning about measurement.

 

Science / Social Studies 

In Science we will continue our fun unit on Penguins and habitats.  We will learn how to research facts about the different types of penguins.  Please remember to complete the flipped classroom video on Penguins       by Monday.  You will need to help your child log into www.pebblego.com and click on animals, click on penguins, and then look at the four different types of penguins listed.

In Social Studies we are going to be studying Presidents.  We will learn many interesting facts about our past and present leaders and how they impacted our Country.  We will creating thinking maps in our Social Studies Journal.

Every Friday, we are participating in Mind Missions! This is a time that the students are able to collaborate within a group to problem solve challenges given. Ask your child about the one we did today on the "Presidents Party" in honor of Presidents Day!
  

Important Dates... 

February 12th - Valentine's Party in classrooms @ 2:00 p.m.
February 15th - No School for students
February 19th- Six Flags Reading Logs Due
February 22nd - Spring Picture Day
February 26th - Jump Rope for Heart during specials @ 1:20

Six Flags Reading Logs:
 

 Reading Logs are due February 19th! If your child would like to participate please keep the log and fill it out and when your 6 hours are complete you can return it to school!  Remember the hours logged can be your child reading to your or YOU reading to your child!  Either one counts!  If you need an additional log let us know and we can send one home!  If you do not know about this program your child can earn a free ticket to 6 Flags for participating! 

Snowflake Challenge:
We are so proud of everyone who participated in the 1st annual TCE snowflake challenge! We had a judge come in and he picked two kindergarten snowflakes as some of the winners! Congratulations Vanessa and Asher!

 

Happy 100th day of school!

Happy 100th Day of School!!

Can you believe that we have already been kindergarteners for 100 days?!?!? It has flown by! Today we had the best time in math using 100 things at different stations.

 

In the first station, the kindergarteners were given the challenge of building the tallest building using Keva Blocks. Before we started, we had to figure out the best way to count the blocks to make sure that we truly were working with 100 things. We made 10 groups of 10 then counted our groups by 10 to 100. Check out what we built!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the second station, kindergarteners were to find 100 objects. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the third station, kindergarteners were to build the tallest structure using 100 cups. Some of the structures that they build were amazing!!