Senior Kindergarten (SK) Weekly Update

 It has been another busy week in Senior Kindergarten.  We enjoyed the Donuts with Dads Breakfast this morning!  The children really enjoyed spending time at school with their dads.  

In Reading, we have begun discussing our first unit, Let’s Read.  We introduced the sight words, there and when.  The class listened to the the story called, Wolf!  In this delightful story, a wolf is puzzled by some animals he meets who are more interested in reading than him.  The wolf then wants to learn to read because he wants to be educated just like the animals he meets.  It is not easy for the wolf to learn to read, but he works at it and wants to learn so badly that he practices and practices and finally succeeds.  The children saw how the wolf never gives up, and in the end, becomes such a great reader that the other animals request him to read book after book!  

In Language Arts, the students worked on capital letters using the rule that people’s names start with capital letters.  They also worked on capitalizing the word, I.  With the celebration of Valentine’s Day this month, the children’s writing skills will be enhanced through a postal center that will be set up in our classroom.  We will have plenty of writing materials including stamps, envelopes, etc…  The children will write letters to others and mail them in our class mailbox to encourage creative writing skills!  The children will mail pretend Valentine’s letters and cards in centers as well. 

In Math this week, we discussed how long a minute is and compared that time to an hour.  The children were introduced to more mathematical signs/terms- the greater than sign, the less than sign, and the not equal to sign.  Seniors will explore subtraction.  The class is so excited to celebrate the 100th day on Monday.  Your child needs to bring in 100 items in either a Ziploc bag or mounted on a poster.  You can bring items such as pennies, stickers, rocks, marbles, etc.

The Valentine’s Day Party is Tuesday, February 14th from 8:15 AM to 9:00 AM.  All parents are welcome to join us for this special event!  

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Kelly Weyand
Senior Kindergarten Teacher

  
 

 

 

 


 

 

Meet Kelly Weyand, Senior Kindergarten Teacher
 

Kelly Weyand has been teaching at Rohan Woods since 2008. With more than six years of early childhood education, Kelly evokes a spirit of wonder and amazement among her students as they set off on the discovery of the world around them. In her spare time, Kelly enjoys running and spending time with her family and friends. She holds a Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education as well as a Master's degree in Early Childhood Special Education.

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Senior Kindergarten Curriculum
 

The Senior Kindergarten program builds on the foundation laid in the Early Childhood and Pre-Kindergarten programs and enhanced in Junior Kindergarten. Love of learning and respect for education are emphasized in all academic areas. Understanding that all children do not learn in the same way, we teach for understanding through auditory, visual and kinesthetic activities. The program is designed to promote an atmosphere in which each person strives for individual achievement, assumes responsibility for his or her actions, understands and respects the dignity of classmates and realizes the need for civility in our society. We incorporate active and interactive learning and make use of natural connections between subject areas to help students construct meaning from concepts. Our Social Studies curriculum focuses on students identifying and understanding increasingly larger conceptual stages such as self-knowledge, understanding of group dynamics, and personal responsibility as a community member.

  
 
 
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