Ms. Courtney Stump - Kindergarten
ccstump@seattleschools.org
(206) 252-3317
What P2 kids are doing for the remainder of the year (May and June). Wow! can you believe the end of the year is just around the corner??? P2 kids are so much fun and so wonderful. :)
In math we are-
* Introducing function machines. This is a fun way to work on
addition and subtraction.
* Introduction to the dollar sign, one dollar bills, five dollar
bills, and ten dollar bills.
* Working on telling time to the hour.
* Introduction to figuring out a missing number in an equation.
* Number story problems.
* Revisiting number writing.
* Revisiting many of the math games we learned this year.
* Revisiting place value (ones, tens, and hundreds).
* Revisiting patterns.
* Revisiting ordering numbers.
In reading we are-
* Practicing writing all the letters we have learned this year.
* Learning about word blends (ch, sh, th)
* Learning about word endings (ed, ing, er, s)
* Practice writing sentences with a capital at the beginning, good
detail, and a period, question mark, or exclamation mark at the end.
* Working on isolating sounds in words.
* Working on writing weekend stories.
* Writing short stories with a beginning, middle, and end.
* Continuing to read in our small reading groups and/or with Ms.
Stump
* Working on sight words each week.
* Continuing to do our wonderful self-portraits.
* Continuing to make our V.I.P. star books. :)
* Working on a Father's day project.
* Working on some fun end of the projects.
In science we have started to look at how woods are similar and
different. We have also started to explore the idea of making wood sink
in water. We will be making our own plywood and particleboard soon. Be
looking for some exciting wood projects to come home.
Happy learning-
Ms. Stump
Class Help- Academic Volunteers:
- Monday – Kristen Sycamore (am)
- Tuesday – Lynn Warner & Chris Doerr (9:10–10:30, alternating every other week)
- Wednesday – Glenn Fleishman (1st & 3rd Wed am), Mark Craemer (2nd Wed am), Jeff Olliffe (4th Wed am), Diane Backschies (pm)
- Thursday – KerriLyn Vander Heyden (9:15-10:45)
- Friday – Michelle Handler (9:10-10:10 every other week), Kerry Hegedus (9:15-10:45), Amy Masterson (10:40 - noon), Ailin Zhu (every other week at 2p.m.)
- Lead room parent: Tasha Irvine
- Field trip parent: Kerrilyn Vander Heyden
- Party planner: Bridget Backschies
- Classroom projects: Lynn Warner
- Scholastic book orders: Michelle Handler (for the first part of the year)
- Web page manager: Mark Craemer
See list of other volunteers
here.
Schedule9:05 - First Bell/Turn in Take Home folder
9:10 - Second Bell/Meet on rug/Attendence/Lunch count
9:15 - Opening/Calendar/Weather
9:35-10:25 - Literacy Block - Reading
10:25-10:40 - Recess
10:40-10:55 - Read aloud/Snack
10:55-11:55 - Math block
11:55-12:15 - Lunch
12:15-12:30 - Lunch Recess
12:30-12:45 - Read aloud/Weekly Reader/Second Step
12:45-1:25 - Specialist - PE, Multimedia (Computer/Library), Art
1:30-2:10 - Writing Journals/Literacy block continued
2:15-2:30 - Recess
2:30-3:10 - Science/Weekly Reader/Choice Time/Make up work
3:10 - Jobs/Clean up/Meet on rug - pass out Take Home folders/Song Time
3:20 - Go Home