Mrs. Olsen’s Class Update
Mrs. Olsen’s Class Week of April 4, 2022
Morning/Afternoon & Everyday Tasks:
- Morning Do Now’s
- Pledge of Allegiance & singing patriotic song
- Calendar & Weather Chart
- Days of the Week & Months of the Year songs
- Osmo!!
- Learning with Jack Hartmann – YouTube
- Counting
- Letter/Sound Review
- Bean Bag activities
- Exercises
Math:
This week in Math we will continue to work on sequencing & patterns and addition. Please review and reinforce these concepts at home.
Reading/Writing:
Being a Writer – (repeat lesson)
I Love My Hair by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Up, down, curly or straight, Keyana loves her hair.
- Think – Pair – Share
- Write about the way we feel about ourselves and others
Making Meaning –
Maisy’s Pool by Lucy Cousins
Maisy and her friend Tallulah are hot and put up a wading pool. When their friend Eddie joins them, all three friends have a great time! This is a fun book written by one of today’s young author- illustrators of children’s books.
- Self-to-Text connections
- Identifying important ideas in the story
- Answering questions to understand the story
- Developing the group skill of talking & listening to one another
Science:
METAMORPHOSIS – The children will learn about Life Cycles.
- Let’s discuss the various stages of the Life Cycle of the Butterfly & also the Frog
- Learn about and label a parts of a Butterfly & Frog
- Discuss chronological order in reference to Life Cycle
We will continue to discuss the Life Cycle of a Plant
Art:
- Butterfly beauty (mirror imaging on butterfly wings)
- Butterfly booklet (egg, larva, pupa, butterfly)
- Life Cycle of a Frog paper plate spin wheel
- Mother’s Day surprise!!
Literature:
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- A Frog’s Life Cycle by Mary R. Dunn
- A Butterfly’s Life Cycle by Mary R. Dunn
- Growing and Changing by Ruth Owen
- I Love My Hair by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
- Maisy’s Pool by Lucy Cousins
Important Notes/Gentle Reminders:
- Congratulations to KRISH BHATIA for being this month’s #1 READER!!
- Thank you to all of the families who have participated in our At Home Reading I hope that it was an enjoyable way to spend time together!! May this be the beginning of many, many more books to come . . . if you haven’t done so already, take your child to the library and get them their own library card. The wonderful world of words is at their fingertips!!
- Thursday, April 7th (raindate April, 12th) – TCLA Art Exhibit. Each class was asked to choose an artist and recreate their beauty. The Kindergarten students did an amazing job channeling Georgia O’Keefe. They cannot wait for you to see their artwork hanging on display!!We will have an ice cream truck and some crafts for students to create. This is our only Open House of the year. Please bring your friends and introduce them to our wonderful school.
- Friday, May 6th – Mother’s Day Tea. Kindergarten will be hosting this very special event for the very special Mommy in their life! They have already begun making your special gift . . .
Your mind is a garden
Your thoughts are the seeds –
You can grow flowers
Or you can grow weeds!
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