Jan. 5

Welcome Back!
We started our day drawing and coloring pictures of something fun that happened during our winter break. During our morning meeting we shared our pictures and told our stories about break. We were great listeners!
Specials-We had music today. We earned 3 stars today for being good listeners!
We had snack and free choice time after music.
Reading Activities-We reviewed the "h" "v" "c" sounds. Then we did the "hvc" assessment sheet. I introduced the new Alpha Friend, Pippa Pig. We sang the song and brainstormed "Pp" words. I introduced our new theme "Lets Count". We read the story "Benny's Pennies". We completed the page in our Kindergarten Memory book about the story "Benny's Pennies". Ask your child what he/she would buy with 5 pennies.
Rest Time-We read the story "Scaredy Squirrel". It was a story Grace gave to our class. We all thought it was funny.
Math-We did calendar. We played a penny and nickel partner game.
Social Skills-We are starting a new social skills unit. It is called Superflex. It is about a superhero that tries to help against the unthinkables. Today I just introduced our superhero, Superflex. We talked about what a superhero is. Then I introduced 4 of the unthinkable characters. The first character was "Rockbrain". He says, "I make people get stuck on their ideas." The next one was Glassman. He says, "I make people have huge reactions." Mean Jean was the next character we met. She says, "I get people to act mean and bossy". The last one we talked about today was Brain Eater. He says, "I distract people." After introducing these 4 unthinkable characters, I gave examples of each. Then the students each picked one to draw and color. We are going to talk more about them tomorrow. There are 10 more unthinkables to introduce. We are going to spend time on each unthinkable character and talk about how "Superflex" can stop these behaviors. My goal is to get kids thinking about others. I will give more information as we move through this program.
**We need more snack.***
*I will send home conference letters this week.