Kindergarten Mrs. Manning Is it already November? Time is flying in kindergarten! We have been learning so much and developing lifelong friendships. What an amazing, nurturing community we are part of here at CTL. We are truly expanding our horizons in kindergarten. Dr. Morris has started teaching us to speak Spanish on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The students are counting to ten, naming colors, greeting one another and naming classroom objects in Spanish. They are catching on quickly, and enjoying their time with their maestro. What accomplished writers we are becoming. As we have continued to dive deeper into personal narratives, the students have been bursting with new topics to share each day. It makes my heart sing when children enter the classroom in the morning and announce, “I already know EXACTLY what I will write about today!" We are focusing on small moments in our lives and telling about them in great detail. Next, we will begin to try our hands at expository, informational writing. Reading workshop is in full swing. The students are building reading stamina and increasing their time reading independently. Each Monday the students select new books for the week. Those books go home for practice every weekend. I am astounded with the progress every child is making and thrilled with the joy it brings to them. Our focus in science has been on weather conditions and hazards. We have spent time studying the four seasons and the corresponding weather. We don’t get the full range of weather here in Texas, but many students with families from other countries have enjoyed sharing their accounts of changing leaves and snowy days. Our next topic will be the environment and reducing human impact. 7
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