Saint Paul Kindercubs

Friday, May 25, 2018

Muffins with Mom

Friday, May 11, 2018

Dietzel Diary - Week of April 30, 2018

Dietzel Diary

News from Kindergarten ~ Saint Paul School

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Week of April 30, 2018

We had a very busy, fun week! We had so much fun on our field trip to the main public library. The bus ride was very interesting, as we weaved in and out of construction through downtown Akron. We really enjoyed the songs, dancing, stories and making musical instruments. We learned about different types of animals and what makes them unique. We learned that mammals are warm blooded and have live births. Birds have feathers, but not all can fly. Fish have fins and gills. Amphibians are cold blooded, lay eggs and have very porous skin that needs moisture. Reptiles are cold blooded, lay eggs, and hard scales.

Religion: This week we recognized that when we help and care for others we are living God’s love. Living love shows love for God.

Language Arts: This week we continued working on increasing our comprehension skills by re-reading the skit, The Glum Princess. We used our prior knowledge, recognized text structure, identified characters, and confirmed predictions. We looked at multiple meaning words such as present. We worked with vocabulary words huff, puff, costumes, props, scenery. We have been working with blending sounds to decode words, as well as segmenting words and focusing on the medial vowel sounds.

Math: This week we worked on understanding measurements. We learned that we measure different things in different ways. We measure time using a clock and calendar. We measure heights and widths with rulers and yardsticks, and measure distances in miles.

Science: We learned about magnets. We learned that magnets are a material or object that produces a magnetic field. The magnetic field is invisible but attracts or repels other magnets.

COMING UP:

Beginning May 1^st students may wear UNIFORM shorts. No cargo, running, or gym shorts are allowed. We also CAN NOT wear shorts on Friday’s to Mass.

Language Arts—Our focus will be on the J/j/ sound.

Math—We will continue learning about measurements. We will then start with 3D shapes.

May 9 Field Trip—Cleveland Zoo

May 11 7:15 – 7:45 AM Muffins with Mom in the PAC (Kindergarten only)

May 24 7:15 – 7:45 AM Donuts with Dad in the PAC (Kindergarten only)

6:00 - 7:00 PM Art Show

May 25 PTO Sponsored Fun Day

May 29 Field Day; Faculty vs 8^th grade volleyball game

May 30 6:30 8^th Grade Graduation

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Dietzel Diary - Week of April 23, 2018

Dietzel Diary

News from Kindergarten ~ Saint Paul School

http://kindercubs-saintpaul.blogspot.com

Week of April 23, 2018

What a great week to play outside! We have been able to enjoy the good weather by working extra hard in the mornings and taking extra time at recess. This week we learned about Earth Day and the importance of taking care of our Earth. We discussed ways we can each help to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. One of our favorite stories was The Curious Garden by Peter Brown. We learned how one little boy was able to change and improve and entire community. We also learned about Miss Rumphius and all the beautiful wildflowers she grew, making her community beautiful. Our caterpillars arrived this week. We are keeping a journal of their activities and are very excited to watch them change and become butterflies.

Religion: This week we discovered that Jesus celebrated God’s love and invites us to do so also. We understand that Jesus is with us when we gather at Mass. We also learned that when we help and care for others we are living God’s love.

Language Arts: This week we blended sounds to decode words. We identified apostrophes and recognize singular possessives. Our memory words were: put, for. Our vocabulary words were: gull, pet, hospital. We worked with synonyms while reading our stories. We used comprehension skills, focusing on recalling details and visualizing.

Math: This week we completed our unit focused on 2-dimensional shapes. We identified and named circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, and hexagons. I was very impressed with how well everyone did on our test!

Science: We reviewed that animals need food, water and shelter to survive. We then learned about dinosaurs and discussed that they would have needed the same thing to survive.

COMING UP:

Beginning May 1^st students may wear UNIFORM shorts. No cargo, running, or gym shorts are allowed.

Language Arts—Our focus will be on K/k/ and Qu/qu/ sounds. We will learn that Miss Q NEVER goes anywhere without “u”.

Math—We will be learning about measurements.

May 1 Field Trip—Main Akron Library

May 3 NO SCHOOL FOR PreK & Kindergarten ONLY

May 9 Field Trip—Cleveland Zoo

Please remember that we attend Mass every Friday at 8:30. You are always welcome to join us!