PALS Testing

PALS Testing

Next week on Tuesday, October 28th and Wednesday, October 29th, your child will be participating in a state mandated literacy assessment.  Please make sure your child receives plenty of sleep and eats a healthy breakfast for these days!

Developed by reading researchers at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education, PALS is a research-based assessment for classroom teachers to use with students.

PALS provides teachers with information about how students perform in fundamental reading skill areas that are predictive of a child's achievement in reading.  Teachers use PALS to gather information about each student's strengths and needs in reading so instruction can be planned to best meet those needs and thus help each student make progress in his/her reading.  Teachers use PALS to prevent reading problems before they occur, and to plan appropriate instruction for both grade-level readers and struggling readers.

For more information, please visit http://www.palswisconsin.info/parents.shtml


 ~ The Kindergarten Team

Pizza Ranch ~ Glodosky Field Trip

Picture Re-take Day

PICTURE RE-TAKE DAY

Picture Re-takes are on Monday, October  20th.  If you have not had your photo taken yet, please plan on having your picture taken on Monday.  

THANK YOU!!! 

First Publishing Party

Publishing Party!

The Kindergarten students enjoyed their very first experience participating in a classroom Writers Workshop publishing party!  The purpose of the publishing party is to celebrate all the learning that has taken place during the previous unit(s) of study in writing.

Students spent the days before the party preparing their work.  First, they chose a writing piece from their folder, then they revised it by fixing up the words and pictures, and finally they practiced reading it aloud to a partner.  

For the party itself, each writer was given the opportunity to read their writing in front of their peers, take a bow, and listen to the applause!    We capped off the celebration with a light snack and juice.  The students are working hard to learn the very complex skill of writing, and we will celebrate all of our hard work again soon! 

Students from Mr. Michna's class read their stories to the class.

Cheers for our Awesome writing!

Comparing "Stories of Three"

Our First Publishing Party!

Our FIRST Publishing Party!!!

In Writers Workshop, we have been discussing how writers “fancy up” writing.  Next week, all kindergarten classes will be having an Author’s Celebration!  We have been writing lots of "true stories" and will create one special masterpiece to share.  During our party, children will first read into a circle of their classmates, and then share their entire piece with a smaller group.  After a toast of juice, they will spend some time snacking and talking over our writing so far in our room!  It is a celebration of the hard work and time that they have put into their writing.

We would like the students to dress up on the day of their Publishing Party.  Wear your favorite fancy attire!  

Glodosky - Thursday, October 9th

Michna - Thursday, October 9th

Ramaker - Friday, October 10th

This is a publishing party just like real authors have and we want the children to see how important their success in writing is.

Thank you for all of your support!

The Kindergarten Team

"Just Right" Books

Readers Workshop and "Just Right" Books!

Last week, the kindergarten teachers had the chance to meet with each student to complete a reading running record.  A running record is an assessment tool that helps teachers know what books will be "just right" for each student.  Many students  are already reading Level A books and beyond!  At Readers Workshop, your child has books that are "just right" for them.  The kindergarten team is excited to see each student progress throughout  the year in their reading!