Catch Up Time

Wow!  Time has flown since I last posted.  Sorry for that - I'm hoping to get more on schedule with the blog!

So, what has happened at CCS in the kindergarten since my last post?  Lots!  Here is a brief overview:

In December, we learned about lots of visits made by angels!  First, we learned about the angel that visited Mary to tell her she was going to have a baby.  Then, we learned about the angel that came to Joseph in his dream.  Next, we learned about the angels who came to the shepherds on the night that Jesus was born.  And finally, we learned about the visit of the three wise men and how they were warned by an angel in a dream not to tell King Herod about the baby.

In reading, we have now worked with the letters through Q. Before Christmas vacation, we learned that Queeny Quail and Umber Umbrella Bird are good buddies.  In fact, Queeny never goes anywhere without Umber!   

The children are continuing to blend sounds together into words, and are very proud of their accomplishments!  Knowing that 'ck' says /k/, and that 'qu' says /kw/ helps immensely.

We read picture books to go along with the letters we study each week. While we are reading the stories, the children are also learning to sequence events, and increasing their vocabulary. How fun is that - to learn while you think you are just listening to a story!

In math, we investigated the concepts of more, less, and the same. We made one to one correspondences between things, and we had fun playing with our egg cartons to make comparisons.

Academically speaking, this is where we were at the end of 2010, before our Christmas vacation.  Now, how about all of the fun we had?  See the next post for an update on that!

Travis working hard.

Sia concentrating on coloring.

Hunter helping Rachel!