Wrapping up September

What a fantastic first month of Kindergarten!  Many of our routines are underway and getting together with our fifth grade buddies is fast becoming a favorite.  I hope the pictures below can give you an idea of how special it is when some of our oldest and youngest students at Orchard get together.  You may have read in the newsletter that we have begun an author study of Leo Lionni. One of the most incredible things about LL's timeless stories is that he has written AND illustrated them himself, insuring that the words and pictures go hand in hand to tell the story together.  This makes them perfect for beginning readers.  Below you can catch a glimpse of us creating artwork in his style.  And finally, have a look at one of the math games we played this week.  While working in pairs the children traced shapes (solidifying their understanding of shape names), kept track of ordinal numbers ("first", "second", "third", etc.) and began thinking about "how many more to make five?".