Last Night's Back-to-School Night Presentation

Back-to-School Night Presentation

In case you weren't able to make it to Back-to-School Night, I have added the link to our presentation.  It is pretty straightforward, with some simple information.

Welcome to Cordelia Hills Elementary!!

My name is Mr. Linnet and I will be your Kindergarten teacher this year.  I am so excited to work with all of you.  We have a beautiful campus, new Common Core curriculum, and some state-of-the-art innovative technology for all of you to use during your time here as a Cordelia Hills Coyote!

In our class, we focus most of our attention in developing the skills needed to be strong readers and writers.  Another part of the day is dedicated to improving your knowledge of math and science.  And the rest of the time is spent challenging yourself through a variety of fun station activities. You will use a touch-screen Smartboard, iPads, robotics (Sphero and Ollie), whiteboards, digital and printed books, and lots and lots of manipulatives.  I know that you are going to LOVE coming to school each day!!

Parents, don't forget to link up to our Class Dojo & Seesaw to get personalized feedback on your child's progress, as well as updates from me on what's happening in our class.  This blog was created for you.  I hope that you bookmark it and use it weekly.  You can access your child's digital Choice-Homework, Scholastic Book Orders, as well as many engaging links that your child can use at home to get some extra practice on the skills I am teaching in the classroom.

Back to School Night is Tuesday, August 29th.  I hope to see you all there!!
-Mr. Linnet

Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs | California Academy of Sciences

Parents, If you're looking for an exciting outing this summer, I'd like to recommend the CA Academy of Science in San Francisco.  They have a Pterosaurs exhibit that would be an exciting connection to our Prehistoric Life Unit we just finished up.  They also have many other wonderful things to check out and would be a great trip for the entire family!  Check out the video and link provided to see if it interests you.  They even do sleepovers called "Penguins and Pajamas" or something like that where you can actually spend a night at the museum.

https://www.calacademy.org/penguinspajamas-sleepovers

Whatever your family decides to do this summer, I hope that you all have an amazing time.
Stop by and say "Hi" next year.  My door is always open to former students that want to check in on what we are learning about!!
-Mr. Linnet

Raising a Dinosaur Giant

So we have been learning all about dinosaurs.  This week we are going to become Paleontologists and attempt to "Raise a Dinosaur Giant"!!  Check out this cool PBS video about how real Paleontologists find, clean, and raise a dinosaur skeleton, then check back to see if we are able to make a cool reproduction ourselves.  It should be really fun!!

"Raising a Dinosaur Giant" Video Clip