Happy Thanksgiving!

Focus on Curriculum     

November 20, 2015

Jolly Phonics:  This week I introduced the sound of the letters ee (vowel combination) and or together. We reviewed when two vowels go walking the first vowel does the talking; saying its name, and the second vowel is quite.  Next week we will learn the letter Z.  Now we know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, ie, ee, and or.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.  Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  We read the book A Turkey For Thanksgiving.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We also read Turkey Trouble and our very own small book A Tale of a Turkey.  We completed a turkey sequence activity. We added Thanksgiving poems to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words ran and too and put our words in our popcorn word bags.  Next week our words are into and for.  We are going to keep our popcorn word bags in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.

Handwriting: We worked in our handwriting books focusing on the letters G and J, both upper and lowercase letters.

Math: We continued working on numbers to 20.  We practiced counting, reading and writing numbers 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20.  We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of the trimester goal of counting to 50.  We also completed a Turkey Teens book.  Our math centers had a fall and Turkey theme.

Social Studies:  We talked about the Pilgrims and completed Pilgrim activities.  We also read our Weekly Reader that focused on Pilgrims!

Art:  We cut out and colored two turkey projects.

We are looking forward to Grandparent’s Day this upcoming Tuesday!

I wish everyone and their family and friends a very Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!

Remember:

No School- Thanksgiving Break - Wednesday November 25^th-November 29^th.

School Resumes Monday November 30, 2015

Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesdays

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily and turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Veteran's Day!

Veteran’s Day!

Focus on Curriculum     

November 13, 2015

Jolly Phonics:  This week I introduced the letters oa and ie (vowel combination) together.  For oa we say “oh” and ie we pretend we are saluting saying, “aye aye captain”.   We learned when two vowels go walking the first vowel does the talking; saying its name, and the second vowel is quite.  Now we know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, j, ai, oa, and ie.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.  Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  We read our very own small book called The Places We Go.  We also read the book From Seed to Pumpkin and completed a nearpod using the book..  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We completed a sequence activity.  We also completed our very own Veteran’s Day book in honor of the men and women who serve our country and have served our country.  We added another poem to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words but and to and put our words in our popcorn word bag.  We are going to keep our popcorn word bags in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.

Handwriting: We worked in our handwriting books focusing on the letter F, both upper and lowercase letters.

Math: We continued talking about numbers to 20.  We practiced counting, reading and writing numbers 16, 17, 18, and 19.  We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of the trimester goal of counting to 50.  Our math centers had a fall and Turkey theme.

Social Studies:  We talked about Veteran’s Day and completed Veteran’s Day activities including a Veterans Day flip book, an American Flag project, and even wrote a letter to a veteran.  We even had an assembly in which a member of the Army came in and spoke to the students.  He even showed the students his protective gear.  Our Weekly Reader focused on Veteran’s Day.  It was a very special Veteran’s Day for us

Art:  We made an American Flag that is on display outside our classroom in honor of Veteran’s Day!

Remember:

Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesdays

 

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily and turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Fall Pumpkins!

Focus on Curriculum     

November  5, 2015

Jolly Phonics:  This week I introduced the letter combinations of ai and ay.  We pretend we cannot hear well and say “Aye.”  We learned when two vowels go walking the first one does the talking, says its name and the second one is quite.  Now we know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, r, h, m, d, g, o, u, l, f, b, a j, ai, and ay.  We like to sing songs and do actions for each sound to help us remember them.   Remember to review the sounds we have learned in the letter and sound packet, which shows all the motions and sounds used to make each letter of the alphabet that we will learn this year.  It is for your reference so you can practice with your children as we learn each new letter and the sound of that letter.

Reading:  We read the book The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We learned the definitions of rare, variety, fright, and teased.  We also read our very own books titled I Can Move!  We added the poem The Scarecrow to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words can and is and put them in our popcorn word bags.  We are going to keep our popcorn word bags in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.

Handwriting: We worked in our handwriting books focusing on the letter E, both upper and lowercase letters.

Math: We talked about numbers up and through 15.  We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of the trimester goal of counting to 50.  Our math centers had a Turkey theme.

Art:  We made a Spookley pumpkin project.

Remember:

Do Not Forget To Order From Scholastic Books!

We have snack every morning.  Please remember to send a healthy snack with your child each day, such as a fruit or vegetable.

Also, please remember our room is a peanut/nut free room due to allergies.

 Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesday

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily and turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!