Happy Halloween!

Focus on Curriculum     

October 28, 2016

Jolly Phonics:  This week I introduced the letters b and j.  For the letter b we pretend we are hitting a baseball with a bat and for the letter j we wiggle like a bowl of Jell-O.  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, and j.  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 Stellaluna.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We learned the definitions of swooped, grasped, anxious, and curious.  We read the stories Clifford’s Halloween, The Littlest Mummy, I Need My Monster, Where’s My Mummy?, Crankenstein  and The Night Before Halloween.  The story begins “Twas the night before Halloween and all through the house all the creatures were stirring, except for the mouse.  The monsters had gathered to plan and prepare, for the trick-or-treaters who soon would be there.”   We added a bat poem to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we added the sight words did and not and put the words on our word rings.  We are going to keep our word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  We completed make-a- match activities focusing on the words did and not.

Math: We talked about the numbers 10, 11, and 12.  We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of the trimester goal of counting to 50.  Our math centers had a Halloween theme.

Art: We made a candy corn project with the sentence “I like my candy”, and a bat project to celebrate Halloween.  

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!

Halloween is Near!

Focus on Curriculum     

October 21, 2016

Jolly Phonics:  This week we learned the letters l and f.  For the letter l we pretend we are licking a lollipop.  To make the sound of the letter f we pretend that we are squeezing the air out of an inflatable fish. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, n, c, k, i, e, h, r, m, d, g, o, u, l, and f.  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 also read Disney Scary Stories.  Lastly, we added the poems Jack-O-Lantern to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we added the sight words me and am and put them on our word ring We completed make-a- match activities focusing on the word am and me.

Handwriting:  We worked in our journals making sure our pictures matched our words.

Math: We talked about reading, writing, and counting the numbers up to 10.  We also focused at looking for patterns.  We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of trimester goal of counting to 50.  Our math centers had a Halloween theme.

Art:  We made a Spookley pumpkin project

Remember:

Fall Conferences are November 9^th and 10^th -Please remember to sign-up

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 Thursdays

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!

Apples, Apples, Apples!

Focus on Curriculum     

October 14, 2016

Jolly Phonics:  This week we learned the letters o and u.  For the letter o we pretend we are turning a light switch on and off.  To make the sound of the letter u we pretend that we are opening an umbrella. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, n, c, k, i, e, h, r, m, d, g, o, and u.  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 Apples, Apples, Apples.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We learned the definitions of orchard, limb, chart, seed, flesh, skin, core, stem, and leaf.   We did an apple project in which we colored and labeled the parts of an apple.  We also added the poem Apples, Apples to our poetry binders.

Sight  Words:  This week we added the sight words on and we and put them in our word rings.  We are going to keep our word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  We completed make-a-match activities focusing on the word we.

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

Math: We talked about reading, writing, and counting the numbers 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.  We even competed one of our math lessons using the chalk draw app on our Ipads. We also tasted five different types of apples and graphed our likes and dislikes by the type of apples.

Art:  We made an apple project in which we chose an apple color and labeled our apple.

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.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Falling Leaves!

Focus on Curriculum     

October 7, 2016

Jolly Phonics:  This week we learned the letters d and g.  For the letter d we pretend we are playing the drums.  To make the sound of the letter g we pretend that water is gurgling down the drain. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, i, n, c, k, I e, h, r, m, d, and g.  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 When Autumn Comes.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We learned the definitions of autumn, ripened, harvest, and preparation.  We also read Disney Halloween stories and In 1492 by Jean Marzollo because of Columbus Day on Monday.  We also added the poem Falling Leaves to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we added run and at to our word rings.  We are going to keep our word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  We completed make a match activities focusing on run and at.

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

Math: We talked about reading, writing, and counting the numbers 6, 7, 8, and 9.

Social Studies:  We talked about Christopher Columbus discovering America.

Art:  We made a fall tree using our hands as the tree and different colors of paint to represent the changing fall leaves.  We put 50 leaves on our tree.

Remember:

Progress Reports Go Home Today! Please Check Your Child’s Green Folder

No School- Monday October 10^th Columbus Day!

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.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!