Thursday, November 17, 2016

Happy Thanksgiving!





Focus on Curriculum     

November 18, 2016

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.  We completed a turkey sequence activity. We added a Thanksgiving poem to our poetry binders.
Sight  Words:  This week we added the sight  words ran and too and put our words on our word rings.  Next week our words are into and for.  We are going to keep our sight word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.
Handwriting: After reading Turkey Trouble we did a writing activity saying what we would dress a turkey up like in order to hide on Thanksgiving and not be the Thanksgiving meal.  We then shared our writing with the class.
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. 
Art:  We cut out and colored two turkey projects, one for our Friday project and one for Grandparents Day.  Shh!!!  Please don’t tell the grandparents.  The kids are excited to complete a Turkey project with their grandparents.
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 23th-November 27th.

School Resumes Monday November 28, 2016


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!