Focus on Curriculum
November 17, 2017
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 read a Thanksgiving poem.
Sight Words: This week we learned the sight words ran and too. 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 unit 3.
We practiced counting, reading and writing numbers 11, 12, 13, and 14.
We even completed a math lesson using our Ipads and a ten-frame app. We continue counting everyday in class
focusing on our end of the trimester goal of counting to 100. 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 22th-November 26th.
School Resumes
Monday November 27, 2017
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!
