Bats, Bats and More Bats!

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October 25, 2018

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 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 The Littlest Mummy, The Monster of the Woods, 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 learned the sight words we and me.  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 we and me.

Math: We continued writing our numbers 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 and working on the proper formation.  We worked with the concept of adding.  The students showed great teamwork!   We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of the year goal of 100.  Our math centers had a Halloween theme.

Art: We made 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 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!

Pumpkins!

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October 19, 2018

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, 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 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 a new poem to our poetry binders.

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

Handwriting:  We worked on our letters d and g upper and lower case.

Math: We talked about reading, writing, and counting numbers up to 10.  We also focused on composing and decomposing numbers.  Our math centers had a Halloween theme.

Art:  We made a Spookley pumpkin project

Remember:

Fall Conferences are October 23^rd and 24th -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!

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October 12, 2018

Jolly Phonics:  This week we learned the letters r and m.  For the letter r we pretend we are Rags the dog and say r,r,r,r.  To make the sound of the letter m we pretend we are hungry and see a yummy meal and we say m,m,m,m,m. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, n, c, k, i e, h, r and m.  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 learned the sight words big and on.  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 big and in.

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

Math: We finished our 2-D and 3-D shape unit.  Next week we start working with numbers 6-10 and our composing and decomposing numbers unit.

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

We had so much fun at Abbey Farm!  Thank you for all your help.  It is greatly appreciated!

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 Thursdays

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!

Autumn is Here!

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October 5, 2018

Jolly Phonics:  This week we learned the sound of the letters e and h.  For the letter e we pretend we are breaking eggs.  To make the sound of the letter h we pretend we just finished running and are out of breath and we say h,h,h,h,h.. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, n, c, k, i, e, and h. 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 learned the words and and you.  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 and and you.

Handwriting: We worked on writing the letter e and h in both uppercase and lowercase form.

Math: We continued working on numbers 1-5.  We also talked about shapes 2-D and 3-D. (circle square, rectangle, triangle, hexagon, sphere, cone, cylinder, and cube)

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 8^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 Thursdays

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!