Focus
on Curriculum
November 22, 2013
Handwriting Without Tears: We wrote in our handwriting book. We wrote the letters S, A, I, T and J.
Jolly Phonics: This week I
introduced 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 Thanksgiving
stories. Two of the children’s favorite
stories we read were Turkey
Trouble and A Turkey for Thanksgiving. We also read our very own small books The
Tale of a Turkey and Thanksgiving Dinner.
Popcorn Words:
This week we cut out the popcorn words is, can and but and
glued them in our spirals. Next week we
will learn to and too. We
now have twenty words and they are: I, a, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, on, at, we,
me, am, did, not, is, can and but. Our spirals are going home
today. We are going to keep our spirals
in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school
and at home. Please remind your child
to bring their popcorn word spirals to school everyday. Please practice the popcorn words with your child at home.
Math: We continued our counting and numbers units. We practiced counting to 50. We did many counting activities that had a
fall and Thanksgiving theme.
Writing:
We wrote what we are
thankful for because of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
Social Studies: We read and discussed our Weekly
Reader that talked about our upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
I wish everyone and their friends and family a very Happy
and Safe Thanksgiving!
Remember:
Report cards go home Tuesday November 26th. Please check your child’s folder. Please sign and return the report card
envelope.
No School- Wednesday November 27th – Sunday
December 1st- Thanksgiving Holiday!
School resumes Monday December 2nd.
Do not forgot to place your Scholastic book orders.
Six Flags Great America reading program information went home this week!
Bring Library Books on Mondays and Wednesday * New Library Days
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! - The class
with the most box tops wins a pizza party at the end of the year.
