Happy Thanksgiving!

Focus on Curriculum     

November 21, 2014

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 the book A Turkey For Thanksgiving.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We also read Turkey Trouble and our very own small book A Tale of a Turkey.  We completed a turkey sequence activity. We added the Thanksgiving poems to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words ran and too and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  Next week our words are into and for.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.

Handwriting: We worked in our handwriting books focusing on the letters G and J, both upper and lowercase letters.  We also wrote in our writing journals about what are some of our favorite activities to do.

Math: We continued 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 made a Pilgrim book.  We also read our Weekly Reader that focused on holiday lights and the different reasons people decorate with holiday lights and the different holiday celebrations at this time of year.

Art:  We cut out and colored a turkey project.

I wish everyone and their family and friends a very Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!

Remember:

No School- Thanksgiving Break - Wednesday November 26^th-November 30^th.

School Resumes Monday December 1, 2014

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!

Happy Veterans Day!

Focus on Curriculum     

November 14, 2014

Jolly Phonics:  This week I introduced the letters oa and ie (vowel combination) together.  For oa we say “oh” and ie we pretend we are saluting saying, “aye aye captain”.   We learned when two vowels go walking the first vowel does the talking; saying its name, and the second vowel is quite.  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, and ie.  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 From Seed to Pumpkin.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We complete a sequence activity.  We also completed our very own Veteran’s Day book in honor of the men and women who serve our country and have served our country.  We added the poem November to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words but and to and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.

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

Math: We started talking about numbers to 20.  We practiced counting, reading and writing numbers 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.  We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of the trimester goal of counting to 50.  Our math centers had a fall and Turkey theme.

Social Studies:  We talked about Veteran’s Day and completed Veteran’s Day activities.  Our weekly reader focused on Pilgrims, their ship the Mayflower and Thanksgiving.

Art:  We made an American Flag that is on display outside our classroom in honor of Veteran’s Day and a turkey project that will be on display in our classroom until Thanksgiving break!

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!

A Spookley Pumpkin!

Focus on Curriculum     

November  7, 2014

Jolly Phonics:  This week I introduced the letter combinations of ai and ay.  We pretend we cannot hear well and say “Aye.”  We learned when two vowels go walking the first one does the talking, says its name and the second one is quite.  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, a j, ai, and ay.  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 learned the definitions of rare, variety, fright, and teased.  We also read our very own books titled I Can Move!  We added the poem The Scarecrow to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we cut out the popcorn words can and is and glued our words in our popcorn word ring.  We are going to keep our popcorn word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.

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

Math: We talked about ordering numbers through 10, ordering numbers on a number line, and problem solving using objects.  We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of the trimester goal of counting to 50.  Our math centers had a Turkey theme.

Art:  We made a Spookley pumpkin project and then made a class video with our Spookley project on the computer.

Remember:

Picture Retake in November 10^th.

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!