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!
