Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Fall Pumpkins!




Focus on Curriculum     

November  5, 2015

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 put them in our popcorn word bags.  We are going to keep our popcorn word bags 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 numbers up and through 15.  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.

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 Wednesday

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!