Focus on Curriculum
November 20, 2015
Jolly Phonics: This week I
introduced the sound of 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 Thanksgiving poems to our poetry binders.
Popcorn Words:
This week we cut out the popcorn words ran and too and put
our words in our popcorn word bags. Next
week our words are into and for.
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 letters G and J, both upper and lowercase letters.
Math: We continued working on 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 completed Pilgrim activities.
We also read our Weekly Reader that focused on Pilgrims!
Art: We cut out and
colored two turkey projects.
We are looking forward
to Grandparent’s Day this upcoming Tuesday!
I wish everyone and their family and friends a very Happy
and Safe Thanksgiving!
Remember:
No School-
Thanksgiving Break - Wednesday November 25th-November 29th.
School Resumes
Monday November 30, 2015
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 Wednesdays
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!
