Focus on Curriculum
December 9, 2016
Jolly Phonics: This week I
introduced the letters y and x. For the
letter y we pretend we are eating yogurt and for the letter x we pretend we are
looking through an x-ray camera. 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, or, z, w, v, y and x. 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 Arthur’s
Perfect Christmas. We learned the
meanings of the definitions of family tree, related, and cousin. We also read The Littlest Elf, Mooseltoe, and
Howard B. Wigglebottom and the Power of Giving. We added the poem Little
Ole Elf to our poetry binders.
Sight Words: This
week we added the words yes and no and put our words on our sight
word rings. We are going to keep our
sight words in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our
words at school and at home.
Math: We continued counting to 100 by ones and tens. We did holiday math. Our center activities
have a holiday theme.
Art: We made an elf
project. Early next week we will be
making a present for our parents. I will
be wrapping the presents for the parents early next week and they will be
coming home with your child next week.
The children were very excited to make the gift for you and are eager to
give them to you. I hope you enjoy!
Next week we will be doing gingerbread activities!
Remember:
Friday
December 16th is our Holiday Party. Please do not send treats to school.
The party planners will provide sufficient snacks and entertainment for
our party.
Winter Break
is December 18, 2016- January 2, 2016. School resumes Tuesday January 3, 2016.
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!
