Halloween!

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October 26, 2017

Jolly Phonics:  This week I introduced the letters b and j.  For the letter b we pretend we are hitting a baseball with a bat and for the letter j we wiggle like a bowl of Jell-O.  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, and j.  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 Stellaluna.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We learned the definitions of swooped, grasped, anxious, and curious.  We read the stories The Littlest Mummy, The Monster of the Woods, Where’s My Mummy?, Crankenstein  and The Night Before Halloween.  The story begins “Twas the night before Halloween and all through the house all the creatures were stirring, except for the mouse.  The monsters had gathered to plan and prepare, for the trick-or-treaters who soon would be there.”   We added a bat poem to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we learned the sight words did and not.  We are going to keep our word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  We completed make-a- match activities focusing on the words did and not.

Math: We continued writing our numbers 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 and working on the proper formation.  We worked with the concepts of more and fewer.    We even did an activity with our math partners pairing numerals, with picture cards, with ten frames.  The students showed great teamwork!   We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of the year goal of 100.  Our math centers had a Halloween theme.

Art: We made a bat project to celebrate Halloween. 

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 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!

So Many Different Pumpkins!

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October 20, 2017

Jolly Phonics:  This week we learned the letters l and f.  For the letter l we pretend we are licking a lollipop.  To make the sound of the letter f we pretend that we are squeezing the air out of an inflatable fish. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, n, c, k, i, e, h, r, m, d, g, o, u, l, and f.  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 also read Disney Scary Stories.  Lastly, we added the poems Jack-O-Lantern to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week learned the sight words me and am. We completed make-a- match activities focusing on the words am and me.

Math: We continued writing our numbers up to 10 really working on the proper formation.  We focused on the concepts of more and fewer.  We also focused at looking for patterns.  We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of year goal of counting to 100  Our math centers had a Halloween 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 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!

Apples, Apples, and more Apples!

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October 13, 2017

Jolly Phonics:  This week we learned the letters o and u.  For the letter o we pretend we are turning a light switch on and off.  To make the sound of the letter u we pretend that we are opening an umbrella. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, n, c, k, i, e, h, r, m, d, g, o, and u.  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 Apples, Apples, Apples.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We learned the definitions of orchard, limb, chart, seed, flesh, skin, core, stem, and leaf.   We did an apple project in which we colored and labeled the parts of an apple.  We also added the poem Apples, Apples to our poetry binders.

Sight  Words:  This week we learned the sight words on and we.  We are going to keep our word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  We completed make-a-match activities focusing on the word we.

Handwriting: We worked in our handwriting books focusing on the letters o and u both upper and lowercase letters.

Math: We talked about reading, writing, counting, and making the numbers 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. 

Art:  We made an apple project in which we chose an apple color and labeled our apple.

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 Wednesdays

We have gym everyday.  Please remember your gym shoes.

Please check the green folder daily.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!

Autumn Leaves!

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October 6, 2017

Jolly Phonics:  This week we learned the letters d and g.  For the letter d we pretend we are playing the drums.  To make the sound of the letter g we pretend that water is gurgling down the drain. We know the sounds of the letters: s, a, t, p, i, n, c, k, I e, h, r, m, d, and g.  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 When Autumn Comes.  We did many activities that centered on the story.  We learned the definitions of autumn, ripened, harvest, and preparation.  We also read Disney Halloween stories and In 1492 by Jean Marzollo because of Columbus Day on Monday.  We also added the poem Falling Leaves to our poetry binders.

Popcorn Words:  This week we learned the words run and at.  We are going to keep our word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.  We completed make a match activities focusing on run and at.

Handwriting: We worked on writing the letter d and g in both uppercase and lowercase form.

Math: We talked about reading, writing, counting, and making the numbers 6, 7, 8, and 9

Social Studies:  We talked about Christopher Columbus discovering America.

Art:  We made a fall tree using our hands as the tree and different colors of paint to represent the changing fall leaves.  We put 50 leaves on our tree.

Remember:

Progress Reports Go Home Today! Please Check Your Child’s Green Folder

No School- Monday October 9^th Columbus Day!

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.

Turn in Box Tops to earn money for our school!