Holiday Friends!

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November 30, 2018

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 taking an “x-ray”.  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, 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 The Relatives Came.  We talked about the vocabulary words (tend, squeeze, wrinkled, silent).  We also read a few Holiday books. We added a new winter poem to our poetry binders.

Sight Words:  This week we learned the sight words did and little.  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.

Word Family: This week we started our word families.  We worked on the at word family.  First we started with the word at and then we add different letters to the beginning of the word at to make new words.  For example, for the at word family we formed the words (rat, hat, sat, cat etc.)

Handwriting:  We wrote about how to make a snowman.

Math:  We practiced counting to 100 by one’s and tens.  We are focusing on the numbers 13, 14, and 15, along with making ten using a ten frame.  Our center activities have a winter theme.

Art:  We made an elf to celebrate the holiday season.

Special Visitor:  The girls and boys have been very excited everyday waiting to see if Buddy the Elf has been peeking in on our class.  Buddy have been leaving little notes telling them they see them working hard.    

Remember:

Tuesday December 4^th is a half day.

                             

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!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Focus on Curriculum     

November 16, 2018

Jolly Phonics:  This week I introduced the letters v (we pretend we are driving a van) and W (we pretend we are the wind).  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, w, v, z.  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.  We read a Thanksgiving poem.

Sight Words:  This week we learned the sight words look and for.  Next week our words are at and am.  We are going to keep our sight word rings in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.

Handwriting: After reading Turkey Trouble we did a writing activity describing how we would dress up a turkey in order so he/she could hide on Thanksgiving day and not be the Thanksgiving meal.  We then shared our writing with the class.

Math: We continued unit 3.  We practiced counting, reading and writing numbers 11, 12, 13,14, and 15.  We even completed a math lesson using our Ipads and a ten-frame app.  We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of the trimester goal of counting to 100.   Our math centers had a fall and Turkey theme.

Social Studies:  We talked about bears and hibernation.  We also talked about what we are thankful for this upcoming Thanksgiving!

Art:  We cut out and colored two turkey projects, one for our Friday project and one for Grandparents Day.  Shh!!!  Please don’t tell the grandparents.  The kids are excited to complete a Turkey project with their grandparents.

We are looking forward to Grandparent’s Day this upcoming Tuesday, November 20th!

I wish everyone and their family and friends a very Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!

Remember:

No School- Thanksgiving Break - Wednesday November 21^th-November 25^th.

School Resumes Monday November 26, 2018

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!

Pumpkin Pumpkin!

Pumpkin Pumpkin!

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November 9, 2018

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 and worked with the book Pumpkin Pumpkin.  We completed a pumpkin life cycle activity. 

Popcorn Words:  This week we learned the words play and say.  We are going to keep our sight word bags in the front sleeve of our green folder so we can practice our words at school and at home.

Handwriting:  We wrote our letters j and b in both uppercase and lowercase.

Math: We continued working with numbers 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.  We also focused on the concepts of greater than, more, less than, and fewer.  We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of the year goal of counting to 100.  Our math centers had a fall and Turkey theme.

Social Studies:  We talked about Veteran’s Day and completed Veteran’s Day activities including a Veterans Day coloring picture that we are going to display outside our classroom for the upcoming Veteran’s Day holiday and for the Veterans that will be visiting our classes on Monday.

 

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!

Happy Halloween!

Focus on Curriculum     

November  2, 2018

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 From Seed to Pumpkin.  We did many activities that centered on the story. 

Popcorn Words:  This week we learned the sight words my and run.  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.  

Math: We continued working with the numbers 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.  We also continued working on composing and decomposing numbers.   We continue counting everyday in class focusing on our end of the year goal of counting to 100.  Our math centers had a fall and Halloween theme. 

Art:  We made a pumpkin vine project showing the growth process from seed to pumpkin.

We had so much fun at our class Halloween party!  Thank you to all! 

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!