Focus on Curriculum
December 7, 2018
Jolly Phonics: This week I
introduced the vowel combination ai. We
now know that when two vowels go walking the first one does the talking and
says its name “a”. 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, x, and ai. 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 Me
And My Family Tree. We learned the
meanings of the definitions of family tree, related, and cousin. We also read The Littlest Elf, The
Gingerbread Man, the Gingerbread Man Loose in the School and Howard B.
Wigglebottom and the Power of Giving. We added the poem Winters Here to
our poetry binders.
Sight Words: This
week we added the words get and will 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 are
focusing on the addition concept of two parts making a whole. Our center activities have a holiday theme.
We also had a K-9 police dog "Niko" come and visit our school. It was so much fun!
Remember:
Friday
December 21st 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 22, 2018- January 6, 2019. School resumes Monday January 7, 2019.
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!
