Friday, September 30, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
September 26 - September 30
Parent / teacher conferences are coming. I sent home the sign up sheet in today's folder. I look forward to meeting with all of you.
Our class will be on Broadcast during the next 4 weeks. Please check the schedule that I sent home to see when it is your child's turn.
Here is what we will be learning this week:
Math - We took a shape walk today around the school and found out that shapes are all around us...even at school. We will continue to study shapes this week.
Reading - Today we read Knuffle Bunny (which they all loved). We made many predictions as we read the book together. We also made a text-to-self connection because we've all had our own "knuffle bunny" at some time in our life. We will continue to work on building up our independent reading time during Reading Workshop. We are hoping to beat Mrs. Sander's class and read longer than they can....hee hee.
Writing - We are adding details to our picture and streeeeeeeetching out our words so that we can hear all of the sounds in the words we want to write.
Science - We are learning about the different characteristics of the fall season.
Thank you so much for all of the donations! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Reminders:
P.E. is on Monday, Wednesday, AND Friday.
Please review the lunch menu with your child before school so they are familiar with the lunch choices.
Send a snack and waterbottle everyday.
Label everything...jackets, lunch boxes, waterbottles.
Fundraisers were due last Friday.
Join the PTA. The class with the most members wins a KONA ICE party. :)
Library day is Tuesday at 9:30 am. BRING YOUR BOOKS.
Our class will be on Broadcast during the next 4 weeks. Please check the schedule that I sent home to see when it is your child's turn.
Here is what we will be learning this week:
Math - We took a shape walk today around the school and found out that shapes are all around us...even at school. We will continue to study shapes this week.
Reading - Today we read Knuffle Bunny (which they all loved). We made many predictions as we read the book together. We also made a text-to-self connection because we've all had our own "knuffle bunny" at some time in our life. We will continue to work on building up our independent reading time during Reading Workshop. We are hoping to beat Mrs. Sander's class and read longer than they can....hee hee.
Writing - We are adding details to our picture and streeeeeeeetching out our words so that we can hear all of the sounds in the words we want to write.
Science - We are learning about the different characteristics of the fall season.
Thank you so much for all of the donations! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Reminders:
P.E. is on Monday, Wednesday, AND Friday.
Please review the lunch menu with your child before school so they are familiar with the lunch choices.
Send a snack and waterbottle everyday.
Label everything...jackets, lunch boxes, waterbottles.
Fundraisers were due last Friday.
Join the PTA. The class with the most members wins a KONA ICE party. :)
Library day is Tuesday at 9:30 am. BRING YOUR BOOKS.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Weekly Update
In Math, we have been counting and sorting our math tools (bears, clowns, buttons, cubes). We practiced counting by snapping cubes together one at a time. I rolled dice and the kids had to snap that many cubes together. We've also been playing a fun game called the "number train." The kids sit in two rows like a train. I hold up a card. The first two kids shout the number as fast as they can. The child who said it first gets to stay in his/her spot and the other child goes to the back of the line. If you "win" three times in a row, you get a stamp. The kids love it. We play the same game in the morning using letters and I call it the "alphabet train."
This week in Reading, we have been talking about the different characters in the books we read together. The kids have really enjoyed sharing their feelings about the characters. Then we draw a picture of our favorite part of the book.
In Writing, we have started working in our first journal. First, we draw a story and then write letters/words to go with our picture. We are going to work more on adding details to our pictures and hearing the beginning sounds in words.
In Science, we read a book called "What Is Science?" We learned that scientists ask questions, measure, and explore. The kids drew a pictures of themselves as scientists. We will continue to review safety rules this week and then really dig in to science when we learn about the 5 senses next week.
The Scholastic Book Order has been submitted, so the books should be here any day. Thanks for helping support our classroom library :)
Thank you for all of the donations. They are MUCH appreciated :)
This week in Reading, we have been talking about the different characters in the books we read together. The kids have really enjoyed sharing their feelings about the characters. Then we draw a picture of our favorite part of the book.
In Writing, we have started working in our first journal. First, we draw a story and then write letters/words to go with our picture. We are going to work more on adding details to our pictures and hearing the beginning sounds in words.
In Science, we read a book called "What Is Science?" We learned that scientists ask questions, measure, and explore. The kids drew a pictures of themselves as scientists. We will continue to review safety rules this week and then really dig in to science when we learn about the 5 senses next week.
The Scholastic Book Order has been submitted, so the books should be here any day. Thanks for helping support our classroom library :)
Thank you for all of the donations. They are MUCH appreciated :)
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