Dear Families,
We have just finished up another busy week in Room #14. The students have been busy learning the letters J, E, and Y this week along with their beginning sounds. In reading, the children have been enjoying fictional stories about pumpkins. Our main focus in reading has been recognizing that stories have a beginning, middle, and end. In math, we have been looking for patterns. The students have done a great job recognizing what comes next in a specific pattern. In science, we have been learning all about the life cycle of a pumpkin.
Last week the students were introduced to our morning tubs. When the students arrive each morning they are able to work with a partner using a tub that contains activities that help to promote fine motor skills and creative thinking. The students are enjoying using our new morning tubs. Please enjoy these pictures of the students working with these new tubs.
Reminders for next week:
Monday- 10/28 1/2 day dismissal for students at 11:00 Join us from 8:00-9:30 for our STEAM DAY I am still in need of parent volunteers to help make our STEAM DAY a success!
Tuesday- 10/ 29 Crazy Hair or Hat Day Join us for Book or Treat from 6:00-8:00 pm. Students can wear their Halloween costumes and leave with a free books.
Wednesday-10/30 Crazy Sock Day Big Blast Fundraiser Bounce Party
Thursday- 10/31 Wear Orange for Positively Pumpkin Day
Friday-11/1 Pajama Day
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT NEXT WEEK:
Language Arts: K.8e Retelling with Beginning, Middle, and End
Poem: 5 Little Acorns
Words: little, on
Letters: Z, Q, U
Essential Questions:
What’s happening at the beginning of the story?
What happened in the middle of the story?
What happened at the end of the story?
Math: Patterns
SOL: K.13 The student will identify, describe, extend, create, and transfer repeating patterns.
Vocabulary:
core, extend, create, transfer, repeating, pattern, next, compare
Essential question:
- What is a pattern?
- How can we identify and describe the core of a repeating pattern?
- Patterns exist in many forms (common objects, sounds, movements, and pictures). How can we create patterns in different forms?
- How do we use the part of a pattern that repeats (the core) to extend the pattern?
- How can we compare and contrast patterns?
- How can we transfer a repeating pattern from one representation to another?
Science/Social Studies: Patriotism
K.11 The student will develop an understanding of how communities express patriotism through events and symbols by:
a) recognizing the American flag;
b) recognizing the Pledge of Allegiance; and
c) knowing that the president is the leader of the United States.
Essential Questions
- Which colors and shapes are used on the American flag?
- Recognize the words to the Pledge of Allegiance when spoken by an adult.
- What title is given to the top leader of government in the United States?
Vocabulary
- patriotism: feeling of respect for and love of country and state
respect: a feeling of admiring someone or something that is good, valuable, or important
Parent conferences are being scheduled for Monday, November 4th. Please click on the link below if you haven’t already signed up. I still have several spots available. I would love to meet with all of you.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0548aaab2ea4f58-november
Also, I am checking to see if students know their red rainbow words. Please review these words that were sent home at the beginning of October. If your child knows these words, please send in your child’s red word list so I can quiz them. If they know all of the words, I will give them the orange sight word list. Helping your child learn these sight words is a great way to help them be successful readers. Thanks so much for your help.
Here are the sight words on the red list just in case you have misplaced them:
| he | can | red words |
| am | here | I |
| see | me | a |
| my | to | up |
| the | at | in |
I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend.
Mrs. Smith 🙂