Dear Families,
We had a productive day today!
Power Words:
This week we will review our "biggest" Power Words:
1.) from
2.) said
3.) have
4.) this
5.) they
6.) when
7.) with
8.) were
9.) what
10.) that
Next week we will start practicing new Power Words. We will be increasing our weekly words from 5 to 8!!!
Vowels:
Each week we will also be practicing vowel sounds.
This week we will be reviewing "short A." (cat, map, man, etc...)
Next week we will be practicing "long A/ a_e." (cake, made, etc...)
Following, we will look at other letter combinations that make the "long A" sound. (ai, ay).
Math:
We are continuing to make 10 by adding. For example, today we played, "toss the dots" and used 10 red/white sided foam chips. We tossed them and added the ones that landed red side up plus the ones that landed white side up.
Science:
We are continuing to look at the season of Winter as well as explore our 5 Senses. Today we read the book, "Kitten's Winter" by Eugeine Fernandes. We talked about how all of the different animals in the book adapted for the Winter. We also picked out the words,"struggles, scurries, burrows, zips and heaps" from the book to learn their meanings. Ask me what these mean.
We will be learning how our senses keep us safe!
Social Studies:
We will be looking more at our families over the next month.
Health:
We will be learning about what it means to be an ambassador and how we can be ambassadors every day.
We will be discussing nutrition and ways to stay healthy.
We will continue to practice self-regulation and ways to develop positive relationships with peers.
Art:
Will continue to be tied in with all areas of curriculum.
Reminders:
Indoor Shoes:
Please check with your child to see if they have indoor shoes at school and whether they still fit.
Library:
We had library today and will continue to have library every Tuesday. I am able to send students other days with a "learning commons pass," so please return their books tomorrow if they did not bring them today. :)
Toys/Personal Items/Sharing:
Students often want to share personal items they bring to school. Beginning next week, we will have classroom helpers. Students will come home with a classroom helper note and that week, students may bring an item in to share with the class. Please remind your child to leave personal items at home unless it is their week/day to share. Please do not send electronics/valuables.
See you tomorrow!
Ms. Bakkan
