Hello Parents and Families,
We are up to week 6 already. Time is flying! The kids are
into a routine and we are learning something new every day. I was feeling ill and
was out on Tuesday but the kids were in great hands with Ms. Karen, who knows
all of our routines and class rules.
It was great to have Sunday back in our schedule. If you
have walked past our classroom, you may have seen the nighttime pumpkins the
children created in Art. We started with learning about pumpkins. What do they
look like? What do they feel like? What do they smell like? What can you do
with a pumpkin? They learned pumpkins come in many shapes, sizes, and colors.
They drew their own pumpkin and mixed yellow and red to paint it orange. When
it dried, we made a nighttime background with chalk and black paper. We have
gotten many compliments on the artwork and the children loved that we had an
actual pumpkin in our classroom to observe.
In Language Arts this week, we practiced our four sight
words by making flashcards and playing teacher with a friend. They were allowed
to sit anywhere in the classroom with a friend and teach each other how to
read! I walked around the room to listen and observe. The children bought their flashcards home to
practice during the weekend. Next week, we will be adding the word ‘see’ to our
vocabulary.
Show and tell on Wednesday went great. It was brief but the
children were very engaged and excited all day about it. It was a great
activity to practice speaking and listening to our friends. We saw and learned
about our friends’ photographs, little toys and stuffed animals. Some children
forgot to bring their item. I told them not to worry; I forgot my special item
too! We will do show and tell every week so they will have another opportunity
to bring it in.
In Math, we are adding prepositions to our vocabulary: over,
beneath, next to, between, beside, etc. We will continue to work on them next
week. They were only introduced to them this week and I plan to teach them a
song soon that will help them remember what each word means.
In Social Studies, we talked about problems and solutions. I
gave each table a problem such as being lost, spilling juice, and fighting over
a toy. Each table thought of things they could do to solve their problem and
shared them with the class.
In Science, we are starting to learn about plants. We talked
about different type of plants, such as trees, shrubs, and grasses. Each child
drew an example of each type of plant and we will be planting our own plants
very soon!
Please send your children to school with their blue files
and channel books every day. I may need to write a note home and prefer to
write it in the channel book. Also, please remove the papers from the files every
day so that I can confirm that notices have been received. This would be
greatly appreciated.
Next week is Reading Week at GP School! Every classroom will
be keeping track of the number of books they read during the week. I will send
home a reading log on Sunday. Please encourage your children to read a book
every night.
I will keep everyone updated on our Reading Week activities
on this blog. Please check it often next week!
Have a great weekend,
Ms.Victoria
