Week 4 Update

It was a high-energy week. We got a lot done despite it being a short week for the children!

In Language Arts, we added the sight word "the" to our vocabulary. I have added a new sight word tab on our blog so parents can keep up with our sight word of the week and practice them at home! In school, we practice by writing the word, finding the word in books, and cutting, unscrambling, and pasting letters to spell our word. We have also been discussing nouns as they relate to people- specifically, people in our family (mother, father, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather).

In Math, we have been working on one-to-one correspondence which just means equal sets. For example, for each child, there must be one pencil. We also worked on making simple graphs. The children are building their math vocabulary every week.

In Science, we reviewed the similarities and differences of animals through discussion, picture cards, and a game called animal charades. The children had to act out animals without speaking while their classmates guessed what animal they were. They loved it and some were very creative. Someone was a porcupine and rolled back and forth!

In Social Studies, we discussed sharing, taking turns and helping each other. These skills are essential in the classroom. To practice these skills, we made puppets. The students had to share materials and take turns using the scissors. They also helped each other draw the puppets. I attached a pencil to each puppet and the students used them to talk to each other about sharing and caring about each other. The students were so excited to bring their puppets home on Thursday to show their parents!

Although Art was on Sunday, we found time to relax and be creative with some painting, drawing, and coloring during the week. This month, our school is promoting art through literature. Our class read the book Birds and I taught the children how to draw a bird. The result was 15 unique and beautiful birds. We also painted some birds using sponges. The children were only provided with the primary colors and were encouraged to mix them to make more colors.

I hope everyone is enjoying this long weekend with their family. I will be asking the children about their weekend on Monday. J

I have started to send out Family of the Month notices. Each month, one or two families will be sent notices. I am requesting 1 pack of tissues, 2 packs of wet wipes, and 2 bottles of hand soap. We do not need paper towels (as originally noted) since we use hand towels in class (environmentally friendly!).  Thank you to those 

who sent in some of the hand towels.

As always, thank you for all the help at home! It is so appreciated.

-Ms.Victoria