Plants are coming home today!

The children are taking their plants home today! They have been growing for about a week and the children have been observing their growth every day. 

This is a good time to ask your child: What are the four things plants need to grow? (Water, sun, soil, and space)

They will continue to grow with these four things into nice, big, hardy bean plants! 

Enjoy!

Missing Math Pages

The missing math pages from the homework packet have been sent home with the children. Please find them in your child's blue folder. If your child was absent yesterday, they will be going home with them today.

Ms.Victoria

Half Day Tomorrow

Please be aware that tomorrow will be a half day due to current turmoil and the children will be dismissed at 12:00. Please make appropriate arrangements.

Week 11 Update

In Language Arts, we added the word 'to' to our word wall. With quite a few sight words on the word wall, we can play many fun games to practice them. Some of our favorites are Blast off! (the children crouch down and jump up as they read the flashcard) and Memory.

We read the book What Do Wheels Do All Day? a few times during the week. We discussed many words that describe what wheels do- push, pull, tow, pedal, work, etc.There was a lot of new and fun vocabulary for the children like roller blades and skateboard.

We had our second Show and Tell this week and the children shared their favorite stuffed animal and toys. They always look forward to bringing their things in to show their friends! 

In Math, we worked on numbers 5-10 and practiced the concept of 'more than'. We are learning through games and activities. We played Pass the Potato- we sit in a circle and sing One Potato, Two Potato and every tenth person is out until there is one child left. We also paired up and practiced writing numbers on each other's backs. One child wrote a number and the other tried to guess the number. 

In Science, we recorded the growth of our beans by drawing what they looked like in the bags. On Thursday, we planted beans in soil and we will compare the growth to the beans in the bags. We also reviewed our chapter on animals and plants with reading and songs. 

In Social Studies, we will be learning about symbols of Egypt. We started by talking about how each country has its own flag and we colored our own Egyptian flag. The children also pointed out similarities and differences between the flag of the United States and the flag of Egypt. They both have stripes but the flag of the United States has stars and the flag of Egypt has an eagle in the middle.

In Art, we experimented with color mixing. We started with a rainbow with only three colors and, after mixing colors, finished with beautiful rainbows of many colors.

I have sent out multiple 'Family of the Month' notices this week. We are going through tissues very quickly with all the runny noses! To prevent any illness, we have been washing our hands several times a day, especially before eating. We also wipe down our tables and chairs several times a day. Thank you Parents for helping keep our classroom germ-free! 

Sunday is Picture Day. Please ensure your child is in the school uniform (no P.E. clothes). 100% attendance is ideal! 

Have a great weekend, 

Ms.Victoria 

Show and Tell Reminder

We will have another show and tell session on Wednesday. The children are very excited! Some suggestions are photographs, small toys, favorite books, and drawings. Please do not send items that are irreplaceable.

There have been many toys coming in with the children lately. This is very distracting. I ask that toys be left at home and only bought in if it is for show and tell.

I will post a reminder every time we will have show and tell in class!

Thank you Parents,
Ms.Victoria 

Week 10 Update

In Language Arts, we are starting to write sentences! We discussed using colors to describe things. Looking at a picture of many colorful birds, they chose their favorite and wrote, "I like the _____ bird." They are stating to learn that a sentence begins with a capital letter and ends in a period. (They mistakenly call it a pyramid!)

We read the book MOVE! and discussed different ways animals move: they jump, swim, slither, slide, waddle, etc. We read this book several times this week and the children understood the vocabulary more and more each time.

In Math, we finished Chapter 3 with a Unit test and started Chapter 4, which focuses on the numbers 6-10. We will be focusing on how to properly write the numbers, especially the numbers 8 and 9.

In Science, we are finishing our chapter on plants by planting our own plants. The children placed beans into small plastic bags and we will be observing its growth. Eventually, the beans will be planted in soil. We planted three different beans and we made predictions on which bean we thought would grow the fastest.

In Art, we looked at the work of Kandinsky, a famous abstraction painter. We made a replica of his famous concentric circle painting. The children were encouraged to use a lot of colors and make it unique.

The children bought home their sight word books this weekend. Please review the words with your child and send the book back to school on Sunday so that we can add more words to it!

Many children have been finishing their food before lunchtime. Please make sure your child has enough food for breakfast, snack, and lunch. We will be on the Week 2 menu this week if you would like to purchase breakfast or lunch for your child.

Thursday, November 22nd, is a half day and the children will leave at 12:00.

Also, Sunday, November 25 is Picture Day. Please make sure your child is in uniform.

Have a great weekend everyone,
Ms.Victoria

Labeled Jackets

The children take their sweaters and jackets on and off several times a day and they are often mixed up. Please write your child's name in large, clear letters in English (in permanent marker) to prevent it from getting mixed up or lost.

If the label bothers your child, you can write his/her name on the inside of the jacket.

This will prevent a lot of confusion and save time.

Thank you,
Ms.Victoria