A Peek At Our Week!

Announcements

Reading Incentive!

A BIG thank you for all of your support during the first week of our reading incentive program. I was thrilled to see so many students bring in their tally sheets this past Friday! A friendly reminder that the tally sheets for all four weeks of the incentive were attached to the parent information notice that was sent home last week. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you are in need of a new set!

Room Parents

A very big THANK YOU to all those who volunteered to be a room parent for our classroom! The response to help out was so overwhelming that I had to pick names from a hat! I am excited to share that Mrs. Shaughnessy and Mrs. Seeley will be our room parents this year! Thank you again for all those who expressed interest. Numerous volunteer opportunities will arise throughout the school year so please don’t despair if you have not yet been contacted!

Curriculum Update

Literacy
Last week in Literacy we read the story Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten by Joseph Slate. This story helped us discuss the essential question, "How do people in a community cooperate?". We also reviewed the letters T-Z and continued to practice the sight words "the" and "little". Next week we will take a more in-depth look at the letter "M".

The children had a fantastic time designing their own fall trees during center time!

The Listening Center was also open for the students to enjoy during centers!

Math
Last week in math we began a unit on analyzing, comparing, and composing shapes! The children below had a great time using pattern blocks to make new shapes. We discovered that two trapezoids and six triangles were two different combinations that could make a hexagon!

Computer Lab

Another exciting part of our week was our first visit to the Computer Lab! The students did a great job logging in and had lots of fun exploring the website "Starfall"!

Mr. Leary Visits!

Last week we welcomed Boyden School's guidance counselor Mr. Leary into our classroom for his second visit! During Mr. Leary's lesson the children discussed various emotions and feelings. Every student then drew a picture of something that made them happy!

Personal Best!

On Friday, the kindergarten, first, and second graders enjoyed a presentation by Mr. Mosca from Personal Best Karate in Norwood! Mr. Mosca discussed the importance of respect and self-discipline, while also teaching the children appropriate ways to stand up for themselves. Personal Best Karate will be running an after school program for students starting at the end of October. Please see the orange flyer that came home with your child for more details!

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek at our week! I hope everyone has a wonderful long weekend! :)