I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend and enjoying the beautiful weather! Please take a moment to see all the fun that was had in our classroom last week!
Important Dates:
September 27th:
Picture Day
Smile!
September 28th:
Open House Night (Parents Only)
Session 1: 6:00-6:30
Session 2: 6:45-7:15
Curriculum Update:
Reader's Workshop
This week we began Reader's Workshop using the Lucy Calkins reading program. Our first unit kicked off by teaching the children that they can read the world around them. This led to an exciting exploration of environmental print! We enjoyed walking the hallways of Boyden looking for words that we were able to read. We found "stop" and "exit" to be the most frequently occurring words in our school!
The class had a great time reading other words in our world as they played environmental print bingo!
On Thursday, one of Boyden School's amazing reading specialists, Mrs. Myles, visited our classroom! She taught us the expectations for partner reading and brought some brand new books from the Boyden Book Room for us to enjoy!
The counting fun continued in math week as we practiced counting the numbers 6-10! One very important lesson centered around the ten frame, a counting tool we will use frequently this year.
The student above practice making the numbers 6-10 by placing counters on their ten frame mats. Later in the week the class had a great time completing various counting activities at math centers!
Writer's Workshop
Writer's workshop also got off to a great start last week as the children began to write "books" about topics they are familiar with (pets, vehicles, toys, etc). It is important to note that at this early point in the year the children will be telling stories mainly through pictures. Our words and writing will come as the year progresses!
Media
Another highlight of our week was visiting the Media Center (library) for the first time! We met the Media Specialist, Mrs. Moses, and got a tour of Boyden's library. Please note that library day will be on Mondays. Please be sure that your child returns their book each week so that they are able to check out a new one
After reading the story So You Want to Build a Library the class enjoyed building their own mini libraries using fun manipulatives!
Last week was an exciting time for science as we explored apples! The class learned about the different parts of the apple including the skin, flesh, stem, seeds, and core. We also learned about the life cycle of an apple seed, and enjoyed cutting apples in half both vertically and horizontally. We discovered when you cut an apple horizontally you get a special star surprise!
Our exploration wouldn't be complete without some fun apple stamping!
Our Classroom is currently in need of the following items. Any contributions would be greatly appreciated!
- Clorox Wipes
- Paper Towels
Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to see all that is new in Room 202!
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