A Peek At Our Week!

 I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Although last week was a short one, it was still filled with LOTS of fun! Please enjoy a few of the highlights below.

Announcements:

Library Tomorrow!

A friendly reminder that our class visits the library/media center on Mondays. Please have your child return their book so that they are able to select a new one. Please also return your child's clean quiet time towel as well. Thanks so much for all of your help! :)

Curriculum:

Reader's Workshop

In Reader's Workshop we continued to read and recite the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. As a final activity the students participated in the 1st annual Humpty Dumpty egg drop! The children were given their own Humpty (aka a hard boiled egg) and various materials such as newspaper, felt, tissue paper, bubble wrap, and cotton balls to protect their egg during a "great fall"! We discovered that bubble wrap was the most effective at keeping the eggs from cracking when they were dropped from the playground equipment!

                                          The class also enjoyed making their own Humpty Dumpty craft!

Math

Last week in math we continued to practice our counting and number writing skills as the students rotated through fun, turkey themed activities! This week we will begin our unit on addition!

Social Studies

In Social Studies last week our Let's Find Out magazine was all about the balloons which can be seen in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade! To extend our learning, we read the Book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet. This true story is about Tony Sarg, a puppeteer who set the wheels in motion to make the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade the one we know and love today. After reading, the class recreated one of the first parade balloons (a tiger!) and drew and wrote about a balloon they would like to make for the parade!

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to see all that is new in Room 202!

A Peek At Our Week!

 Important Dates:

November 24th:

Early Release Day

November 25th and 26th:

No School

Thanksgiving Break 

Announcements:

Library Tomorrow!

A friendly reminder that our class visits the library/media center on Mondays. Please have your child return their book so that they are able to select a new one. Please also return your child's clean quiet time towel as well. Thanks so much for all of your help! :)

Curriculum:

Reader's Workshop

Last week in Reader's Workshop we continued to enjoy nursery rhymes and practiced reading and reciting Humpty Dumpty! During our mini lessons we learned that there are three ways to read a book, you can read the words, you can read the pictures, or you can retell the story. We practiced implementing these three skills during Read to Self time. We also continued to build our reading stamina and are now able to read independently for 5 minutes! 

The students above are busy looking for sight words in their nursery rhyme books during Read to Self time.

Fundations

In Fundations last week we learned about the letters h, k, and l! We also practice reading the sight words "had" and "did". 

Lions were a perfect Creation Station activity for the letter L! Each student practiced following multi-step directions and strengthened their fine motor skills as they completed this center activity last week,

Math

In math we continued to practice writing our numbers! Since direct instruction on how to form all the numbers from 0-10 has now been provided, the children spent time applying their handwriting skills as they completed various math center activities. One of the most popular centers was the iPad center. The children did a great job practicing their number formation using the Letter School app.

Science

Last week was a busy one in science as we continued to learn about fall changes. At the beginning of the week we enjoyed a Mystery Doug video which posed the question, "Why don't all trees lose their leaves in fall?" We then went on a nature walk around Boyden School and observed which trees had or will lose their leaves and which ones will not. Click here if you would like to view this Mystery Doug video at home!

On Friday we read the story The Very Last Leaf by Stef Wade. After enjoying this fictional tale about a leaf who is afraid to fall from his tree, the class carefully sequenced the events of the story and created their very own special leaf project!

Thanks SO much for stopping by to learn about all of the fun and exciting things happening in Room 202! I hope everyone has a wonderful week and a very Happy Thanksgiving!

A Peek At Our Week!

 Happy Sunday! I hope everyone has stayed safe in the wild weather we've been experiencing over the last few days. At least today is a sunny one! Please enjoy a few highlights from our very busy week!

Important Dates:

November 24th:

Early Release Day

November 25th and 26th:

No School

Thanksgiving Break 

Announcements:

Library Tomorrow!

A friendly reminder that our class visits the library/media center on Mondays. Please have your child return their book so that they are able to select a new one. Please also return your child's clean quiet time towel as well. Thanks so much for all of your help! :)

Curriculum:

This Week's Sight Words: had, did

Reader's Workshop

Last week in Reader's Workshop we continued our unit on nursery rhymes and practiced reading and reciting Little Miss Muffet. The students were excited to get their own Little Miss Muffet book to add to their book bags and read independently during Read to Self time. We are now up to 4 minutes of independent reading on our stamina chart! I couldn't be more pleased with the progress the student's are making!

The students above use sticky notes to identify the most important words that are needed to read familiar texts such as Harry the Dirty Dog. This activity accompanied a special lesson taught by Mrs. Miles!

Fundations

Last week in Fundations we learned about the letters P and J. We also read the sight words at and up! In addition to the Fundations parent update packet, this week I will also be sending home flashcards for all of the sight words that have been taught in class thus far. I encourage your child to practice their sight word flashcards frequently and keep them in a safe place at home.

Writer's Workshop

In Writer's Workshop we continued to perfect the pieces be created around our show and tell objects. To celebrate our hard work, the class enjoyed taking a "Gallery Walk" and seeing all of the beautiful writing that was done by their peers. In the week ahead we will shift our focus to writing about special places. 

Math

The students continue to work hard in math as we practice our number writing. Last week we focused on the numbers 6-10 and even learned some fun rhymes for remembering how we form these numbers. Please see the number poems below!

6: Make a curve and then a loop. There are no tricks to make a six!

7: Left to right make a line that's straight, now slide down your seven looks great!

8: Make an "S" and do not wait, back to the top, that's an 8!

9: Make a loop and then a line, that's the way to make a 9!

10: Number 10 is a hero, make a 1 and then a 0!

On Friday the class put their number writing skills to the test as they complete an interactive Write the Room activity. 

Happy Birthday Teddy Bears!

Celebrating the 119th birthday of the teddy bear was a great way to end our week! In addition to completing many teddy themed activities, we also enjoying reading the books Bear Counts and Corduroy.

Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to see all that in new in Room 202!