I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! This week will be a busy and exciting one as we head into the winter break! Please note that Friday is a full day of school, and that students will be dismissed at their normal time. 😊
Important Dates:
December 20th:
Q and U Wedding
See Below for Details!
December 22nd:
Pajama Day!
Last Day Before Break (Full Day)
December 26th-January 2nd
Winter/Holiday Break
No School
January 2nd:
Students Return to School
Announcements
Q and U Wedding
I'm excited to announce that we will be having a wedding for the letters Q and U this Wednesday, December 20th (click here for all the details!). If possible, please have your child bring a wrapped/packaged item (or picture of an item) that begins with the letter Q and/or U (q-tips, quilt, quarter, unicorn, umbrella, etc.) for the wedding shower. I realize it's short notice, so I will have plenty of gifts available in the classroom as well. Students are also welcome to dress up for the occasion if they would like to!
Quiet Time Towels
Quiet Time towels were sent home on Friday for washing. Quiet Time towels do not need to be returned to school until after the winter break.
Curriculum Update:
Fundations
Last week in Fundations the children learned about the letters qu. and z. They also practiced reading the sight word "from". In the upcoming week we will review all of the sight words that have been taught so far this year, and prepare for the Q and U wedding!
On Friday the class enjoyed making zoo projects out of the letter Z! We kicked off this activity by reading Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire.
In Reader's Workshop we continue to develop our concepts of print and early reading skills! Last week we reviewed our sight words and discussed the importance of recognizing them quickly or in a "snap". We then looked through our decodable readers and wrote down all of the sight/snap words we found.
Math
It was a busy week in math as the students continued to practice their addition and subtraction skills as well as identify the different number combinations that make 5!
We started our week off strong with five and ten frame bingo!
We also learned to play a new game which helps us practice the different number combinations that make 5.
On Friday we practiced putting the numbers 0-10 in order using our ten frame cards.
Thanks so much for taking a peek at our week! Please check back soon to watch us learn, grow, and play in the wonderful world that is K! 🍎🚌📖
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