A Peek At Our Week!

 I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! My apologies for the lack of pictures in this week's blog. Our days together went by in a blink! I will be sure to snap LOTS of pictures of all of our learning fun in the week ahead!

Important Dates:

December 10th:

Early Release

No Lunch Served

December 23rd:

Last Day of School Before Break

(Full Day)

December 24th-January 3rd:

Winter 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:

Last Week's Sight Word: have

This Week's Sight Word: from

Reader's Workshop

Last week in Reader's Workshop we read and recited the nursery rhyme Hickory Dickory Dock! We also discussed that strong reader's make connections to other books, media, or personal experiences they've had when reading. We call these text to text, text to media, and text to self connections.

 

The students above show off a Hickory Dickory Dock sequencing project they completed on Friday.

Fundations

In Fundations last week we learned about the letters v and w. We also practiced reading the sight word "have". Please be sure that your child spends a few minutes each night reviewing their sight word flashcards. I will be sending home another set of words before the winter break.

Making volcanos at the Creation Station was a great way to reinforce the sound of the letter V!

Math

In math we started Unit 7 which focuses on addition! We began our exploration by learning about the concept of joining, or putting groups together. This was followed by the introduction of the + and = signs. We will continue to practice adding and writing addition number sentences in class this week before we transition to subtraction.

We completed our very first math word problem in class last week! Word problems will soon become a part of our weekly routine.

Social Studies

In Social Studies last week we learned all about Hanukah! As part of our lessons we explored the origins and traditions associated with this very special holiday. Throughout the month of December we will continue to explore holidays that are celebrated by friends in our class, as well as people around the world. Please don't hesitate to let me know if there is a special holiday that your family celebrates. I would love to include it in this unit!

Please enjoy these flashback photos! I want to ensure that all of our Room 202 friends are included in this week's blog! :)

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!

 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!