Thursday, October 17, 2024

Pumpkin Theme

                                                         

We have had a fast but busy week learning about pumpkins! Here are some of the important things we learned...

Our literacy centers included playing CVC games,  reading books assigned to us on RAZKids. sequencing the life cycle of a pumpkin, finding and writing CVC words and power words, and much more!

In Phonics, we learned the letters and sounds for Hh, Rr, and Ll. We practiced writing and reading the power words "look" (heart word) and "and". We blended and segmented sounds and worked on beginning and ending sounds.

During Writing, we listened to and discussed good writing, generated ideas and wrote about ourselves, practiced telling our stories orally, and worked on writing from left to right.  We also started using our word wall and sound wall to help us write power words.  

We continued our measurement unit in Math by comparing the height and weight of multiple objects. We used new vocabulary to compare including taller, shorter, heavier, and lighter. 

In Reading, we have been working on making text to text and text to self connections.  We are working on pointing to words as we read familiar poems and songs.  Our new vocabulary words that we learned these last few weeks include champion, invite, lonely, sneak, persistent, and imitate. 

We had a lesson with Ms. Peterson about safe and healthy choices to introduce Red Ribbon Week that will take place the week of Halloween. 

We wrapped up our Second Steps lesson taught us how to refuse bullying. Please continue to talk with your child about being a good friend. :) 


Looking ahead...

Fall Break- No School 10/18-10/21

Panther Day 10/25

Fall Festival 10/27

Red Ribbon Week 10/28-11/1 (more info coming soon)

Halloween Party and Parade 10/31

Don't forget to empty your child's folder each evening and to send a snack everyday.



Shared Reading


Science


Math- measurement



Introducing "look" in phonics


Centers












Making connections in our Student Response Journals about what we read during our Reading lesson





Our Mystery Reader this week was Lily's daddy! He read us Room on the Broom-a class favorite. It got us so so excited for Halloween AND Lily's birthday!




More centers







Writing about what we like about ourselves


Choice Time fun


Phonics



Interactive Writing









Last day of centers