Monday, November 27, 2017

Working Together: Week of November 27- December 1

Working Together: Week of November 27- December 1

Language: . Our letter sounds for the week will be r and k. As apart of our phonics lessons, we are learning to listen to the k sound in a word, learning to think of rhyming words and manipulate sounds in words.

Math: As part of our math curriculum, we will be introduced to the 45 layout to teach the hierarchy of numbers. This presentation will give an overall view of the decimal system and the fact that in base ten there may be no more than nine in one category, for both quantity and numeral.

Writing: This week we will learn to write the letter k.

Science: The class will be introduced to Simple Machines.

Geography: We will start our unit on Antarctica. We will discuss about Antarctica, its animals with a special emphasis on penguins. We will also learn about the Arctic region.

Art: Art projects related to Antarctica.

Food Prep: Pancakes with Maple Syrup / Apple Slicing.


Sunday, November 12, 2017

working Together: Week of November 13-17

Working Together: Week of November 13-17

Language: . Our letter sounds for the week will be f. As apart of our phonics lessons, we are learning to generate words with the s sound, learning to separate the words in a compound word, identifying the sounds in consonant blends, and listening to the f sound in a word that can be found in a zoo.

Math: As part of our math curriculum, we are continuing with our unit on Measurement.

Writing: . This week we will learn to write the letter f.

Geography: We will learn about the Native Americans and how they lived. We will conclude our unit on Thanksgiving.

Art: Totem poles, Tipis and Hand print Turkeys.

Food Prep: Pancakes with Maple Syrup.

Important dates: Tuesday November 14: Picture Retake day.
8:30- 9:30, November 17: Grandparents day/ Thanksgiving program
9:30-10:00- Grandparents visit classrooms.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Working Together: Week of November 6-10

Working Together: Week of November 6-10

Language: . Our letter sounds for the week will be i and s. As apart of our phonics lessons, we are learning to listen to listen to the two sounds in consonant blend sounds, identifying the final sound at the end of a word, and listening to the vowels in a word.

Math: As part of our math curriculum, we will be starting our unit on Measurement.

Writing: . This week we will learn to write the letter s.

Geography: We will start our unit on Thanksgiving. At first, we will discuss about the Pilgrims, then continue with the Native Americans and how the first Thanksgiving was started.

Science: We will discuss about bird/ animal migration and hibernation. We will also learn about rocks and minerals.

Art:  Mayflower art project.