The Highlight Reel #5

We are really moving right along!  Lots of your kiddos have probably mentioned a PJ day.  They are right!  These little lovelies have been so wonderful that we thought we should have a little fun.  Next Wednesday your child is welcome to wear his/her pajamas to school.  They can bring a blanket or stuffed animal and slippers too.  Make sure they have regular shoes for recess.  There is a flyer in this week's Friday folder as well.  It should be lots of fun!

Weekly Objectives:

Fundations:  letter sounds and formation u,i.  

Reading:  1-1 pointing to each word, finding words in a text based on beginning sound

Writing:  Good writers add labels to their picture.  We can use the ABC line for help.

Math:  Patterns, counting 1-1, comparing two sets of dots to see which has more

Mrs. Lynn our school nurse came on Monday to teach about the importance of hand washing.  She gave us lotion for our hands to show us where are germs might be.  We used a black light to see them.  Then we practiced washing our hands singing the ABC song to try to get them off.  We checked again with the black light to make sure we got them all!  Thanks Mrs. Lynn! 

We started our Daily 5 literacy rotations this week.  The kids really look forward to this time already.  We are split up into groups of two.  Each group is working on something different.  The rotations are:  listen to reading, myon reader, puzzles, write the room, work on writing, handwriting, pocket chart, library, super sentences, and the starfall app.

I was principal on Thursday so our kiddos had a sub.  I popped in a couple times and they were doing fantastic.  I am so proud of those little cuties.

Our weekly poem was called Red.  

Our bulletin board needed an update.  It was spring and we needed to turn it into fall.  We made a list of all the things we see in the fall.  Then we talked about the shapes that make up our world.  We used paper collage by thinking about the shapes to create a beautiful class mural for fall!  It turned out pretty amazing!

Our donors choose grant was funded!!!  So many wonderful people pitched in to get our kids some amazing morning tub supplies.  The kids were so excited it was like Christmas!  

Part of the thank you package is to upload pictures of the kids using materials we received.  Please click on the link below to fill out the permission form.

    

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Notes from Mrs. Wright:  

We have quite a few dates coming up so I figured I'd give them to you now so you could get them on your calendar.  

• September 18 - Please have your hurricane donations to school by today.
• September 19 - PTA fundraiser due

• September 25 - No School-teacher work day
• September 29 - August/September reading logs due
• October 2- Dental Clinic for those who signed up
• October 3 - Picture Day
• October 6 - PTA Movie Night
• October 12 - Peach Tree Farms & Cosmo Park Field Trip (details coming soon)
• October 17 - Early Dismissal at 12:50
• October 19 - PTA Fundraiser item pick up
• October 27 - Fall Party at 2:30
• October 30 - No School - Teacher Workday

Highlight Reel #4

Can it really be week four!?  These little darlings have really done a fabulous job following our rules and expectations.  It was counselor week this week.  Our counselor brought us a really great lesson for keeping us safe.  We learned about the three Rs.  When you are in a situation and you're unsure, Use the 3 big Rs.  First Recognize:  Think, "Is it safe?  Does it break a rule?"  If you think it's not safe or that it breaks a rule then you use the 3 big Rs, then refuse.  After you refuse, go report to an adult.  She helped us think through some situations to decide what we would do.  For example, finding a gun, playing with fire, not wearing a seat belt, finding a random dog, swim without an adult..  

Here's our learning objectives for the week:

Social Skills:  Voice Level in the classroom, how to sit at group

Poetry:  Pointing 1-1.  Finding words in the peom called Yellow.  Adding the word yellow to the word wall.

Reading:  Pointing 1-1.  Read to self quietly the whole time.  We read added an N& M book to our book box.

Fundations:  N & M Letter name, sound and letter formation.

Math:  Counting objects 5, 6, 7.  Recognizing numbers of objects without counting.

Next week we will start our Daily 5 literacy rotations!  We have done all the components separately as a class.  We will put it all together next week.  There will be 10 centers with two kids at each center. 

Here's our week in pictures!

Practicing our write the room center.  This helps with vocabulary and handwriting.

We showed 5 using lots of different manipulatives.  Ask your child to show if you if his/her work is featured.

 Practicing read to self.  This little darling is reading from her poetry journal.

 Here's our poem of the week!  We take turns pointing to the words as the class reads the poem.  We make sure to point to each word as we read it.  

 We even use our pointer pencils to try it in our poetry journals.

We learned about 5 frames his week.  We used counters to come up with different arrangements for 3,4, and 5.  

We are writers!  We got to try out writing in lots of places around the room.  We drew stories and some of us even added words to our stories!

 At the end of our writing time, one or two friends come to the teacher spot and share their work.  

 After hearing the story, we share about things she did well and ask her questions.  She got lots of ideas for what she can add tomorrow!  

Happy birthday friend!  Thanks for sharing treats!

We read a book called, "The Rainbow Fish".  We learned about the importance of being kind to others.  Then we made our own rainbow fish to hang in our room to help us remember to be kind to all our friends too!

Notes from Mrs. Wright:

• During transitions, we watch some learning videos on youtube called scratch garden.  There are nursery rhymes, counting songs, color songs, literacy songs and more.  Some are just for fun too.  Our class this year LOVES Humpty Dumpty.  They want to choose it every time!  I told them I'd share the link with you in case you wanted to see what all the fuss is about.  It's pretty silly and they love it!  Click here for humpty dumpty
• Thank you to all those that have donated to our donors choose grant for fantastic morning tub supplies.  They will be awesome!  We are over 1/3 of the way there!!  If you would like to donate you can follow this link for more information.  Feel free to share on social media too.  This is totally optional!  :)  Click here to help

• September 25 - No School - Teacher Workday
• Don't forget to check backpacks for the Friday folder this weekend.  Remove the papers inside and return either empty or with anything you need to send back.  There's a project in there for your family to do together.  
• Please send a snack with your child each day.  Our lunch is early!  Thanks to those families that are already doing so.  

Have a wonderful weekend!