October 6, 2017

This week we received our own individual book bag with books that are “just right” for us in them.  The books are books we have used as read-alouds in class and know the story by heart.  There are also books we can take pictures walks with and tell the stories that we see in the pictures.  And there are easy reader books that we can read the words in.  We learned that when we read the words we go left to right, and top to bottom.  We even sang a fun song about it.  See if your child can remember and sing it to you. (left to right, sweep back and down).

This week we focused on the letters Tt-Xx.  We colored and cut pictures of things that begin with those sounds.  We did letter centers every day.  We also read aloud lots of stories to go with these letters.

The kids especially liked the books about underpants…silly books that are fun to read.  We learned about interrupting with the mouth like a volcano book.  I Went Walking was a book they could figure out the pattern with and ended up reading to me.  And Wemberly helped us learn to not worry so much.  All fun stories that can be found at your local library for rereading!

We will have our bootcamp celebration on Wednesday of next week.  We will be having a classroom fashion show.  Today your child brought home a cape and a letter.  Please have your child cut and glue the letter to the plain side of the cape.  Then find, cut out, glue, draw pictures onto the cape that start with that letter and/or make that sound.  Have your child put as many things on the cape as they can think of!  I am hoping for 5 or more on each cape!  Feel free to add ribbon/string/yarn/shoelaces to tie the cape so it stays on!  Please send capes to school on Tuesday, October 10.

I will take LOTS of photos of the kiddos fashion to share with you on next week’s blog.

 

We learned how to write the numbers 1, 2, and 3 the “school way”.  We say silly rhymes…”a straight line down, my one is done” and “curve up around, slant back, slide on the railroad track, it’s a two, two, two” and “backwards c, backwards c, that’s the way to make a 3.”  In handwriting language we say “tall down” for the number 1.  For 2 we say, “Roll up, slant, slide”.  And for 3 we say, “Roll around, roll around”.  A “roll” goes to the right…..a “curve” goes to the left.

We practiced printing the letters Tt-Xx the “school way.”  We are learning to make the letters in our name the “school way”.  And we are working on learning which letters are tall and which letters are small when writing our names.  Please make sure to practice this at home when doing homework.

Money is due on Tuesday, October 10.  The Walk-a-thon will occur on Thursday, October 12.  Please make sure to dress your child appropriately for the weather.  Our class walks at 10:10 AM, so it may be cool in the morning.  Please make sure your child wears comfortable shoes for walking and your child can do independently.  We don’t need anyone tripping on laces they can’t tie themselves.

You may also send a water bottle for your child to use during Walk-a-thon.  Please just make sure to label it with your child’s name.  Thank you!

Friday, October 13 is our next early release Friday.  If your child needs to order a sack lunch for that day, please email me that he/she needs a sack lunch and if he/she would like white milk or chocolate to take home.  This way we won’t (hopefully) have confusion like last time….but you never know!

Book order is due Friday, October 13 as well.  Go to https://clubs.scholastic.com/ and you can search for me!  I will place the order on Saturday.

If you are going to change the way your child is supposed to go home for the day, please write me a note and put it in your child’s take home folder OR send me an email.  I am the one who make sure your child gets to the correct spot for bussing and/or pick-up, so it just makes the most sense to let me know.

If your child is going to be absent for the day, or is being picked up early for an appointment.  Please contact the office, as the amazing secretaries deal with recording this information.

for taking the time to read my newsletters and blogs!  And thank you for working with me through my “oops”.  Please understand I am doing my best to keep your child safe, as well as help him/her grow as a learner.

Here is a link to this week’s newletter as well:K News 10:5:17-1m0t57l

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