September 26th Newsletter

Tools of the Mind:

We learned…

Fairy Tales- This week we read The Three Little Pigs. On Monday, we made props in preparation for our dramatization centers. We painted boxes to look like houses, made straw, sticks, and brick houses and colored The Three Little Pig books. We read the story every day this week and focused on a different comprehension strategy everyday: visualization, character empathy, making inferences, story grammar, and story comparisons.

Theme for Next Week: The Three Billy Goats Gruff

 

What Reading & Writing Skills are being practiced?  We continue to learn about letters and sounds as we  write center plans and make story boards.  We are playing small group games like Look and Remember to strengthen our memory skills. We are also practicing  recognizing colors and our classmates names quickly with the “I Have Who Has” game format.

Math:

This week we explored making and drawing patterns as well as counting with dinosaur manipulatives.

Mystery Reader: Every Friday afternoon we will have a Mystery Reader visit our classroom to do a read aloud. We will have family members, community members, etc sign up to be mystery readers. The students will not know who is coming in each week and it will be both exciting and suspenseful waiting to see who will come in! All mystery readers will need to fill out a CORI.

Please sign up for Mystery Reader - here's how it works in 3 easy steps:

   1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/gCWjnT
   2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot)
   3. Sign up! Choose your spots - VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!

Important Dates:

September 30^th: Curriculum Night

October 3^rd: Field Trip

IMPORTANT: Please remember to pack a PAPER BAGGED lunch for the field trip. NO LUNCH BOXES PLEASE!