K-1 Newsletter (October 2nd)

K-1 Newsletter: October 2nd

Tools of the Mind:

We learned…

Fairy Tales- This week we read Goldilocks and the Three Bears. On Monday, we made props in preparation for our dramatization centers. We painted the bears house, made porridge, beds, and chairs. We read the story every day this week and focused on a different comprehension strategy: visualization, character empathy, making inferences, story grammar, and story comparisons.

Theme for Next Week: The Three Little Pigs

Writing: Each day before centers we worked on our scaffolded writing, creating a message about “who” we were going to be as we prepared to dramatize that day. Each afternoon, we did graphics practice. Graphics practice is when students listen to a story and practice making strokes similar to the way we write our letters. As they practice, students listen to soothing instrumental music.

Math:

This week, we started using the counting jar to come up with different ways to make 5, explored with pattern blocks, and sorted counters by different attributes.

Please sign-up to be a Mystery Reader!

Every other 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! All mystery readers will need to fill out a CORI. 

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps: 

1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/9W8iyZ 

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!

Please sign-up to be a Literacy Centers volunteer!

1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot:

 http://vols.pt/HgKDgC 

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! 

K-1 Wish List

* Orange medium sized pumpkins (2-3)

* Gently used board games/puzzles

* White paper plates