This week we discussed the pumpkin life cycle and students made a life cycle chain to add to the pumpkins that they painted. We read Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell - ask your child to tell you about it.
Students sampled raw pumpkin (almost everyone) and compared pumpkins and apples. Ask your child to tell you about the things that they both have. Next week we will continue to work with pumpkins and if anyone would like to send in a pumpkin (of any size) we will use them for measuring and Math games.
We have been enjoying some yoga thanks to Emily Williams and really appreciate all the parent/grandparent help in class with centers and reading.
Many students are struggling with our "hear words" in the little books we read so please practice them with your child. Flash cards, building words, writing with chalk, signing, writing with shaving cream, foam letters in the bath, play-dough, are all fun ways to practice these words and help with reading fluency.
Reminders:
10/9-Charleston Wrap fundraiser deadline
10/23-10/27- Conference week 12:15 dismissal
10/23- 9-10 Native American Dancer assembly in the O House at Squaw
11/16- Creekside Feast at Bar One 3-6
I.S. for Friday Oct. 13 -If your child is attending enrichment classes then that will meet their I.S. requirements with the addition of the following activities:
Students sampled raw pumpkin (almost everyone) and compared pumpkins and apples. Ask your child to tell you about the things that they both have. Next week we will continue to work with pumpkins and if anyone would like to send in a pumpkin (of any size) we will use them for measuring and Math games.
We have been enjoying some yoga thanks to Emily Williams and really appreciate all the parent/grandparent help in class with centers and reading.
Many students are struggling with our "hear words" in the little books we read so please practice them with your child. Flash cards, building words, writing with chalk, signing, writing with shaving cream, foam letters in the bath, play-dough, are all fun ways to practice these words and help with reading fluency.
Reminders:
10/9-Charleston Wrap fundraiser deadline
10/23-10/27- Conference week 12:15 dismissal
10/23- 9-10 Native American Dancer assembly in the O House at Squaw
11/16- Creekside Feast at Bar One 3-6
I.S. for Friday Oct. 13 -If your child is attending enrichment classes then that will meet their I.S. requirements with the addition of the following activities:
- Practice writing your name using the name ticket book in your folder
- Practice signing letters a-z using the signing video if needed.
- Go through the work in your child's folder
- Read to your child at least 20 minutes
- Ask your child to tell you about Pumpkin Jack and the life cycle of a pumpkin
- practice reading/writing heart words: I, see, can, a, the, have, my, and, cat, dog