The kids have been very excited to bring in loose change for our coin drive for hunger through Pizza Hut. We still have a couple weeks to contribute, so keep saving that change and sending it in to school. Thanks!
This month we begin the Book-It program through Pizza Hut as well. Your child is bringing home an informational letter as well as a calendar to keep track of their at home reading. (This does not have to be reading that they do by themselves, you can read to your child for this program). The goal is to read with your child for at least 20 minutes a day, at least four days a week (the more, the better)! For each day that you do this, please have your child color in a pumpkin on the reading calendar. At the end of the month, sign the calendar and sent it back to school. If your child has met the goal, they will get a sticker on our chart and will get a certificate for a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut.
Language Arts: We have gone through the alphabet once with a primary focus of learning to name each of the letters (capital and lower-case, when presented in random order), and a secondary goal of learning the sounds that the letters make. For the rest of the year we will be focusing on one letter a week with the goal of learning the sound the letter makes, learning correct handwriting formation of the letter, and using the letter in words (hearing the letter sound at the beginning, middle, and ends of words). We are also beginning to work in reading groups where we are reading simple stories, working on story comprehension, and learning phonics skills, sight words, and handwriting. Each day we work on the computer and/or our i-pad to read and listen to stories and practice reading skills.
We also read from our book boxes each day, and are beginning to add books to our book boxes that we have made in class and can read on our own (such as our "ABC Sound Book" and "Red Circle, Red Circle, What Do You See?").
Math: We are working on counting and recognizing numbers, sorting objects by various attributes, patterning, recognizing and naming shapes, measurement, graphing, and calendar skills.
Science/Social Studies- We are learning about the season of Fall and will soon be starting a unit on Fire Safety.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Monday, September 15, 2014
Language Arts:
We are currently working on learning the letters of the alphabet. We have been focusing on two letters each day, going through the alphabet in order. Our primary goal is to learn to name each letter of the alphabet; however, I am also introducing the sound or sounds that each letter makes. If your child is already able to name all 26 letters of the alphabet, capital and lower-case, when shown letters randomly (in mixed up order), it is time for them to learn the sounds that the letters make. Please work with your child on first being able to name all the letters of the alphabet, and then to be able to give the sounds the letters make. Remember, you should present the letters to your child in mixed up order so they are not relying on the alphabet song and the order of the letters to figure out which letter is which.
We are also working on writing our names neatly and correctly. The children have been taught that letters always start at the top. Please check and see that your child is writing their letters from top to bottom, left to right, and that circles go counter-clockwise. This is the way we read and write in our language and it is important to train the brain to work in this manner. It will make a big difference later when learning to read and when learning to write cursive.
We have introduced our first sight word, which is the word "I". The new sight word for this week is "can."
We are also working on learning about rhyming words through a focus on nursery rhymes.
Math:
We are working on counting, recognizing numbers, and being able to put numbers in order up to 10. We are also learning our shapes, which most of the kids know, but triangle and rectangle are very easy to mix up. I have taught the children that "tri"means three like three wheels on a tricycle. Please check and make sure that your child can correctly identify circle, square, triangle, and rectangle.
We are also learning to sort objects in various ways such as by color, kind, shape, and size.
Social Studies:
We are working on learning classroom rules and social skills. We need some more work on learning to use inside voices, as sometimes our classroom gets way too noisy!
We are currently working on learning the letters of the alphabet. We have been focusing on two letters each day, going through the alphabet in order. Our primary goal is to learn to name each letter of the alphabet; however, I am also introducing the sound or sounds that each letter makes. If your child is already able to name all 26 letters of the alphabet, capital and lower-case, when shown letters randomly (in mixed up order), it is time for them to learn the sounds that the letters make. Please work with your child on first being able to name all the letters of the alphabet, and then to be able to give the sounds the letters make. Remember, you should present the letters to your child in mixed up order so they are not relying on the alphabet song and the order of the letters to figure out which letter is which.
We are also working on writing our names neatly and correctly. The children have been taught that letters always start at the top. Please check and see that your child is writing their letters from top to bottom, left to right, and that circles go counter-clockwise. This is the way we read and write in our language and it is important to train the brain to work in this manner. It will make a big difference later when learning to read and when learning to write cursive.
We have introduced our first sight word, which is the word "I". The new sight word for this week is "can."
We are also working on learning about rhyming words through a focus on nursery rhymes.
Math:
We are working on counting, recognizing numbers, and being able to put numbers in order up to 10. We are also learning our shapes, which most of the kids know, but triangle and rectangle are very easy to mix up. I have taught the children that "tri"means three like three wheels on a tricycle. Please check and make sure that your child can correctly identify circle, square, triangle, and rectangle.
We are also learning to sort objects in various ways such as by color, kind, shape, and size.
Social Studies:
We are working on learning classroom rules and social skills. We need some more work on learning to use inside voices, as sometimes our classroom gets way too noisy!
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