November 5th - Newsletter Updates

DATES TO REMEMBER:

-Tues., Nov. 6th—Title 1 Family Night @ 5:30

-Fri., Nov. 9th—Mobile Dentist

-Thurs., Nov. 15th—No School—Deer Day

-Mon., Nov. 19th—Delayed Start

-Tues., Nov. 20th—Thanksgiving Rotations (am) & Cutting Up Veggies (pm)

-Wed., Nov. 21st—Feast (pm)

-Wed., Nov. 21st—K Report Cards Home

-Nov. 22nd-Nov. 25th—Thanksgiving Break

READING: 

This week our class will be focusing on different kinds of bugs and how they move. Children will also be reading about a variety of bugs they see in nature. Here are some activities that you can do with your child to help reinforce the skills we will be practicing:

· Vocabulary—curious & observe—Go outside and have your child observe different bugs. Have them draw a picture of the bugs in a notebook and label each one.

· Sightword—Review—the, we, see, a, I & like—Practice reading and writing these words and looking for them in books as you read together.

· Category Words—movement words—Play ‘Simon Says’ using different movement words.

· Phonics—Letter Review—m, a, s, p, & t—Give your child words that begin with these letters and have them practice identifying the sound and writing the beginning letter.  They should be able to sound out and write a variety of CVC words using these letters as well—Sam, Pam, tap, map, sap, pat, & mat.

· Beanie Baby Strategies—This week we will learn about Iggy the Inferring Iguana who reminds us to make predictions and inferences as we read and then validate and adjust our predictions as we read. We will also introduce Pop the Weasel who reminds us to look for sightwords while we are reading—these are the words we know; they POP into our heads and out of our mouths!

SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES:

For Science, we will continue to learn about Motion in the world around us.  We will also read several stories related to scarecrows, harvest, and vegetables including Stone Soup, as we anticipate making our own Friendship Soup in a couple of weeks. For Social Studies, we will read some books about honoring Veteran’s in observance of Veteran’s Day. We will also talk about the democratic process of voting and exercise our own right to vote as we vote for snack. :)

MATH: 

This week we will do some measuring of longer and shorter and continue to practice counting and writing our numbers. We will also practice following directions using positional words, as we maneuver through an obstacle course in gym class and then come back and build our own obstacle courses for bears.

WRITING:  

We will read several informational texts related to Fall and then work together to create our first informational class book on Fall.  We will be observing, drawing, and writing about leaves as we practice writing like Scientists. If the weather cooperates, we will be going back to visit the Butterfly Garden, and observe what changes have occurred in the Fall.

WINTER DRESS: 

As the weather continues to get colder and we anticipate SNOW soon, please be sure to send your child with proper clothing to be warm at recess.  Hats and mittens should be brought daily! I check the temperature before recess and let them know what they NEED to wear and what items they have a choice on:)  Also, we are working very hard at zipping our own coats, please practice this one-on-one with your child at home so they can be independent with this at school:)

 *Please be sure to return your October Book-It Calendars & Blankets for Rest Time:)