Early Start, Room 71

Archive for October, 2016


Letter Tt Week!

halloween-garfield HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Letter “Tt” Week

We are beginning a new unit called “My Five Senses” where students will learn about our senses of seeing, hearing, touching, tasting and smelling. This week is also the letter “Tt” week! Students will meet Tiggy Tiger and we will discuss words that begin with Tt, identify the letter & letter sound, read stories, and complete activities with words that begin with Tt.  We will review the letters Ss and Pp.

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  • Friday, Nov. 2 is Teddy Bear Day – please have your child bring in a teddy bear that day!
  • This week is United Way Spirit Week! $4 to participate, money due before Friday. Wednesday- Book/Character day; Thursday- Mismatch/Crazy Hair day; Friday- School Spirit day/dance
    • Please continue to discuss the letters in childrens’ first or last name and practice name-writing.
    • Please help your child to hunt for the letter “Tt” all around, and point out objects or pictures of things that begin with the letter Tt.
    • Guessing Game – Play a senses guessing game with your child. For example, say “I hear a loud ringing sound.” Encourage your child to guess what you are describing. Take turns saying clues that begin I hear ____, I see ____, I taste ____, I feel ______, and I smell _______
  • We are beginning to learn and memorize our home address-please practice this with your child!

Letter Pp Week!

pjWe are continuing our unit on “My Family, My Community.” This week is the letter “Pp” week! Students will meet Pippa Pig and we will discuss words that begin with Pp, identify the letter & letter sound, read stories, and complete activities with words that begin with Pp.  We will also be discussing community jobs.  Please chat with your child about jobs that your family members have and how they help the community.  This time of year is great to talk about pumpkins!  Students will learn and act out the “Five Little Pumpkins” rhyme using puppets! Please help your child to hunt for the letter “Pp” all around, and point out objects or pictures of things that begin with the letter Pp. We are finding letters on our milk cartons, food labels, and around the room!

  • Thursday is PAJAMA DAY! Students will wear an appropriate pair of pajamas to school, we will pop popcorn and watch a movie.
  • Friday is our school Pink-Out day for Breast Cancer Awareness. Get creative with your Pink!
  • Book Fair will be here through this Friday.  If you wish for your child to purchase something, put money in the zipper pouch and write a note if they want a particular book and we will take them to shop!
  • Trunk or Treat is Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 6:00 at our school!
  • We are beginning to learn and memorize our home address-please practice this with your child.
  • Please teach and practice how to zip coats!

Letter Ss Week!

spiderWe are continuing our unit on “My Family, My Community.” This week is the letter “Ss” week! Students will meet Sammy Seal and we will discuss words that begin with Ss, identify the letter & letter sound, read stories, and complete activities with words that begin with Ss.  This time of year is great to talk about spiders!  We will make a spider headband & make our own Ss book to practice tracking & reading. We are still learning and discussing shapes, letters and especially letters in our name.

Please help your child to hunt for the letter “Ss” all around the house and neighborhood, and point out objects or pictures of things that begin with the letter Ss. Making conversation about the print all around us is very important.  We have talked about STOP signs as it begins with the letter S and we see them when driving!

  • Optional Homework!! You will find a page protector in the front of your binder with a letter tracing sheet on the front (letter S this week but I will change it each week) and your child’s name on the backside.  Please practice these at home using the dry erase marker.  You can write on top of the sheet protector and wipe it away for more practice each day!
  • Family Pictures: We would still love to share family pictures with the class, so if you didn’t, feel free to send one in anytime!
  • Events: This week we will enjoy a dental talk from a local dental hygienist about how to care for our teeth, storytime from our local library representative and Grandparent’s Week!
  • Book Fair will open this Thursday Oct. 18 and close next Friday, Oct. 26.
  • Please work on zipping coats as the cooler weather approaches!

 

Our Families!

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We are beginning a new unit this week called “My Family, My Community,” where we will discuss, read stories and complete activities based on families and communities. We are still reviewing shapes, letters and especially letters in our name.  This week, we will discuss and draw the members of our families,  paint a candy corn pattern, make a family out of leaves, and review shapes by making a pumpkin plate with a face of a jack-o-lantern.

Please continue to discuss the letters in childrens’ first or last name and practice name-writing.

Please send in a family photo by Friday of this week so that students can share with the class and we can hang in the room – this unit on families lasts for 3 weeks, so I’d like to keep them up that long.

Reminders

  • Picture day is this Friday, Oct. 12. All pictures must be pre-paid if you’re interested in buying them. Complete the form and send in money on picture day or complete your order online.
  • Please send in a family photo by Friday of this week so that students can share with the class and we can hang in the room – this unit on families lasts for 3 weeks, so I’d like to keep them up that long.
  • School Fundraisers are due Monday, October 15. Thank you!
  • Next week is Grandparent’s Week!. Our lunch is around 1:00.  The family member will pick up your student from the classroom and there will be a special  area set up for them to eat with their guests!
  • Bloomz App– please connect to our class on the Bloomz app as I post some class happenings there.
  • Book Fair will take place October 19-26 in our school Library.  Our class will visit the book fair to make a wish list.

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