Howdy Families!
Hope you all had a safe and fun Halloween!
The children really enjoyed the party and so did the staff!
Thanks to all of you for working so hard to make it a fun filled day!
It is hard to believe that we say goodbye to another month and enter into November. As Thanksgiving is close at hand, we are going to explore where some of our food comes from and look at a variety of animals on the farm.
Perhaps, you grew up on a farm, and would be a great wealth of information to our students.
Here is a Peek of the Week
Monday- No school! Teacher Work Day
Tuesday- Read a book about the Farm and act out the role of the farmer.
Wednesday- We will create our own farm!
Thursday- We will make some mud pudding!
Friday- We will have fun milking a cow!
Vocabulary for this week includes these words: farm, plow, fence,pond, garden, silo,tools, haystack,tractor,pig pen,pasture,overalls,chicken coop,farmer,hay bale, sheep, goats,rooster, udders,stall, fertilize, manure
Show and Tell
Please have your child bring in a farm animal, tractor, or book about the farm.
Tuesday- Henry and Sadie
Wednesday- Allie G. and Deyon
Thursday- Levi and Ally M.
Syntax targets for Deyon, Levi and Sadie- if, would, past tense( jumped, crowed, pecked, worked, played) conjunctions: but, until prepositions: under, between, behind, near, by, through.
Syntax targets for Henry, Allie G. and Ally M.- if, might Conjunctions:when,unless
May I? Why? questions Indirect discourse Mom told me.
Farm Week 2
Dear Families,
We will continue to have fun down on the Farm!
The children love learning about the animals and some of the chores that a farmer needs to do to keep a farm running.
Here is a Peek of the Week
Monday-We will make a feathered friend!
Tuesday- We will create some muddy buddies! We will paint a pig!
Wednesday- We will squeeze some fresh orange juice for our farm breakfast on Friday.
Thursday- We have the opportunity to have a real farmer bring in chickens and learn all about the different chickens. We will collect their eggs for our farm breakfast.
Friday- Yum! We will make a farm breakfast of fresh farm eggs and bacon!
For Show and Tell
Please continue to bring in anything that relates to our theme.
Vocabulary- udders, stall, manure, pitch fork, fertilize, crops, farmer, sheep, rooster, lamb, piglet, duckling, chick, foal, calf
Syntax: Levi, Sadie & Deyon*** We will continue to review the syntax targets from last week as well as added new targets: until, before/after, near, by, besides, past tense, irregular past tense( ate, laid, flew) comparatives, longest, shortest, tallest, smallest, most, least, sequencing
Henry, Ally,& Allie*** if/ might, may, unless, comparatives, longest, smallest, shortest, tallest, most, several, least, only if, sequencing
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Halloween Fun
Dear Families,
It is hard to believe that we are almost at the end of October! Where did the month go?
The students had fun last week collecting beautiful colored leaves, raking leaves, and of course jumping into the pile of leaves!
As we finish up this month we will have fun talking about Halloween, costumes, trick or treating, and of course carve a pumpkin!
Here is a Peek into our Week!
Monday- We will weigh and measure pumpkins.
Tuesday- We will make some edible pumpkin faces!
Wednesday- We will create some silly pumpkin faces out of a paper plate.
Thursday- Boo! We will have fun creating some flying ghosts!
Friday- We will play some fun Halloween Games!
For Show and Tell
Please have your child bring in something that pertains to the Halloween theme.
This can be a favorite book, a costume, a pumpkin, or any small item. Please no scary items.
Show and Tell Days
Monday- Henry and Sadie
Tuesday- Allie G. and Deyon
Wednesday- Levi and Ally M.
We will review the Fall vocab from last week.
New Vocabulary will include these words: fairy wings, spooky/scary, ghosts, pumpkin seeds, skeleton, candy corn, owl, carve, jack o'lantern, squash, mask, witches, trick or treating, vine, make-up, wig.
Syntax for Levi, Sadie, Deyon
Questions: Are you going to?
How?
Who?
before and after
since
prepositions: near, by, through, above, below, beside
Indirect discourse: Levi told me.. Deyon told his Mom.. Sadie told Levi..
Syntax for Henry, Allie, and Ally
if
might, might not
Prepositions: near, by, through, above, below, beside
whenever
after/before
Which?
Indirect discourse: Henry told his Dad... Allie told her grandma.. Ally told her Mom
It is hard to believe that we are almost at the end of October! Where did the month go?
The students had fun last week collecting beautiful colored leaves, raking leaves, and of course jumping into the pile of leaves!
As we finish up this month we will have fun talking about Halloween, costumes, trick or treating, and of course carve a pumpkin!
Here is a Peek into our Week!
Monday- We will weigh and measure pumpkins.
Tuesday- We will make some edible pumpkin faces!
Wednesday- We will create some silly pumpkin faces out of a paper plate.
Thursday- Boo! We will have fun creating some flying ghosts!
Friday- We will play some fun Halloween Games!
For Show and Tell
Please have your child bring in something that pertains to the Halloween theme.
This can be a favorite book, a costume, a pumpkin, or any small item. Please no scary items.
Show and Tell Days
Monday- Henry and Sadie
Tuesday- Allie G. and Deyon
Wednesday- Levi and Ally M.
We will review the Fall vocab from last week.
New Vocabulary will include these words: fairy wings, spooky/scary, ghosts, pumpkin seeds, skeleton, candy corn, owl, carve, jack o'lantern, squash, mask, witches, trick or treating, vine, make-up, wig.
Syntax for Levi, Sadie, Deyon
Questions: Are you going to?
How?
Who?
before and after
since
prepositions: near, by, through, above, below, beside
Indirect discourse: Levi told me.. Deyon told his Mom.. Sadie told Levi..
Syntax for Henry, Allie, and Ally
if
might, might not
Prepositions: near, by, through, above, below, beside
whenever
after/before
Which?
Indirect discourse: Henry told his Dad... Allie told her grandma.. Ally told her Mom
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Autumn and the falling leaves
Dear Families,
We have just completed 2 weeks of learning how to eat healthy and live a healthy lifestyle. The children learned about making good choices in eating foods which will help them grow. Our culmination was reading the story of Stone Soup and making it for our friends at N.V.
This week will be a short week due to MEA on Thursday and Friday.
We will be exploring the Fall season before the leaves are all gone!
Here is a Peek of the Week
Monday- We will take a Fall walk, look for squirrels, acorns, pine cones, rake some leaves and collect leaves.
Tuesday- We will have fun making leaf people.
Wednesday- We will create some colorful leaf prints with paint.
Thursday and Friday- NO SCHOOL !
Show and Tell
Please have your child bring in an item that relates to the Fall theme.
Look at the vocabulary words for suggestions.
Vocabulary will include these words: autumn, scarecrow, squirrel, acorn, rake, tree branch, bonfire, oak leaf, maple leaf, hayride, football game, apple orchard, apple cider, pumpkin patch.
We have just completed 2 weeks of learning how to eat healthy and live a healthy lifestyle. The children learned about making good choices in eating foods which will help them grow. Our culmination was reading the story of Stone Soup and making it for our friends at N.V.
This week will be a short week due to MEA on Thursday and Friday.
We will be exploring the Fall season before the leaves are all gone!
Here is a Peek of the Week
Monday- We will take a Fall walk, look for squirrels, acorns, pine cones, rake some leaves and collect leaves.
Tuesday- We will have fun making leaf people.
Wednesday- We will create some colorful leaf prints with paint.
Thursday and Friday- NO SCHOOL !
Show and Tell
Please have your child bring in an item that relates to the Fall theme.
Look at the vocabulary words for suggestions.
Vocabulary will include these words: autumn, scarecrow, squirrel, acorn, rake, tree branch, bonfire, oak leaf, maple leaf, hayride, football game, apple orchard, apple cider, pumpkin patch.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Healthy Living
Hello Families!
We are back in the swing of things after a 3 day weekend.
I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful Fall weather we are experiencing.
As we discuss healthy living this includes a well balanced diet and plenty of fresh air and exercise.
We will continue this theme for 2 weeks.
Here is a Peek at the next 2 weeks!
October 5th-8th
Tuesday- Sort pictures of healthy food vs. Junk Food
Wednesday- Read the story of Jack and the Beanstalk
Thursday- Continue the story of Jack and the Beanstalk
Examine some green bean vines and discuss.
Friday- Make a healthy veggie salad.
October 11th-15th
Monday- Read the story of Stone Soup
Tuesday- Plant sweet potatoes
Wednesday- Wash and chop up vegetables.
Thursday- Make a sequence story about stone soup.
Friday- Make a big pot of stone soup to share with our friends.
For Show and Tell
Please have your child bring in either a vegetable, fruit, or another healthy food choice to share with their group( for the small classroom- 3 students total).
Just a reminder to please sign up for Fall Conferences.
There is a sign up sheet by my door.
Thanks for all you do to help your child learn!
We are back in the swing of things after a 3 day weekend.
I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful Fall weather we are experiencing.
As we discuss healthy living this includes a well balanced diet and plenty of fresh air and exercise.
We will continue this theme for 2 weeks.
Here is a Peek at the next 2 weeks!
October 5th-8th
Tuesday- Sort pictures of healthy food vs. Junk Food
Wednesday- Read the story of Jack and the Beanstalk
Thursday- Continue the story of Jack and the Beanstalk
Examine some green bean vines and discuss.
Friday- Make a healthy veggie salad.
October 11th-15th
Monday- Read the story of Stone Soup
Tuesday- Plant sweet potatoes
Wednesday- Wash and chop up vegetables.
Thursday- Make a sequence story about stone soup.
Friday- Make a big pot of stone soup to share with our friends.
For Show and Tell
Please have your child bring in either a vegetable, fruit, or another healthy food choice to share with their group( for the small classroom- 3 students total).
Just a reminder to please sign up for Fall Conferences.
There is a sign up sheet by my door.
Thanks for all you do to help your child learn!
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