Thursday, October 9

    

  Thursday, October 9

Green Day: Library  

Library from 8:20-8:55.

READING AND VOCABULARY

Read Aloud: I am Rene the Boy By: Rene Colato

Connect and Teach: Plot: Problem and Solution

Big Book: Being Different Rocks!
Genre: Persuasive Text

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes, Blending Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant b /b/

Irregular Word: as

WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Punctuation

Writer's Workshop: Drawing a Bus

 KinderMath: Read and Write 7
Today's lesson focuses on understanding what the number 7 is and how it can be represented in multiple ways. (writing the numeral, 7 fingers, tallies, number word, 7 objects, counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. etc.) Again, we will use the story Hop Jump by Ellen Stoll Walsh to help with counting and playing two games that involve counting and identifying the next number in a sequence of numbers: Roll & Cover and What Comes Next? 
Fire Safety: Stay Low and Go
The children will learn why we never hide and get out safely.

Phy Ed Today

~We will be visiting the Book Fair today to see all the amazing books for sale. Our class is scheduled to shop on Tuesday, October 14 but you are welcome to come at any additional time when it's convenient for you. Ewallet is the safest and most convenient way to pay but if you choose to send cash, please send it in a sealed envelope with your child's name and amount on the front. Thank you!

~Keep the purple dyed shirt that your child wore home yesterday. They will wear it a couple more times this school year. Thanks!
~We enjoyed celebrating with Cali and Henry yesterday!

~What a fun day at the fire station!

~More pictures to come...

Wednesday, October 8

    
  Wednesday, October 8

  Happy birthday, Cali! Happy birthday, Henry!
**Walking Field Trip to the Fire Station**
Orange Day: Technology   
Technology class at 8:20. 

READING AND VOCABULARY

Read Aloud: I am Rene the Boy By: Rene Colato

Connect and Teach: Check for Understanding
Introduce Power Words: participate, pronounce, research

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Alliteration, Blending Words

Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant s /s/

Irregular Word: as

WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Capitalization

Time for Kids: Presenting Weather

(We may have to move this to tomorrow or Friday if we run out of time.)
KinderMath: Read and Write 6
We begin a new unit today called Numbers 1-10. Today's lesson focuses on understanding what the number 6 is and how it can be represented in multiple ways. (writing the numeral, 6 fingers, tallies, number word, 6 objects, counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. etc.) We will be using the story Hop Jump by Ellen Stoll Walsh to help with counting and playing two games that involve counting: Roll & Count and Roll & Fill. 

The kids will not have music class today because of our trip to the fire station.

~The book order is due today. You can order until 8pm. 😀
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Tuesday, October 7

  
                Tuesday, October 7
Gold Day: (No library, character education, or technology.)

READING AND VOCABULARY
Read Aloud: I am Rene The Boy By: Rene Colato René, from El Salvador, loves his name. But he feels lost when he learns it’s a “girl's name” in the United States. Through research, he rediscovers a way to make the name his own and share it with Renee, a new girl in his class. Social Studies Connection: Individual Development and Identity
GENRE: Fiction
Connect and Teach: Story Elements (Identify characters, setting, and main events in fiction.)

Engage and Respond: Listening Comprehension

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Counting Syllables

Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant s /s/
Irregular Word: as

WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Capitalization

Writer's Workshop: Drawing a Car
I will be sharing your child's writing portfolio to you at conferences. 😀

Handwriting: Down the Steps Review

KinderMath: Predict Patterns
This lesson will help the children work on what comes next in a variety of pattern sequences. They will use manipulatives from our classroom to create these patterns and build a pattern that their partner has to complete.

 Fire Safety: Stop, Drop, and Roll
The children will learn how to do this technique if their clothes were to catch on fire.

PhyEd Today

~Have your child wear orange tomorrow.

~It looks like it will be a nice walk to the fire station. Parents who are coming with, sign in at the office and you can wait for us in the front entry. We plan to leave at 12:30. 

~The book order is due tomorrow.

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