October 13

    
Monday, October 13    
White Day: (No library, technology, or character education.) 

READING AND VOCABULARY
Read Aloud: I am Rene The Boy By: Rene Colato
Response to Text: Connect Reading and Writing

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Review Segmenting/Blending/Isolating Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Review Ss & Bb
Irregular Word: as

WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Capitalization and Punctuation

Writer's Workshop: Drawing a Bus
*We did not get to this last week.

 KinderMath: Read and Write 6-8
The kids will do a few activities that reinforce accurately counting and writing the numbers 6, 7, & 8. 

Phy Ed Today

~The Book Fair will be open this evening. Our class will be shopping tomorrow if you wish to send cash or do the ewallet type of payment. Again, we would love to have you stop in whenever it's convenient for you as well!

~Again, I am looking forward to visiting with those of you who are scheduled for conferences this evening. 😃
~National Hot Lunch Day is tomorrow...we eat at 11:00.

~Because of all-day conferences on Wednesday, October 15, there is no school for the elementary students.

Friday, October 10

    

Friday, October 10

Black Day (Character Education) 

Mrs. Weninger will be here teach the children about the Unthinkables, Space Invader (See photo below.) & Blurting Bob. (He is a fish with his mouth wide open. Unfortunately, I don't have a photo of him.)

READING AND VOCABULARY
Big Book: Being Different Rocks!
Genre: Persuasive Text
Print Concepts: Directionality
Foundational Skills in Context
FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
Phonological Awareness: Segmenting Phonemes, Blending Phonemes
Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant b /b/
Irregular Word: as
WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Punctuation

 KinderMath: Read and Write 8
Today's lesson focuses on understanding what the number 8 is and how it can be represented in multiple ways. (Writing the numeral, 8 fingers, tallies, number word, 8 objects, counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 etc.) We will work on noticing that no matter how you arrange 8 cubes (in a row, stairs, in a rectangle, etc.) it is always 8. We also continue to work on what comes next in a sequence of numbers. 

Music Today

Project: Firetruck Rescue
The kids will create this picture by cutting, gluing, tearing, and drawing. Look for them hanging in the hall when you come for conferences.

  Irish Pride Store Shopping Day!
The kids have been earning Irish Pride tickets for expected behavior since the beginning of the school year. They will be able to save or spend their earned tickets when visiting the store today.

~The cutest, little firefighters Maple Lake has ever seen!

~I'm looking forward to visiting with those of you who are scheduled for conferences Monday evening! 

~No school for elementary students on Wednesday, October 15 due to conferences.
~I am in need of 7 pumpkins (that are about the size of a cantelope) for a project the kids will do soon. I would be so grateful....

Enjoy the weekend!

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...