Monday, October 31, 2016

Monday, October 31

Monday, October 31
               Happy Birthday Kallen!
Letter Focus: Nn
 Popcorn Word: it
Math: Position Words Pumpkin Book & Fill-a-Pumpkin Dice RollProject: Scarecrow
The children worked hard to cut all the pieces for the scarecrow on Friday but we ran out of time to put it together. They will do that this morning.

 PhyEd Today
Academic Halloween Party Activities
~Halloween Phonics Bingo
~Draw-a-Rhyme: Spooky Monster
~Ipads...Halloween Activities
~Decorate a Pumpkin Shape
**At 2:00, we will go on a costume parade throughout the elementary hallways.
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**The children will assist in making the "FRANKENtreat" pudding snack (See Picture above) and hear spooky stories.

~We enjoyed celebrating Claire's birthday...

~On Friday, our classroom received a special delivery from Mr. Sawatzke. Inside, we discovered it's our class pet, Journal Giraffe! Someone will be selected each Friday to bring him home to spend the weekend with you.
~Have a fun and safe night of trick-or-treating! We invite you to send in any extra candy that you won't eat to send to the troops over seas.
~Keep having your child practice their sight words! If you need a list, let me know what list number to send home with your child.

Friday, October 28, 2016

Friday, October 28


                 Image result for cute scarecrow clipart   Friday, October 28
               Happy birthday Claire! (tomorrow)
Letter Focus: Letter Review (l, m)
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Sight Word Review: on, to
DAILY 5
Math: Number Order 1-10
This lesson is an extension to the number order to 5 from yesterday.

Image result for cute scarecrow clipartProject: Scarecrow
This project has many parts to cut and assemble.

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Character Education: Mrs. Weninger 
introduced the 'Unthinkables', Glassman and Body Snatcher to the kids yesterday. The children are learning how quickly those characters can get into our brain and affect our behavior!
Library Day
No Computer Class Today...Miss Casebolt will be gone.
Music Today

~Halloween carnival is tomorrow from 3-5 in the elementary cafeteria!

Have a GREAT weekend!

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Thursday, October 27


Thursday, October 27
Letter Focus: Mm
 Sight Word Focus: to
 Handwriting: Letter M

Reading Skills
We are rereading the Three Little Pigs to build fluency and develop "Tier Two Vocabulary" by focusing in on sound words (slammed, knocked, whispered, bump, thump, splash). We will also create a list of things we would ask the wolf if we were a pig.

Literacy Shelf Time
Writer's Workshop: Writing is 'Telling on Paper'
We will continue to build the framework for writing by allowing the kids to see me model how to stretch out words and put those sounds on paper. There are 3 key points to help children do this:
~Think
~Draw
~Write
DAILY 5: Three Ways to Read a Book
We have learned two ways to read a book: retelling and look at the pictures. Today, we learn that we can see words that we may know or figure out by sounding them out, or connecting it to the pictures. It's exciting to let you know that the kids made it 4 minutes in uninterrupted 'Read to Self' time yesterday. It may not seem very long but for k-kids, it's huge! 
Math: Number Order
Today we are going to talk about ordering numbers. First I want to lay my number cards (1 - 5) out in order. Lay the cards out randomly and use the math vocabulary as you rearrange them in order. “2 is more than 1, 3 is fewer than 5.”  Embedding this language will help students contextualize this vocabulary for future use. I want to be sure I put them in the right order, so I will need to go back and recount to make sure they are right. Now I want to start building trains of cubes to match the number I have.  So for 1, I will just lay down one cube.  For 2, I know that 2 is 1 more, so I will snap 2 cubes together. I know that 3 is one more than 2, so I will need 3 cubes.   Continue until you have trains laid out for 1-5. 
Whole Group Explore: Today, you and your partner will make number trains for 1 - 5.   You will get to be a little creative. Instead of using cubes, your partner and you will use leaves. You will color and cut the leaves out and create a leaf train.     
Student Application: Students will complete their own leaf train response sheet to match the one they created with their partner.  


SMART Room
PhyEd Day

Our Classroom Wish List 
Cardstock Paper: Any Color
Page Protectors
Christmas wrapping paper & gift tags (prepping for next play center)

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Wednesday, October 26


Wednesday, October 26
Letter Study: Mm
Sight Word Focus: to

Comprehension Strategies: Visualizing & Analyzing Characters in The Three Little Pigs
The kids will:
~Retell story events.
~Identify and vote on favorite characters.
~Reflect on analyzing characters.
~Build oral language and vocabulary through whole-group discussion.

DAILY 5: 3 Ways to Read a Book
Again, this is a link that explains how to let children believe that they are readers. Click here. At home, please reinforce their belief in the 3 ways to read a book.
~Retelling
~Look at the pictures.
~Read the words.

Literacy Shelf Time

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Writer's Workshop: Writing is 'Telling on Paper'
We will continue to build the framework for writing by allowing the kids to see me model how to stretch out words and put those sounds on paper. There are 3 key points to help children do this:
~Think
~Draw
~Write
Math: Decomposing (taking apart) the #10 in a variety of ways and drawing those varieties.
Music Today

 Time for Kids: Who Will Be President?
SMART Room

~If you haven't sent the pressed leaf in, please do so!