Friday, October 9

     

                Friday, October 9

Happy Birthday, Grayson! 

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

Mrs. Marsicek will be here teach the children about the Unthinkables, Glassman & Body Snatcher. 

 Writer's Workshop: How to Make Hairstyles and Faces 

Handwriting: Upper and Lowercase U Turn
 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? 

Project: Firetruck Rescue
The kids will create this picture by cutting, gluing and drawing. Look for them hanging in the hall when you come for conferences.
  
(Last names A-K: PE, L-Z: Music)
 

~ Our class is scheduled to shop on Tuesday, October 13.

  Irish Pride Store Shopping Day!
The kids have been earning Irish Pride tickets for expected behavior since the beginning of the school year. Prize levels begin at 20 tickets. If your child comes home without a prize, it may be because they decided to save their tickets for our next visit or they didn't have enough tickets to spend.

~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 14 due to conferences.

Enjoy the weekend!

Thursday, October 8

    

                Thursday, October 8

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/

Irregular Word: as

 GRAMMAR

Punctuation

~Library time with Mrs. Thomas is from 9:50-10:20.

~The kids will be visiting the Book Fair today to see all the amazing books for sale. Our class is scheduled to shop on Tuesday, October 13 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!

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. 

 Fire Safety: Stay Low and Go

The children will learn why we never hide and get out safely.

 STEAM with Mr. Brown 

  
(Last names A-K: Music, L-Z: PE)
 
~I decided to keep their purple shirts at school.
~What a fun day at the fire station! 

Wednesday, October 7

     

  Wednesday, October 7

**Walking Field Trip to the Fire Station** 

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 (Listen if two words begin with the same sound.)  Blending Words (EX: sun-shine: sunshine)

Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant s /s/

Irregular Word: as

 GRAMMAR

Capitalization

Writers Workshop: Drawing a Shape Person
Teaching the kids the way to draw a person with simple shapes will help them do it efficiently and effectively. This will make the process easier when the time comes to add illustrations to their written stories.

Handwriting: ez Across/Tall Line Down & Short Line Down Review

Time for Kids: Communities

Your child was gifted a subscription to Time for Kids from parents of my kindergarteners last year! Through the magazine and digital lessons, the kids will experience their world beyond our classroom walls! Your child will receive a single copy to help spark their engagement in our discussions and when brought home, the opportunity is there for you to engage in conversation about the content in that particular issue

  
(Last names A-K: PE, L-Z: Music) 

Depending on what time we get back from the fire station, the kids may or may not have PE/music.

~Library day is tomorrow...if you haven't done so, please return your child's book so they can get a new one!
~The book order is due today. You can place your order here until 8pm.

~Your child will have their purple tie-dyed shirt coming home with them today. Keep them handy as they will be wearing them a few times throughout the year. 😀