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Here is a glimpse into our week:
Literacy: Your children worked in the book Little Brother by Joy Cowley this week. This was our shared reading book of the week. It featured our sight word, he. We also stamped and traced our sight word of the week. We have been playing rhyming games during literacy center time. The children worked in their handwriting journal for the first time today practicing F & E.
Math: This week we did some "quick looks" at groups of dots. The children are working on looking at sets and telling how many dots they saw, but trying not to count them. They are composing and decomposing numbers by looking quickly at dots in different arrangements. This skill is called subitizing. I can tell that these kids have been playing lots of dice games! We also worked on using describing shapes. The children used important math language (ie: curvy, straight, line, corner, point, long, short, round, side, wide) to describe various shapes. We also have been patterning. There are 2 types of patterns we are working on.
The first is growing.
We have completed our first math unit!
STEM: Mr. Gagnon had the children color a dot during their time in the maker space, They then made it 3D using an app. The dots were spinning and moving and the children are excited for you to know that the app is Quiver.
Visual Arts: This week the children made apple sun catchers for our classroom windows. They used tissue paper and wax paper to create their apples. They look beautiful!
Song of the Week: Pop See Ko 2.0 (GoNoodle.com)
Book of the Week: Various Pete the Cat stories
Up-Coming Events:
- No School-10/12
- Music Hall Field Trip- 10/14
- Word of the Week-no
- Phonics- f & v
- Handwriting- D and P
Wish List:
- Ziploc type sandwich bags
- Vis A Vis markers
Have a great weekend!
Kristen
