Friday, October 17, 2014

Apples Galore

Here is a week in review.

Phonics
 Our sounds of the week: /o/ and /u/
Sounds we know: /s/, /a/, /t/,  /i/ /p/, /n/, /c/ , /k/, /e/, /h/, /r/, /d/, /g/, /o/, and /u/
 Popcorn Words
 This week we learned: on and we
Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my, like, up, run, 

This week during daily 5 we had a chance everyday to work on our popcorn words. These words were practiced using play dough, wikki sticks, snap cubes, and stamps!

Handwriting
In handwriting this week we practiced the capital and lowercase letter Oo.

Reading
During our reading time we read the book Apples, Apples, Apples. This is a fiction story about a rabbit family that takes a trip to an apple orchard.cat the orchard the family learns about different types of apples and their uses. Then each family brings home their apples for a different reason. The main character minna brings the apples home to make a special recipe. We learned several vocabulary words from their story including orchard, limb, and chart. We also talked about the parts of an apple. We made apple crafts to label the parts of the apple that we learned.

Math
This week our focus in math was reading and writing numbers 8, 9, and 10. This week practiced these math skills in our weekly centers. We focused on these numbers using stamps at our stamping station. Playing math games on our computers and iPad. We also matched numbers, tally marks, and chips in our puzzle center. .as a reminder If you notice any worksheets coming home unfinished this is because the students are not expected to finish a recording sheet as long as they were working at the center the whole time. To go along with our reading story we talked about our favorite apple recipe. We then made a class chart to show what we liked best such as apple sauce, apple pie, a regular apple, apple juice, or caramel apple. Then we compared the numbers from our data to find what had the most, least, or the same.

Important Reminders
Scholastic book orders are due tonight October 17th
Halloween party during school October 31st
Email me with any questions!

Friday, October 3, 2014

Weekly Review October 3rd

Here is a week in review.

Phonics
 Our sounds of the week: /r/ and /m/
Sounds we know: /s/, /a/, /t/,  /i/ /p/, /n/, /c/ , /k/, /e/, and /h/
 Popcorn Words
 This week we learned: like and up
Words we know: a, I, it, in, see, big, my

This week during daily 5 we had a chance everyday to work on our popcorn words. These words were practiced using play dough, wikki sticks, snap cubes, stamps, and magna doodle boards!

Handwriting
In handwriting this week we practiced the capital and lowercase letter Tt.
Reading
During our reading time we read the book Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten. This story was about a kindergarten class that went on a field trip around the community. They got to see the post office, a bakery, fire station, and a park. The students talked about the places they would like to visit in their community and we started our own book called Me on the Map (connecting back to our book from week 1). 

Math
This week we practiced math problems while comparing and ordering numbers 0-5. This week practiced these math skills in our weekly centers. We focused on these numbers using stamps at our stamping station. We also had to count on to the next number, for example if the first number was 1 we had to find the card with the 2. This was our trickiest center this week. We also practiced counting the amount of "bubbles" on a card around the room. In our math book station we made a book called "My Number Book" Inside of our books we practiced writing the numbers and counting the same amount. If you notice any worksheets coming home unfinished this is because the students are not expected to finish a recording sheet as long as they were working at the center the whole time.

Important Reminders
Literacy Night October 7th (We had a large number of students from our class sign up- over half!)
Half Day October 10th 
Scholastic book orders are due October 17th
Email me with any questions!